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The Difference of Seventy Five Feet

Seventy five feet. The distance of seventy five feet is not far. Just about the same length as a basketball court. Imagine walking from one end of a basketball court to the other end. It would not take that long. Now imagine running from one end of a basketball court to the other end. It would feel even shorter. There is a significance in the seventy five feet... On September 11, 1999, I visited the World Trade Center for the first time. I was living in New York working at a childrens' ministry with a group of amazing people from all over the world. Seeing the city from the top of the towers was incredible. Some of the best three years of my life were in New York City. I never knew one day I would be standing there again, but volunteering next to the rubble of what was left.   Two years later, on September 11, 2001, I stood on the top of our office building in Brooklyn and watched both towers fall. Complete shock. All these years later, it still shocks me. So many lives