Christmas 2024
BBC Christmas Letter
Life looks a little different now than it did last time we saw all of you at camp. It’s December now, the ground is covered in snow and all the houses are twinkling with white lights. Christmas is coming and that means that Christmas music is now playing all around. If you’re anything like me, you love to listen to Christmas music early and soak up every ounce of Christmas spirit you can. I listen to many, many Christmas songs, but there is one that has a special place in my heart – one I have loved ever since I was young.
I encourage you to sit down by your tree, grab a cup of hot chocolate and listen to the song “Born in Bethlehem” by Third Day. Here are some of the lyrics:
| “Baby Jesus, lying in a mangerCrying for the worldThe angels told the shepherdsOf the good news for us all Hallelujah, the King is hereGiven for all menFor today the holy son of GodIs born in Bethlehem | Come now sinners and you saintsAll peasants and all kingsAnd bow before the earth’s redeemerLet all voices sing. Hallelujah, the King is hereGiven for all menFor today the holy son of GodIs born in Bethlehem” |
Whenever I listen to this song, it stirs something up in me and I often shed a few tears. Maybe it’s nostalgia, but maybe it’s the hope and truth in this song that brings comfort to my weary soul. The truth that Jesus is good news for us all! That he came to earth to be with us, Emmanuel. That he cries for us and knows and sees our aches and pains and has come to heal them. That no matter who we are, where we come from and what we have done, the God of the universe came down to earth in the form of this little baby, to save us and bring us hope. We can all breathe a sigh of relief this Christmas and come to him and sing ‘Hallelujah, the King is here’! We don’t have to worry and struggle and fight alone, we have this joy and good news in Jesus and that’s what we’re rejoicing in this Christmas. What a beautiful gift that is and what a marvelous joy this hope brings us!
May this Christmas season you experience the hope and joy that Jesus brings to you and to our world. May you sing ‘Hallelujah’ and rejoice because God is with you and you are not alone.
Merry Christmas Bethel Family!
Peace & joy to you,
Krista Raju, on behalf of Bethel Bible Camp Committee
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2025 Summer Dates:
| WIWACS Retreat | May 30-June 1 |
| Men’s Retreat | June 6-8 |
| Ladies Retreat | June 20-22 |
| Grades 10-12 (Sr. High) | June 29-July 5 |
| Grades 8-9 (Jr. High) | July 6-12 |
| Counsellor Training Program (Gr 10+) | July 13-19 |
| Grades K-3 #1 (Day camp 1) | July 15-16 |
| Grades K-3 #2 (Day camp 2) | July 17-18 |
| Grades 4-5 #1 (Children’s 1) | July 20-23 |
| Grades 4-5 #2 (Children’s 2) | July 23-26 |
| Grades 6-7 (Intermediate) | July 27 – August 1 |
| Family Camp | August 1-4 |
| Come as you are (18+) | August 5-8 |
| Camp’s 80th Anniversary (all welcome) | August 9 |
| Girls camp (Grades 7-12) | August 10-15 |
| Grade 7-8 (Inter/Jr camp) | August 17-22 |
| Back to School Retreat (Pembina Hills Gr 7-12) | September 5-7 |
For more information on these camps, and other opportunities to serve check out our website: bethelbiblecamp.ca
– Bethel Bible Camp Committee