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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. The cottage
has five bedrooms upstairs with a separated shower room and bathroom. 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 for housing students who come from the
villages to participate in school programs for a week at a time. To meet
our student needs all the beds in McWhinnie are bunk beds. Four of the
rooms contain two sets of bunk beds (4 beds), two of the rooms have three bunk
bed sets (6 beds) and two of the rooms have a single bunk set (2 beds). In
total, with every bed full, the cottage can house 32 people. This would be
very crowded for 32 adults and so we are recommending groups of 20 maximum.
Transportation
Alaska Airlines and Era Aviation are the only two carriers
for Kodiak. Mission teams are responsible to arrange their own travel to
Kodiak. Many people are interested in possibly taking the ferry to Kodiak.
This is a spectacular trip for those with a sturdy constitution, but is pretty
impractical for most people coming from the Lower 48, as you have to find a way
from Anchorage to Homer or Seward where you can catch the ferry for Kodiak.
Once in Kodiak, our staff will pick you up at the airport
and transport your group to KBM. During the week all the mission vans are
needed for programs, but are available after work and on the weekends, so there
is no need to rent vehicles during your stay.
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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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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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, lots of hiking, possibly go out in
the mission boat if it is up and running.
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