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What's Cookin'?
Bill, Colleen dUo outreach up n: rth
By REBECCA WELLS
Booze used to flood the lives of Bill
Kallappa and his three brothers. That
is, until they wandered into a church.
They didn't stop with trading in their
boer bottles for Bibles. These days, all
four of them are Christian ministers
in one capacity or another.
"I had trouble going up and down
at first," Bill recalls, remembering
especially how their father, in a round-
about way, initially discouraged them
from attending church. "But once I
got my feet on solid ground, I've been
good to go ever since."
Soon, he |bit called to become an
evangelist, traveling from church
to church, speaking primarily to
Native American congregations up
and down the West Coast, especially
those north of the Canadian border.
Bill, who was born and raised at
Neah Bay, is a member of the Makah
Indian Nation.
This June will mark the 50th
anniversary of the time he and his
three brothers, James, George and
David, committed their lives to Christ.
In this same month, Bill and his wife
Colleen will celebrate 42 years of
marriage. They originally met at the
Skokomish Indian Assembly of God
Church in the Skokomish Valley,
where she grew up attending with
her family.
"I HAVE SUCH a love for the
native people! My heart's native, even
though I'm not," says Colleen, who is
1/16th Native American. Her sister
Rita married Bill's brother George,
who also pastors'the Skokomish
Indian Assembly of God. In fact,
Kari Cook, the daughter of Bill and
Colleen, is still very involved with this
church, having been leading church
youth camps with her husband for
over a decade.
"They're very dedicated people,"
Bill says proudly. He and Colleen
used to take beth Kari and her
fraternal twin, Bill Jr. with them
on their evangelistic trips. Now
they also love to dote on their three
granddaughters.
For at least 40 years, Bill has
preached at churches, tent meetings,
camp meetings, retreats, youth
rallies and conventions across the
Northwest. Bill's brother James has
been a leader of native ministries in
Canada, and George serves in the
same position stateside. Their brother
David is a pastor in North Dakota.
"Not many testimonies like what
we have: four brothers, 50 years
of service. It's kind of rare," Bill
reflects.
THOUGH BILL seldom veers
south, he has been to Mexico, while
he has been as far north as Point
Barrow, Alaska, and as far east as
James Bay, Quebec, in Canada. Once
he and Colleen, who oin perform
evangelistic services together,
bundled up in their winter wear on a
trip north only to return home a little
while later, change into summer gear
and take off again for Mexico. This
meant they went from experiencing
freezing temperatures of seven
degrees below zero to sweltering heat
waves of 110 degrees in a matter
of days. Bill sometimes travels by
himlf, too.
"I just love the north country,"
he says. "I like to go where few
evangelists like to go, and that's the
north country."
Most people prefer to head for
sunnier, southern destinations,
leaving the northern areas without
as many visitors. "It's always been
intriguing to me, ever since I was a
kid, to go north," he adds.
Ever since his childhood, Bill had
:, :i/¸¸¸
IN THE FRONT YARD OF their home in the Skokomish
Valley, where she grew up, are local evangelists Bill and
Colleen Kallappa.
always hoped to travel the country.
Though he mostly frequents Native
American congregations, he does
speak at other, general churches, too.
Colleen makes a point of accurately
learning the dialects and traditional
songs of the Native people wherever
they visit. "She learns native
languages quicker than I do!" Bill
quips.
THE COUPLE gained so much
respect from the Haida people of
Canada's Queen Charlotte Islands,
the people gave them both Native
names. On occasions when Bill
travels alone, the Native Americans
will often send her gifts of jewelry,
fruit and fry bread back with him.
Serving in this capacity has been
an exhilarating experience for both
Bill and Colleen. They describe
witnessing miracles, including people
being .healed of cancer, depression
and addictions.
Now, after several decades in the
field, Bill has been slowing his pace
and staying closer to home. Over the
years, he has been able to see parts of
the world he thought he would only
dream about, including Cmmda's
northern Saskatchewan and the
Queen Charlotte Islands, which
display pristine scenery and beautiful
people.
"Every time I go back there, I
wonder why I stay away for so long,"
he says. In the southern reaches, he
appreciated San Carlos, Arizona.
"I could feel right at home there -
probably not in the summer, though,"
he says of the community.
