The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 75, No. 4, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 1, 2018 Page: 28 of 35
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OPINION
THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE 29
APRIL 2018
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Kate Hartman watches the Antarctic sunset from a campsite at Paradise Bay, a harbor behind Lemaire and Bryde Islands in Antarctica near two research stations.
Bearing witness at the bottom of the world
In the Word
A curious leopard seal in Antarctica.
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Kate Hartman
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Praise the Lord from the earth, you
great sea creatures and all the depths;
fire and hail, snow and clouds; stormy
wind, fulfilling His word...
— Psalm 148:7-8, New King James Version
the precise water conditions needed
for wildlife to survive. The cycle of
birth, death and rebirth went on
long before I arrived — long before
whalers, Sir Ernest Shackleton or
anyone knew the Antarctic existed.
This place bears witness to the
wonder and creativity of God. It is
pure, unspoiled creation that shows
me we were made for God’s plea-
sure. And I too see that it is good.
KATE HARTMAN is a travel agent in Oklahoma
City, where she and her family worship with the
Memorial Road Church of Christ.
PHOTOS BY KATE AND LUKE HARTMAN
A chinstrap penguin goes exploring.
**
Here, in the land of ice, snow
and 15-meter swells on the Drake
Passage, life nonetheless survives.
Antarctic krill feed on delicate
phytoplankton and, in turn, provide
nutrient-rich food for penguins,
Weddell seals and mammoth whales.
Colonies upon colonies of gentoo
and chinstrap penguins
collect one stone at a time to
build their nests, protecting
their young chicks from the
dangerous skua seabirds.
Fur seals sunbathe on
icebergs. Leopard seals hunt,
and adolescent orcas spin
barrel rolls as their pods travel
across die water. Blue whales
and humpbacks make their
yearly migration from north
to south and back again, keeping die
rhythm of their internal calling.
Here, at the bottom of the world,
icebergs larger than cruise ships
and perfectly untouched glaciers
freeze and thaw and freeze again
— at just the right time to provide
PARADISE BAY, Antarctica
■ ■ When I was 13, my English
■ A ■ teacher asked us
■f ■■ to write out a list of
W W goals for our lives. F
I don’t remember most of
my list, but, since that day, |
I’ve had my sights set on
visiting Antarctica.
Why? I never was
completely sure. Often, I’ll
add a location to my list ■
because I want to encourage
the local Christians or
to get to know the culture of the
people. But in Antarctica, save for a
few scientists at 50-some-odd field
stations, there aren’t people.
Now I know it isn’t the people
that called me here. It is the awe-
inspiring creation.
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Tryggestad, Erik. The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 75, No. 4, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 1, 2018, newspaper, April 1, 2018; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1509388/m1/28/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.