As told by her father, Neil...

"When we talked of her cancer and what might happen, she said, 'Daddy, the worst thing that could happen to me would be the best thing that could happen to me.' I cried.

Oh God forgive me for my lack of vision.

I told her I would take the cancer for her if I could. Without hesitation she said 'No, Daddy, this burden is mine and I have to carry it to see what Jesus has for me.'

Oh, God forgive me for my lack of vision."

The Edge is a weeklong Presbyterian camp for middle school kids held at Covenant College each summer in Chattanooga, Tennessee. As you will see and read on the video, the Edge was one of Bethany’s greatest joys on this earth. This video was played at a memorial service the year after she went “home”. Permanent scholarships have been established in recognition of her love for the kids, the camp, and her Savior.

The words displayed in the video are excerpts from her journals.

The Edge Video Link [Mpg, 72MB]

"Where am I?
Do I know where I am?
It is so familiar,
Yet, I have never been here before,
Nor do I want to leave.
I think I will stay.
Yes, I will stay.
This will be my Home.
Home.
I like the sound of that.
I've never felt at Home before.
Maybe because I have never been,
Until now."

As the Darkness faded,
The dim light filled its place.
Where there was once black,
Is now a new morning.
The light is brighter now,
Making everything clearer.
I feel as if I had slept for 1,000 years,
Yet it was only a night.
Or was it?
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I was born on January 17, 1983 in Presbyterian Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee. My mother was in labor for eleven hours, but it was worth the trouble. At approximately one PM a baby girl was placed into her father’s arms.

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I am blessed with a wonderful Christian family. I was raised going to church every Sunday and encouraged to have a personal relationship with Christ at a young age. I was in sixth grade when I realized what a relationship with Christ was, and when I made a real commitment to Christ.

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