Re: Think Missions Imagine yourself part of a small village located on the Arctic tundra with a few dozen wooden homes, a small store and governed by elders. Extreme weather. No hospitals. No police. No streets. The only access is by a small, single-engine plane. No... Read more
Three Oranges Save $100 for VBS As the camp meeting team loaded eight totes of Vacation Bible School (VBS) crafts, fresh fruit and warm clothes onto the baggage scales at the Anchorage International Airport, one of the totes was 3 pounds over the 50-pound limit. “You’ll need to ... Read more
5160 Proves Unforgettable The phone rang in the church office one cold February afternoon. I picked up the receiver on the third ring to hear a frantic voice of a teen on the other end: “Ms. Lynette, I need your help. I’ve lost my cell phone, and I need to use your phone t... Read more
Togiak Church Provides Shelter in Times of Storm I was invited to come to Togiak, Alaska, to conduct a week of prayer; focusing on the sufferings of Jesus and His desire to carry away our pain and find a new identity in Him. My first thought as I stepped off the small six-person plane onto the T... Read more
God Plans Ahead Arctic Mission Volunteers serve in villages where the cost for basic food items is double, sometimes triple, what one pays in the Lower 48 because bush Alaska is not tied to any road system; all supplies must be flown or barged into the villages. ... Read more
When God Moves: A Story From the Northernmost Town in the United States Picture a two-story pink house with a small yellow house sitting right next door, right in the center of a well-traveled part of town. Little did anyone suspect that these buildings would become God’s answer to the prayer of a small group of Adven... Read more
Longtime Alaska Homesteaders Are Still Pioneering On a sunny Sabbath morning in May, Hal and Sherron Farrar ascended the steps of Northside Church in Anchorage, Alaska. Pastor Jim John was greeting outside and took special notice of the elderly couple. After introductions, Sherron responded, “We’... Read more
An Email From Nowhere Connects Couple to a New Somewhere “Good afternoon, I found your email online and was hoping you might be able to help us concerning getting baptized. My husband and I live in remote Alaska and are hoping to find a Sabbath church to be baptized in. Thank you for your time and help ... Read more
Savoonga Church Celebrates Christmas on Bering Sea Dec. 21, 2018, had arrived. As the time for our Christmas program drew closer and closer, we realized Alaska's Savoonga Church was going to be filled to capacity. We were right. Read more
