Thursday, January 15, 2009

Botanical Gardens

Today, our orientation to the Solomons including a trip to the Botanical Gardens. It was absolutely lovely!
See the big roots in the picture above? Some of the roots had been trimmed to allow the path to cut through, and root hairs had started to grow again. Pretty amazing!
Anybody know what this is? We think it is some form of parasite, but maybe it's the fruit on some vine?
Queen Katherine enjoying her throne.
We've had several days of rain recently. The trees were still dripping, and the stream was rushing by as we strolled.
I couldn't help but be reminded of Isaiah 55:10-11...

"As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I send it."

Oh, that Your Word would go forth in the Solomon Islands and produce an abundant harvest.

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