Dutch Night and Athletes in Action at Emmanuel Church
What Do I Want From Life?
Last night I decided to go to AUB to attend a musical concert at the Assembly Hall organized by the Russian-Lebanese Society in cooperation wih the Russian Consulate.
On the road to AUB, I passed along 3 types of people.
First, I saw two young lads with their skaters, skating along the AUH road. I believe they were heading towards the Central Bank where young Lebanese skaters gather to perform stunts on its long and wide stairs. It's funny how skaters all seem to be skinny or lean, as if it's a must for a skater to be lean in order for him to perform at his best.
Second, I saw a bunch of young AUB students who were discussing among themselves some classroom subjects and they all seemed to be sort of nerds 'cause they started talking about Stephen Hawkings and his lectures. They all had good English and were pretty fluent in it.
Third, I saw two young love birds joining the crowd of music lovers and sat a couple of pews in front of me. They seemed to be a cute couple and the young guy seemed very shy and tense. He had very striking and radiant eyes as if he was fascinated to have his girl sitted beside him.
All of a sudden I felt I was alone and lost in this wretched world. I still don't know what I want from life! Yes, I still want to be part of an adrenaline-free stunt group of skaters or dancers or any weird group and practice the hobby with great passion and enthusiasm! I also want to keep being part of a group of debaters who would carry intellectual conversations with fellow mates and tackle life's different philosophies with great zeal! However, on the other hand, I feel my life is empty. It's empty of its companion like a love bird who has lost his one and only love. I sense the need for that special person who will always be available for me, with whom I can spend deep and soul-enriching moments and go through breath-taking experiences that just the two of us could some day come to tell others about.
However, the truth is, I have lost my passion for life. Nothing seems to attract me strong enough to run after it with all my might! "They all seem pointless pursuits," I say to myself hiding behind the fact that I'm too lazy and a coward who's frightened of failing or being hurt.
With all these passions burning in me, I believe the word lost would best describe me today.
Aimless Wanderer
On the road to AUB, I passed along 3 types of people.
First, I saw two young lads with their skaters, skating along the AUH road. I believe they were heading towards the Central Bank where young Lebanese skaters gather to perform stunts on its long and wide stairs. It's funny how skaters all seem to be skinny or lean, as if it's a must for a skater to be lean in order for him to perform at his best.
Second, I saw a bunch of young AUB students who were discussing among themselves some classroom subjects and they all seemed to be sort of nerds 'cause they started talking about Stephen Hawkings and his lectures. They all had good English and were pretty fluent in it.
Third, I saw two young love birds joining the crowd of music lovers and sat a couple of pews in front of me. They seemed to be a cute couple and the young guy seemed very shy and tense. He had very striking and radiant eyes as if he was fascinated to have his girl sitted beside him.
All of a sudden I felt I was alone and lost in this wretched world. I still don't know what I want from life! Yes, I still want to be part of an adrenaline-free stunt group of skaters or dancers or any weird group and practice the hobby with great passion and enthusiasm! I also want to keep being part of a group of debaters who would carry intellectual conversations with fellow mates and tackle life's different philosophies with great zeal! However, on the other hand, I feel my life is empty. It's empty of its companion like a love bird who has lost his one and only love. I sense the need for that special person who will always be available for me, with whom I can spend deep and soul-enriching moments and go through breath-taking experiences that just the two of us could some day come to tell others about.
However, the truth is, I have lost my passion for life. Nothing seems to attract me strong enough to run after it with all my might! "They all seem pointless pursuits," I say to myself hiding behind the fact that I'm too lazy and a coward who's frightened of failing or being hurt.
With all these passions burning in me, I believe the word lost would best describe me today.
Aimless Wanderer
Summer Life...
Rev. Nerses Balabanian With Emmanuel Chanitz Youth in 2005
A life that is worth living for
Lydia Gulesserian left Kalaydjian Home in Nicosia, Cyprus, early in May and did not make it back.
Police, family, friends, and community efforts in searching for her ended in finding her corpse in the suburbs of Nicosia on May 26, 2009.
A tragic death indeed.
Too many questions remain unanswered in the minds of family, friends and community.
However, I stopped heeding or answering puzzling questions for a reason: the fact that Lydia lived a life that was worth living for.
