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Kodiak Baptist Mission
1944 Rezanof Drive
Kodiak, Alaska 99615
Phone: 907-486-4126
Fax: 907-486-5567
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Mission Team FAQs
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Housing |
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Presently Mission teams are housed in the McWhinnie
cottage. This house was built as one of the three original buildings after
the mission was moved from Wood Island to its present location in Kodiak.
McWhinnie sits in the center of the campus overlooking the pasture and Shahafka
Cove with a view of Wood Island, where it all began in 1893.
In the 2010
Mission Team season there will be a host family in the cottage facilitating
the residential needs of the team. In total there are five separate
bedrooms available to the team with 18 beds. All bedding is provided so
there is no need to bring sleeping bags or pillows. Laundry facilities are
also available in the cottage.
The main floor has an ample kitchen with a dining area squeezed
into it. The living room and three additional bedrooms and bathroom
are also on the main floor. There is also an additional shower room,
bathroom and laundry facilities in the basement available to the Mission
Team. During the winter this cottage is used to house our year round
staff.
Transportation
Alaska Airlines (www.alaskaair.com)
and Era Aviation (www.frontierak.com) are the only two airlines servicing
Kodiak. It is possible to take the State Ferry (www.akmhs.com) from Homer
Alaska but this is challenging as you have to find a way from Anchorage down
to Homer to catch the Ferry (there is a shuttle bus). From there it is an
eight to twelve hour boat ride to Kodiak.
Once in Kodiak
you will have access to KBM’s vehicles to get around Kodiak during
non-business hours. Fortunately or unfortunately our work with kids has
gotten so big that we need every vehicle we have to get the kids to the
activities we’re doing with them (we count this as a good problem).
Evenings and weekends there are usually always enough vans available to get
your team out to the activities and attractions their looking for.
Arrival and
Departure:
Your team will
have a reserved window to come to Kodiak. This window will begin on a
Monday and stretch to the Friday 12 days following. Some teams elect to
come a day or two after that window opens (such as Tuesday or Wednesday) or
to depart a day or two earlier than the last Friday of their window. This
is perfectly fine for our schedule. I do ask teams to avoid coming in early
or departing late. This can be a challenge to you in planning travel for
your team but it is the only way that I can honor our staff with a few days
off during a very demanding summer season.
Other Questions
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Do I need to bring bedding? No. McWhinnie
Cottage has sheets, blankets, pillows, towels & washcloths.
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Do cell phones and phone cards work? Yes, usually.
Almost all cell phones work up here, however, we also have a lot of dead areas.
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What type of clothes should we bring? Plan to dress in
layers so that you can quickly adapt to Kodiaks changing conditions. Good rain
gear will be very appreciated and fleeces go well underneath. Cottons are not
recommended in cold wet climates but we still wear them a lot, just make sure
you have a balance.Think rain! It rains about 50% of
the time here, so don't forget your rain gear. The temperatures range from
the mid-50's to mid- to high-70's. Nights are generally cool and you can
expect a breeze during the day.
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Should we bring food, how expensive
is it up there? Remember, we are an island, so everything has to be
shipped in from either Anchorage or Seattle. The food is more expensive
up here than in the Lower 48, however, it is not unreasonably expensive.
You can expect food costs to be about 30% higher than the national average. We have 3 grocery stores, Safeway,
Alaska Food for Less, and
Costco, also if anyone in your group is retired military (or active duty)
there is a commissary on the Coast Guard base. Some groups have brought
up some food with them to save on costs, but that is entirely up to you.
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Meals: KBM
provides meals for our teams on all work days. The cost for this service is
$15/day/person. On weekends teams provide for their own meals giving the
cooking staff a day off.
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What will
we be doing? It is very early to determine the specific tasks your group
will be working on. An entire season lies between now and when you will
come. Much will depend on what will be accomplished in the 2005 season.
One of the tasks you can count on is painting. We almost always have a
painting project going on in the summer. This involves often working
high off the ground and lots of prep work (i.e. scraping!).
We will also have other jobs for people in your group around KBM. Often
we look for a couple of people to work in our Food Bank and Sale House (second
hand store). Sometimes we can use extra help in our preschool and Summer
Day Camp program, so we may ask some of you to help in these ways.
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What can we do when we aren't
working? Kodiak has two museums (the Baranov and Alutiiq), fishing
charters, flight seeing, tour Woody Island and lots of hiking.
We have a lot of
fishing gear but you can always bring your own if you really have a favorite
rod. You can also buy a brand new rod and reel for as little as $50 that is
amazingly functional. Personally I think it more fun to fish with the reel
you found in the corner that’s quirky but still catches fish!
updated 10/09
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