The sound of one hand clapping.

I wouldn't have made it this far without a support system. I am more than 1000km away from home and I didn't have family in Cape Town. Now I have created my own family here, both at church and at university. Before I had this structure my life was not stable,  I had many acquaintances, but with no real family values.

My new family has encouraged me in my spiritual, personal and social life. When I speak about social life, this doesn't mean clubbing. I have grown into a mature, focused young woman through the love I have received from my new family. These people believed in me without a doubt, they sparked the light inside me. I believe God puts people in your path to help you get through life challenges. He does not tell you who they are, but you need to appreciate these people and realise this is help from God.

In my second year, my friend believed in me being an intelligent student. We were writing a Communication Science test and she told me she expected 100 percent from me. The test before I had gotten 97 percent. For me, I thought she is putting a lot of pressure on me and in any case who gets 100 percent for a test. After the test, I told her that I don't think I got it. When the test came back, I had gotten 100 percent. It was not my own intelligence, but also someone believing in me that I can get that mark. I also believe God played a role in making this happen.

As a person, you must surround yourself with positive people. When you have this, you can achieve anything in life. When you have a strong support system, you become stronger as well and you can conquer your fears. My success has come from people helping me and me also helping others. I had gotten better marks when I tutored other students, this helped me to know more. Life is about sharing with others and through that you become blessed.

The Lord blessed me with two special friends who came at a crucial time in my life. This is Faith Foster and Zodwa Mtolo. These have my guardian angels who were the other hand all the time to help me clap. The Bible verse that changed my life is Matthew 11:28 'Come to me all those who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.' This is a true testimony that you cannot do things on your own.