The day the pilots were flying out, we encountered a problem. Jeff had just returned a group of staff from Kokrine to Nenana, and a few women on the work crew had been loaded onto the plane.
Read MoreJoey Katches made this awesome video because it is Kokrine Hills Bible Camp's 60th anniversary! The mini-documentary features campers reading Bible verses and explains the history of Camp using video from years ago.
Read MoreBerry Camp has been going great! There are around seventy ladies here, far more than the usual forty, so the pilots flew them in over two days. The weather was challenging, but they got everyone in.
Read MoreThere's a lot to say about camp this year at Kokrine Hills. And there are too many stories to tell. This year was very unique. It was the first year that a Camp was cancelled due to rain. And it was the first year that Junior High and Elementary Camp were combined into one ginormous camp. Let me tell you about it...
Read MoreIn May, we went to Kako for Family Camp. And today, our whole family flew to Western Alaska again for the Ladies Berry Picking Retreat at Kako.
Read MoreA week ago, Johnathan went with Jeff to the beginning of Camp. They got to see friends they made last year like Christy and Jaelyn, and Johnathan got to help set up for the first camp.
Read MoreThis year, Soaring For Christ has helped sponsor ten kids at Kokrine Hills High School Camp. In this video, you can listen to the ten kids who were sponsored tell you their favorite Bible verse and their favorite thing about Camp.
Read MoreFood, gas, and pretty much everything else is extremely expensive in the villages, making it hard for many families to afford the $400 fee to get their kids to camp. That's why this year, Soaring for Christ is sponsoring kids so they can attend Kokrine Hills Bible Camp. And you can help out as well!
Read MoreKokrine Hills Bible Camp will officially begin on Wednesday! Today, Jeff, Billy, and Adam White are taking the Work Camp Staff back and bringing the High School Staff in.
Read MoreFamily Camp was simply awesome. I don't know how else to describe it. People heard the gospel, there really wasn't much drama, and it was a lot of fun.
Read MoreToday, our entire family is flying out to Kako Retreat Center in Western Alaska. We're excited to see our Kako and McGrath friends again.
Read MoreThis past year was a whirlwind for us. But through all of the camps, work, ministry trips, and simply living life, we have learned of God’s faithfulness.
Read MoreFrom August 10-12, my dad and I flew Pastor Dan, his wife Lori, and John Sherman, an elder, of Wildwood Bible Church to Buckland so they could see how they could help support the building and shepherding of a church in Buckland.
Read MoreBerry Camp this year at Kako was quite a joy. Forty-five ladies from eleven different villages attended, and they enjoyed every minute of it. The sound of ceaseless giggles filled the air (quite literally).
Read MoreBy God’s grace, in 2023, Soaring For Christ has flown one hundred and thirty-four flights, over three hundred thirty hours in the air, covering thirty-five thousand miles over the wilderness of Alaska.
Read MoreAs I was collecting interviews for my "What Kind of Camp is This?" video (coming soon...), I walked by Jaelyn and thought that she would be a great person to interview.
Read MoreThe last week of camp at Kokrine was fantastic. I’m so thankful that the Lord enabled all the Bible Camps to be held this year even with the challenges faced due to Camp flooding this spring.
Read MoreA lot has happened in the past few days. It's funny because just a few days ago we were like, "Well, I guess Bible Camp season is over for the year." But, I guess we were wrong.
Read MoreWe had a wonderful and fruitful time at Kako Retreat Center in May. The staff was kind and it was great meeting the Christians who live in villages scattered across Alaska.
Read MoreCurrently, our whole family is in the center of Alaska at Kokrine Hills Bible Camp. Right now we're in the middle of Discipleship Camp.
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