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We brought them thousands of nets through the organization Nothing But Nets to help protect them. The nets were to be placed over their beds while they slept to keep the deadly insects at bay.

I met one little boy who was very sick and had been really struggling. When he saw Alicia and me, his eyes lit up and he smiled so big!

We were able to give him supplies to help him and his family survive. His name was David. He was so weak that he didn’t have much to say, but his smile spoke a thousand words that would echo in my heart forever. At that moment, we realized our reach was so much further than what we do inside the WWE ring. We were able to travel across the world and deliver help to people fighting for their lives.

However, these people did not see us as WWE Superstars. They saw us as people who were there to help. At the refugee camps, there were no TVs or any form of technology. No one knew who we were or what we did. Men, women and children hugged us, danced with us, laughed with us and cried with us because they were so grateful that we came to help them.

We were greeted by a group of women who wanted to perform a ceremonial dance for us. They were so excited to show us how beautiful and talented they are. Their gift was their dance. They also wanted us to dance with them, so we did.

Alicia ended up getting very emotional in the presence of these amazing and strong women. I knew when I saw the tears rolling down her cheeks that I had to be as strong as I could possibly be. I smiled extra hard to hide the pain I could see in their eyes. It ended up hitting me later that day when I had a moment to myself.

In their own way, the women celebrated Alicia’s emotion and felt more connected to her and to us than we could have ever imagined.

I remember going to sleep after the trip and thinking that we came to Rwanda to help these people and in return they gave us hope and determination that we can change the world.

One thing that I know is true: The human spirit is more resilient than you could ever imagine. At the end of the day, we are all the same: human.

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