With God’s blessings, we had one of the best years ever. What the enemy meant for evil, God worked for good!
January
Isaac, a Jewish man, institutionalized for criminally insane for decades, whom I had been praying for and extended fasted (7-10 day fasts, I’m saying it out of foolishness, not to appear more spiritual, but to show that it works, but requires some “work”). His two daughters visited him and to their surprise they found him at peace, speaking with clarify and a sound mind for the first time. He told them that an angel of the Lord had visited him and spoke to him. He encouraged his daughters to continue in faith and be strong in the Lord. Soon after, Isaac departed from this life as, what seems like already, a believer.
February-May
Medical mission in Tbilisi, Georgia: home visits, work at a clinic.
In addition, two young doctors, part of our study group, received training in a new government program to be licensed as family practitioners. Currently, they are in a process of establishing a private clinic with an outreach to the vulnerable, elderly and needy.
February-August
Food programs in South Asia.
With a crisis of hunger during lockdowns, we helped to feed over 10,000 Christians in 17 villages for the 1st half of 2020 in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
January-ongoing
Pakistan: painting and sewing classes for girls in an orphanage. A sewing center established as a business, providing the girls and their caretakers with life skills and source of income.
They also enjoyed listening and learning through our stories for children.
Bibles have been distributed to new believers.
June-ongoing
Bangladesh: 10 agricultural projects – rice and vegetable fields + goat farm and chickens projects started. 7 Christian villages became self-reliant and fully self-sufficient. First rice harvest just completed. Vegetables have provided food for the communities since summer.
The above are new projects this year. With the help of dear ministry friends and family, these new projects became reality.
September
War broke out against Artsakh, a small and poor Christian enclave we’d visited and brought help to in past years. Initiated by Azerbaijan/Turkey, this was the first war in history that used drone swarms and high tech missiles. The Islamic forces had huge man-power and weaponry advantage, and also employed jihadists from Syria and elsewhere. For the Christian side, veterans of the previous (1988-94) war fought alongside their sons employing soviet era weaponry. They stood no chance and when they ran out of ammo, a “peace” deal was signed. Since the Turks took over, historic sights, national symbols and monuments, churches, graveyards have been desecrated and destroyed. It is a national tragedy.
Our part in it, besides continued support for mothers/widows with children program, and silk painting classes, this time we organized aid for soldiers on front lines: food and warm clothing and now wounded soldiers aid program.
Prospects for Armenia look bleak. It is no better in the Republic of Georgia, which reported mass starvation and deaths. Global agendas carried out through the “pandemic” and a Marxist style takeover, in tandem with Soros’ Open Societies, have ransacked every former Soviet republic it took over. I believe Russia and America are next on the chopping block unless we stop them. Once such forces take over, they don’t let go of power so easily.
We give glory to God for all the good that happened this year!
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