BH AND COLLEEN have
fun meeting the diverse people and
cultures they encounter along the
way, including the Cree, Inuit and
Eskimos. For instance, lifestyles
among many of the northern,
indigenous societies involve a diet
of fresh fish, deer, musk ox and wild
game. Since the weather is so cold,
these people sometimes don't use
freezers but will store the meat of
a whole wild animal outside in the
freezing weather and then cut off
pieces from the frozen game when it
comes time to prepare a meal.
They prepared for their life as
evangelists by studying at Seattle
Bible Training School, a four-year
institution in Ballard run by the
Philadelphia Church. They went on
to pastor three different churches
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before embarking onto evangelism.
Operating in pastoral ministry
has allowed the couple to learn how
pastors care for churches, giving them
more insight as to how to effectively
work with other church pastors as
visiting evangelists. At their third and
final church in Metlakatla, Alaska,
Bill and Colleen were the associate
pastors, while Bill's older brother,
George, was the senior pastor. Bill
also enjoyed serving as the youth
pastor at this post.
Of all the varieties of ministry
Bill has done, teaching is the most
challenging for him. This hasn't
prevented him from volunteering on
a regular basis for the last 15 years
as a minister at the Washington
Corrections Center in Shelton.
In this arena, he has found himself
doing more teaching than preaching.
"People always think, 'Well, what
you've got is a captive audience,'" he
says. "And it's not really true. Guys
can go to the chapel or they can go to
the gym, or they can leave."
Bill appreciates the state's efforts
to provide religious services for the
inmates, many of whom come from
Christian backgrounds and take
advantage of the opportunities Bill
offers. At this point he has been
visiting the local prison for so long
that most of the employees know him
by now.
"I tell the guys in prison: I'm
a lifer. Fll be there the rest of my
fife," he jokes. But since the prison
is only seven miles from his home,
Bill expects to continue doing prison
ministry for the rest of his life.
BESIDES MEETING with the
men and leading church services
at the prison, Bill sponsors the
Tribal Sons of Shelton, a group for
incarcerated Native American men.
In this role he leads prayers at
monthly sweat lodges, which give the
men a chance to practice traditional
spirituality and fasting rituals.
'hey know I'm a Bible-thumping
preacher man, yet they want me to be
their sponsor!" he says.
While frequent prayers are an
integral part of Native American
heritage, Bill directs these prayers to
God.
Once a year, they meet for a
powwow. Because he respects their
way of life, these men respect him
as an elder, he says. He also helps
sponsor many of the other traditional
activities, including drumming,
singing, arts and crafts. He's noticed
how some of these inmates are very
skilled and talented artists who
occasionally send him home with
samples of their work.
Colleen shared a simple halibut
recipe she learned from a fisherman
up at Metlakatla, Alaska. It works
well with salmon fillets, as well.
Bill says that while Indians usually
don't like to put anything on a fish to
detract from its natural flavor, this
dish is an exception.
"You wouldn't want your fish any
other way air you try it," h
Even their gourmet
friends swear by it, he
to die for. It's so good!"
Halibut
Ingredients:
1 C. sour cream
1 C. mayonnaise
Lemon juice, to taste
Salt and Johnny's
to taste
Halibut or salmon fillets
four people
Preparation:
Salt and
place it in a pan. Mix
and sour cream and then
the seasoned fish.
Bake at 350 degrees
for about 45 minutes. Remove
oven and sprinkle with juice
fresh lemon. Return to the ove
bake for another 15 minutes.
from the oven and serve.
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May your Days Be
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We invite you to call for an
appointment for a
complimentary lunch and tour.
900 West Alpine Way, Shelton, WA 98584
RETIREMENT APARTMENTS.
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What's Cookin'?
Bill, Colleen dUo outreach up n: rth
By REBECCA WELLS
Booze used to flood the lives of Bill
Kallappa and his three brothers. That
is, until they wandered into a church.
They didn't stop with trading in their
boer bottles for Bibles. These days, all
four of them are Christian ministers
in one capacity or another.
"I had trouble going up and down
at first," Bill recalls, remembering
especially how their father, in a round-
about way, initially discouraged them
from attending church. "But once I
got my feet on solid ground, I've been
good to go ever since."
Soon, he |bit called to become an
evangelist, traveling from church
to church, speaking primarily to
Native American congregations up
and down the West Coast, especially
those north of the Canadian border.
