Book of Hope has distributed a total of 300,000 copies of the Book of Hope in Armenia.
Armenia (MNN) ― In 2007, 150,000 children and youth in 2,200 Armenian communities received a Book of Hope. One of them was a 13-year-old boy named Armen. He was one of 1,200 Armenian young people to make a decision for Christ through the ministry of Book of Hope in 2007.
Armen is an orphan with no memory of his parents. He has lived in an orphanage all his life and increasingly felt that his life was worthless because nobody loved him.
"I frequently thought that ... I must be dear and precious to someone. It is impossible that am totally useless." Eventually, however, he lost hope. "I decided that if my life is useless and no one needs me, it means there is no sense in living. I decided to end my life."
God had other plans. The night that Armen made his terrible decision, he dreamed that people were coming who wanted him to wait. The very next day, an Affect Destiny Team from the local church came to Armen's orphanage and showed the film The GodMan. Armen made a decision to put his faith in Jesus Christ.
"Today, I understood that I am not alone, and I am not useless," Armen said. "I have a Father and a Lord who loves me so much. Now there is a sense in my life, and I will live it with Jesus!"
Book of Hope has a goal to distribute 50,000 copies of the Book of Hope in 2008. 42 Armenian churches have united around Book of Hope's ministry in their country. They can now use a new Storying Edition of the Book of Hope to reach out to illiterate ethnic minorities like the Kurds, Yezids, Azeri, and Assyrians.
Since 2004, Book of Hope has been ministering in Armenia--the first country in the world to publish the Bible. One-third of all Armenians are unemployed, and half of them live below the poverty line. The country has a growing refugee population.
For just 33 cents, you can send a Book of Hope to a child in need of Christ.
