THE VILLAGE

Approximately 400 miles west-northwest of Anchorage, Bethel (Central Yupik: Mamterilleq) is the hub of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (YK-Delta). As the hub, Bethel is the administrative, transportation, and human services center for the 48 surrounding villages. There are 56 federally recognized tribes in the YK-Delta, and our population is majority Yup’ik, Cup’ik, and Athabascan descent. Our region is part of “Rural Alaska”, and the villages are not connected by roads to each other or the rest of the State. The only way into the YK-Delta is by plane or barge, and transportation within region is by small plane, and boat in the summer or ice road in the winter. 
 
The Bethel Seventh-day Adventist Church was established in the late 1970s and many dedicated pastors, Bible workers, and AMA volunteers have served the church and community since that time. 

AMA WORKERS

Joy Anderson & Colette Reahl
Joy Anderson and Colette Reahl became the current AMA volunteers in July 2022. Colette is a pediatrician, and currently works for the local tribal health corporation and lives in Bethel with her family. Colette has also practiced medicine and ministry in Anchorage, Kenai, and Florida. Joy is an attorney and works for the local regional tribal consortium and has lived in Bethel for nine years. Colette and Joy have a passion for children’s ministry, health evangelism, and learning about and experiencing the local culture

NEED

How You Can Help

Volunteer Support
NEED: $12,000
Support the Bethel AMA worker by
donating to offset housing, utility, and transportation expenses
Evangelism
NEED: $20,000
Bethel attempts to have an evangelistic outreach each year. Support this ministry to bring speakers and musicians to the village.
Community Outreach
NEED: $12,000
Community outreach includes a food pantry at a cost of $5,000 annually as well as children's programming costing $7,000 each year.

ADOPT-A-VILLAGE SUPPORTERS

With your support, we can continue our mission of spreading God’s love in the YK-Delta. In 2023, we look forward to continuing our village outreach, hosting an evangelism meeting in Bethel, and sponsoring a mental health mission group. We also continue our robust children’s ministries, including Sabbath Fun Club, Pathfinders, VBS, and Alaska Camps.

Accomplishments

  • Annual March Camp Meeting
  • Radio Station | KUIM 96.1 FM
  • Summer Day Camp | 45 Kids in 2019

Partners

Vince &Liza Henry
Dillingham, Alaska

Warren Downs
Dillingham, Alaska
Frank Lawrence
Bethel, Alaska
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