Christians in Armenia are still being kidnapped, here is why I think you need to know about it

Armenia, the first Christian nation, needs our prayers this Christmas says resident of the country, Dana Fitzgerald. As war is ongoing with Azerbaijan and Christians are being held in Baku and Pakistan, we must pray for mercy, comfort, and freedom of the captives.

One might wonder why I am commenting on a situation happening in lands not my own, to a people not my own blood, instigated by another people of a totally foreign culture. Actually, it’s a situation very close to me in a few ways.

I am an American Jewish woman, a follower of Jesus for forty-nine years, and a missionary to Armenia, called here four years ago to serve.

When I, with my husband, arrived in Armenia in August, 2020, I did not have much background or familiarity with the nation. I soon learned of her rich ancient history, similar in longevity to my own people’s existence.

It includes the landing of Noah’s ark in the nearby mountains of Ararat, the miracle that led to the Armenian king proclaiming his kingdom to be a Christian nation (in 301 AD).