Chapter 12

This chapter talks about really managing Bethany's life after the shark attack such as, who to use as a sponsor, what interviews to accept and such. Bethany wrote her own book at the age of 14. There are a bunch of random points in this chapter. At one point, Cher says that she is crammed in an SUV with surfboards, in traffic, wondering if this is what they really wanted out of their lives. She was on the way to Bethany's surfboard shaper and when she finally got the board she wasn't so pleased but took it anyway. The board had palm fronds on it. Like I said Cheri wasn't too impressed as she had just gotten it, but was after listening to her CD on the way home and learning that palm fronds were used to praise and worship God. Later, Bethany was invited to throw the opening pitch at the New York Yankees game. She threw a strike and even the catcher said that it had some heat on it. She pitched another time for the Oakland A's in California, but when she was in New York a man by the name of Jeff Dunholm had come to see Bethany as he had too lost his arm and refused to give up like her. Cheri also describes one of her favorite times being in London. They all attended a church service that night at one of the local churches. While there Cheri broke into tears as she heard the reoccurring tune "Blessed Be Your Name". Later in London, Bethany was invited to teach the stars of a popular show to surf. She was presented with a badge of courage from that show, which served as a pass to museums and exhibitions that had been earlier featured on the show. The rest of the chapter just talks about Bethany growing up in Christ and her accomplishments.

Bethany on the British show Blue Peter