Monthly Newsletter January 2020

NEWS & EVENTS

 

• The residents went to Russian drama theater and enjoyed the New Year’s performance. The tickets were donated by the director of the theater. This is the second year they are giving free tickets for the residents.
• On Christmas Eve our residents went to St. Mary’s Church in Parakar, participated in the Holly Liturgy, then came back to the center and enjoyed the festive supper.
• Every year after Armenian Christmas, a local priest comes by to bless the center․This year again the priest came and blessed the center as well as the bread, water and the salt and we gave it to the shelter residents and the staff.

• The members of Child Evangelism Fellowship visited the center. They gave the young residents beautiful symbolic hats and balloons and prepared a performance about Armenian Army Day. After the performance the young residents received the candy packages.

MYRADOON

The days in the shelter are very full and exciting.

• The residents take part in various classes and vocational trainings, as well as they regularly train in the gym. We do our best to improve not only the physical but also the mental state of the residents.The group therapy sessions help the residents deal with any issues they are facing․ We provide a safe space for the licensed psychologist and the residents to communicate.

 

   AID TO THE COMMUNITIES

• We continue visiting hospitals and surprise mothers and newborns with presents.This month the newborns of Astghik, Ejmiatsin and Beglaryan Medical Centers received gifts from ALCF staff.

• In the frame of Light of Hope program many underprivileged families received humanitarian aid. We’re able to provide them clothing, shoes, diapers, wheelchairs and other much-needed items donated by our supporters in California.

WE EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE TO

• The director of Russian drama theater Mr. Frederik Davtyan for providing free tickets of New Year performance.
• Ter Partev Ashuryan for his leadership in our Bible Study every Friday.
• Samson and Armenuhi Mardirosian and Harutyun Harutyunyan for donating Mataghs.
• The members of Child Evangelism Fellowship for visiting the shelter every month.

 

 We are in need for sponsors to be our Pillars, to hold our foundation solid for the years to come. We ask that these sponsors monetarily donate $5,000 annually, if one lump sum is not feasible, we ask to do it in many payments that is convenient to you, to assist us to continue this Godly work.
As a donor, your name will be displayed proudly on the Pillars Board at the entrance of our shelter and every guest that visits us will see and be told who holds this Foundation solid and strong.
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