Bill, who was born and raised at
Neah Bay, is a member of the Makah
Indian Nation.
This June will mark the 50th
anniversary of the time he and his
three brothers, James, George and
David, committed their lives to Christ.
In this same month, Bill and his wife
Colleen will celebrate 42 years of
marriage. They originally met at the
Skokomish Indian Assembly of God
Church in the Skokomish Valley,
where she grew up attending with
her family.
"I HAVE SUCH a love for the
native people! My heart's native, even
though I'm not," says Colleen, who is
1/16th Native American. Her sister
Rita married Bill's brother George,
who also pastors'the Skokomish
Indian Assembly of God. In fact,
Kari Cook, the daughter of Bill and
Colleen, is still very involved with this
church, having been leading church
youth camps with her husband for
over a decade.
"They're very dedicated people,"
Bill says proudly. He and Colleen
used to take beth Kari and her
fraternal twin, Bill Jr. with them
on their evangelistic trips. Now
they also love to dote on their three
granddaughters.
For at least 40 years, Bill has
preached at churches, tent meetings,
camp meetings, retreats, youth
rallies and conventions across the
Northwest. Bill's brother James has
been a leader of native ministries in
Canada, and George serves in the
same position stateside. Their brother
David is a pastor in North Dakota.
"Not many testimonies like what
we have: four brothers, 50 years
of service. It's kind of rare," Bill
reflects.
THOUGH BILL seldom veers
south, he has been to Mexico, while
he has been as far north as Point
Barrow, Alaska, and as far east as
James Bay, Quebec, in Canada. Once
he and Colleen, who oin perform
evangelistic services together,
bundled up in their winter wear on a
trip north only to return home a little
while later, change into summer gear
and take off again for Mexico. This
meant they went from experiencing
freezing temperatures of seven
degrees below zero to sweltering heat
waves of 110 degrees in a matter
of days. Bill sometimes travels by
himlf, too.
"I just love the north country,"
he says. "I like to go where few
evangelists like to go, and that's the
north country."
Most people prefer to head for
sunnier, southern destinations,
leaving the northern areas without
as many visitors. "It's always been
intriguing to me, ever since I was a
kid, to go north," he adds.
Ever since his childhood, Bill had
:, :i/¸¸¸
IN THE FRONT YARD OF their home in the Skokomish
Valley, where she grew up, are local evangelists Bill and
Colleen Kallappa.
always hoped to travel the country.
Though he mostly frequents Native
American congregations, he does
speak at other, general churches, too.
Colleen makes a point of accurately
learning the dialects and traditional
songs of the Native people wherever
they visit. "She learns native
languages quicker than I do!" Bill
quips.
THE COUPLE gained so much
respect from the Haida people of
Canada's Queen Charlotte Islands,
the people gave them both Native
names. On occasions when Bill
travels alone, the Native Americans
will often send her gifts of jewelry,
fruit and fry bread back with him.
Serving in this capacity has been
an exhilarating experience for both
Bill and Colleen. They describe
witnessing miracles, including people
being .healed of cancer, depression
and addictions.
Now, after several decades in the
field, Bill has been slowing his pace
and staying closer to home. Over the
years, he has been able to see parts of
the world he thought he would only
dream about, including Cmmda's
northern Saskatchewan and the
Queen Charlotte Islands, which
display pristine scenery and beautiful
people.
"Every time I go back there, I
wonder why I stay away for so long,"
he says. In the southern reaches, he
appreciated San Carlos, Arizona.
"I could feel right at home there -
probably not in the summer, though,"
he says of the community.
BH AND COLLEEN have
fun meeting the diverse people and
cultures they encounter along the
way, including the Cree, Inuit and
Eskimos. For instance, lifestyles
among many of the northern,
indigenous societies involve a diet
of fresh fish, deer, musk ox and wild
game. Since the weather is so cold,
these people sometimes don't use
freezers but will store the meat of
a whole wild animal outside in the
freezing weather and then cut off
pieces from the frozen game when it
comes time to prepare a meal.
They prepared for their life as
evangelists by studying at Seattle
Bible Training School, a four-year
institution in Ballard run by the
Philadelphia Church. They went on
to pastor three different churches
We provide generators, transfer
switches and their installation
E';'['N
To ask for your FREE
estimate & evaluation, call
PAUL'S E TRIC
36o.426-891 0
Contr.# PAULSENO34LZ
Page 14 - Shelton-Mason Gounty Journal - Thursday, December 13, 2007
before embarking onto evangelism.
