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The 17-time Grand Slam champion was involved in the clean-up of the flash floods that hit his hometown hard in October, while he offered shelter to victims at the time in his tennis academy in the town of Manacor.
But he has continued to give back to the community in the months following the devastating natural disaster and has donated €1million (£903,000) to help those affected in the municipality of Sant Llorenc des Cardassar.
‘It is assistance from a person who is very special to us, someone who shows his profound love for our land and our residents every day,’ the mayor of Sant Llorenc, Mateu Puigros, said in an open letter.
Nadal – who won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award in 2018 – was forced to postpone an exhibition match, which would raise funds for the victims of the floods, in December as he continued his recovery from a knee and ankle problem.
The world No. 2 underwent minor ankle surgery after calling time on his season prematurely and hasn’t played competitive tennis since losing to Juan Martin del Potro at the US Open semi-finals in September.
However, he has made positive progress in recent weeks and is expected to be involved at the Mubadala World Tennis Championships next week.
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The event will be held at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre.
To enter this contest, e-mail your name, NRIC and contact numbers to stdled@sph.com.sg, along with the subject header "Nanyang Championships".
The contest ends on Oct 25.
Staff of SPH, the Nanyang Dota 2 Championships, and their immediate family members are not eligible to participate.
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Nehemiah knew his project required the king’s resources, so he was prepared when the king asked him what he needed. Because of Nehemiah’s preparation the king granted his requests.
In business, if we don’t consider the cost of our project, we will likely be embarrassed when we run out of money.
If you’re developing a plan for your business, don’t forget to count the cost. It could save some embarrassment.
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- With the steady hands of a surgeon and the focus of a seasoned painter, the artist's dedication is evident with every precise placement of his needle. Like a perfectly choreographed dance routine he hypnotically etches out his image to the rhythmic buzzing of his needle, all the w...
Although Pehrson no longer wears an Air Force uniform, he continues to serve his former brothers and sisters in-arms with the same devotion. Pehrson owns and operates a local tattoo parlor where he spends most of his time carefully creating works of art for his most frequent customers -- Airmen.
"At least 80 percent of my clients are military and military spouses," explained Pehrson. "I enjoy working near a military base because people are generally punctual and respectful, making it an easy working environment."
According to an article on nationalgeographic.com, tattooing claims a vast history of meanings spanning thousands of years. From the spiritual significance of the markings for indigenous tribesmen to their showmanship in the American circus, tattoos have always found their way into an array of cultures -- including tha...
All military branches, however, including the Air Force, maintain specific regulations on the content and amount of ink servicemembers can have.
Air Force Instruction 36-2903 states, "...markings anywhere on the body that are obscene, commonly associated with gangs, extremist, and/or supremacist organizations, or that advocate sexual, racial, ethnic, or religious discrimination are prohibited in and out of uniform. Markings with unauthorized content that are pr...
The AFI continues in outlining what the Air Force considers overly excessive.
"...Excessive is defined as any tattoos/brands/body markings that exceed ¼ (25%) of the exposed body part and are readily visible when wearing any/all uniform combinations. The exposed body part is defined as the total area, to include front, sides and back of a limb or other body part protruding from a uniform item. F...
Having served himself, Pehrson is familiar with this extensive regulation and takes care to ensure his Air Force customers are as well.
"My familiarity with the regulation allows me to ethically advise servicemembers on the tattoos they should and shouldn't get," explained Pehrson.
Pehrson's adept professionalism and attention to minute details can be attributed to his years of military service, after which he developed a passion for tattooing.
"Before I got out I was the noncommissioned officer-in-charge of my duty section, and that experience has helped me in the business world," said Pehrson. "It ingrained in me things like respecting other peoples' time, punctuality, treating people fairly and overall customer service."
Sharing a strong bond through military service with the majority of his clients provides added motivation for Pehrson to perform at his best.
"I always try the absolute best that I can, but there is some added pressure when tattooing something meaningful for a servicemember," explained Pehrson.
Many of his clients who pick up on these characteristics continue to come back to Pehrson time and time again.
"The military has been a part of my life ever since I can remember, and it feels good to know the person tattooing me not only knows what that's like but will do phenomenal work every time," said Jesse Gustafson, retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. and patron of Pehrson's shop.
Weeks have turned into months, and months into years since Pehrson last donned an Air Force uniform, but he never forgets "Service Before Self." Only now instead of serving with a firearm and dog tags, he does it with a needle and a smile.
"I've been married to Matt for eight years, and he is the most driven person I have ever met," declared Matt's wife, Satara Pehrson. "He works harder than anyone I've ever known, and I'm extremely proud of him."
Editor's note: The services provided by the commercial business featured in this article do not constitute official endorsement on behalf of the U.S. Air Force or Department of Defense.
Doctors said Nika wouldn't survive - but she's defied all odds.
Sarah Conque is a small-town girl with a big heart who saved a tiny girl's life.
She's never given birth but is a "miracle mommy" in every sense.
It's no surprise, since family has always been important to Conque.
The youngest of four siblings, she enjoyed a memorable childhood growing up in Carencro, and it’s always been something she’s cherished.
Conque’s been telling her own story a lot lately, and the mind-blowing details have been attracting the attention of news outlets around the world.
