1 00:00:38,001 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's Kelly from Life Audio. We just launched 2 00:00:41,501 --> 00:00:45,181 Speaker 1: something new. It's called The Good Word, our free weekly 3 00:00:45,241 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: newsletter built for people who want to go a little 4 00:00:48,161 --> 00:00:54,011 Speaker 1: deeper in their faith. Think devotionals, guided prayers, curated podcast recommendations, 5 00:00:54,191 --> 00:00:57,311 Speaker 1: and a little community all in one place. No ads, 6 00:00:57,651 --> 00:01:00,091 Speaker 1: just good content. This one means a lot to us. 7 00:01:00,491 --> 00:01:03,271 Speaker 1: We built The Good Word based on the audience survey 8 00:01:03,491 --> 00:01:05,671 Speaker 1: so many of you filled out a few months back. 9 00:01:05,991 --> 00:01:08,571 Speaker 1: You told us what you wanted and we listened. So 10 00:01:08,611 --> 00:01:11,531 Speaker 1: thank you truly for helping us shape this. Head to 11 00:01:11,571 --> 00:01:14,150 Speaker 1: the link in the show notes and join our community today. 12 00:01:14,471 --> 00:01:15,441 Speaker 1: We'd love to have you. 13 00:01:15,450 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 2: Hello, friends. 14 00:01:21,381 --> 00:01:25,181 Speaker 3: Welcome to Story Behind Podcast. This is the show for 15 00:01:25,221 --> 00:01:28,501 Speaker 3: people who love hearing a good story and who believe 16 00:01:28,541 --> 00:01:32,041 Speaker 3: the world could use more positivity. We're the team behind 17 00:01:32,121 --> 00:01:35,500 Speaker 3: God Updates and GodTube, and we hope these weekly short 18 00:01:35,541 --> 00:01:37,221 Speaker 3: stories will brighten your day. 19 00:01:43,041 --> 00:01:48,221 Speaker 2: Welcome back, loyal listeners and potential newcomers to Story Behind Podcast. 20 00:01:48,821 --> 00:01:52,121 Speaker 2: We come to you from GodTube.com, where we promise you 21 00:01:52,141 --> 00:01:55,511 Speaker 2: can watch without worry. All of our stories on Story 22 00:01:55,551 --> 00:01:59,550 Speaker 2: Behind come from gottube.com slash blog, where you can find 23 00:01:59,591 --> 00:02:04,231 Speaker 2: them and experience the videos that inspired our stories. At 24 00:02:04,311 --> 00:02:07,421 Speaker 2: Story Behind, we want to go behind what you usually 25 00:02:07,521 --> 00:02:09,981 Speaker 2: see in the news and the headlines to remind you 26 00:02:10,060 --> 00:02:13,261 Speaker 2: that things are still happening out there that are good 27 00:02:13,501 --> 00:02:16,941 Speaker 2: or encouraging, or even when they're bad, that people still 28 00:02:17,001 --> 00:02:20,821 Speaker 2: come together. This week, I've selected a couple stories for 29 00:02:20,870 --> 00:02:24,551 Speaker 2: you about the power of the ocean. As kids have 30 00:02:24,810 --> 00:02:28,641 Speaker 2: gone back to school and summertime has come to an end, 31 00:02:29,421 --> 00:02:33,421 Speaker 2: we are reflecting on stories from this summer where people 32 00:02:33,441 --> 00:02:36,301 Speaker 2: have gone to the beach and while they expected to 33 00:02:36,361 --> 00:02:39,150 Speaker 2: find a peaceful sea, sometimes we need to remember just 34 00:02:39,211 --> 00:02:43,251 Speaker 2: how strong and powerful and mysterious the ocean is. We 35 00:02:43,271 --> 00:02:46,451 Speaker 2: can definitely use the ocean as a metaphor to examine 36 00:02:46,511 --> 00:02:50,561 Speaker 2: our tininess in comparison to God and his power and 37 00:02:50,601 --> 00:02:53,500 Speaker 2: the universe and what is out there. I'll be back 38 00:02:53,621 --> 00:02:56,081 Speaker 2: right after this with two stories of crises that were 39 00:02:56,121 --> 00:03:00,121 Speaker 2: averted at the Oceanside because the Lord was present in 40 00:03:00,161 --> 00:03:07,431 Speaker 2: people who thought quickly. All right, our first story today 41 00:03:08,011 --> 00:03:12,490 Speaker 2: is by Michaela Gordoni, about a 12-year-old girl who saved 42 00:03:12,531 --> 00:03:16,090 Speaker 2: her friend after she had a seizure in the ocean. 