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Children in remote Armenian villages are waiting to hear stories of Jesus. Moving Gospel, a project by the Bible Society of Armenia, is changing this as they bring the Good News of the Bible to children and their families.
Clergy in the local church often work with multiple communities across a large geographical area. Sadly, due to a lack of resources, they are not able to provide the Bible teaching that children and their families need to grow. This is where the Bible Society of Armenia provide support, helping reach more people with God’s Word.
Your gift today will support the team delivering 12 weeks of Bible teaching in hard-to-reach villages.
Here in Northern Ireland, many of us found out more about Jesus and came to faith as children – I can remember the holiday Bible clubs and camps that I attended as a child. Where I grew up there was a two weeklong ‘Bible School’ that happened each summer with lots of children of different ages attending, learning memory verses, making crafts, singing songs, and being taught by faithful leaders. Do you have memories like that?
Moving Gospel brings the Bible to men, women, boys and girls in places where there are high levels of deprivation and need. It is a fun and interactive way to engage the whole community with the Bible through stories of Jesus’ life, miracles and teaching. The Bible Society of Armenia partner with the local church – this is a huge encouragement for church leaders who often have a huge geographical area to support. Involvement with Moving Gospel empowers ordinary people to consider sharing the Bible in their context.
Bible Society staff and volunteers visit each village once a week for 12 weeks – this is an enormous undertaking as travel time can be up to 4 hours each way for the team involved. They share Bible stories, facilitate workshops and distribute Bibles and other resources. Children and young people are involved in puppet making whilst adults get involved in painting and weaving images that help to tell others about the Bible.
Through the Moving Gospel project, the Bible Society of Armenia are leaving a lasting impact on the villages they visit – ensuring resources and Bibles are available for the future and inspiring each generation to pass on faith to the next.
Will you help support the Moving Gospel project to reach more villages in Armenia?
You can also support this project with a gift:
- £25 will provide Moving Gospel workbooks with sections of the New Testament for five children.
- £40 will help the Bible Society of Armenia to organise facilitators in each session to encourage and engage children and adults with the Bible.
- £70 will buy the materials and expertise for Bible-based craft classes – to make puppets, create woven art pieces and paintings.
About Armenia
Armenia is found in the continental boundary area of Europe and Asia. Armenia became an independent republic in 1991 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Since then there has been tensions and war between Armenia and their neighbour Azerbaijan.
These tensions erupted into fierce fighting in the Autumn of 2020 in the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan. At this time there was a huge escalation in violence, and many lost their lives. Violence and unrest continue and for those living in the region there is a constant threat and danger. It is in this context that Moving Gospel, a ministry of the Bible Society of Armenia, works to bring the Bible to children and their communities.