Hello
Welcome to Aaigaa House
INTENTIONAL - COMMITTED - LOVING
The Aarigaa House is an opportunity for Anchorage based, college-aged young adults to live off campus in intentional Christian community.
JOIN US IN: Alaska!
Trip Information
DATES:
July 13-20
ESTIMATED COST:
$150 per person (plus airfare) - please register for the trip PRIOR to paying!
OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES
We will be serving the Aarigaa house in Anchorage, Alaska by completing multiply renovation projects at their youth house such
This year the projects will include but are not limited to:
- Painting
- Installing flooring
- Installing new appliances
- Several other misc. projects
TRANSPORTATION
How We Get Around
The local Covenant Church provides us with a 15 passenger van along with a truck. There is also opportunity to walk around the village and local landmarks.
SUPPLY LIST
What to Bring
- Bible
- Bedding: sleeping bag, pillow, alarm clock and ear plugs (if a light sleeper) etc.
- Bath: bath towel, soap, shampoo, toothbrush and toothpaste, personal items, flip flops for shower etc.
- Clothes: work clothes, clean clothes for church (nothing fancy), layered clothing (like jackets, sweaters, etc.), work gloves, rain gear etc. Please note, there is a washer and dryer available as well.
- Shoes: work boots and/or calf high rubber boots (tennis shoes are ok for the airport and around the village but not so good for fishing, hiking etc.)
- Camera, flashlight, non-aerosol bug spray, hand sanitizer, water bottle etc.
HEALTH & SAFETY
Helping Hands International recommends you follow the health and safety recommendations readily published by the CDC and Travel Alert program offered by the US State Department, as well as those recommended by your personal physician. Please click here for vaccination requirements and/or recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Please note, if you do take prescription medicines, please check with your local pharmacist to ensure the medicines are not considered a controlled substance in the location you are traveling.
THE STORY BEHIND THE PROJECT
Helping Hands International has partnered with Covenant Youth of Alaska for many years now in the town of Unalakleet. They have reached out to us and asked us if we would be willing to take on a renovation project in Anchorage at their Aarigaa house.
The Aarigaa House is an opportunity for Anchorage based, college-aged young adults to live off campus in intentional Christian community.
Together, the members of the community work toward spiritual growth, personal and communal development, and academic success. The end goal is to honor, worship, and thank God for who He is by living lives that reflect this focus. The Aarigaa House is an awesome place! Here you will find something very different from the dorms or living with family in Anchorage.
The House provides an academically encouraging environment, a socially fun community, and a group of adults young and old that will go out of their way to help you succeed in schooling and training.
Helping Hands is so excited walk beside this amazing ministry.