43 00:03:17,071 --> 00:03:20,691 Speaker 2: A 12-year-old saves a friend after she dropped beneath the 44 00:03:20,731 --> 00:03:25,011 Speaker 2: waves during an ocean swim in in Pensarn Beach in Wales. 45 00:03:25,631 --> 00:03:30,911 Speaker 2: Tamika Hesel, 12, Sophia Ann McKenna, 14, and their friend, 46 00:03:30,931 --> 00:03:34,941 Speaker 2: 12-year-old Ruby Wilkins, were swimming when the tide pulled them 47 00:03:35,011 --> 00:03:39,101 Speaker 2: out too far from the beach. When Sophia Ann had 48 00:03:39,141 --> 00:03:43,561 Speaker 2: a seizure and began to drown, Tamika bravely pulled her 49 00:03:43,601 --> 00:03:47,381 Speaker 2: to the shore. Tamika saved her life. Tamika got hold 50 00:03:47,561 --> 00:03:50,221 Speaker 2: of her hair and pulled her back up and onto 51 00:03:50,281 --> 00:03:54,951 Speaker 2: her shoulder, Sophia Ann's mother, Jade, said. Eventually, they managed 52 00:03:55,211 --> 00:03:58,190 Speaker 2: to doggy paddle closer to shore, then started to cry 53 00:03:58,231 --> 00:04:02,211 Speaker 2: for help as Sophia was unresponsive. Once they got to shore, 54 00:04:02,291 --> 00:04:05,841 Speaker 2: a person on the beach administered CPR to Sophia Ann 55 00:04:06,391 --> 00:04:10,501 Speaker 2: until emergency personnel arrived. All three girls were taken to 56 00:04:10,521 --> 00:04:14,781 Speaker 2: the hospital, where Sophia Ann stayed overnight and had water 57 00:04:14,821 --> 00:04:18,081 Speaker 2: drained from her lungs. Sophia Ann and her family do 58 00:04:18,140 --> 00:04:21,241 Speaker 2: not know why Sophia Ann experienced a seizure in the 59 00:04:21,281 --> 00:04:25,190 Speaker 2: water and in the ambulance. and the cause is being investigated. 60 00:04:26,010 --> 00:04:29,571 Speaker 2: Jade is still in shock that Sophia Ann could have 61 00:04:29,611 --> 00:04:32,151 Speaker 2: died at the beach, and is glad that she is 62 00:04:32,211 --> 00:04:37,011 Speaker 2: now home, resting. Tamika also experienced injury as her legs 63 00:04:37,071 --> 00:04:40,331 Speaker 2: hit against rocks in the sea, causing her to struggle 64 00:04:40,371 --> 00:04:43,311 Speaker 2: to walk without pain. She also had a painful sore 65 00:04:43,371 --> 00:04:47,851 Speaker 2: throat from swallowing too much seawater. Tamika is my little hero. 66 00:04:48,411 --> 00:04:51,851 Speaker 2: She put Sophia above herself and acted quickly, Jade said. 67 00:04:52,481 --> 00:04:55,721 Speaker 2: Without her and the amazing ladies who helped, my baby 68 00:04:55,761 --> 00:05:00,001 Speaker 2: wouldn't be here today. Tamika's mom, Shantika, is also very 69 00:05:00,061 --> 00:05:03,940 Speaker 2: proud of her. It's incredible that Tamika, with nothing else 70 00:05:04,061 --> 00:05:08,001 Speaker 2: to grasp, quickly thought to grab Sophia Ann's hair as 71 00:05:08,041 --> 00:05:11,781 Speaker 2: she sang. If it weren't for her, Sophia Ann would 72 00:05:11,801 --> 00:05:14,981 Speaker 2: have lost her life. Surely the two will be forever 73 00:05:15,041 --> 00:05:19,811 Speaker 2: bonded by this incident, and hopefully Sophia Ann's condition will 74 00:05:19,851 --> 00:05:21,710 Speaker 2: be diagnosed and treatable. 75 00:05:22,231 --> 00:05:22,411 Speaker 3: Wow. 76 00:05:23,411 --> 00:05:26,031 Speaker 2: There's an argument for growing out your hair, too, right there. 