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Petu Chris Koonooka

Alaska Conference Artcic Mission Adventure worker

Formerly Gambell Church elder

By Petu Chris Koonooka

  • 11-Year-Old's "Jesus Club" Empowers Youth Against Spiritual Warfare

    August 13, 2023, by Petu Chris Koonooka et al.
    Visible spiritual warfare still rages in many places around the world where God's light has not yet been shared, including in Alaska Conference. An 11-year-old is combating the fear of her peers with a "Jesus Club."
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  • A Light Shines In The Arctic Dark

    April 03, 2022, by 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...
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  • 34 Miles From Russia

    February 18, 2021, by Petu Chris Koonooka
    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...
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  • St. Lawrence Island Adds to Christ's Kingdom

    August 24, 2020, by Petu Chris Koonooka
    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...
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