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By Dan Rudy 

Local church welcomes Indonesia missionaries

 

Dan Rudy/ Wrangell Sentinel

Presbyterian missionaries Farsijana and Bernie Adeney-Risakotta share their story with Wrangellites at First Presbyterian Church on Aug. 4. For the past quarter century the couple has lived and worked in Indonesia, a populous island nation located between Australia and Southeast Asia.

Members of First Presbyterian Church were invited to a bit of fellowship last week, meeting with two missionaries operating in Indonesia for the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. (PCUSA)

Coming from one archipelagic nation all the way to the Alexander Archipelago, on Aug. 4 and 5 Bernie and Farsijana Adeney-Risakotta made Wrangell a stop on their three-month interpretation assignment for PCUSA. The two visited Anan Wildlife Observatory and were treated to some local hospitality during their brief stay.

Speaking last Thursday, the couple described the country they call home. The Adeney-Risakottas are...



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