The Great Kapok Tree

Did you get to see the great performance of The Great Kapok Tree on February 15? If you didn't make it, you missed some Oscar-worthy performances, and a wonderful message that carried through to the service on February 22, about being an effective activist for the earth.

The story talks about our seventh principle, the interdependent web of life. If the kapok tree is hewn, much goes with it. We see many animals, from bees to porcupines to jaguars to monkeys, beg the sleeping lumberjack to leave the tree, as it provides all of them life and sustenance.

Made even more special, the children used a variety of beautiful objects shared by Reverend Terre Balof, who brought them back from her travels to Panama. These are made by indigenous people of the area, to help support their communities.

Great job to the teens who helped narrate the story, as well as the children who played the roles of lumberjack and a host of animals so well.