If there is any advice I could give you, it is to believe that although you are one single person in this world, you still have the ability to make a difference in this world.

I want you to continue to enjoy bright, beautiful, blue skies, gigantic shady trees, chirping birds, scampering squirrels, sparkling creeks and all that this amazing world has to offer!

I hope that you start doing things that will help the world.

It’s never too late to make a difference. Our actions have very real consequences. We can educate ourselves, learn from our mistakes, and take action. We can hold companies like big oil and big plastic accountable for their negative impacts on the environment. We can educate ourselves and others about what causes climate change and what actions we as individuals can take to lower our carbon footprints.

There are many paths to Truth, but regardless of your faith or ideology, one truth is above all else: Life must continue.

I wish I had a crystal ball and could peep into it to see you all happy and safe in a world that nourishes you and that is also nourished by you, a world where the resources it provides are as valued as the people in it and not frittered away by greed and power.

As a minister, I have preached that we are here to be of service to others and to be care takers of this wonderful planet that God has given us.

I hope that the state of the environment becomes a part of everyday discourse.

A culture of consumption is the reason that my world faces such an ecological crisis, it is both necessary and proper to address the fundamental mindsets that have created such a destructive culture.

I hope that my work helping to make your schools more sustainable will be something you carry on as you grow older.

My promise is to continue to dedicate my life, my business, and my future to creating cultures that embrace environmental action not only for our own good, but the good of the countless other species hurting from climate change.