Welcome to the new year. I hope this email finds you well. Things here in AK are really starting to get moving.
Tanana Liz in Tanana now has a great living situation as she is the care taker for the Catholic Church. She also is working at partnering with 4 other people in town. She is doing youth events many nights a week and is inviting other adults to join her. Neighboring Young Life communities (Galena, Fairbanks, and Anchorage) are sending people to help Liz further establish a permanent youth ministry program.
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| "Pile of Fries" at McDonald's |
Sitka: We started this semester with a hang out time at McDonald. We had over 100 kids there and 8 leaders. We have started our morning Bible study groups and this last week we had 15 guys and 13 girls show up. On February 25-28 we will host Winter Blast- a fun outreach weekend. There will be fun activities, good food, and a place to hear about and talk about Jesus. In march we partnering with churches to plan a high school girls discipleship weekend combining kids from town and MEHS.
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| Our MEHS guys morning Bible study group |
Bethel: Bethel is the largest hub community in western Alaska and at least 1/3 of our kids come from the Bethel area. A MEHS grad of 2014, Dolena,feels God leading her to start Young Life there. The community of 6,400 has several churches but not a ministry that combines folks from different churches to reach the kids who wouldn't come to church. Within the past week there have been at least 5 people express interest in being involved. Dolena will be working to partner with churches. Dolena has ties to the Covenant Church which this last weekend hosted an event where 30 kids made commitments to Christ!
Tok: A hub community in eastern Alaska (population 1,300) is working with Fairbanks to start Young Life. Julie from Tok will be meeting with church leadership this weekend to talk more about how to partner with Young Life and there will be a community support meeting in February.
Craig: Craig is the largest community on Prince of Whales in SE Alaska, (population 1,300) and a teacher named Aly is leading the charge. They have reformed a committee (some folks have previously had started Young Life- but it has been silent the last 5 years). Leaders are spending time with kids and they have had Bible studies and club meetings. Also a couple from neighboring Klawock has started a campaigner Bible study group for kids this year.
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