Gauley Mtn. Close to Home for Me

My grandparents and I spent many warm summer days swimming in the Gauley River or walking up and down the railroad tracks that ran through what used to be Gamoca, just up the river from Gauley Bridge.

My grandfather was a coal miner and died of black lung. He and the family were grateful that he had a job, but he paid a high price for that job. The mining company moved out and abandoned the town of Gamoca and its former employees. The coal companies didnt care then and they dont care now about the people or the earth.

Its appalling that the Army Corps of Engineers ever issued the first permit for mountaintop removal mining. It was illegal, to say the least. Apparently, these people have no more conscience than the coal companies. Now they want to blow up Gauley Mountain!

My grandparents taught me about the Bible and good stewardship of this earth. I believe in the power of prayer, especially combined prayer. Two scriptures to explain how to fight against the horror of mountaintop removal can be found in II Chronicles 7:14 and Matthew 18:19. The hard-working folks at OVEC and others who are fighting hard to stop mountaintop removal need our prayers and support they are doing such an important job. Many thanks to all of them.