a stroke just as I left, changed
the woman who I am today
emotionally and spiritually and
I knew then and now that God
will never ever forsake me.”
As we live life, we are all faced
with challenges, which are
designed to teach us some
important lessons. When
we miss the lessons, we
are doomed to repeat the
challenges until finally one day
we see the light and are pulled
from darkness.
It’s important to pay close
attention to the messages and
lessons, for in them is where we
learn what’s needed, where we
find our strength, support and
faith. It’s all part of the master
plan. Anything that hurts us
can teach us something. If it
keeps hurting, that means we
haven’t learned the lesson.
Bakhwi saw the light and
learned some very powerful
lessons.
She learned the lesson of
unconditional love, taught
to her by her children. They
showed their unconditional
love for her; with or without
the disability, they proved she
is the same mother she was
yesterday as she is today and
they love and cherish her the
same.
She also learned that is was
those closest to her that would
walk with her and help her
to overcome the challenges.
It was her children and family
that stuck by her through the
painful times of abuse. They
helped her through all the
mental and physical challenges
of being paralyzed by stroke.
Bakhwi learned that what we
deem as a struggle can change
your life and increase your
spiritual awareness and faith.
She has gained the ability to
stand up for what she believes
and to have hope and faith
in all she does. After all, it is
hope and faith that allows us
to keep walking through the
valley of darkness, when we
can’t see the enemy lurking,
feeling confident and sure that
we will come out on the other
side victorious.
Contrary to what society
displays, Bakhwi has learned
that real beauty comes from
within and real men are
attracted to real beauty as
proven by the man she intends
to marry this year. A man who
loves her for who she is, despite
of and because of her history
and her ‘disability’.
She has learned that real
men don’t abuse women and
advises any woman in an
abusive relationship to get
out as quickly as possible. “It
won’t get better, it will only get
worse!”
gifts to influence and impact
the lives of others. She hopes
that women look at her and
are inspired to support one
another so we can overcome
life’s challenges together. She
hopes men look at her and
understand that women are
their backbones and should be
treated with love and respect
at all times.
She has become an advocate
for abuse and stroke survivors
and provides a wealth of
knowledge on prevention
through her Botswana Stroke
Campaign and Touch a Life
Wazha Centre in Ramotswa
Village. She travels Botswana
to speak to women about
abuse and educate people
about stroke, which is the #2
killer in her country.
She is an entrepreneur;
successfully managing two
daycare centers and lives with
her two daughters, ages 17
and 13.
Although she still experiences
physical pain, she never stops
striving to be the best she
can be. She realizes the pain
and disability are reminders
of what she has overcome –
beauty marks if you will, of
an incredible journey to
freedom.
Through her journey, Bakhwi
learned just how powerful and
special she truly is. How she
was given this incredible gift
and the importance of sharing
that gift with the world.
“My life now is just worshiping
God. It keeps me happy, hopeful,
and just relaxed. I’m nothing
without worshiping God without him I’m nothing.”
She now uses her talents and
Written by Crystal Gunn
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