Since September 27, the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region has resulted in over 360 casualties, including civilian Armenians and Azeris.
All men of working age have been mobilized as soldiers in the autonomous part of Nagorno-Karabakh, where the population is nearly 80% Armenian; the remaining area is under the jurisdiction of Azerbaijan.
In moments like these, when we see pain, war, death, or disease, one might ask, "Where is God?" We must be fully convinced, however, that the Lord does not leave this question unanswered.
The Armenian Bible Society shared with the United Bible Societies on Thursday the story of a twenty-year-old soldier who was wounded by shrapnel in an explosion.
The young man survived but was transferred to the Armenian capital Yerevan for further treatment. There, in the hospital, the soldier's mother spoke with a doctor who told her that her son would have died if he hadn't carried a copy of the New Testament in his pocket. The fatal shrapnel was stopped by the Word of God, which was in the pocket of his shirt, thus saving the boy.
This edition of the New Testament is intended for military personnel and is distributed for free by the Armenian Bible Society among the soldiers.
In the photos: the Armenian soldier in the hospital and the New Testament in which the shrapnel got lodged.
Source: Arshavir Kapoudjian