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My name is Derek, and I grew up in a Hutterite community. I was raised in a place where the Bible was read and where I went to church every day.

Imagine it. Sparkling blue waters gently lapping the shore of a gleaming white sandy beach, palms waving overhead, a warm breeze… Sounds good for a vacation right now!

Have you ever felt completely, totally helpless? You wanted to do something — anything! — if only it could change things

In my hometown, store fronts and homes alike are displaying signs that say, “Everything will be okay”

Not far from Mexico City, the beautiful volcano Popocatépetl rises to the majestic height of 17,802 feet, making it one of the tallest volcanoes in the world.

The alarm clock wakes you up far too early. When you finally scramble out of bed, calculating the remaining minutes to get ready for work or school, you run into the kitchen still fixing your hair, grab your lunch from the refrigerator, and maybe snatch up a piece of toast.

Some may have the attitude: “Let’s eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die.” But many realize that as far as humankind is concerned, the handwriting is on the wall.

Who would have predicted that the world would be facing such unprecedented disruption and death by something so small, that it cannot be seen by the naked eye?