Written by: Lourieke Haller
Article source: legionoflions.com & wisionglobal.com & alwynuys.com
All of us are inspired by people who show courage and overcome great challenges or adversity, against all odds.
Become part of such a historic event! Come and join us on 11 December at Eden on the Bay in Cape Town and be there when Alwyn Uys will be the first paraplegic athlete to swim the 8 km from Robben Island to Eden on the Bay.
Alwyn Uys is showing the world that facing adversity is difficult, yet achievable. That South Africans are a resilient and diverse nation. That ordinary people can do extraordinary things.
Watch this inspiring video about courage, hope, and faith
** The video is part of an upcoming documentary (in 2021) produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Stefan Enslin
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Alwyn was a keen rugby player and represented Maties and the Sharks before he broke his back in a car accident in 2014 and became paralyzed from the waist down. However, he is also a born-again Christian and it was this faith and the power of God that not only carried him through this giant storm in his life, but also gave him a new purpose and calling in life.
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“My strength came from my brokenness. I have found power in my pain,” he testifies on his website.
“Too many people just talk about what they want to do, or are going to do one day, but just remember, you are not always going to have the strength, mobility or life that you have now – use it! Get up, go out and do it! ”
See you there!
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Date published: 12/12/2020
Feature image: Screenshot from video.
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