Life's Lessons - Soul Surfer

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I had a glimpse of this true story movie on HBO one saturday and I got so curious that I decided to download a copy of the full movie in torrent. When given the chance to take a break and relax the next weekend, I kept the movie rolling.

In synopsis, Soul Surfer is a movie about a girl who lives to surf and serve God. Yup, she is a proud Christian. The story revolves in Bethany Hamilton's journey with the Lord before and after she was attacked by a shark one surfy day. She is a known teenage in Hawaii who is in the peak of her blooming career as a surfer. Bethany and her family's struggle after she lost one of her arms during the shark attack was high lighted in this story.  I was amazed how a Family of Christ-lovers worked together in the movie to surpass a life changing trial of their lives. What moves me the most? When the climax of the story was shown. When she (bethany) and her Church mates went out on an outreach program in Thailand to help out the tsunami victims. I felt the painful realization bethany felt when she realized how small her struggles were compared to those people who actually lost their family in the same waters she lost her arms.  A very inspiring movie that made me confirm that God is an amazing God and He uses amazingly wonderful people, things, circumstances to make us all feel loved and valued.

 All things work together for good to those who love Him (Romans 8:28)

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