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Soul Surfer Bethany Hamilton Marries Youth Minister

“Today was the most beautiful, wonderful best day of my life! God is more than good(: Excited to live life with my husband Adam Dirks!” 

That was the gushing tweet this weekend from shark attack victim/pro surfer Bethany Hamilton as she married youth minister Adam Dirks in Kauai, Hawaii this weekend. According to E! Online, the couple met on the beach in the spring of 2012, and Dirks asked her to marry him in mid-April of this year.

The 23-year-old Hamilton lost her left arm in a tiger shark attack in 2003 off the coast of Hawaii. Her story (along with her strong Christian faith) inspired a book titled Soul Surfer, which was made into a movie in 2011. Hamilton credited her rapid recovery and perseverance to her faith in God.

Hamilton has said earlier this year that since they’ve met, Dirks has just swept her off her feet. “I just had to trust in God and know that He had someone special for me,” Hamilton commented earlier this year. Fans are pouring congratulations and Scripture onto her Facebook and Twitter pages.