President & CEO: Nate Parks
Berea
berea.org
As I reflect on 2025, I do so with deep gratitude for what God has done through our ministry and for you, whose faithful partnership makes it possible. At the same time, it was a deeply challenging year for me personally. For 20 years, I have been deaf in my left ear. On June 20th, I woke up with significant hearing loss in my right ear as well. After many doctor visits and much prayer, I had cochlear implant surgery on December 18th. I did my best to plan this around the rhythms of camp, but there was a lot to navigate. In the midst of this, my father passed away in October, and I made an emergency trip to Spain, where my parents have lived for many years, to be with family and share in our grief.
2025 was a significant year—not just personally but for the ministry too. With all three camps celebrating milestone anniversaries, I was eager to visit partners face‑to‑face. Grieving the loss of my father and forced to rest following surgery, I was reminded of Exodus 14:14, “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” In a year full of noise, schedules, and expectations, God called me to stop, to rest, and to trust Him fully.
Through it all, one truth endures: the Gospel is shaping lives at camp—children encountering Jesus, families drawing closer to God, and churches renewed in vision and discipleship. My story reminds me we can’t do this work alone; just as I couldn’t show up in every way I’d hoped, our ministry cannot expand or sustain its impact without a growing base of partners walking with us. Life’s challenges don’t halt the work God calls us to; they remind us that our work depends on a team of faithful believers united by prayer, generosity, and commitment to the Gospel. As our impact across New England continues to grow, so must the financial resources needed to fuel this work. To sustain and expand the Gospel’s reach, we need both more partners standing with us and increased generosity from those already committed.
I ask you, with gratitude and mission urgency, to prayerfully consider how God is calling you to go deeper with us in 2026—in your financial support, in connecting us with others who share your passion for Kingdom work, and in prayer for God’s provision. Your support matters, and your partnership fuels everything we do to share Christ with youth, families, and churches. Thank you for standing with us in 2025!
