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Galena is an Athabascan community (full-time population of approximately 500) that lies on the Yukon River, about 270 miles west of Fairbanks and 350 miles northwest of Anchorage. Although it is in the United States, living and working in remote Alaska is realistically more like an international mission field. It is only accessible by plane — there are no roads to the community. Because of its remote location, there are a number of challenges that exist. There is a store in the community, but it is very expensive and it is more cost effective to ship food and supplies in a couple times a year from Anchorage or Fairbanks. Because of the high cost of flying to the community, trips in and out are somewhat limited. Summertime temperatures average in the 60s with the warmest days reaching into the 80s, and wintertime averages below zero, often seeing -40 or -50. In the summer there is almost complete daylight; on the longest day in mid-June, there are almost 22 hours of sun with twilight between sunset and sunrise. In the wintertime, the shortest day has just less than four hours of daylight.
Galena Interior Learning Academy (GILA) is a boarding school with approximately 225 students. It is Alaska’s only vocational boarding high school with programs in aviation, applied mechanics, construction trades, health science, media and information technology, and natural resource management. Students from all over the state attend the school. Minority enrollment is about 95%, with more than 90% being Alaska Native. These students are from communities all over the state, and so it is a vital ministry to all of Alaska.
GILA, together with the local Sydney Huntington School, are the ministry focus of Galena Young Life. Young Life has a long history in Galena with almost 20 years of successful ministry. We are currently in the process of rebuilding after a year and a half without a staff person.
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