Torch, Spring 2001

14 TORCH / Spring 2001 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found (Rev. 16:20). Our last major trek would be to the Black Hills of South Dakota. We visited Mt. Rushmore, Jewel Cave, and the incomplete, colossal carving of Chief Crazy Horse. Actual progress on the carving has been slow; only the face of the warrior has been completed, with plans to carve his upper torso sitting atop a horse. The devotions for that evening referred back to a time when men were carving images of both man and beast to worship (Deut. 4:15-17): So watch yourselves carefully, since you did not see any form on the day the LORD spoke to you at Horeb from the midst of the fire, lest you act corruptly and make a graven image for yourselves in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female, the likeness of any animal that is on the earth ... Top: Mt. Rushmore, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, stands as a tribute to four of our nation’s greatest leaders. Middle: Lime- concentrated waters receded from Jewel Cave many years ago, depositing colorful formations on the walls. Bottom: This model reveals what the Chief Crazy Horse monument will look like when completed on the mountain seen in the background. A Family Vacation to See God’s Marvelous Creation