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We don’t face opposition
because we’re doing something wrong,
we face it because we’re doing
something right.
NEHEMIAH 4:1-5NEHEMIAH 4:1-5
When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was
greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews,
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and in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he said, "What are
those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will
they offer sacrifices?
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Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to
life from those heaps of rubble — burned as they are?"
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Tobiah the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, "What they are building — if even a
fox climbed up on it, he would break down their wall
of stones!"
NEHEMIAH 4:1-5NEHEMIAH 4:1-5
Hear us, O our God, for we are despised. Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over as
plunder in a land of captivity.
NEHEMIAH 4:1-5NEHEMIAH 4:1-5
Do not cover up their guilt or blot out their sins from your sight, for they have thrown
insults in the face of the builders.
NEHEMIAH 4:15-20NEHEMIAH 4:15-20
When our enemies heard that we were aware of their plot and that God had frustrated it, we all returned to the wall, each to his
own work. From that day on, half of my men did the work,
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while the other half were equipped with spears, shields, bows and armor. The officers posted themselves behind all the people of Judah who were building the wall. Those who
carried
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materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in
the other, and each of the builders wore his sword at his
side as he worked. But the man who sounded the trumpet
stayed with me.
NEHEMIAH 4:15-20NEHEMIAH 4:15-20
Then I said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the
people, "The work is extensive and spread out, and we are widely separated from each
other along the wall.
NEHEMIAH 4:15-20NEHEMIAH 4:15-20
Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there.
Our God will fight for us!"
NEHEMIAH 4:10NEHEMIAH 4:10
Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, "The strength of
the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the
wall."
NEHEMIAH 4:14NEHEMIAH 4:14
After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the
nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, "Don't
be afraid of them.
NEHEMIAH 4:14NEHEMIAH 4:14
Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons
and your daughters, your wives and your homes."
NEHEMIAH 4:14NEHEMIAH 4:14
… and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your
wives and your homes."
Helen Keller was born on June 27, 1880, in
Tuscumbia, Alabama.
Her father, Arthur Keller, was an editor and also
had fought in the Confederate Army. Her
mother, Kate Keller, stayed home with
Helen.
When Helen was 19 months old, she was
very sick and developed a severe fever. She
survived her illness and her fever which left her deaf and blind. When
Helen was seven years old, her parents got a
suggestion from Alexander Graham Bell and contacted a school
for blind to find a teacher for Helen.
Anne Sullivan was hired to help Helen. Anne helped by teaching
Helen letters, how to behave, and how to talk.
Anne showed Helen what letters were and
what things were.
One example, Anne taught Helen the word water by using a water pump. Anne wanted
Helen to fill up a pitcher. When Helen felt the water running on her
hands Anne taught her the letters W-A-T-E-R.
Anne also taught her how to have good
behavior. For example, Helen was eating
everyone’s food off their plates with her hands. Anne pushed her to sit down and use her fork. Anne kept Helen’s arms
to herself.
Anne taught Helen how to talk by placing Helen's
hands on the lips and throat so Helen could
feel the sounds.
Helen’s accomplishments were
going to college, reading and writing in Braille, and writing her own book. Helen went to Radcliffe College.
Radcliffe didn’t want her to attend. Helen didn’t
care about their thoughts so she
attended there anyway
She graduated in 1904 and learned five different languages. She was the first deaf-blind person to
receive BA degree.
Helen had two typewriters. One was
regular and another one was Braille. She used a
typewriter to write books, letters, and
articles. Anne changed the college books to
Braille and Helen read the book. Helen wrote her first book called,
“The Story of My Life," which she while in
college.
Helen was important to other people with
disabilities because she inspired people. She
showed that Deaf and blind people deserved respect. She helped support various Deaf-Blind programs. Helen inspired people with
disabilities because she was persistent.
One way she showed persistence was when she applied to college. Another way was when
she learned letters, words, and sentences. Anne kept showing her more letters, words, and
sentences and Helen kept wanting to learn
more and more.
Helen showed that it doesn’t matter if person
has a disability. She showed that if a person
works hard and has persistence, that person
can make it.
She founded an organization in 1915,
"Helen Keller International;" which was dedicated to preventing blindness and teaching people how to live well. The organization printed
books and music in braille and these books helped blind people so they could understand and learn new things.
Helen Keller inspired everyone. Some people thought she wouldn't be able to do anything like
normal people do. Despite her disabilities,
she was exactly like normal person but only
just deaf-blind.
Although less engaged in her later life, Keller never wavered in her
commitment to radicalism. Forty-three years after her death,
Keller’s story still inspires.
She saw things that many sighted people
miss, heard things that many who can hear
don’t. To say that hers was a life well-lived
would be a huge understatement.
HKI – Philippines’ project implementation
has resulted in a coherent, integrated program of technical
assistance to the Government of the
Philippines (GOP) and includes activities in:
Vitamin A supplementation Nutrition
Education Child survival Primary eye care
HKI-Philippines has developed numerous innovative and user-friendly information,
education, and training materials to support the implementation of pilot-
tested strategies.
Presently, the HKI-Philippines team
continues to provide high quality technical
assistance to the GOP, to local government units, and to various
international and local non-governmental
organizations.
““The unselfish effort to The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others bring cheer to others
will be the beginning of will be the beginning of a happier life for a happier life for
ourselves.” ourselves.”
– Helen Keller
Character cannot be Character cannot be developed in ease and developed in ease and quiet. Only through quiet. Only through
experience of trial and experience of trial and suffering can the soul suffering can the soul
be strengthened, be strengthened, ambition inspired, and ambition inspired, and
success achieved.success achieved.
-Helen Keller
2 CORINTHIANS 12:9-102 CORINTHIANS 12:9-10
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on
me.