SEND North - Alaska / Yukon / NWT
Alaska: Life and ministry moves at a slower pace. It takes years to establish lasting relationships. Villagers see a lot of people come and go and are somewhat suspicious of strangers. Northern people are not aggressive in building relationships. Sometimes just sitting silently in community is the most effective way to build a friendship. Isolation and difficult climate also hinder spiritual progress. Salvation stories are few and far between, but for those willing to stay for the long-haul, there has been fruit.
SEND North is also seeing a great number of villages inviting church workers to live and minister there. In places where hearts used to be closed, God...
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Current Opportunities
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Bi-Vocational Outreach Opportunities
Use your current career to make a difference in the Far North. We are looking to partner with believers who enter the job force in the far north. No...
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Church Planter
Men and women who build friendships, start conversations, lead Bible studies, and model Christian living in order to establish reproducing churches.
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SEND Summers - SEND North - SMP
Confront inner city problems in a wilderness setting! Take Christ's love to some of the most resistant people groups in the world today in Alaska and Northern Canada. Outreach opportunities...
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Youth Worker
People who work with students, mainly middle school through high school, to evangelize and disciple them. This can be done living full time in one village or flying to several...
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Assistant to a Director
Assitant to the Director of Alaska Christian Ministries. www.akchristianmin.org This creative access outreach serves families in the Anchorage area and connects them with local churches for additional help. It's key...
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Teachers
Teachers for formal and informal settings including public schools.
SEND North - Alaska / Yukon / NWT News Feed
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HOPE Center Construction: Finishing Strong
The last three months have been awesome. We rejoice and give praise to the Lord for all that...
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Small Miracles in Ross River
It has been two weeks since our big construction teams have left and things are still moving along...
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Hope Center Construction Underway
It's official. Ross River has started building the Ross River Hope Centre. Well, more than...
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Trusting God Through Trials
Her words were simple, but they made such an impact—"Your project was not approved." ...
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Youth centre burns down in Yukon -- a Centre of Hope need to rise
It was just after four in the morning when the fire alarm rang through town. It did not seem...
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A Bit of Discomfort
Uncomfortable: • feeling slight pain or physical discomfort • causing or feeling unease...
Featured Team Members
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Larry & Kelly Bigelow
We have been serving with SEND in Alaska since 1995. We're involved in a variety of ministries including our local church, AWANA, teaching Sunday...
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Harley Bowerman
I was born and raised in Missouri and attended schools in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. Prior to joining SEND International, I served in summer...
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Jon Breuninger
Growing up in Southern California, I began my relationship with God at a young age. Over the years, my heart for the world grew as I felt God leading...
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Daryl and Laura Carlson
Daryl and Laura are using the internet to serve our team as they work in the remote north. Daryl is using social media to help Christians connect...
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Jon & MaryAnna Casey
Click Here for our latest Newsletter Jon grew up in a strong Christian home and put his trust in Christ while very young. In 1994 he was baptized...
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Tim and Gwendy Colwell
Tim and Gwendy, with their five children, minister to the Kaska First Nation in Ross River, Yukon. Their heart is to see lives change through...
Prayer Requests
Please pray for MaryAnna as she faces all day long "morning sickness". Pray also for the rest of us as we take on the tasks that she normally does.
For families to be drawn to the Lord and to churches through the parenting workshops.
For God to be honored in all our ministries.
Please pray for me as I still have support to raise and as our new office will open this summer.
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Missions in Russia
First Winter Youth Camp
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US SENDing Office
SEND Appoints 6 New Missionaries
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China
Spring Festival
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Missions in Croatia
Actic Edge Winter Retreat
