The Citizen, 2003-11-26, Page 28rMViC M. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2003.
Letter from Israel
Group visits Hula Valley Nature Reserve
Editor’s note: Sandra Clark of
Brussels is off on a second
pilgrimage to Israel as part of a
group of Christian women.
Last week my group and I went to
the Hula Valley Nature Reserve.
This is at the north end of the Sea of
Galilee not far from Lebanon.
In the late 1960s after Israel won
their war of independence, they
filled in many swamp areas to gain
useable land and to control the
malaria-carrying mosquitoes. They
planted eucalyptus trees which are
known to take a lot of water out of
the land. The Australians call these
gum trees.
One of these areas was in the Hula
Valley. The price was a huge loss of
habitat for birds and animals -
especially the thousand upon
Congregation reads Psalm 132
Continued from page 2
with God’s love”, she told the
children before they left to attend
their Sunday School classes.
Psalm 132 was read responsively.
Members were informed that the
words of this Psalm were actually
the last words recorded of King
David. Scripture readings were 2
Samuel 23: 1-7; Revelation 1: 4-8
and John 18: 33-37 in which the
story of King David was further
developed. Mary Ann Aitchison
acted as reader assisting Rev.
Campbell.
In the sermon, Kings and
Kingdoms, congregants looked at
David’s example as the greatest king
in Israelite history but one with
weaknesses. “Today is Christ the
King Sunday”, said Rev. Campbell.
And this assertion that Christ was
thousands of birds that use the area
as a rest stop on their route to
wintering grounds from Eastern
Europe. It was also an ecological
disaster because these swamps
filtered the water that flowed into the
Sea of Galilee from the mountains
and the mineral carrying springs.
Eventually they realized how
much damage this was causing and
set about trying to correct it. The
first (temporary) measure was to run
a channel of manmade materials
around the Galilee from where the
water entered the Lake to where it
runs out in to the River Jordan.
Following this they started to put
the water back in a portion of the
land by returning it to its natural
state. It has been a huge success and
they are hoping to keep increasing
the .ling of the universe was made in
1925 at the time when dangerous
powers were developing in Europe.
The idea is that all monarchs fade
into nothing by comparison with
Christ.
Relating this present times. Rev.
Campbell asked, “Who or what rules
our lives? How do we balance our
allegiances with truth?”
A comparison was made between
the very splendid Pilate in his court
with the bedraggled Jesus standing
in front of him. One represented a
kingdom of earth and the other the
Kingdom of God. The power of
Pilate was omnipotent in his
country, but of Christ, the power is
eternal and infinite.
The collection was gathered by
Bill King, Bill Aitchison, Maurice
Douma, and Brian Armstrong.
the area until it is back to its former
area.
We were there for about three
hours, timing our visit so we could
have a good look at other birds and
wait until the migrating birds came
in to roost for the night. We saw
hawks, including a hawk that’s name
is some type of buzzard, a kingfisher
that was brilliant turquoise on the
back and brilliant orange on the front
and another one that was turquoise
and a soft brown. There were white
ibis, storks and other beautiful native
birds.
Then the excitement started. The
pelicans and cranes started coming
in by the thousands. The pelicans are
so huge that they make the cranes
and herons look small. There were
also glossy ibises. There were birds
Senior choir practice is on Thursday
night and the board of managers will
meet on Thursday night. The video
study club at Bill and Tammy King’s
home on Tuesday night will be
viewing the movie. Signs. And Bible
study will be Thursday afternoon at
2 p.m. hosted by Helen Elliott.
Next Sunday, Nov. 30, there will
be a stew lunch. This is part of the
ongoing commitment to raise funds
for Presbyterians Sharing. These
funds go to Kenya to help support
Dr. Richard Allen who is a
community health physician that
country. Dr. Allen works with the
Presbyterian Church of East Africa
in the area of HIV/AIDS prevention
and education, and has been actively
involved in developing and
implementing programs to train
more trainers.
swirling around wherever you
looked. They settled in amongst each
other with pelicans in with the
cranes, etc. Now that the birds have
come back other species are re
populating the area.
HE councillor worried
about burning rubble
By Andrea Hruska
Special to The Citizen
Huron East councillor Larry
McGrath wants to be sure the health
of Vanastra residents is the primary
concern before a request to burn
unsalvaged rubble from one of the
old RCAF buildings is granted.
McGrath noted the diligence
respected businessman Gary Van
Dorp has shown jn managing the
salvage operation at the RCAF
building he purchased
approximately a year ago but wanted
to ensure the burn piles would
contain no asbestos material.
Asbestos is a naturally-occurring
mineral found in rock and soil.
The buildings were built around
the 1940s, an era that saw the use of
asbestos gain in popularity in the
manufacturing of rope, fabric,
friction products, tiles, shingles and
insulation.
McGrath explained that Van
Dorp's property, which is located
near the corner of Vanastra Road and
Hwy. 4, is just west of a residential
area. This concerned him because
the smoke from the fire could blow
toward the homes.
Early into amalgamation, Huron
East passed a bylaw that states any
We returned ‘home’ yesterday
from four days in the Galilee
walking in Jesus’ footsteps including
a visit to Capernaum, and Nazareth.
Sandra.
fires in “urban areas” are to be for
“cooking only”.
Council acknowledged McGrath’s
concern and felt that permission
could be granted to burn the
remaining material provided the
piles were inspected by the fire chief
for any asbestos, who would then be
aware of the “controlled burn”, as
well as setting a date in the spring by
which any remaining debris would
be cleared away.
Deputy-mayor Bernie MacLellan
suggested April 15 which council
felt to be reasonable.
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