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On the morning of October 31, 2003, thirteen-year-old Bethany Hamilton paddled out at Tunnels Beach on the North Shore of Kauai, Hawaii, alongside her best...
This is a contemporary on resilience and faith, drawing on Philippians 4:13.
On the morning of October 31, 2003, thirteen-year-old Bethany Hamilton paddled out at Tunnels Beach on the North Shore of Kauai, Hawaii, alongside her best friend Alana Blanchard and Alana's father, Holt. The water was clear, the waves were good, and Bethany lay on her board with her left arm dangling in the water. Then a fourteen-foot tiger shark struck without warning, severing her left arm just below the shoulder.…
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