The mornings in October felt different this year. The sunlight seemed softer, as if it too had chosen to bow before prayer. Our home in Dubai had settled into a quiet rhythm with the Daniel fasting prayers on Shalom Television. For twenty-one days, like Daniel the prophet in the Bible, we were learning to seek strength not through indulgence but through surrender. Zac surprised me when he said he wanted to join. I didn't expect that, especially during his busy board exam sche
