Hi Kidz in Armenia became a legal entity in July 2007. The work there is overseen by our Moscow office.
“I’d like to stay here in the camp not just for one week but for much longer. I made many friends and the most important thing is that I met my best Friend Jesus. I am thankful to my leaders for their love towards me.”
“My life was completely changed at this camp. I liked the Bible lessons and singing most of all. My soul sang. I became more patient. Food in our camp was excellent.”
“I never knew what a parent’s love is. When I came to the camp I was surprised that our counselors treated us with so much love and respect.”
“I enjoy the atmosphere in the camp so much. My mother doesn’t allow me to go to church. I would like to know more about Jesus. When I grow up, I dream of becoming a group leader like the one I had at camp.”
Situated along the route of the Great Silk Road, Armenia became, in 301 A.D., one of the first nations to accept Christianity as a state religion. The country once included Mount Ararat, which the Bible identifies as the mountain where Noah’s ark rested after the flood.
Throughout its history, Armenia experienced very little peace, stability, or independence. From the 17th century through World War I, big portions of the country were controlled by its most brutal invaders, the Ottoman Turks. Waves of killings culminated between 1915 and 1923, with the slaughter of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire. This ethnic cleansing became known as the Armenian Genocide.
At the beginning of the 1920s, Armenia was annexed to U.S.S.R. and suffered the fate of other Soviet republics, including poverty and lack of religious freedom.
Since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, Armenia has made progress in implementing many economic reforms. Despite strong economic growth, however, Armenia's unemployment and poverty rates remain high.
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