What the Shark Couldn't Take
On the morning of October 31, 2003, thirteen-year-old Bethany Hamilton lay on her surfboard off Tunnels Beach on Kauai's North Shore, her left arm trailing...
This is a contemporary on resilience and faith, drawing on 2 Corinthians 12:9-10.
On the morning of October 31, 2003, thirteen-year-old Bethany Hamilton lay on her surfboard off Tunnels Beach on Kauai's North Shore, her left arm trailing in the water. A fourteen-foot tiger shark struck without warning, severing her arm just below the shoulder. She lost over sixty percent of her blood before reaching Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Her survival alone was remarkable.…
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