“Asia is the most unreached
region in the world.”
We Share the Experience
Hurttimurtti’s Christian documentaries have spread around the world and touched hearts in many languages. Creating them – along with more than 20 years of diverse experience in Christian media – has given us strong practical expertise in content production, documentary filmmaking, and media missions.
God has now led us to Asia to equip young people and young adults to create Christian media – in their own language and for their own people.
Support for young people
In many Asian countries we have noticed the same pattern: many young people are creative and already producing content for social media. Yet they often work alone and long for support, guidance, and encouragement to grow into confident and skilled creators.
We see it as our calling to fill this gap. We walk alongside young people as “older siblings,” supporting their growth in skills, faith, and courage. Our goal is that these young people will rise up as media influencers within their own communities and nations.
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Our Story
In 2013, Finnish Christian couple Mika and Ruut Ahonen set out to produce high-quality Christian documentaries. Their first documentary, Sounds of the Night, was filmed under challenging conditions in Brooklyn, New York.
The documentary was offered to GOD TV, one of the world’s largest Christian television networks, which wanted to broadcast it. Distribution agreements were also made with the UK, Norway, and Finland. Thus, the story of Hurttimurtti began.
In 2015, Hurttimurtti’s second documentary was completed, focusing on human value within the context of sex trafficking. This documentary was aired by TBN’s UK division, one of the world’s largest Christian distribution networks.
In 2016 and 2017, the Hurttimurtti team produced two documentaries about Israel, which opened doors to new TV channels in Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden.
In 2018, the team created a Finnish documentary about the asylum situation in Europe. The next international documentary, One Ruler – The Power of the Persecuted Church, achieved success at international Christian film festivals in the United States and Canada in 2020.
Hurttimurtti’s seventh documentary, My Nazi Family (2022), explores the impact of intergenerational war trauma and the process of overcoming it. It has also been shown in crisis areas around the world and has garnered over 470,000 views on YouTube.
In 2023, the production team released a documentary film shot in Germany called Not Yet Here. Hurttimurtti’s documentaries have now been broadcasted on 21 channels around the world. All documentaries are produced with the help of volunteers and donations.
The Ahonen´s, who lead the team, have been working in Christian media for almost 20 years. After about ten years with Hurttimurtti, the couple felt a calling to multiply their knowledge as media mentors for the younger generation. In 2024, God sent them to Asia to put this into practice.
The Asia Media Project is a partnership with various organisations such as Fida, Key Media and several churches. Hurttimurtti is the main channel for fundraising for the project.
Mika Ahonen
has worked in Christian media for over 15 years in various roles, including as a production manager. He has produced countless TV programs for channels around the world. His strengths include broad technical expertise and strategic leadership in challenging change situations.
Ruut Ahonen
is a content production professional with extensive experience in creating content for television, radio, and print media. In recent years, she has served as the editorial manager at Aikamedia and has directed Christian documentaries that have achieved international success.
Mika and Ruut’s dream
is to use all their skills, resources and contacts to help as many young people and young adults around the world as possible in the coming years to fulfil the Great Commission of Jesus through the media.
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