Last Tuesday we had an opportunity to celebrate over 20 grade 6s from Bethel Kidz Club! On June 23, we hosted a drive-in/walk in, socially distanced celebration in the Bethel parking lot. Please, see the pictures. What you can’t see from these pictures …

what wilderness wakes outside your window,

shakes you limp between its teeth? what world

wanders from you, roils and bends beneath you,

sends you to cracked stone, leeched soil, …

The 2017 Redwood fire complex in northern California devastated hundreds of thousands of trees, built up structures, and the lives of hundreds of people. Soon, humanitarian concern and compassionate responses began to marshal the wide …

As part of my orientation to MDS, I had the privilege to spend a week working as Assistant Cook at the Williams Lake project, helping to keep the 22 volunteers well-fed. I worked under the capable direction of Esther Klassen who was a delight to work …

My name is Stacey Friesen and I’m 26 years old. I love music, singing, dancing, karaoke, colouring, babies, animals, zip lining, downhill skiing in the winter, camping in the summer, and of course, church! I attend a day program called Trailblazers Life Choices…

From the beginning of my life, I have always felt like an outcast. As an immigrant and a visible minority, I had a hard time making friends. Children cruelly teased me about my coarse hair, my almond shaped eyes, and they even refused to believe that …

The people at Bethel are ridiculously kind, open, and generous—so much so that when you serve them lukewarm tea all evening at a writing workshop because you can’t figure out how the hot water machine works, they will drink it without complaint and …