It took a man without feet, a man without hands, an NFL punter, Rupert Boneham from Survivor and a sword swallower to show how they turned obstacles into opportunities at the Swords for Africa benefit fundraiser.
Each performer shared their individual story on how they have had to overcome the impossible in their lives to achieve their goals.
Danny Frasier, the world's smallest Elvis, made the crowd laugh with his humor.
Once Frasier laid in front of a tour bus for a prank.
"I laid down right in front of the wheel that's behind the front door and two 85-year-old women got off the bus and I yelled please ask the driver to get this bus off of me," Frasier said.
He also inspired with his wisdom.
"God has his hand on me, he's seeing me through," he said.
Frasier sang Elvis songs to get the show started.
Jim Goldman of Ripley's Believe It or Not amazed the crowd by showing everything he can still accomplish without arms. He threw knives, hit a baseball and made a basketball shot.
"If you want to do it, there's nothing you can't do," Goldman said. "There's nothing I can't do, I can do everything everyone else can do."
The surprise of the evening was Hunter Smith, former Indianapolis Colts punter, who played two songs on the guitar and talked about the hardships of life.
"There's ups and downs, some poor, some good, but I'm always with God," Smith said. "God is the purpose behind it (my life)."
Rupert Boneham focused on Survivor and how that experience changed him as a person.
"The strongest muscle you have in your body is your mind," Boneham said. "When you believe you can do something, its amazing what happens."
Joy in the Harvest, the benefactor of the fundraiser, is sending women to Tunisia for charity work. The woman discussed the work they would be doing, such as preparing meals, taking inventory of supplies and running a soup kitchen.
The final performance of the evening was Dan Meyer, a Muncie resident, who is a sword swallower. He hopes his experience with doing the impossible in his life will inspire others to do the impossible in theirs.
"There is too much fear and not enough faith to do the impossible in your life," Meyer said. "Think big and dream bigger."
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