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Vacation December 16–20, 2023	We took a family vacation in Nashville, Tennessee, visiting music-themed and historic attractions, as well as enjoying specialty foods.
Christine December 5, 2023	Christine was a panelist for a two-hour seminar at Villanova Univeristy (video, she starts at 44:50) about the status of Armenian refugees fleeing the Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.
Christine October 14–15, 2023	Bruce and Christine attended The Chosen Insiders Conference in Dallas (video).
Christine September 15–17, 2023	Christine, Wilma, and Catherine attended the Armenian Evangelical Women's Fellowship (East Coast) conference in Detroit with 55 other women. Christine was one of the organizers.
Armenia July 24, 2023	Christine and I returned from a three-week trip to Armenia. During the first ten days we were part of the Armenian Missionary Association of America's (amaa) medical mission trip. We were part of a team of 44 people, and served 1132 patients in three cities. Matthew and Laura were also part of the team. We then visited members of a family who lived with us in 2021 to obtain medical treatment.
Christine March 25, 2023	The republic of Artsakh has just passed 100 days of blockage by Azerbaijan. This Armenian Missionary Association of America (amaa) prayer video from last month summarizes the situation. (Christine prays at 31:35.)

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