Ghetto Preacher Engages Youth with GPS "God ... People ... Service ... GPS. Your journey as a youth will be more meaningful if you will allow God to make you more compassionate to your neighbors and serve your communities with enthusiasm." Willy Ramos, a.k.a. the "Ghetto Preacher," bro... Read more
New Bible Workers for Gambell Mike and Fran Hansen spent more than 25 years in the Springfield, Mo., area serving as Pathfinder leaders, directors and area coordinators. They had been on mission trips to La Vida Mission and the Bristol Bay area of Alaska and fell in love with ... Read more
Lifestyle Check at the Alaska State Fair The Alaska State Fair, home of record-setting giant vegetables and beautiful flower gardens, is nestled in the heart of the Chugach Mountains in the fertile Matanuska-Susitna Valley just an hour's drive north of Anchorage. Each fall, the fair prov... Read more
Truth for Youth Gains Siberian Yupik Teens in Alaska Bill and Elouise Hawkes, a daring missionary couple serving St. Lawrence Island west of the Bering Sea, were deployed to the village of Savoonga. St. Lawrence is an island that lies closer to Siberia than it does to Alaska.The Hawkes, along with v... Read more
Alaska Men's Retreat 2010 This past July 23–25, more than 70 or 80 men traveled through a remote Alaskan goldmine for a spiritual feast. The 20-mile trip into the retreat is through "some of the most scenic, rugged country in central Alaska," says one attendee. "There is n... Read more
Alaska Women's Retreat Fosters Outreach This year's annual Alaska Conference Women's Ministries Retreat was held April 2–4 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska. More than 162 women attended the meeting, including four 89-year-olds coming for the first time to listen to Elizabet... Read more
Native Health Gospel Television Goes Digital in Alaska On April 28, Ephraim Palmero, Alaska Conference communication director, signed an agreement with KACN-TV to broadcast a minimum of two hours of video programs from selected Adventist media sources each weekday. KACN-TV is the leading channel in Al... Read more
Alaska Couples Rekindle Intimacy The North American Division Family Ministries, led by Willie and Elaine Oliver, conducted the first Journey Toward Intimacy Marriage Retreat in Alaska, held at the Palmer Church on June 5. The weekend retreat took 32 couples on a journey to discov... Read more
White House Honors ACS of Alaska with Presidential Award Joshua Dubois, special assistant to President Obama and White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships executive director, handed the prestigious award to Joe Watts, Adventist Community Services Disaster Response national director... Read more
