Report on Armenia
Rep of
twwandhfw@hotmail.com April 22nd 2009
Dear Praying fellow Saints,
I write to thank you for prayer fellowship with me in this work for the Lord; it is deeply appreciated by me and the saints in
Unemployment is a problem amongst the believers and the general population. In the countryside the unemployment rate is about 80% and somewhat less in the cities. There is no State aid so the saints depend on family working abroad, either in
I was greatly encouraged to see the progress of the work there even since my last visit in Nov/Dec 2008. There are two assemblies - one in
Three weeks ago today, while visiting in the village, we went into a home and there was a young widow of about 24 years of age waiting to speak to us about getting saved, having heard the gospel just recently. We explained God’s way of salvation to her and she immediately repented of her sin, and we went on our way rejoicing. When we next met her she too was rejoicing in the Lord. Do pray for this girl, Eveta.
We are currently placing a deposit on an unfinished house in the village to secure a dedicated property for the purpose of gospel outreach. As the work is expanding with more attending the meetings, it was thought better to have a separate building and hopefully one day soon will see an assembly established. Do pray for the preservation of two brethren who are showing leadership qualities; one called YASHA and the other called ARGAM.
The problem with unemployment is there is little or no income and these men are tempted to go to
Toros Pilibosian, the only assembly missionary in
In Gyumri we are also looking to build a small 'centre' to replace the 'soup kitchen' where gospel meetings are held every Friday. I was there to preach the gospel on April 3rd and it was wonderful to have almost 30 unsaved souls present, and this is the case each week. This outreach from the assembly commenced 6 years ago, and some of those saved are now in assembly fellowship. The giving of the free 'soup' finished about 6 months ago but the people still come to hear the gospel! It proves they were not just coming for the food! This 'soup kitchen' was operated by an NGO; they have now left but allowed the meetings to continue. We hope to recommence the 'soup kitchen' in the new building, if the Lord will, as the present building will not be available much longer.
It is encouraging to see a good number of young people coming to the meetings. There is a young man called Hrach who was saved about two years ago in the
Sincere thanks again for your love and fellowship with me in the gospel. The Lord has given me a love for the people in
There is so much to give thanks to the Lord for and also to continue to pray for.
- Allen Square
- Bandon
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