77 00:05:26,431 --> 00:05:32,911 Speaker 2: I'm reminded of 2 Samuel 22, 4-7, where David sang 78 00:05:32,951 --> 00:05:35,291 Speaker 2: that he called to the Lord who is worthy of praise. 79 00:05:36,011 --> 00:05:38,671 Speaker 2: And I have been saved from my enemies. The waves 80 00:05:38,751 --> 00:05:42,761 Speaker 2: of death swirled about me. The torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. 81 00:05:43,461 --> 00:05:45,580 Speaker 2: The cords of the grave coiled around me. The snares 82 00:05:45,621 --> 00:05:49,541 Speaker 2: of death confronted me. In my distress, I called to 83 00:05:49,581 --> 00:05:52,371 Speaker 2: the Lord. I called out to my God. From his temple, 84 00:05:52,411 --> 00:05:55,311 Speaker 2: he heard my voice. My cry came to his ears. 85 00:05:56,331 --> 00:05:59,281 Speaker 2: We'll be back in just a second with another heroic 86 00:05:59,671 --> 00:06:17,901 Speaker 2: ocean rescue. We're thinking about the power of the ocean, 87 00:06:17,921 --> 00:06:21,551 Speaker 2: the sea, the beach. You know, I love going actually 88 00:06:21,690 --> 00:06:24,341 Speaker 2: in the off season in the winter when the beach 89 00:06:24,401 --> 00:06:28,101 Speaker 2: is empty to walk along it and ponder life and 90 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:33,541 Speaker 2: smallness and all sorts of things. But then there's times 91 00:06:33,601 --> 00:06:36,421 Speaker 2: in the summer where people are gathered and they need 92 00:06:36,461 --> 00:06:39,321 Speaker 2: to remember just how powerful the ocean is and the 93 00:06:39,361 --> 00:06:42,711 Speaker 2: things in it. This is a story of a shark 94 00:06:42,731 --> 00:06:46,690 Speaker 2: attack where a 12-year-old boy is recovering after an attack 95 00:06:46,751 --> 00:06:49,271 Speaker 2: thanks to his brother's quick thinking. And this is by 96 00:06:49,311 --> 00:06:53,271 Speaker 2: Heather Rickleby. A 12-year-old boy is recovering after a shark 97 00:06:53,311 --> 00:06:57,031 Speaker 2: attack thanks to his brothers. Quick thinking. Brothers have a 98 00:06:57,091 --> 00:06:59,991 Speaker 2: funny way of loving each other. One minute they're wrestling 99 00:07:00,011 --> 00:07:02,311 Speaker 2: in the living room, arguing over whose turn it is 100 00:07:02,351 --> 00:07:05,731 Speaker 2: for the TV remote, or teasing each other without mercy. 101 00:07:06,291 --> 00:07:09,031 Speaker 2: The next, they'd step into danger without a second thought. 102 00:07:09,751 --> 00:07:13,011 Speaker 2: Beneath every rivalry is a bond that runs deep. That 103 00:07:13,071 --> 00:07:15,551 Speaker 2: kind of brotherhood was put to the test when what 104 00:07:15,601 --> 00:07:18,861 Speaker 2: began as a dream vacation in the Bahamas became a 105 00:07:18,921 --> 00:07:22,061 Speaker 2: fight for survival. when Parker Roll was attacked by an 106 00:07:22,081 --> 00:07:25,601 Speaker 2: 8-10 foot reef shark while swimming with his older brothers. 107 00:07:26,401 --> 00:07:29,561 Speaker 2: Parker and his big brother, Jack, had ventured toward a 108 00:07:29,601 --> 00:07:34,911 Speaker 2: mangrove-lined canal near Staniel Cay, Exuma, when they noticed what 109 00:07:34,951 --> 00:07:37,691 Speaker 2: they first believed was a rock. As it moved closer, 110 00:07:38,031 --> 00:07:41,331 Speaker 2: Jack assumed it was a harmless nurse shark. Seconds later, 111 00:07:41,391 --> 00:07:44,551 Speaker 2: he heard Parker scream. I looked down and could see 112 00:07:44,611 --> 00:07:48,471 Speaker 2: my bone, Parker recalled. It felt like a knife stabbing 113 00:07:49,041 