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The Shanahans are missionaries in Armenia. While you may or may not agree with missionaries in the country, their blog is pretty interesting with great photos.
I can only imagine how confusing it will be that the mother of this family is also named Katy, spelled with a Y.
I recognize the place they’re working in at http://4shans4armenia.blogspot.com/2005/08/plastic-bag-tied-to-string.html
Yeah, I’m not to keen on missionaries but I’ll say this. I worked with two journalists from RFE/RL on this place in Yerevan and then with Hetq.
http://www.hetq.am/eng/society/0410-arcaxi.html
http://www.hetq.am/eng/society/0411-arcaxi.html
We even included them in our exhibition at the beginning of the year in Yerevan but obviously, NOBODY apart from these missionaries did anything to help.
Not the government, not the Diaspora, not NGOs.
So, what can I say? The missionaries did something.
Comment by Onnik Krikorian — 8/30/2005 @ 8:30 am
Though it might be encouraging to these poor people that somebody cares, I don’t think their “prayer requests” are going to be of much help to those people who can’t meet their daily physicial needs:-(
Too sad that no other organization has reached to help them.
Comment by Nanul — 8/30/2005 @ 8:16 pm
IMHO, prayers are very important. You are right, Nanul. Usually, when someone prays, God doesn’t just send it from heaven. I don’t think if we pray hard enough, we will wake up one morning and see all the problems of Armenia gone away. What I believe is, prayers are necessary to bring all the forces, organizations, and people together who can make life better in Armenia. I don’t know anywhere else to start…
Comment by Davit — 8/31/2005 @ 4:55 am
I personally like missionaries in Armenia. We really need some competition to shake Armenian Apostolic Church. This bureaucratic monster became part of corrupt system enjoying tax benefits. It forgets about its mission, doesn’t care about the folks and looses its congregations to churches with more enterpreneural spirit. When last time you see Armenian monk come to your house to talk about God? The only thing they are able to do is to use government to protect their “monopoly.” This what happens when you have “official religion” and its representative. I will say, let them compete.
Comment by firefly — 8/31/2005 @ 7:28 pm
Hello,
I was wondering if somehow I could get your contact information. I might be moving to Armenia at some point and I’m from MN currently living in LA, CA. It would be nice to be in contact with faith based people.
Thanks so much!
My email: lizmarie99@hotmail.com
Comment by Elizabeth — 3/18/2006 @ 5:18 am