Petu Chris Koonooka

The Gambell Church is on the western tip of St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. Roughly 200 miles southwest of Nome and 35 miles from Russia, it is one of the most remote Adventist churches. Despite the distance, Gamble was blessed to host a Ro...

Because of you and your generous financial gifts during 2020, the Arctic Mission Adventure ministry was able to weather the financial challenges of COVID-19! Without your support, AMA workers like Yupik pastor Petu Koonooka, who lives on the weste...

In mid-March, Arctic Mission Adventure volunteer Petu "Chris" Koonooka, elder of the Gambell Seventh-day Adventist Church, started Bible studies with Ina Koonooka, 19, and Ila James, 17. Fear of the COVID-19 pandemic inspired them to study in prep...