"God always has a purpose": Heartbreaking resilience of a Christian basketball player with an arm amputee
“God always has a purpose. I live his mission, what he wants me to do in this life. Everything I do, I do it first with God and for my family; they are everything”.
Hansel Enmanuel is a young American basketball player. Recognized for his talent, the man who plays for Life Christian Academy in Kissimmee, Florida, had his arm amputated following an accident in his childhood.
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Born in the Dominican Republic to a professional basketball player father, Hansel Enmanuel grew up in a poor neighborhood. At the age of 6, a wall collapses on him. His arm will remain blocked for 2 hours under the breeze blocks, forcing the nursing staff to amputate it.
"My life fell apart when Hansel's accident happened", says his father, "I was the one who accompanied him and when they had to amputate his arm, I had the impression that it was all over. But God seized us and led us on this path”.
Now, on Instagram, the basketball prodigy announces to his community of 1,4 million fans that he walks “by faith”.
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“It's not about what I want to accomplish or do in life, it's what God wants from me,” he explains, “God always has a purpose. I live his mission, what he wants me to do in this life. Everything I do, I do it first with God and for my family; they are everything”.
The young basketball player announced on social media yesterday that he was blessed to have received an offer from Northwestern State University.
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