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Everyone has a story to tell. For most of us in Bethel, our favourite stories are the ones that remind us that God knows us, loves us and changes us for the better. Here are some of those stories. (You might also enjoy some of the stories of our friends, too.)

“I wasn't wholly committed to Christ. I only gave part of my heart and I kept part for myself.”

John

“I did not think submitting my life to God would be the most exciting thing in the world. But now it feels like I’m finally alive and nothing else compares.”

Esther

“So many times I thought, ‘That sermon was just for me’”

Lorna

“I knew that if I didn't get right with God, I wasn't going to heaven”

Stuart & Jan

“Working and drinking — that was my life”

Brian

“I realised God loved me and wanted me back”

Debra

“I started to see I wasn't the nice guy I thought I was”

Keith

“I couldn't believe that I’d gone to chapel all my life but I wasn't a Christian”

Eleanor

“I’m not perfect but I know I can ask God for forgiveness and he helps me.”

Mary

“Life was going the way I wanted it to. I had plenty of money and was very philosophical. I thought if everyone just smoked dope, then the world would be a happier place.”

Nigel

“Something better than this life can ever offer”

Siân

“I realised that I had been born a sinner, and going to church did not make you a Christian”

Jack

“Unlike alcohol, success or sport, turning to Jesus has brought me true and lasting happiness”

Colin

“If Jesus has done all that for me, I will follow him”

Hubert

“I wanted forgiveness and heaven, but I thought doing what God wanted would make me unhappy”

Anna

“I started to attend Bethel church and really felt that God was drawing me back to himself. I started to feel happy again.”

Marlene


Friends of Bethel

“God has kept me and given me strength through some very difficult times”

Kath Hamm

“He tried to kill me — but when I met him, I liked him”

Billy Burns

“'Pan-Am Flight 103 has exploded'… the unthinkable slowly expanded, filling not only our minds but every nerve and cell of our bodies… That’s Helga’s flight.”

John Mosey

“I opened a Bible and the words “the truth will set you free” just stared at me. The next eighteen months were the best in my life.”

Alison Stewart

“Suddenly a masked man smashed through the driver’s window with an iron bar and began beating Dad to death. There was nothing Dad could do — he was trapped in his own seat, receiving blow after blow. And it was there he died, suffocating on his own blood.”

Tamar Pollard

“We set our standards, but when you get there, it doesn't fulfil what you think it will.”

Garin Jenkins

“Our Christian faith has helped us every single day – if we hadn’t known that God is with us even in the most difficult times, we would probably never have been able to cope. ”

Alison and Kevin

“I felt that God was calling me to speak out against Robert Mugabe ”

Henry Olonga

Food for Thought
Isn’t Clydach a great place to live? It’s good isn’t it to meet with friends and have opportunities for strengthening our ties with each other? Bethel wants to help us do just this. Food for Thought is an hour long monthly lunch where we share a meal together, and listen to a short talk allowing…
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John’s story

“I wasn't wholly committed to Christ. I only gave part of my heart and I kept part for myself.”

I wasn't wholly committed to Christ. I only gave part of my heart and I kept part for myself. Then after my college days, I clearly remember while praying one night being suddenly overwhelmed by the presence of God. It was a very powerful, humbling, joyous and transforming experience. It turned me fully to Jesus. Everything had now changed for me. We have a wonderful Saviour, who is our refuge and peace. He meets our every need, and guides our ways. He gives us contentment in him, so we are satisfied with whatever he has given us.
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