Work in East-Africa

GNN has supported a fruitful radio ministry in Uganda for a decade. Our partner, Bp. John Magaba, radio broadcasts three times a week to an area of 30 million inhabitants even reaching four bordering countries. Towards the end of the broadcast, calls overflow the studio. Since the pandemic, about 25 of them have made changing decisions weekly towards Jesus.

In 2018, we started missions in Tanzania. Mission courses held in Dar-es-Salaam on 2019 and 2022, have sparked interest in local pastors to establish a local GNN Tanzania team. Its missions have already reached 11 new people groups within the country. During those trips, children’s ministry training seminars have reached over 1,500 bishops, pastors and other workers in 16 out of 31 regions.

As a consequence, the vision of children’s ministry has been revived and also new churches have been planted. This is important because children are in a key role when reaching new areas and tribes.

Celebratory News

 

 

Our tireless Tanzanian interpreter, Pr. Jane, got married on 22nd of July 2023 with former Member of Parliament, Fred.

GNN’s New CEO

Last Spring, after having heard of Pastor Jonathan’s migration back to Australia, many worried where we would find a suitable person to continue the work.

I told my wife Orvokki,

If this work is from God, He too is powerful in appointing the work to a suitable person.

On Sunday, 4th of June, we held a farewell party for Pr. Jonathan’s family. The following evening, when we met, he asked if I wanted to meet a missionary who had returned to Finland that very same day. It was Pr. Kimmo Sarajärvi, Jonathan’s friend from his past YWAM years. Kimmo arrived with his family to Finland after 12 years of missions in Costa Rica.

The next day, when we met in a shopping mall, it shortly unravelled in our conversation that we both share the same vision about the unreached people groups (UPG). The following meetings lead us to sign his employment contract. Kimmo Sarajärvi started in his role as CEO from the 1st of August. He will develop our operations both locally and internationally with the same vision in mind.

I will continue as the Chairman and help orientate him to GNN’s network operations and key persons involved. We also aim to develop fund-raising and awareness level of our missions.