The Ocean That Christ Redeemed
On the morning of October 31, 2003, thirteen-year-old Bethany Hamilton lay on her surfboard at Tunnels Beach on Kauai's North Shore, her left arm dangling...
This is a contemporary on resilience and faith, drawing on Romans 8:28.
On the morning of October 31, 2003, thirteen-year-old Bethany Hamilton lay on her surfboard at Tunnels Beach on Kauai's North Shore, her left arm dangling in the water. A fourteen-foot tiger shark struck without warning, severing her arm just below the shoulder. By the time her best friend's father fashioned a tourniquet from a surf leash, Bethany had lost over sixty percent of her blood.…
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