She tends to take the “road less traveled” in life, but never did she expect to land back in her hometown raising a Haitian child with a severe brain injury who was abandoned by her mother, a teenage prostitute.
Her story evokes laughter, tears and every emotion in between.
"He was asking me questions ... and went on his way"
Conque has always had a passion for helping people in need, namely, children with disabilities.
Sarah Conque landed her dream job interning for the Shriners Hospital in Hawaii.
She landed her dream job interning for the Shriners Hospital in Honolulu, where she worked with children who had disabilities.
But for Conque, the road in front of her was nothing like she expected.
She returned to Mississippi, pursuing a master’s degree at Ole Miss. The first weekend she was there, Conque took a run around the lake and was stopped by an older man.
The next morning, she stumbled upon a church, walked inside and was told there would be a guest speaker.
It was the man she had met the day before.
“He was in town from Scotland, marrying a couple,” Conque said. “It turned out he had a nonprofit that partnered with an organization in Haiti – Danita’s Children."
The organization's mission is to resce, love and care for orphans and impoverished children.
Conque scheduled her first visit to Haiti in December 2011. The conditions she walked into were surreal, and the experience changed her entire life trajectory.
"I couldn’t act like I hadn’t seen this, like I didn’t have the tools to help."
A look back at one of Sarah's first missionary trips to Haiti.
Conque learned that the little girl’s sisters – ages 11 and 6 – were the main caregivers.
Conque wanted to pack up and immediately move to Haiti, but she had made commitments to her studies and those involved. She visited every few months, including a one-month trial, because “they want you to really be prepared,” she says.
In May 2013, Conque earned her master’s degree from Ole Miss. Less than one week later, she moved to Haiti.
"The majority of women only knew they were pregnant because they were getting a belly."
She signed a two-year commitment, living in the northeast corner of Haiti right at the border of the Dominican Republic. Conque helped pioneer a recreation program at an orphanage/compound. The property consisted of eight orphan homes, a school, church and medical facility.
She spent her time advocating for kids’ needs, focusing on families and trying to prevent the neglect and abandonment that ran rampant.
While discovering all this darkness, Sarah stumbled upon a bright light. She met Stephen Byrne, her longtime boyfriend.
Conque points to the lack of prenatal care as a leading cause of these atrocious conditions.
While discovering all this darkness, Conque stumbled upon a bright light. She met Stephen Byrne, a California guy who was there doing missionary work as well, and they eventually became a couple.
In January 2014, a young woman came into the orphanage with a baby girl, Nika, claiming to be her aunt.
Nika was born to a Haitian prostitute. She suffers from hydrocephalus and hydranencephaly.
The story seemed far-fetched, but Nika desperately needed help. The three-month-old had a severely enlarged head, and Conque knew it was hydrocephalus, a condition in which there is excessive fluid on the brain.
For the next two months, Conque worked with the family to prepare baby Nika for surgery. She would have a shunt inserted to remove some of the fluid causing the swelling.
When it came time for the operation, Conque had to trust that Nika’s “aunt” would do the right thing.
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The day after surgery, Conque got a call from the hospital saying Nika’s aunt had abandoned her.
Conque and her colleagues started searching for the woman who claimed to be Nika’s aunt. Through that process, they found out that she was, in fact, the mother.
Nika's chance of survival was less than one percent.
According to Conque, Nika’s mom was a young prostitute who dropped out of school while pregnant.
"But I never judged her for it or treated her any differently," Conque adds. "I knew that she deserved love and to be shown grace."
Eventually, her mother went back to retrieve Nika from the hospital.
A month after Nika’s surgery, the mother came to the orphanage, again looking for money so Nika could supposedly attend a doctor’s appointment.
Over the next few months, Conque never took Nika off her mind.
Finally, Nika’s mom brought her back into the orphanage – and things were bad.
"My hope was that she would see someone else love Nika, and maybe, she would be encouraged to do the same."
The baby was having seizures, she lost weight, and her incision was infected.
Thankfully, Nika was treated, and her mother was given one last chance.
Sarah Conque has dedicated her life to saving baby Nika.
Conque enrolled them in a free baby-rescue program, where Nika’s mom was expected to bring her once a week for weight checks and therapeutic formula. Initially, she committed – but quickly started skipping appointments.
At this point, Nika was 11 months old, and summer was approaching.
“I told her mom, ‘If you show me you can take care of Nika this summer – just keep her alive and well – I will hire a caretaker so you can go back to school.’ My hope was that she would see someone else love Nika, place value on her life, and maybe, she would be encouraged to do the same,” Conque says.
Nika’s mother was supposed to return the following Monday to talk about it.
Not surprisingly, she never showed up.
A couple months later - on Aug. 26, 2014 – she returned to the orphanage with Nika, who was on death’s doorstep.
She and a pastor went to Nika’s house. The baby was completely alone, on the floor lying on a rice sack, with dogs and trash surrounding her.
Nika weighed about six pounds – and more than half of that weight was the fluid that returned to her brain.
Nika smiles and interacts with her loved ones.
Once Nika’s mother finally returned, Conque was so enraged, she could hardly speak.
The next day, Conque talked to the missionary’s CEO. She told her Nika’s story – how the mother was provided with tools, didn’t use them and now had a baby close to death.