At age 13 Bethany Hamilton acquires a serious accident while surfing. “It came, literally, out the blue,” says she. Having no warning with the waves rolling minute and innocent, not a sign of riskiness showed. Bethany remembers relaxing on her board with her left arm hanging in the cool salt water thinking, “ I hope the surf picks up soon…”
Then it had happened. Within a split second she started feeling a lot of pressure while feeling a couple of strikingly fast tugs to her left arm. In shock, she watched as the water around her turned a beaming red color. Managing to stay calm somehow, her left arm became missing up to her armpit. As for her board, it had also become holey with a chunk missing off the side. After losing more than 60 percent of her blood, and making it through several surgeries without infection, Bethany was on her way to …show more content…
She believed in God, not because anyone made her believe, but because she put her faith and personal relationship with God to the test. She also remembers her parents enlightening her about the Bible and God, but Bethany sees it as no one person should make another to believe in something. Some people don’t usually think much about the subject of Jesus Christ, unless something terrible happens to them or until they become older, but as for Bethany, she always knew as a child that she was going to put her trust in God. “Everything”, is what she says if anyone ever questions what Christ means to her. She had faith in him before and after the shark attack.
Bethany Hamilton has now become an origin of inspiration to thousands through her story of faith, determination, and hope. She even has a motion picture movie titled SOUL SURFER, featuring an all-star cast including AnnaSophia Robb and Helen Hunt, with Carrie Underwood in her film debut, an also featuring Dennis
Then it had happened. Within a split second she started feeling a lot of pressure while feeling a couple of strikingly fast tugs to her left arm. In shock, she watched as the water around her turned a beaming red color. Managing to stay calm somehow, her left arm became missing up to her armpit. As for her board, it had also become holey with a chunk missing off the side. After losing more than 60 percent of her blood, and making it through several surgeries without infection, Bethany was on her way to …show more content…
She believed in God, not because anyone made her believe, but because she put her faith and personal relationship with God to the test. She also remembers her parents enlightening her about the Bible and God, but Bethany sees it as no one person should make another to believe in something. Some people don’t usually think much about the subject of Jesus Christ, unless something terrible happens to them or until they become older, but as for Bethany, she always knew as a child that she was going to put her trust in God. “Everything”, is what she says if anyone ever questions what Christ means to her. She had faith in him before and after the shark attack.
Bethany Hamilton has now become an origin of inspiration to thousands through her story of faith, determination, and hope. She even has a motion picture movie titled SOUL SURFER, featuring an all-star cast including AnnaSophia Robb and Helen Hunt, with Carrie Underwood in her film debut, an also featuring Dennis