Posts by John Haukka
GCMM Rescue Mission To Frontline Villages
We have returned safely from yet another rescue mission in East Ukraine. The purpose of the trip was three-fold. Firstly, to transport 17 tons of humanitarian aid to frontline villages including food, clothing, medical supplies for makeshift hospitals and wounded Ukrainian soldiers, ultrasound equipment, wheelchairs, generators, and solar panels. Secondly, evacuating refugees from villages between…
Read MoreGCMM Prepares For Thailand Mega City Campaign
Great Commission Media Ministries CEO Hannu Haukka visited Thailand at the end of January, meeting with the Nexus Christian Church assembly in Bangkok. Discussions focused on conducting the largest evangelistic mega-city media campaign in Thailand’s history. There were hundreds of Thai pastors and church leaders from all parts of the country in attendance. Christians in…
Read MoreGCMM Helped Stanislav To Go From Ukraine To Finland
In September, GCMM’s Jewish/Israel ministry department organized a retreat camp in North Karelia in cooperation with North Karelia Exodusry and Bible Media. 31 Ukrainians from different parts of Finland arrived at the camp. During those few days, we heard many touching stories about life in Ukraine and about escaping to Finland. We listened to their…
Read MoreYear-End Message From Dr. Hannu Haukka
Hello Reader, This past year of 2022 turned out to be an incredible year for our ministry. The stories of God’s transformational and lifesaving power that we had the privilege of witnessing in our ministry target areas at GCMM this year are so numerous that I cannot draw attention to them all. The most urgent…
Read MoreAttentive To The Cry Of The Iranian People
At least 92 people were killed when Iran cracked down on pro- tests concerning women’s issues. According to an Iranian human rights group, the protests flared up after the fatal arrest of Mahsa Amini by Iran’s morality police. Amini was a 22-year-old Iranian citizen of Kurdish background. She was pronounced dead on September 16 after…
Read MoreRussia Invades – Evangelism Campaign Continues
On February 24th Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In mid campaign Russian missiles hit practically every major city in the country. Days later, Russian tanks rolled into the heart of Ukraine. Soon after, there was the destruction of television towers across the country. Consequently, the GCMM media campaign came to a halt.…
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