it has blood on it from the looms that have yet to feel. what should be done with the stone or from africa. this is being hotly debated on both continents. only soul starts october 7th on g.w. . a caravan in the northern. lead by barbers a group of european tourists when their way across the scorching sounds most of the visitors have been here before they know the magic of the desert but this trip is different but the end of the week that exchange that camels folk makes and shovels

to plant hundreds of trees. they want to repay the sahara for the ecological damage they've caused by traveling here. the if this gets become very important to me to give something back to the desert my to restore the balance for everything it has given us because. 6 am the mornings in southern moral code a still cold in february it's nice to have something hot to drink these travelers have more in common than a shared love of the desert they're also deeply concerned about the future of our

planet. as of any value with forest fires breaking out everywhere and natural resources dwindling at an alarming rate it's vitally important to ask what can be done now and yet that moment plus the and the can we can't bargain with the earth and say we're prepared to reduce greenhouse gases by 2 percent in 10 years it has to happen now. with the it's both ian. the 15 members of the group all feel a sense of urgency that's why they're here they arrived yesterday by boss and jeep from american ash. many of them spent the 1st night under the stars. the youngest is 19 the eldest 81. and i have children grandchildren and great grandchildren and i feel responsible

for what i pass on a thief like i want them to have a chance to experience and know this beautiful planet. earth. respecting the integrity of creation agnes found helmholtz has a spiritual commitment to the environment that supports and nourishes us that's why she wants to spend these 1st few days with a group in the solitude of the desert. 6 baba guides accompany the caravan they saddle and load the animals they also cook for the group traditional moroccan food. on. each of the travellers is assigned a camel. groovy

. they can either right or leaders who. used to get here in the desert there are no distractions only tranquillity. of course it's challenging. traipsing across the sand for hours in the heat with the camels and always seeing the same thing is also a challenge. but this monotonous walking in silence is also a stimulus from agitation. google is everywhere and you can definitely get close to god in this landscape the desert isn't particularly suitable for that it's more difficult to do at home there are too many distractions but here you have

a chance to contemplate reflect on your life think about what you've done wrong and what you'd like to change. after 4 hours the caravan reaches the spot spend the night while some take a moment to recover from the heat and exhaustion. and prepare a meal as a mini. fascinates me here in the desert is traveling in a caravan looking for a place to spend the night creating a new temporary home staying a while and then packing your things the next morning and setting off again. if you get the food is simple mostly vegetarian and eaten in silence.

award evening when the heat of the day subsides is a special time for silence and a vast do landscape are entrancing. to music and for you and sick of being i feel such a sense of happiness it's like nothing else matters. and it's i could die at this moment and know that my life is fulfilled it was worth living is that feel i have such a feeling of fulfillment and gratitude of joy and emotional and for those who think that. many people feel sheltered by the desert some interpret this as experiencing god. but agnes' phone helm alter is also well aware of the dangers of the desert. as some biblical texts reveal it can also leave people disorientated. when i read how jesus

fasted and prayed in the desert for 40 days and was tempted by the devil i think it's a good illustration of what to expect in a self encounter in the desert i lose everything i do is thrown into question here and because the desert has so few landmarks and orientation a point i think it also invites this kind of demon i need. before the sun goes down the group gathers together on top of a queue. this much muscle for all sometimes when we're up on a huge dune i feel as though i am a tiny grain of sand and insignificant grain of sand and yet at the same time i feel deeply centered and everything surrounds me and for me creation is expressed in experiences like that and i feel like

a part of creation or that creation is at work within me for. a new day begins to fall setting off on each stage of the journey agnes from hell mold gives the group a few thoughts for along the way this morning she quotes from pope francis's and cyclical loved art of c. dimension i visit humanity still has the ability to work together in building our common homes most of. the young people demand change and. they wonder how anyone can claim to be building a better future without thinking of the environmental crisis and the sufferings of the excluded. went on to lighten their lives had been. agnes from hell mold has been organizing execrations into the desert for more than 25 years. but although she loves the work she's troubled by the environmental impact

for years she wondered whether to abandon such journeys altogether then she decided to repave a desert with a concrete gesture the dream of planting trees in an arid corner of america gradually took shape. from grew up through arkansas i heard agnes talking about it and i thought i'd like to be a part of it. contribute some of my time my energy my passion my strength to give something back to nature. and after 4 days the caravan encounters a mountain range soft gave way to rocky pounds it's hard going even for the camels. around midday they reach an oasis here the travellers say could bind to their camels jeeps are waiting to take them to the planting area.

to make. a greater has prepared a strip of land on the mountainside it's hard to believe but this is where they want to create a garden with date palms and mirroring the trees. as . it's very dusty and desolate i only see stones. may be more contemplative part of the trip is now over the group have several days of hard work ahead of them and some will stay on for weeks but 1st they have to set up camp 3 barbers will be staying with them the 1st task is to clear a spot for the main tent.

this location wasn't selected by chance the project site was made available by brahimi a 100 solid american desert guide he has accompanied to agnes' from helmholtz on excursions into the desert for many years but. here's 10 hector's i can't cultivate the scientific turn it into something beautiful. and the question was then could we plant trees that would provide some climate protection and make the site fertile. over the past 2 or 3 years we've worked out a plan to. plant poems and mooring a tree of. all and we haven't even got out if this we'll develop an infrastructure that will enable the berbers to plant vegetables pulsers beans or melons according to what they want or the mood on.