Operating in pastoral ministry
has allowed the couple to learn how
pastors care for churches, giving them
more insight as to how to effectively
work with other church pastors as
visiting evangelists. At their third and
final church in Metlakatla, Alaska,
Bill and Colleen were the associate
pastors, while Bill's older brother,
George, was the senior pastor. Bill
also enjoyed serving as the youth
pastor at this post.
Of all the varieties of ministry
Bill has done, teaching is the most
challenging for him. This hasn't
prevented him from volunteering on
a regular basis for the last 15 years
as a minister at the Washington
Corrections Center in Shelton.
In this arena, he has found himself
doing more teaching than preaching.
"People always think, 'Well, what
you've got is a captive audience,'" he
says. "And it's not really true. Guys
can go to the chapel or they can go to
the gym, or they can leave."
Bill appreciates the state's efforts
to provide religious services for the
inmates, many of whom come from
Christian backgrounds and take
advantage of the opportunities Bill
offers. At this point he has been
visiting the local prison for so long
that most of the employees know him
by now.
"I tell the guys in prison: I'm
a lifer. Fll be there the rest of my
fife," he jokes. But since the prison
is only seven miles from his home,
Bill expects to continue doing prison
ministry for the rest of his life.
BESIDES MEETING with the
men and leading church services
at the prison, Bill sponsors the
Tribal Sons of Shelton, a group for
incarcerated Native American men.
In this role he leads prayers at
monthly sweat lodges, which give the
men a chance to practice traditional
spirituality and fasting rituals.
'hey know I'm a Bible-thumping
preacher man, yet they want me to be
their sponsor!" he says.
While frequent prayers are an
integral part of Native American
heritage, Bill directs these prayers to
God.
Once a year, they meet for a
powwow. Because he respects their
way of life, these men respect him
as an elder, he says. He also helps
sponsor many of the other traditional
activities, including drumming,
singing, arts and crafts. He's noticed
how some of these inmates are very
skilled and talented artists who
occasionally send him home with
samples of their work.
Colleen shared a simple halibut
recipe she learned from a fisherman
up at Metlakatla, Alaska. It works
well with salmon fillets, as well.
Bill says that while Indians usually
don't like to put anything on a fish to
detract from its natural flavor, this
dish is an exception.
"You wouldn't want your fish any
other way air you try it," h
Even their gourmet
friends swear by it, he
to die for. It's so good!"
Halibut
Ingredients:
1 C. sour cream
1 C. mayonnaise
Lemon juice, to taste
Salt and Johnny's
to taste
Halibut or salmon fillets
four people
Preparation:
Salt and
place it in a pan. Mix
and sour cream and then
the seasoned fish.
Bake at 350 degrees
for about 45 minutes. Remove
oven and sprinkle with juice
fresh lemon. Return to the ove
bake for another 15 minutes.
from the oven and serve.
We bare a
GREA00 VARIE00,
STOCTIt00G
Oh/SA/,EI
TbuRs.-FRL-SaT. 11 a.m.-4
462-/1. 24 W. Ce&X
0000SIGNS00.5
• y Erin "
)u
SALE! | |
SALE !
DE 14 OAM-6PM
Enjoy Snac Hot Cocoa The Christmas S
While You Shov For That One of a Kind Persot,Ili
Everyone Welcome, Personal df Business Gifts Availabt
J01N US @ 831 W GOLDEN PHEASANT RD OFF HWY 101 NEXT TO VERLE'S IN
Watch For the Billboard, Signs & Listen to 94.$ Roxy! & 1030 KMAS For ol
360-417-9115 www.signsbyerin.com sales(signsbyerin.ce
There's No Place, like
Home For The
Alpine Way is a safe, happy and convenient home for many retirees.
May your Days Be
Merry And Brig
We invite you to call for an
appointment for a
complimentary lunch and tour.
900 West Alpine Way, Shelton, WA 98584
RETIREMENT APARTMENTS.
t360) 426 2600 00ss,sT00o.,v,.o00.o
ALZHEIMER'S SPECIAL CARE
Beth Johnston, R.N., Manager www.encorecommunities.com