Page 228: Riley Kehoe: Tsunami Survivor Learns to Choose Courage Over Fear

The Unfolding

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🗓️ 7 February 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Riley Kehoe was 10 years old when her family’s island vacation turned into a nightmare. On the morning of December 26, 2004, an earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia. Riley’s family had to run for their lives from a tsunami with waves up to 100 feet high. It was a terrifying experience that took the lives of more than 200,000 people. In the aftermath, fear threatened to rule Riley’s life. It would take years to understand the wounds she carried and even longer to find freedom from fear. Riley is the author of Three Seconds of Courage: How Small Acts of Bravery Lead to Big Change.

You can follow Riley Kehoe on Instagram, at https://www.instagram.com/rileywithcourage/

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0:00.0	Page 228 of the unfolding is the story of Riley Kehoe.
0:04.9	Running as fast as my 10-year-old likes can carry me.
0:07.7	I look behind me and truly I wish I never had.
0:10.8	The wave is this powerful wall of water, just destroying everything in its path.
0:16.2	As I'm looking back, I just hear the voice of my dad saying, Riley, run.
0:21.4	God's story has been unfolding.
0:24.9	Since the beginning of time.
0:28.0	He invites you to be a part of it.
0:33.5	Another page in the unfolding.
0:39.4	Hey, this is Meredith Foster.
0:45.3	Riley Kiho was 10 years old when her family's island vacation turned into a nightmare.
0:51.4	On the morning of December 26, 2004, an earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia.
0:56.0	Riley's family had to run for their lives from a tsunami with waves 50 feet high. It was a terrifying experience that took the lives of more than 200,000 people.
1:03.6	In the aftermath, fear threatened to rule Riley's life. It would take years to understand the wounds
1:09.3	she carried and even longer to find
1:11.6	freedom from fear, but she has. And her passion is to help you live a life of courage.
1:19.1	When I was 10 years old, I loved Jesus. I was so grateful that I grew up in a family where both
1:27.0	my parents loved the Lord. Like I would watch my dad, get up in a family where both my parents loved the Lord.
1:28.3	Like I would watch my dad get up in the morning, read his devotional.
1:31.8	My mom was a pastor at one of the biggest churches in New Zealand.
1:35.1	That's where I grew up.
1:35.8	I was born in England, but then I grew up in New Zealand.
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