A LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE GOSPEL ON AN ISLAND IN THE BERING SEA
Dear Friend,
Nunivak Island is the second largest island in the Bering Sea, about 30 miles off the Alaskan mainland. It is a remote, tundra-covered volcanic rock home to thousands of reindeer, over 500 musk oxen, and less than 200 Cup'ig people.
Mekoryuk, the only inhabited village, is a difficult place to get in and out of. The weather—rain, snow, fog, and gale-force winds any day of the year—makes take-offs and landings a real challenge at the private airstrip with its short gravel runway. So, I was blessed to get a sunny day when I flew over there just a couple weeks ago to see the Samaritan's Purse church build. …
Read MoreSincerely,
Franklin Graham
President, Samaritan's Purse
From the end of the earth I will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Psalm 61:2
Franklin Graham, President
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