Category: Family Support

“But sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defence to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence” 1 Peter 3:15

MISSIONARY

The Lord commanded his disciples to go and take the good news to the world.

Who should go: believers with love to the lost, burthened to take the gospel, people who can share Christ, who can pray with others, who are compassionate and filled with the spirit, people with a calling.

It’s a joy to see such people in Armenia, visiting with one purpose and burthen to take the gospel to the poor, it’s such a blessing not only to the listeners but also to the missionaries.

I remember on one of our trips we were to visit a poor mother living in a metal container in Vanazor, as we approached this container I was behind my missionary friend who was visiting for the first time, the sight the poverty was very confronting and I was praying for the Lord to strengthen him as we were going in, I was praying for we did not know what to expect to see inside the container, to my surprise just as we walked in there was a rusted twisted metal cot with a baby sleep in it, she had an old milk bottle in her hand I could not tell if the bottle was full or empty for the transparency has gone and it was dirty grey in colour. He stood there facing the cot motionless, I continued my prayers for I did not know how he was going to react to this touchy situation.

He grabbed the metal cot with his two hands fell on his knees and started to sing with tears “ Jesus love the little children” Yes I too had tears in my eyes, the love of God was reflected followed with

A prayer for the lord to help, keep and guide this helpless little babe. No we do not make missionaries God calls them and he equips them with His spirit.

Yes, Armenia is in need of Godly people to make a difference in the lives of the many.

“ Arevshad “ meaning lots of sun, is a small village in Armenia.

Some years ago I was taken to Arevshad to pray for some needy families.

We walked into a large room with nothing in it, no furniture’s no pictures all it had was one window and one door facing us, as I walked in to the second room there was four beds one in each corner.

The farmer was married and had two disabled daughters, one had no understanding since childhood, she was around 20 years old, never walked or responded she was in bed 24/7 the other was in a wheel chair and she looked somehow disturbed.

Their mother did not want to care for the disabled daughters and she left the house the father re married and his second wife was the one who has been taking care of them both.

Then the father asked his daughter the one in the wheelchair to give her testimony, I was quite shocked I did not know she can talk but to give her testimony was a bigger surprise, she looked at me with a smile and said would you like me to recite it for you?

I have goose bumps all over me as she started to recite her testimony that went like this…

“From birth no one loved me, my mum abandoned me from childhood, I did not want to live any more till I heard of your love, my whole life was changed, He brought me a new joy and a hope, but I have one wish to ask you, not that you make me better so I can get up and walk, but that you make me better that I can come on my knees and worship you “

My eyes were teary not for the conditions they were in, not for her situation but I was amazed at the faith that she had in Jesus, and I start to wonder here I am 12000km away from home in a far village of Artevshad but where dose this faith come from?

The Lord is faithful and loving “will neither slumber nor sleep.” We may forget the poor and the widows but His watchful eyes are always upon them.

Yes we visit Armenia to encourage them in Christ but most of the time they encourage and amaze us by their faith.

Remember dose who are in need and oppressed, keep them in your prayers

ACM committed to take the Gospel to the poorest for the poor.