DAY 00 OF MISSION: ARMENIA 2018
Շուրջ 20 ժամ ճանապարհորդությունից հետո վերջապես ապահով հասանք Հայաստան: Բոլորս էլ հոգնած ենք, բայց անհամբեր սպասում ենք գալիք օրերին:
Շուրջ 20 ժամ ճանապարհորդությունից հետո վերջապես ապահով հասանք Հայաստան: Բոլորս էլ հոգնած ենք, բայց անհամբեր սպասում ենք գալիք օրերին:
We spent our last day saying our final goodbyes and picking up some of our favourite chocolates from Grand Candy. It was a mostly relaxed day as my grandfather wasn’t feeling 100% and the following day we knew we would be up at 4:45am to start our 15 hour journey back home.
I’ve been truly blessed to be a part of the 2016 Armenia Mission Trip and everyday I look forward to the next time I can return.
I kid you not, I tried to find a way to be left behind in Armenia. 😉
-Alexis Livingston
Our second to last day was spent visiting two different church groups. The first group gathers together every Sunday in the small home. Today there were over 40 people in attendance, not including the children. The second church my grandfather preached at was filled with many young people, which we all agreed was very encouraging.
I’m really sad our trip is ending, but we have one last day to enjoy!
Knowing that these are our last visits on this trip makes me sad, but I know I’ll meet them again one day.
Anyone who knows my dad will notice that this is his doppleganger! We got such a kick out of it and it was definitely a memorable evening.
Today was such a great day, we visited with two families that I have come to love very much and in the evening we visited for the last time with some family that I met for the first time while on this trip. I am enjoying every single moment that is left of this trip, wishing that time would stop so I wouldn’t have to leave.
As our trip is quickly coming to an end, we are making our last few visits. Today we visited with my grandpa’s first cousin and then went to visit a family who’s son is the boxing champion of Armenia. All the beautiful paintings you see are done by the father.
We started our day with a visit from a journalist here in Armenia and then later headed out to see a young girl who my grandfather baptized last year. We spent several hours with the family at their home where they asked questions and spent time learning new things about the bible.
Today was a really exciting day! We drove over two hours to our first destination where everyone had a little picnic, from there we drove at least another forty-five minutes and pulled over to the side of the road, walked down a steep and slippery metal ramp (sorry no footage of this as I feared dropping the camera into the creek below), down to an area where it was decided the baptism would be held.
This is by far the hardest day we had in Armenia. We had many visitations and with each stop we learned about the troubles of each person. And it’s sad to say, there are many more situations like these.
There was a lot going on and it was very difficult for me to express the emotions going through my mind and honestly I don’t think I will ever truly will be able to. These will always be difficult memories for me to revisit.
To quote my grandfather, “Even though there are many suffering families and people, and though we can’t help them all, we try to help as many as God helps us to. Our main mission is to bring the good news and the gospel of hope to hundreds of people through visitation and speaking to them in small and large groups and also through tracts, books and bibles we purchase.”
This morning we drove over an hour to a church so my grandfather could preach. After the service, they asked us to stay and join them, at the church, for lunch and fellowship.
Later on, a family member who lives in Philadelphia, USA, who happens to be in Armenia at the same time as us and who has family here in Armenia asked that we get together.
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