| Creation Care Walk Day 1 |
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Seventeen point five miles down! And we're (mostly) in good shape and ready to rock and roll again tomorrow. Today was a perfect walking day. Beautiful blue sky, a nice breeze and not too many hills. At our starting point in Ansted we were blessed to be joined by a few members from the community (and a friendly puppy!). Also along was independent journalist Michael Garrity from Dayton. Most of the mileage was along a four lane highway but we were still amazed by the blooming black locust trees, American goldfinchs, and a black rat snake. We passed several breathtaking sights as we crossed bridges over the Meadow River and the Summersville Resevoir.
Suprisingly, we didn’t get bored of each other and even had fun picking up trash along the road. In the span of a couple miles we filled a trash bag.
Tonight we have the privilege of staying at Summersville Presbyterian Church which is pastored by the barefoot Reverend Greg Kuper. Rev. Kuper shared with us the initiatives that his church is doing to encourage sustainability. This past winter they reduced their gas usage by over 30 percent and they offer recycling services to congregation members.
We’re looking forward to another day of being outdoors and enjoying God’s creation tomorrow—but first a good night’s sleep!
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