Alatna and Allakaket are neighboring villages which are old trading posts between Athabaskans and Eskimos. It's the location of the first mission by the Episcopal Church on the Koyukon River in 1906. A major flood wiped out the village in 1994 and the residents had to be rescued by helicopter! Alcan was established by the federal government for housing customs agents on the Alaska/Canada border. That's a different sort of village!

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Mathew is the Pastor of Safe Harbor Church in Akutan, AK. This is no ordinary church, not only because it's on a remote island on the Aleutian Islands, but also because people from Ukraine, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Guinea, Congo, Liberia, Mongolia, and other places are in Akutan working for Trident Seafoods Company. Mathew discusses how he pastors a church with this kind of diversity, what life is like in Akutan, how he talks to atheists, and describes the colorful characters that darken the doors of Safe Harbor Church!

Click the links below to check out Pastor Mathew Vroman's content:

This is the Way: Traveling the Way to Life by Dr. Mathew Vroman

https://www.amazon.com/This-Way-Traveling-Life/dp/B0DHZZBTVC/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=5AE0EHUA76NN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ElewKBmkIFtcT3IhR3BflTnqCztezlpyirDN4xVv5Y_GjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.lpMaceJHdfWiY2PD6GyoU66X88Z88IeOlKIeuYGrZJM&dib_tag=se&keywords=mathew+vroman&qid=1729106857&sprefix=mathew+vroman%2Caps%2C189&sr=8-1

One: Finding the One Answer to Life's Questions by Dr. Mathew Vroman

https://www.amazon.com/ONE-Finding-answer-lifes-questions/dp/B0DHSXVNN5/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?crid=5AE0EHUA76NN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ElewKBmkIFtcT3IhR3BflTnqCztezlpyirDN4xVv5Y_GjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.lpMaceJHdfWiY2PD6GyoU66X88Z88IeOlKIeuYGrZJM&dib_tag=se&keywords=mathew+vroman&qid=1729106857&sprefix=mathew+vroman%2Caps%2C189&sr=8-2

By the Bible YouTube Channel

https://youtube.com/@practicalpastoring5335?si=KnRKi9MVgo8q_Wmk

Hour of Hope Radio Show

https://www.apradio.org/news/hour-of-hope-october-13/

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Akutan is a very diverse village most known for being the home of Trident Seafood Company's largest seafood plant in North America. Even more unique is the nearby volcano and an airstrip that's not even on the same island! Safe Harbor Church serves as a community center and hosts some of the most diverse people in the state of Alaska! Alakanuk sits on the mouth of the Yukon River with a surprising population of 747 for a very remote village. Alakanuk was reportedly founded by a Yupi'k Shaman long ago and is named after the confusing maze of waterways in the area.

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Akiachak and Akiak happen to be neighbors and both of which I have flown into. They are located northeast of Bethel in the Yukon Delta region on the Kuskokuim River. These are ancient subsistence communities that are majority Native Alaskan still today. The Moravian Church and Russian Orthodox Church have had the most influence historically.

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This week, I am starting a new series that profiles the villages of Alaska. I have a complete list of every village, all 267 of them (including major cities). The purpose is to get a quick glimpse into each village of Alaska so we can know their history, what churches are there, how to get there, and any insights to each village I can find so we can know how to better pray for our great state.

I will be going in alphabetical order. So we begin with Adak and Akhiok. Adak has a rich history in WWII way out on the Aleutian Island Chain, and Akhiok is the southernmost village on Kodiak Island that subsists on fishing. Let's dive in!

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Way out in the middle of Lake Clark National Park & Preserve in Port Allsworth, Alaska is Tanalian Bible Camp. I spoke with Mark McGee, the executive director of the camp to discuss what the camp is all about, the history, purpose, and everything in between. The camp has been around since 1963 and has become a sanctuary for the 31 villages in the surrounding area. Mark has served at the camp since 2003, and he shares his heart for this little corner in the world.

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Or check out the website at:

www.tanalianbiblecamp.org

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Kingdom Air Corp has been training pilots in remote Alaska for 25 years. Recently, I had a chance to fly over to King's Ranch to share morning devotions and sit down with Dwayne King, founder, and Joe Gerwig, director of operations, to learn how Kingdom Air Corp came about. Both of these men are passionate about missions around the world and shared their hearts with me on this episode.

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I've just returned from flying for Kokrine Hills Bible Camp in Central Alaska along the Yukon River. There's far too much to fit in one episode so I simply share some flying stories from the last month and talk about the legacy of this camp. Navigating around storms, making tough decisions, how to find a hole in the clouds, how to fix a runway, how the latest technology saved our skins, and how miserable it is to land a plane in thick smoke from forest fires.

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Husband, father, pastor, pilot (Maule M7 and Cessna 206), mechanic, missionary with The Master's Mission, radio broadcaster at KIAM, influential member of the Airman's Association, and two-time winner of the Nenana beard competition: Adam White is a man with many talents and roles. I sat down with Adam at the KIAM radio station base in Nenana, AK to hear his story. He was on his way to serve in Ecuador with MAF at the same base as Nate Saint, but those plans were frustrated by some very irritating circumstances, and that lead him to Nenana, AK where he has been serving since 1995. Adam's story is a testimony to how to handle broken dreams and trusting in God's providential leading. We also discuss how his faith impacts the way he interacts with the FAA through the Airman's Association regarding aviation law. Buckle up! It's time to learn a few things from Adam White!

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I recently returned from flying for Kako Retreat Center located in remote Alaska Yukon Delta area. I briefly tell the history of Kako, talk about the challenges of the airstrip, the area, the unreliable forecasts in Alaska, and all about "Family Camp" at Kako! We stopped in at Port Allsworth, AK where Tanalian Bible Camp and Samaritans Purse have ministries. When we returned home some family visited and we had some fun on a glacier tour, flying my Maule to Rohn airstrip and Knik Glacier! This episode is offers a taste of what flying is like in Alaska and why we do it. Don’t miss the very end where the native band at Kako play "How Great Thou Art" in the Yupik language.

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