She lived a life full of passion and compassion for Christ and His church. She whole-heartedly wanted to help and serve friends and community members because that was one good way to share God’s love with all.
Lydia Gulesserian was a member of the Armenian Evangelical community in Cyprus. She attended our church services regularly, and her zeal for the ministry was a good example to us all. We were empowered by her Christian stewardship to be good advocates in serving Christ and the community.
Despite her tragic death and the many unresolved questions, we need to rejoice today because Lydia is with the Lord, the One she devoted her whole life to. She is rejoicing with Christ today after a journey of 87 years.
Armenian Evangelical church delegation visiting Mr. Vartkes Mahdessian, Armenian representative in Cyprus parliament. Second from left Mrs. Lydia Gulesserian.
We are all going to miss Lydia. Her life lends us a learning experience which can
be summarized as follows:
Live a life that is worth living
for - a life in the service of
Christ and community.
Let Lydia’s experiences be accepted as words of sympathy, condolence, and above all, encouragement to the family, friends and the community at large.
Prayerfully,
Hrayr Jebejian
Armenian Evangelical Church - Cyprus
Police, family, friends, and community efforts in searching for her ended in finding her corpse in the suburbs of Nicosia on May 26, 2009.
A tragic death indeed.
Too many questions remain unanswered in the minds of family, friends and community.
However, I stopped heeding or answering puzzling questions for a reason: the fact that Lydia lived a life that was worth living for.
She lived a life full of passion and compassion for Christ and His church. She whole-heartedly wanted to help and serve friends and community members because that was one good way to share God’s love with all.
Lydia Gulesserian was a member of the Armenian Evangelical community in Cyprus. She attended our church services regularly, and her zeal for the ministry was a good example to us all. We were empowered by her Christian stewardship to be good advocates in serving Christ and the community.
Despite her tragic death and the many unresolved questions, we need to rejoice today because Lydia is with the Lord, the One she devoted her whole life to. She is rejoicing with Christ today after a journey of 87 years.
Armenian Evangelical church delegation visiting Mr. Vartkes Mahdessian, Armenian representative in Cyprus parliament. Second from left Mrs. Lydia Gulesserian.
We are all going to miss Lydia. Her life lends us a learning experience which can
be summarized as follows:
Live a life that is worth living
for - a life in the service of
Christ and community.
Let Lydia’s experiences be accepted as words of sympathy, condolence, and above all, encouragement to the family, friends and the community at large.
Prayerfully,
Hrayr Jebejian
Armenian Evangelical Church - Cyprus
Fathers.
Beirut - International Capital for Books
When was the last time you gave a life enreaching book to a member of your youth?
When was the last time you discussed viewpoints by reading a book together with the younger generation?
Just weeks ago Beirut was announced as the International Capital for Books encouraging our young and upbeat generation to read books in order to broaden their minds and inrease their knowledge spectrum.
Even though statistics says that, on a global scale, the hobby of reading books has been declining for a decade or more, I believe that no society moves forward without its younger generation being keen on discussing new ideas and controversial issues. In order to do this, I consider the book as the fire power and the catalyst in preparing our future intellects.
The greatest mistake that a leader can make today, is to analyze those statistics and come to the conclusion that the younger generation doesn't care about books and hence is not interested in discussing ideas and different point of views. I can assure everyone that our younger generation is keen on having discussions among each other and with their leaders about their every-day issues and the different world philosophies that attract them.
Being a leader myself, I firmly encourage our dear leaders who already have book-reading groups to continue this vital ministry.
As for those who have never thought of such a ministry, I urge them to search within their groups and find young people who would love to be part of such groups and debate today's issues with tomorrow's leaders.
ManoChil
When was the last time you discussed viewpoints by reading a book together with the younger generation?
Just weeks ago Beirut was announced as the International Capital for Books encouraging our young and upbeat generation to read books in order to broaden their minds and inrease their knowledge spectrum.
Even though statistics says that, on a global scale, the hobby of reading books has been declining for a decade or more, I believe that no society moves forward without its younger generation being keen on discussing new ideas and controversial issues. In order to do this, I consider the book as the fire power and the catalyst in preparing our future intellects.
The greatest mistake that a leader can make today, is to analyze those statistics and come to the conclusion that the younger generation doesn't care about books and hence is not interested in discussing ideas and different point of views. I can assure everyone that our younger generation is keen on having discussions among each other and with their leaders about their every-day issues and the different world philosophies that attract them.
