Earlier this year when ACS received a special grant for food security for vulnerable populations, AWA participated in the food distribution with several flights to remote villages. AWA-Alaska enjoys a mutually beneficial relationship with Adventist Community Services. We praise God for the opportunity to serve people in need through this connection. The Fairbanks area ACS [...]
According to Guyana News, the severe economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting many countries. Guyana is no exception. The Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, said the government is “aggressively” working to recommence commercial flight operations at Guyana’s two international airports in the shortest possible time, while assuring that measures are in place [...]
Before the mission houses, guest hut and dormitory were buildings, they were mere bags of cement and pieces of metal and other supplies sitting in various stores in the main city. They were trees and bamboo yet to be fallen and cut apart by loggers in the forest. All those pieces and parts had to [...]
Enrique, Nicaragua Project Manager, is a man on the move.* Traveling to different areas to see where he can be of assistance and to determine the needs of the area, Enrique is very busy. Worshiping on Sabbath in the Kisalaya Seventh Day Adventist Church, he praises God for the opportunity to serve. After service, he [...]
A Missionaries Plea I watch them each day with their deep set eyes Looking to me for answers... Not understanding what is gnawing from within. I want to tell them, this is not how life should be, But they wouldn’t understand, they know no other way. They accept... I want to give them comfort, warmth, [...]
One morning, Bruce and I decided to play “hookie” and take a break from our whirlwind of activities. We put on our helmets, hopped on the motorcycle and went venturing out, not knowing where to go and what to do in this new world of social distancing, masks and checkpoints. Palawan is famous for [...]
Pictured is the Kobuk River in front of the village of Shungnak. Shungnak is a village of approximately 270 Inupiat Eskimo people and less than ten nonnative folks associated with the K-12 school. This village has been a site for Adventist mission ministry since the late 1960s. But the tenure of our mission personnel [...]
Introducing a bright star from the continent of Africa—Kabwe Musonda. Born in Zambia (located in the southern region of Africa) Kabwe has been passionate about aviation since he was a child. At age 9 he saw airliners take off and land. This spiked a great deal of curiosity as he wondered how a big heavy [...]
Hello AWA friends and family, How’s it going with you? I hope this Mission Project Update finds you in good health and praising God for what He’s done in your life. I’m sitting on my couch with my laptop and my oldest son, Caleb, typing this letter as the rain falls gently on the roof. [...]
Being a missionary is a profession in which you should know a little bit of everything. We called it “a jack of all trades - master of none.” You know how to do many different things, but you’re not an expect in any one particular thing. I graduated with a Bachelor of Theology because I [...]
