I know what it is like to experience terror, to feel despondent, to live in fear. I know how wearying and hopeless life can be sometimes.
Even if I could talk face to face with the pilot who dropped the bombs I would tell him, 'We cannot change history, but we should try to do good things for the present and for the future to promote peace.'
Nine years old, I became the victim of war. I didn't like that picture at all. I felt like, why he took my picture, when I was agony, naked, so ugly? I wished that picture wasn't taken.
I went through 17 operations. I had to deal with the pain every single day. I used to compare my scars with buffalo skin. And because my skin wasn't have any pores, I cannot sweat, make me feel so tired, so headache.
I forgive everyone who caused my suffering, even the pilot, commander, people controlling me.
You will remember me as a little child in another time, during another war, and involving another airplane.
Dear friends: faith and forgiveness is much more powerful than napalm could ever be.
I am praying every day for peace.
That little girl became me now. I have accepted it and I'm thankful that my picture worked for good.
The more I travel the more I see and know what people need. They need peace, they need joy and they need love.
I cannot sweat because there is no hair and no pores on the skin grafts. And, can you imagine, there is no blood at all in my scars?
I am not religious; I am not political.
Religion doesn't help me at all. But the relationship between me and God and Jesus, that changed my life.
I wanted to share my experience with people so that they feel better.
I built my life very normal with everything I do.
I was a happy child, just 9 years old, and I knew nothing about war.
The more I prayed for my enemies, the softer my heart became.
When I felt real forgiveness, my heart was set free.
Let the world see how horrible wars can be.
I want to have freedom myself, and build my family.
