Thankful – A Letter from Sarah Hill
Waking up this morning, I felt the crisp, cool air brush my cheeks. As I sipped my coffee, I sat in silent awe. My heart is overwhelmed with gratitude. For a moment the world was silenced and I could take in the goodness of who God is and all He has done – a moment […]
The Power of Giving
“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” -Winston Churchill During the beginning of the pandemic, I felt a strong urge from the Lord to have an attitude of “giving without limits.” This was a challenge as the world around us was shutting down and many people […]
Pillars of Strength: A Letter from Sarah
“Strength of character” is my favorite definition of the word resilience. We wrapped around this theme for our Beautifully Flawed retreat in Kauai just a few weeks ago. Strength of character is built in the hard things we endure in life. Easy is not where we learn endurance! When things come easy, we often walk away […]
We’re Almost There… But We Need Help!
This Sunday, May 23, we check in 14 attendees to our private retreat in Kauai to kick off our much awaited Beautifully Flawed Retreat! We couldn’t be more relieved or elated to finally host our 8th annual retreat after a break of schedule in 2020 due to pandemic lockdowns. Overcoming a most challenging year, we feel more resilient […]
Resilience, Always
I want to talk about resilience. I want to talk about the resilience that this organization learned in 2020 and about the resilience we are carrying into 2021. No doubt that our universal climate has changed, but it doesn’t change an ounce of truth itself because we place our hope in Jesus. Resilience is taking […]
The Beautiful Leap of Faith – A Message from Sarah Hill
Six months later, ready to attend, she was having doubts that she could actually make it! I shared that although I did not know what she was facing, I would be as a sister to her, and no matter what she needed, I would be there to help. I assured her that she was not […]
Thankful for YOU – A Message from Sarah Hill
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” -William Arthur Ward Friends of Bethany would like to wish you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving! We are so very grateful to each of you for all of your love, support, and care over the years. There is […]
Finding Hope in Disappointment – A Message from Sarah Hill
There was no harder call to make than to postpone our 2020 Beautifully Flawed Retreat. I think throughout this past year, many can relate to holding out hope for some scheduled event to remain on the calendar, and then the reality of it not happening coming to fruition. My greatest concern was two sided: many of […]
The Giver – A Story about Giving from Sarah Hill
Once, while I was serving with students in Mexico, we came across an orphanage where the needs were great. I had planned out the trip in advance, and this particular orphanage was not on the list, so our funds were allocated to the things we had pre-planned to help with. Since I am often in […]
Why We Do What We Do – A Message from Sarah Hill
Why do we do what we do? Here’s a message from our Executive Director Sarah Hill on what our Beautifully Flawed Retreat for young women with limb difference means to her: Beautifully Flawed is a program that hits especially close to home for me. I struggled a lot with body image due to having several scars from several different […]