How well do you know your neighbor?

"We should never underestimate the power of prayer and its effect upon others."

By Jan Kassahn Keeler

My community has been in the news many times over the last few years. Just recently it once again made the headlines because another teenager died from an overdose of heroin. What has taken many by surprise is that my community is a lovely suburb and an, apparently, unlikely candidate for teen drug abuse. Yet several teens have died from drug use, and several children have committed suicide.

For those of us living here, it has been heartbreaking. Such deaths leave students confused about who their friends really are and who they are. They frighten parents who feel vulnerable and wonder if they really know their child. Good parents who are caring have even wondered if their daughter or son will be next.