In aftermath of conflict, Southern Baptist relief worker from Missouri shares gospel with Armenians
By
Benjamin Hawkins
By:
Benjamin Hawkins
January 29, 2021
Immediately, a nurse came to her side. “Are you in pain?” she asked.
San Sirkis Armenian Church in Tabriz. Armenian Christians gather here to worship every Sunday, though the number of those attending is dwindling. Many Armenians in Tabriz have sought better lives in Europe, Canada, or the United States. Rarely do more than twenty-five people show up for worship. (IMB photo)
“No,” the girl replied, “but I have learned the meaning of the cross.”
Slowly, the girl pulled her sleeve down, revealing on her bare shoulder the figure of a cross burned deeply into her flesh. For seven days, Turkish assailants in her village had asked her whether she would follow Mohammed or Christ.