| Assist in Building the KAKO Retreat Center
In Far Western Alaska May 22th - June 11th Once again SERVE will send a team to the KAKO Retreat Center in far western Alaska (400 miles west of Anchorage) to assist in the growing ministry there. KAKO is a non denomination organization that provides Christ centered retreats, workshops, seminars and counseling to encourage and help the Eskimos and Indians living in the remote villages in that part of the state. This is much needed ministry in that the Lord is not present in the lives of most of the natives in that area as evidenced by a large variety of issues such as a high rate of teenage suicide. KAKO is a small complex of buildings as shown in the picture. This facility has been slowly growing enabling a growing ministry to the natives. This ministry is expanding in that programs are underway training native leaders to plant churches in their villages and plans are being made for teaching the natives some vocational skill to improve their standard of living.  |
Only access to the retreat center is via
airplane or snow mobile. The natives
are
flown in from the villages for a variety
of events where they are presented
the gospel
in a friendly Christian environment.
The
KAKO complex is slowly growing enabling
increased
ministry. This is a slow process due
to the
severe weather greatly limiting the
building
season. SERVE has supported growth
of this
complex for several years by sending
numerous
teams there to help in various aspects
of
their programs (last year's 16 member
team
is shown). There is a continuing need
for
help in construction, and maintenance
around
the lodge and cabin areas, and help
in the
lodge kitchen. The team will be led
by E.
Arnold Reinikka who has been there
several
times. The missionaries in KAKO are doing a super job in very harsh environments of bringing the Gospel to our native Americans who are desperate need of the Lord in their lives. Please support them as much as possible. The cost will be the price of airfare from your home to Anchorage, about $325-$350 for roundtrip airfare from Anchorage to KAKO which will be arranged locally, and $10 a day for room and board.  |
