Serpentine Hot Springs Baptism
by Jim Kincaid

On Sabbath afternoon, a beautiful fall day in northwestern Alaska, a large contingent of Adventists descended on the isolated venue of Serptentine Hot Springs. This hot springs has been known to the native people of the Seward Peninsula for centuries in spite of its isolation.  The water comes out of the ground at approximately 130 degrees F and is cooled in an outdoor pool to more survivable temperatures in a primitive indoor bathhouse.
 
Fifteen people from the Nome church were ferried in aboard a Cessna 170 owned by Mike Evans, who is a commercial pilot for Bering Air of Nome. Eleven people came aboard two Northwestern Aviation Cessna 206s from Kotzebue.  One of the Northwestern aircraft is leased from AWA and used commercially to generate support  for mission flights.
 
The event which brought it altogether was a baptism of two teenage girls, one of whom is an Alaska Native. Both girls are daughters of Mike and Shoni Evans of Nome. It was a high privilege to witness Stephanie and Heather Evans in their comittment to follow Jesus.