Interview by Laura Vessey and Hannah Gillespie Q: What is Pomona Hope? A: Pomona Hope is a Christian ministry that is focused on after school enrichment for students grades 2-8. Pomona Hope’s after school and summer enrichment programs serve mostly Hispanic families from low-income areas in …
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How Should I Pray for the Climate?
by Liuan Huska (陈柳岸)Reposted with permission from The Christian Century. Original post found here. (Illustration by Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash) Two years ago, I was reading an issue of Geez magazine on climate justice in my room at night when the heaviness of the climate crisis flooded …
Want to Take Climate Action? Meet Climate Stewards USA
By Brittany Michalski & Autumn Ayers Introducing Climate Stewards USA, a new program of A Rocha USA! Climate Stewards USA is a program for individuals, communities, and organizations who want to take action on climate change and join us in making the world a healthier, fairer place …
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When it Comes to Our Ocean, We Must Till and Keep It
By Rev. Dr. Mark McReynolds, A Rocha USA SoCal Project Director Reposted with permission from Healthy Ocean Coalition. Original post found here. When I was 8 years old, my family moved to southern California, where the San Gabriel Mountains became my backyard. Since then, I have been hooked on …
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Let’s Talk About Nurdles
By Autumn Ayers What in the World is a Nurdle? That’s the first question I hear from beachgoers when I attend one of A Rocha’s nurdle cleanup events. They wonder if it’s a baby turtle, or maybe an exotic candy; sadly, the truth is much less cute. When I first began volunteering with A Rocha USA in …
Healing and the Earth
by Liuan Huska (陈柳岸) Adapted from Hurting Yet Whole by Liuan Huska. Copyright © 2020 by Liuan C. Huska. Published by InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL. www.ivpress.com Originally published ‘Oh no, they flooded. Look, the waters stopped at their front steps. Wow, the bridge collapsed.’ My …
Why ‘Seaspiracy’ Won’t Save the Ocean and What Might
By Robert Sluka There has been a huge amount of coverage around the recent Netflix documentary ‘Seaspiracy’, released at the end of March. It quickly broke into the Netflix ‘Top 10’ most watched list in multiple countries. It stoked controversy. On the one hand, it has generated conversation and …
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Small Things That Make a Big Difference
by Dr. Robert Sluka, Lead Scientist A Rocha USA's Marine Conservation Program & Florida Project Director Nurdles – a fun word to say. These are plastic pellets and cleaning them up, though, is no fun. Imagine opening a bag of popcorn in your kitchen and it falls on the ground, …
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Praising God in Angeles National Forest
Church in Creation is a SoCal A Rocha initiative registered with Wild Church Network. Perceiving a need for Christians to connect with God, one another, and creation, SoCal project director and eco-pastor Mark McReynolds began holding outdoor gatherings to encourage learning from the book of God’s …
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Logging Doesn’t Solve U.S. Wildfires
by Mark McReynolds, A Rocha USA SoCal Project Director With over 5 million acres (2.25 million hectares) burned in three coastal states and fires dotting the US West, many communities have evacuated, and a few have burnt down - over 1,000 homes are gone. Smoke has created very unhealthy air …