Donnell Ann Bell

25 years ago at 8:46 a.m., the first plane hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The second plane struck the South Tower 17 minutes later at 9:03 a.m. Nearly 3,000 people were killed that day in New York City, at the Pentagon, and on the four planes that were hijacked—fathers, mothers, children, grandparents, first responders, members of law enforcement and the military. Our nation and this world have never been the same. I was at Ground Zero in the aftermath, and it’s impossible to describe the tremendous amount of pain that I witnessed. President George W. Bush declared a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance and asked my father @BillyGraham to address the country from the National Cathedral. During that service, my father said, "We’ve always needed God from the very beginning of this nation. But today we need Him especially. We’re involved in a new kind of warfare. And we need the help of the Spirit of God." Just as America needed the help of God then, we still need His help today. My prayer for our nation is that we will continue to turn to the God of Heaven who has brought us to this day and sustained us every step of the way. #NeverForget