Did you wonder what AMAA Executive Director/CEO, Mr. Zaven Khanjian did during his recent trip to Armenia, Artsakh, Lebanon, and Syria, despite worrying about COVID-19 safety measures or if the recent war was truly over?

Below are excerpts from Mr. Khanjian’s report on his visitations between May 19, 2021-June 9, 2021and a video of “BEIRUT EXPLOSION THEN & NOW.” Please click the buttons to read more and watch the video.

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ARMENIA

On Wednesday, May 19, 2021, the Armenian Missionary Association of America’s delegation, under the leadership of its CEO Zaven Khanjian, visited “Erablour” (Triple-Hill) Military Pantheon to pay respect to the memory of the brave heroes who were martyred in the name of their father-land. “We bow our heads before their memory, those who, in the footsteps of their heroic predecessors, having accepted that ‘Knowing Death is Immortality, did not spare their lives to the call of duty, sacrificing themselves for their fatherland. Eternal glory to you, immortal brothers,” Said Mr. Zaven Khanjian. After reciting the Lord’s Prayer, the members of the delegation placed flowers on the tombs of the heroes of the Artsakh War…

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ARTSAKH

On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, President Arayik Harutyunyan received the Armenian Missionary Association’s delegation, led by Executive Director Zaven Khanjian.During the meeting they discussed the realization of various humanitarian programs, as well as questions relating to deepening relations between Artsakh and the Diaspora.Arayik Harutyunyan emphasized the importance of AMAA’s support for Artsakh, expressing hope that the organization henceforth, likewise with the same energy as before, will continue its patriotic work in the Republic of Artsakh…

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YOUR GIFTS IN ACTION

LEBANON

On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, AMAA Executive Director/CEO Zaven Khanjian, spent much of the day at Haigazian University campus, visiting staff and faculty offices and listening to stories of resilience and planning for the next academic year. He was mostly interested in the critically needed student scholarship program in which the AMAA is the major contributor…

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On Thursday, June 3, 2021, AMAA Executive Director/CEO Zaven Khanjian, accompanied with Lena Danaoghlian, the Director of the Social Action Committee of the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East, visited the Berberian family in Bourj Hamoud. The AMAA, through the Armenian Evangelical Social Action Committee, has embraced the Berberian family, providing basic needs to sustain life and happiness to the children and their single working mother…

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SYRIA

On Monday, June 7, 2021, Mr. Zaven Khanjian, Executive Director/CEO of the Armenian Missionary Association of America, along with Rev. Dr. Haroutune Selimian, President of the Armenian Protestant Community in Syria, paid an official visit to “Bethel” Polyclinic. He toured the clinic and got acquainted with the doctors, discussing the current challenges of the patients facing nowadays & expressed his heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the dedicated work held in the clinic…

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On Wednesday, June 9, 2021, AMAA Executive Director/CEO Zaven Khanjian, along with Rev. Dr. Haroutune George Selimiann and Maria Boshgezenian (Social Worker of the Armenian Evangelical Community in Aleppo) visited an Armenian family living in Aleppo. After hearing about their health and financial difficulties, Mr. Khanjian gave them a glimpse of light and hope promising to follow up the family’s plight…