Matt's blog

It's been an enriching experience for me to read the reflections of this year's CYMA participants regarding their service project in beard (see My True Armenian Experience, A Dream Within a Dream, Chinnari and Thoughts, and A Story About Berd).

On July 13, upon the invitation of Diaspora Ministry of the Republic of Armenia, the 25 participants of the 2011 Christian Youth Mission to Armenia led by Deacons Mkrtich Ksachikyan and Matthew Ash met with Hranush Hakobyan, Minister of the Diaspora.

The Christian Youth Mission to Armenia is proud to be working with the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to realize an exciting new project that will spread information about important spiritual landmarks in Armenia.

The Armenian word for Pilgrim is ukhtavor, which means oath-maker. These young people have come to Armenia to embark on a journey of descovery which is both ethnic and personal, cultural and spiritual. They've made their oaths and pledged to fulfill their role as disciples of Christ, and embrace their heritage.

We're happy to announce that we've just published our CYMA Facebook cause page. You can find it here: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/296436/66365002.

We encourage all of our supports to join our cause on Facebook. Its a great way to socialize with the community of CYMA supports, and donate as well.

Thanks for joining!