Cheri Hamilton

A Shark Attack is no Match for God's Plan and Providence
When 13 year old surfer Bethany Hamilton lost her arm in a shark attack, the media spotlight turned 
her quiet life upside down. Many wondered how this rising star would find the inner strength
to press on and realize her pro-surfing ambitions.  Would she be able to adapt her surfing style to compete?
Now, Bethany's mother, Cheri, pulls back the curtain on her family's life to show how the seeds  of Bethany's eventual
triumph were planted decades before her birth, when Cheri and her future husband, Tom, were surf-loving kids
searching for life's meaning int the next big wave.  Raising a Soul Surfer follows their unpredictable journey
across a continent to find each other and Jesus, and traces the hand of God at work in their lives as they married
and started a family.  Long before Bethany lost her arm and nearly her life, God was preparing the hearts and 
minds of her whole family to trust Him when it mattered most.