Being a leader myself, I firmly encourage our dear leaders who already have book-reading groups to continue this vital ministry.
As for those who have never thought of such a ministry, I urge them to search within their groups and find young people who would love to be part of such groups and debate today's issues with tomorrow's leaders.
ManoChil
Best Sportsmanship Coach
Mike Hagopian, a chanitzagan and the coach of the Armenian Evangelical Torosian School's sports teams, was awarded with the best sportsmanship coach award, at the LEVAM Armenian-Lebanese interschool sports competitions.
Tertig, April- Issue VI - Year 3, 2009
Below, is the 6th issue of the newsletter of the Armenian Evangelical Cultural Association (Հայ Աւետարանական Մշակութային Միութիւն) of the First Armenian Evangelical Church, Beirut.
You can read it, by clicking on the following link:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/15963938/-TertigApril09-
You can read it, by clicking on the following link:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/15963938/-TertigApril09-
Donald Leon Babikian Running for the Evangelical Seat in Beirut
Candidate for Parliamentary Elections المرشح للانتخابات النيابية
DONALD LEON BABIKIAN دونالد ليون بابيكيان
Evangeliscal Seat in Beirut three (3) المقعد الإنجيلي دائرة بيروت الثالثة
DONALD LEON BABIKIAN دونالد ليون بابيكيان
Evangeliscal Seat in Beirut three (3) المقعد الإنجيلي دائرة بيروت الثالثة
Donald Leon Babikian was born in Beirut , in 1966. The son of Prof. Dr. Leon G. Babikian and Hermine Karakashian.
After graduating from Armenian Evangelical College in 1984 he continued his education at BUC and AUB. He received his B.S. degree in nutrition and dietetics, and is a licensed dietician. He has been working for AUBMC since 2001 as dietary quality coordinator.
Donald has been an active member of the Armenian community. He has been Vice President of Youth Organization of First Presbyterian Church in Fresno , California (1991 – 1993). He has also been Member of Trustees at First Armenian Evangelical Church (2002 – 2005); And He is an active council of AUB Alumni Association (WAAAUB).
Donald is married to Victoria Bardakjian and has two children, Crystal and Levon.
دونالد ليون بابيكيان، ولد في بيروت سنة 1966. وهو ابن البروفيسور دكتور ليون
غرابيت بابيكيان والسّيدة هرمينه كاراكاشيان
بعد تخرّجه من المدرسة الأرمنية الانجيلية العالية سنة 1984، تابع دراسته الجامعية في كلية بيروت الجامعية والجامعة الاميركية في بيروت. حصل على بكالوريوس في التغذية وعلم الغذاء، وهو يعمل في المركز الطبي في الجامعة الامركية في بيروت كمنسق للنظام الغذائي.
وهو عضو ناشط في الطّائفة الأرمنية. وكان نائب رئيس المنظمة الشبابية للكنيسة الانجيلية الأولى في فريزنو – كاليفورنيا العام 1991 – 1993، وعضو أمين للكنيسة الانجيلية الأولى في بيروت العام 2002 – 2005. وهو أيضاً عضو ناشط في جمعية خريجي الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت.
دونالد متزوج من السّيدة فيكتوريا بردقجيان وله ولدان هما كريستل وليفون.
Some of my Goals to be achieved if elected for Evangelist seat in the Lebanese Parliament:
- Make sure that government employees treat Citizens with respect and professional manner.
- Decreasing the number of dropout students by making education more affordable more interesting and updated to the latest technology.
- Establish organizations to teach citizens to protect and preserve the environment, and enforce recycling.
- Control on all Hotel and Restaurant establishments, enforcing food safety and hygiene.
- Reasonable increase in salaries to decrease poverty and establish a middle class population.
- The law of discrimination by religion, race and sex fully enforced by the government and those who break this law must be punished to the maximum.
- Decrease the number of foreign employees to provide jobs for Lebanese citizens.
- Give women equal rights and make domestic violence a crime.
- Create day centers for the elderly so they can enjoy the remaining of their lives comfortably and peacefully.
- Handicaps must be treated as regular citizen, with financial government support.
- Parliament Members should be allowed to serve only two terms and must retire at age 65.
- Members of Parliament must perform their duties fully and should be available for public service at all times.