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Genesis 8:22 reads, &#8220;As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.&#8221;  There is a rhythm to life and that rhythm is being interrupted.  We are called to care for the earth.  The issue is pressing&#8211;creation groans waiting for redemption and those who are poorest and hungriest already feel the impact.  May we find the courage to accompany those who are marginalized, to do God&#8217;s work with our hands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am in the airport waiting for my flight back to the United States. My experience down here in Nicaragua has energized me for my work and given me new perspective on the challenges we face. 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