KICYP.O. Box 820, Nome, AlaskaCall 99762 Phone 907-443-2213 Letter Fax 907-443-2344 Toll- Free: 1-800-478-5429 e-mail:Call [email protected] web page:Letter www.kicy.org October, 2017 Manager’s Mic KICY Luda Receives Assylum nother summer has come and hile on a trip to Little gone and the abundance of this Diomede at the end of July place,A and God’s provision for the thisW year, I received a text from my people of the Far North never Immigration attorney that I have ceases to amaze me. This year the received approval for Asylum. I fish run set records in many jumped for joy and was so blessed to locations, the berries were large and have people around me and across plentiful and the moose hunt has and the US who were gone well for so celebrating this good news with me. many. It has been a long journey, both in Driving out making the decision to apply for of town it was Asylum and getting it. not unusual to In 2012 I moved back to Russia see several cars with the intent to live and serve there parked beside for the rest of my life. The pastor of Patty Burchell the road with Provideniya church, my family and friends were so happy to have me multiple people fanned out across Luda on Little Diomede the tundra sharing the carpets of back after 8 years being away in berry bushes. Folks harvest what Nome, AK. I took the position of a offered me help getting Asylum. I they need, whether fish, berries, or pastor in one of the Native villages in waited for my immigration hearing moose, and give away any surplus. Provideniya region. But shortly after I close to three years. This year the hospital collected arrived in Provideniya, I was asked by I am so thankful and grateful surplus berries to give to elders and the Russian authorities to come and for all the support and prayers others who were unable to get out see them. They were questioning my that KICY staff provided me and pick. In the native culture, a return. I was born and raised in the with. For all the KICY friends and hunter’s first career moose (or large USSR. Although that “empire” brothers and sisters in the Lord game of any sort) is to be given collapsed in the early 1990s, the who walked with me this journey. away entirely, and most people in mentality is still there. So I knew God is faithful and answered our the region practice that tradition. what to expect upon my returning. At prayers. It is a bitter-sweet In this often harsh environment, first, I was able to brush it off, but experience for me. I get to live in God provides for His people. And I month after month the pressure the US and call it my home, am humbled and often amazed by escalated and it became harder and however it also means that I God’s continued provision for harder to maintain the peace in my won’t be able to visit Russia and KICY. Summer can be a slow time heart and my sense of safety and my family friends from now on. for donations, but praise God, all security. Two years later, in 2014, I But as they say, we are all just our needs continue to be met. returned to Nome knowing that I strangers in this land, just passing Thanks for your faithfulness in couldn’t go back to Russia anymore. I through. With God’s grace I am prayer and giving. God is good, all shared my concerns with Dennis ready to close one chapter of my the time, and is using you to further Weidler, then the general manager of life to let God be the Author of His purposes in this place. KICY, and he, without hesitation, another. ~Luda Kinok The 41st Annual A Prayer Request Great Bathtub Race For each of our staff members