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 2: over and over, then twisting. Jack sprang into action despite 114 00:07:52,861 --> 00:07:55,971 Speaker 2: being terrified. He pulled off his swimsuit and tied it 115 00:07:56,041 --> 00:08:00,030 Speaker 2: tightly around Parker's badly injured leg to slow the bleeding 116 00:08:00,151 --> 00:08:03,211 Speaker 2: while shouting for help. His other brother, Adam, ran to 117 00:08:03,271 --> 00:08:06,631 Speaker 2: alert the boat crew. But the family was stranded nearly 118 00:08:06,631 --> 00:08:09,931 Speaker 2: 60 miles offshore with no cell service or radio contact. 119 00:08:10,631 --> 00:08:13,451 Speaker 2: Crew members carried Parker back to the boat where everyone 120 00:08:13,611 --> 00:08:16,111 Speaker 2: on board prayed during the long ride back to shore. 121 00:08:16,491 --> 00:08:19,161 Speaker 2: It was a race against time. But God showed up 122 00:08:19,201 --> 00:08:23,841 Speaker 2: in that boat, answering prayers for Parker. Once they regained 123 00:08:24,141 --> 00:08:29,221 Speaker 2: cell service, emergency responders rushed Parker to a hospital. Surgeons 124 00:08:29,321 --> 00:08:33,071 Speaker 2: worked to save his leg, closing the devastating wound with 125 00:08:33,151 --> 00:08:38,030 Speaker 2: more than 1,000 stitches. Can you believe it? 1,000 stitches 126 00:08:38,731 --> 00:08:41,670 Speaker 2: and 60 miles away from help, on top of a 127 00:08:41,731 --> 00:08:44,871 Speaker 2: race to the nearest hospital. It was a miracle, one 128 00:08:44,901 --> 00:08:47,561 Speaker 2: that the family, especially Parker, will carry for a lifetime. 129 00:08:48,091 --> 00:08:50,631 Speaker 2: Parker believes that wouldn't have been possible without his brother. 130 00:08:51,111 --> 00:08:54,451 Speaker 2: I definitely consider him my hero, Parker said. He stopped 131 00:08:54,491 --> 00:08:58,670 Speaker 2: the bleeding and saved my life. Sometimes God's miracles come 132 00:08:58,711 --> 00:09:01,131 Speaker 2: through steady hands that know what to do in a crisis. 133 00:09:01,831 --> 00:09:04,430 Speaker 2: Sometimes they come through voices lifted in prayer while help 134 00:09:04,491 --> 00:09:07,291 Speaker 2: is still miles away. For Parker, they came through both. 135 00:09:08,021 --> 00:09:11,060 Speaker 2: Jack's quick thinking made the difference between tragedy and hope. 136 00:09:11,741 --> 00:09:14,300 Speaker 2: Their parents say they are blessed that Parker is doing 137 00:09:14,601 --> 00:09:19,211 Speaker 2: so well. as it says in Matthew 19, 26. And Jesus, 138 00:09:19,251 --> 00:09:22,051 Speaker 2: looking upon them, said to them, With men this is impossible, 139 00:09:22,731 --> 00:09:27,131 Speaker 2: but with God all things are possible. Thanks for joining 140 00:09:27,171 --> 00:09:30,611 Speaker 2: us for another episode of Story Behind. We'll be back 141 00:09:30,651 --> 00:09:34,071 Speaker 2: in just a couple days with two more encouraging stories 142 00:09:34,671 --> 00:09:37,221 Speaker 2: for your walk with God. Have a great day. 143 00:09:45,341 --> 00:09:48,540 Speaker 3: Thank you so much for listening to Story Behind Podcast. 144 00:09:49,061 --> 00:09:51,261 Speaker 3: We're really glad you joined us for this week's story. 145 00:09:52,121 --> 00:09:54,501 Speaker 3: To see photos and videos that may have been referenced 146 00:09:54,541 --> 00:09:57,291 Speaker 3: in this episode, check out the links in the show notes. 147 00:09:58,071 --> 00:10:00,871 Speaker 3: And if you enjoyed what you heard today, subscribe to 148 00:10:00,910 --> 00:10:04,471 Speaker 3: our podcast and please tell a friend about us. 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