Mission - Sara Waller's Alaska Trip 2006
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I was part of the YMA, Youth in Mission to Alaska program, which involves high school kids and adult advisors from the Pittsburgh Presbytery in mission work of the Presbyterian Church (USA). My trip visited 3 cities in Southeast Alaska. We explored Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka, including the beautiful Inner Passage. We were warmly hosted by the First Presbyterian Church in Sitka. We ran the Vacation Bible School there. Another part of our group did general work for an elderly couple at their home. We were all from different areas of Pittsburgh but everyone became close through our work. The Alaskan people taught us all to take nothing for granted, use every resource available, and that we’re all the same in God’s love. It’s a trip I will never forget and these warm people now draw me to revisit that area.
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Volunteers arrive in Alaska
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Original Chapel of Chapel By The Lake in Juneau
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One of many totem poles
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The Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau
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The Mendenhall Glacier up close
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St. Therese's Chapel and Shrine in Juneau
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The Labyrinth at St. Therese's Chapel and Shrine
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Volunteers traveling on the ferry from Sitka to Ketchikan
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Ketchikan's Sunset
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Volunteers singing worship songs at the First Presbyterian Church in Sitka
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Working with the children on craft projects
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Volunteers
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Sara playing with kids
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Volunteers cleaning up residents yard
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Residents helped out by volunteers
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Sharing a meal
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Sara working with children
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Children performing
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Children performing
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Children performing
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