Rev. Dr. Alesana Pala’amo of the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa offers a compelling call to action in this short video.
The video highlights the protection of the Manumea, or Tooth-billed Pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris)—the national bird of Samoa, a unique large pigeon, the only member of its genus, and globally endangered with only c.200 surviving in the wild!
The video thus challenges Samoans, who are overwhelmingly Christian, with the biblical call to care for creation: “We are caretakers of creation … We have been entrusted with this task of saving his [God’s] environment.”
Watch the video here: youtube.com/watch?v=cl8G_JQdAzE&t=3s.
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