George Bard

Patty Burchell Kathy Horner Bertha Koweluk

Luda Kinok Lena Mathlaw

And they’re off! Lon Swanson or the past many, many years, perhaps the cleverest bathtub. They the KICY tub has come in simply strapped a large washtub to a secondF (or worse) in this Labor wagon. Day tradition to the quick-paced The teams soon spread out, with Volunteer at team from Crowley Marine the GCI team taking the early lead, Services. Last year KICY and holding on for the win. This KICY assumed sponsorship of this great was, by the way, the first time in Labor Day tradition. In so doing, recent memory a KICY tub won! f you have ever thought working we also inherited the sleek, red Too bad it wasn’t our team. The Iin Radio might be something bathtub belonging to former Race KNOM team had a little mishap you’d like to try, now is your Official, Leo Rasmussen, and still midway through the race allowing the chance. We are looking for people came in second. This year, since Nome Community Center kids to pull of all backgrounds who would like we were sponsoring the event, we into third. to give radio ministry a try. As was opted to loan our two tubs to Final results? Team GCI took top once said to me, give us a year and others to encourage and increase honors, followed by Wells Fargo (in we can teach you radio. We’d love participation. It worked! Leo’s old tub). The Nome to have you as part of our team. At High Noon on Labor Day, Community Center team came in Volunteers have the opportnity to four teams lined up at the starting third, and easily won the award for experience all aspects of radio line in front of the Visitors Center Crowd Favorite. Bringing up the rear ministry. There is also plenty of on Front Street, with the goal of and earning the Ring Around The time for involvement in the reaching the Post Office first. Tub Award was the team from community at large as well as Teams from Wells Fargo and GCI, KNOM. exploration of the surrounding area. borrowed the KICY tubs, while A good time was had by all and For more information about this the KNOM team dug out their there are plans afoot for modifying incredible opportunity, contact long un-used tub and gave it a bathtubs to be even more Patty Burchell at quick makeover. The kids from competitive next year. [email protected]. the Nome Community Center had Reflections on a Month of Service he people of Nome, nearly 1000 envelopes for who depend on the 100% Sunday. I was also landT and each other, seem “loaned” to the Boys and both gentle and hardy, Girls Club to assist with industrious and skilled. I games and meal prep. noticed a lot of Christian I love to be involved in influence (In The Sweet missions, and am grateful Bye & Bye is sung in to God for healing me of Eskimo at events other two cancers diagnosed than church) and sadly, exactly three years ago. also saw much alcoholism There were opportunities and drugs. I was surprised I to share about KICY and didn’t miss the mountains my story with shop clerks, and forest; I really enjoyed gold miners, Coast Guard the rolling green tundra. We are grateful for Carrie Esau’s month of service to KICY personnel, and other Nome Though Nome is small I visitors. A personal was able to take advantage of many lots of pictures. highlight was specifically sharing activities. During my month-long Even though the staff was busy Jesus with four ladies. One of my stay, I hiked to a waterfall, visited and I was a short timer, they grandfathers emigrated from the cultural center and museum, included me in their work and after Russia, so the gospel ministry to went berry picking, gathered hours activities. I got to broadcast Siberia struck a special heart polished glass along the Bering Sea on the morning live show. The chord with me. I love to travel; shore, attended Eskimo native craft Ptarmigan Telegraph was my this was at least my 5th trip to classes where I made and beaded a favorite part of that show. Alaska and I want to return. As I seal skin ornament, ate fresh I went to KICY/Nome for a said on air my last day, I’m leaving salmon, moose stew and reindeer month of ministry: to paint Luda’s Nome, but I’m leaving my heart sausage, chatted with people, took apartment, organize archival behind. many walks around town, and took photos, and address/fold/stuff/seal ~Carrie Esau

PLEASE NOTE! Salmon Success Memorials he Fall Salmon Dinner tour was a huge success. Thank you to In August and September we -September Income- theT many churches who opened received memorials in the name $24,610.12 their doors, their kitchens, and their of: -September Budget- hearts to the ministry of KICY. $31,074.93 Tom & Annie Dotomain The next opportunity for a -September Expenses- “salmon-chanted evening” will be in Edward Lattimore, Jr. $35,858.28 January. If you are two to four Includes Sales & Programs but hours from the Chicago area I not designated funds. would be happy to bring wild Thank you for remembering a caught Alaska salmon to your loved one with your gift. church for a Salmon Dinner. Dates Arctic Broadcasting available are January 18-20, 2018. Association is an Contact me by phone or email to affiliated corporation reserve your dinner. of the Evangelical [email protected] Covenant Church. (800)478-5429 NONPROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID FAIRBANKS AK KICY PERMIT No. 88 AM-850KICY & ICY 100.3 FM P.O. Box 820 Nome, Alaska 99762

100% Sunday Planned for October 22nd his annual event allows We have produced a short video loads of the bulletin insert as both a everyone in the Covenant if you’d like to use it. It is Word document and a .PDF file. DenominationT (or any other) to available as a stream or down- We try to provide everything you stop, pray and make a $1.00 load from our website at kicy.org. need to allow the entire body of donation on Sunday, October Christ to partner with us for this 22nd. critical event. Please feel free to Every Covenant Church in the contact us if you would like any directory has been sent a letter additional materials to assist in your reminding them of the event. church’s efforts. This is called Every Covenant Pastor has 100% Sunday, and we have set a received an e-mail with the same goal of 100% participation by every reminder, plus an attached bulle- Covenant Church in the U.S. and tin insert. . Now, the success of this event We would also encourage you to lies in your hands. Select the 100% Sunday tab on use any of the photographs on our Honestly, if Sunday, October the right-hand side and scroll to website to build a display or make a 22nd isn’t convenient, that the bottom of the page. The presentation on Sunday morning. matters little to us at KICY. Any video is in a .mov format and God bless you for supporting date of your choosing will work should work equally well on a PC KICY! just as well. or Mac. There are also down-