this area of the desert belongs to pry him out hansal streib when he was given a plant he planted palms and melons on it but because he didn't have enough money to cultivate all of the land he offered agnes for help some of his hectares for a project. she's also provided to. one of bright hymns workers assembles the packs. then the work force sets out for the conservation site about a kilometer from camp. farm cuttings are ready and waiting to be planted. that's right. that human right. date palms will be interspersed with meringue trees. bra hymns german wife carla grew the seedlings she's familiar with the benefits of the drought resistant. almost all parts are edible and trees help

reduce global warming. in the day africa over the years respect for the integrity of creation has become very important to me on should is for me creation is a gift that was given to us. but it's also something that i helped to create and i'm in love because it's a continuing process and i helped to shape and. so the question becomes how do i do this in a way that is. one of the barbers shows the european style but cuttings have to be planted. he's employed by bryan him to take care of his property and he'll also be responsible for this new plantation agnes' farm help environmental project.

evolve is also a member of the team with a doctorate in agriculture and many years' experience with aid organizations in africa he's a valuable asset to the project for me. and done for me one crucial aspect was that the people who come here learn from those who live here. that it not be a project that is imposed on them matters to me but if you notice it for me otherwise it would be post-colonialism this push color. these tough physical work is in sharp contrast to the contemplative mood of the

previous days. you know. that they are not covered by us but with their start when we 1st got here i was a bit taken aback. i thought we were going to plant the cuttings and earth or sandy soil but it was more like a stone quarry. i never imagined it would be hard labor with picks and shovels what i would call men's work. i hadn't expected it but i accept the way it is. and it's also really rewarding to see you've achieved something. with it after one of those who got what up with this stuff.

work is done for the day tired but scientists find the volunteers return to their camp. wake up call at dawn the nights are cold. after emerging from their tents they gather around the fire for a hot cup of tea. after rank 1st it's off to work on the way they pass the pump station under construction. infrastructure is extremely expensive i never imagined that drilling

a well would cost so much it's really expensive to operate machines out here that's why we want to install a solar panel system as soon as possible that cost at least 10000 euro. yet the distribution of labor has been established some take helps others fetch staff to support the young plants. the next task is to get hoses laid in order to supply the young plants with water. and everybody in the team is encouraged to each step in the process. is my wish is to create a forest garden that has

a number of levels used for different purposes. at the bottom there could be beans and then above them some shrubs then fruit trees then come the date palms or the more. you would have these various levels and as a result of this mixed planting and what is basically a forest garden it is my hope that we'll be able to produce a new microclimate. standard. of quality every ethical i mean we've just planted the 1st palm to the gates and i knew it was wonderful like witnessing a birth bringing new life into the desert with us even supplying. if. one goes it's good. the young plants are wrapped in material to protect them from the strong winds and keep them from drying out in this desert region even hardy plants are vulnerable.

i keep imagining how it will look when everything here is green will have turned a part of the desert green and that's like creating life. during times drilling they discovered an r.t.c. an aquifer trapped water surrounded by impermeable rock old clay a basin is being built next to the water pump hoses will transport water from the basin to the plants eventually each tree will be connected to this irrigation system. or not all the dirty. work or not. brought him to huntsville has come to help water the 1st palms a lot of trust has developed between agnes and brought him over there many years of working together is what made this project possible. after both designed he contributed the land for which he has rights abuse of what we didn't want the

project to only help his family but rather the whole berber community here in life . so we looked for a way to make that possible and. i drew up a contract with him dot com the berber in jail in germany. this is in the atlanta or in the agreement lists everything the berbers contribute and everything that we contribute. and ensures from the start that the entire profit goes to him and not to private individuals of that. water is an especially nice treat when you haven't showered for a day. so it's good that we're doing the digging ourselves at 1st i questioned whether it made sense to spend a lot of money to come here we could have donated the money instead and let others

do the work but it's different when you yourself experience what it means to work here and you get to know the people it's opened my heart to the project in a completely different way through the long hot summer. octavia and vanna carry more comms to the planting sites without the dedication of the people in the group it would have been impossible to find enough donors. for. a lot of people have become interested in the project i also sent an email to my friends and acquaintances telling them about what we are doing here i got a lot of positive feedback right away people felt moved to donate. longer. within one week we received around 40 donations. post hope.

and of course the donors are keen to see how things are developing octavia and van to take pictures of the plans to send back. his never found. more shortly before sundown. i'm going to climb a hill to admire their work the number of palms there is increasing by the day in 2 weeks another team will arrive to continue planting eat. one day the view from this hill will be a swathe of green. day fall a jeep delivers small palms. over $100.00 have already been planted. the work has become routine some people even find it conducive to meditation.

and. it has a full mission. with them personally i feel this is closely associated with creation and establishing a connection to the earth i find it quite spiritual. i truly believe that if the earth was created by god it is also the only way healing or support can take place we humans can't do it on our own. that's how i see it and i know that. but. saving the planet or. what some people view mainly as a technological challenge others believe can only be achieved by changing our attitude toward man toward creation.

brought him a 100 souls father has also come to take a look he is greatly respected in the region. he's surprised to see women doing what he considers to be men's work but he's also impressed. this is the people here can see that they also love the desert and don't just want to rush across it. they show respect for our home and environment so they're received more warmly. along. the berbers have joined with the europeans to pray for god's blessing on the project they recite verses from the qur'an in arabic.

when a spokesperson for the berbers sounds that the project forms a bridge between them and the visitors from germany austria and switzerland he is visibly moved he promises to ensure that no tree is planted in vain as. well. 'd as lot for respecting the integrity of creation is a grand concept but we can make a small contribution by conserving nature or reviving at the start and everything we do here has consequences for the whole world. even if i just stand here and water the plants i think my inner attitude toward the earth and climate has an effect on everything else also it's all connected so it has a spiritual foundation but i want this in self and to be able to only took one i thought he had i believe even the smallest deed can help to bring about change.

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