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

I hope whatever happens, whatever I can’t imagine that you may face, that you will continue to seek light.

Past generations took all the trees, polluted all the water, fished all the fish, and hunted all the animals so that there’s almost nothing nice left.

There is a promise in the Bible: ‘I shall restore the years that the locusts have eaten’ and that points to a promise of complete healing and restoration. But until that comes I intend to do my best to ‘save the planet’ in whatever way I can, and I encourage you to do the same.

I promise you to keep trying, to keep educating, to keep pushing our elected officials to act and protect your health now and in the future.

You both know I have made it my mission to get people to understand more about the state of our planet‘s climate and what was at stake.

Que se multipliquem estes novos heróis da Terra!

And, if this summer has taught me anything, I am content (because I have to be) living in this limbo, this seemingly endless waiting for the opportunity to change, when really the opportunity exists within our very selves all along.

I am writing this message to you guys. When I look outside my window today, I see a beautiful world that others and myself call “home sweet home.” The trees glimmering in warm sunlight, the air stirring a cool breeze, and the water flowing down rivers are parts of our home Mother Earth.