You are invited to come to the IFC Family Gathering on Friday, April 5, 2024 at The Lighthouse Church in Fairbanks, Alaska at 6:30 p.m. We want to thank all of our partners and give an update on the efforts in Indonesia. We have invited Hendra Ponotomudis to be our guest speaker for the event. He is the founder and principle of the Hohidiai School.  Hendra is a remarkable man who has seen miracles in establishing the top ranked K-12 school...

Someone humorously said, “Alaska has two seasons, winter and the Fourth of July.” In my 35 years living in Alaska, I have experienced some of the harshness of winter and the wonders of summer. Summer in the land of the “midnight sun” was always anticipated but never long enough. Valdez Alaska is no place for the weak. It is so beautiful surrounded by mountain peaks and the waters of Prince William Sound. The “snow tsunami” comes without...

Dear Hohidiai School Family, I am writing with exciting updates on some special events that recently took place at our school. We just celebrated our 12th anniversary last month, and it was a joyous occasion for our entire school community. To mark this milestone, we held two days of festivities. On the first day, students and staff came together outside to form a large human configuration. It was wonderful to see everyone work together to...