People are offered many reasons to feel sadness in December, this year even more than usual. So here's a counteroffer—reasons to fight holiday depression with the help of God.
Her mother is from Kenya. Her father is from Germany. She has lived in both countries, plus the US. And 20-year-old Mayannah has thought a lot about what will bring peace to the world.
with contributions from William D. Ansley, Zina Bauman, Renée Bogrand Alton, Sandra Justad
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I started to pray about the threat of terrorism, I felt almost paralyzed because I was thinking more from the standpoint of "What can I, just one person, do in the face of a whole system devoted to hate and destruction?