We ended up driving over 2 hours to get to the camp at Lake Sevan, there were 80 people there. There was an hour long service at 11:00am and then we met with a group of people at noon as you can see in the video. As the hour went on the more people joined in to listen and ask questions. At 1:00pm the baptismal service began with prayer and those who were being baptized answered a few questions.
This morning we picked up a few things that we needed for the baptism tomorrow. Later on we stopped at a few stores to find a washing machine for a lady who is stuck in bed. We were able to make the purchase with gifts that were given for Armenia. The lady will be receiving the washing machine in a few short days!
This morning we had a visit with a man who lost his wife and now takes care of two children on his own by working as a taxi driver, my grandfather spoke with him for a while and prayed with him.
In the morning, someone came to visit us we gave her a ton of the “What Are You Seaching For?” tract in all the language that it is available in, later on we visited the missionary family who you may have noticed in one or two other videos. While at their home my grandfather spoke to their daughter-in-law about her faith and about baptism, she will be baptized with a group of people on Friday, August 19, 2016.
Apologies for the short vlog, I wasn’t feeling well! (Alexis Livingston)
Today we did a little bit of sightseeing along with visiting a family that my grandfather has now become friends with.
We drove two hours to Horom to visit the church we helped build, on our way there we stopped the car to speak to three women who turned out to be born again Christians. After the church service which my grandpa preached, we headed next door to a children’s school where they presented a certificate that showed their thanks for general help and the piano. The children welcomed us with prayer, singing and dancing. All the parents who were in attendance received the Armenian version of “God’s Workshop” (http://www.templebaptistmontreal.com/…). From the school, we went to the Pastor’s home and headed home later in the evening.
We spent day 6 meeting with a group of 16 people for a bible study, then headed to a church that was built in the past couple of years in a very poor neighbourhood and later went to a family gathering.
Today we visited families with very sad stories and troubling circumstances. All the people I have met are loving, kind and giving. They’re always so generous even though they themselves don’t have very much.
Today we visited different areas of Armenia, though there are beautiful parts of Armenia I was saddened to see that there are even more areas filled with poverty and destruction.
Day 3 was spent visiting families and their friends. Everywhere we visit the people are always so warm and welcoming and very eager to learn. We have many more visits scheduled for the upcoming days.
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