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Andy & Amy Brooks - TRIAD Music & Medical Mission to Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan, Armenia
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WayGiver Donors

  • Kayla Craig $200.00
  • Brent Berry $100.00
  • Anonymous WayGiver $500.00
  • clay bullard $100.00
  • Dale Harper $100.00
  • B&P D $200.00
  • RaChel Dudley $100.00
  • SHANE GIVEN $100.00
  • Nancy Logsdon $200.00
  • Brad & Kristy $500.00

The Team

  • Andrew Brooks
  • Amy Brooks

We would like to share an exciting opportunity that God has placed before us and to invite you to partner with us through prayer and financial support as we prepare for a mission trip to Armenia.

This trip will give each of us an opportunity to serve in a different but complementary way. Andy will be serving with TRIAD through a music and worship ministry, while Amy will be serving Iranian refugee and displaced women through a Women’s Health Initiative. 

TRIAD operates an outpost in Yerevan, Armenia, where they produce and broadcast content in languages including Farsi, Arabic, Russian, Armenian, and English. They are focused on reaching the next generation throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia—an area TRIAD refers to as MENACA. TRIAD works in 32 nations, many of which have significant restrictions on Christian ministry.

Andy’s Mission — Music, Worship, & the Gospel

During our week in Armenia, Andy will be serving specifically through music and worship ministry in TRIAD’s recording studio. The team will record worship music designed to encourage believers and invite the global Christian community to participate in prayer and worship. One of the most significant goals of the week will be to record worship sets in Farsi for broadcast as a support to Iran’s deeply underground church.

Amy’s Mission — Women’s Health Initiative

Amy will be serving Iranian refugee and displaced women currently living in Armenia through a Women’s Health Initiative. Many of these women are native Persian speakers with limited Armenian language skills. This can make it difficult to describe symptoms, understand diagnoses and treatment options, and advocate for appropriate care. Financial limitations and unfamiliarity with the Armenian healthcare system create additional challenges. Professional Persian translation will be provided throughout.

There are expenses associated with travel and participation in this mission. We already have our flights and accommodations booked. Any financial assistance is simply going to help offset that cost.

We are especially grateful because your support allows you to become part of something that reaches far beyond the week we spend in Armenia.

If you’d like to learn more about the mission of Triad please click on the following links:

https://triad.earth/mission/

https://citygates.earth

Thank you for taking the time to read about this opportunity and for considering partnering with us. Whether you can give financially, commit to pray, or simply encourage us along the way, we are deeply grateful for you! We look forward to sharing with you what God does in Armenia and how He uses this opportunity for His purposes.

Thank you for your prayers, encouragement, and generosity.

With gratitude and in Christ,

Andy & Amy

Fundraiser Updates

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  1. 1 day ago
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    Update #2!

    Tuesday, November 10, 2345hrs. In view of Mt. Ararat...

    It's been a whirlwind first two days. If you read the first update you learned we had a some travel challenges, arriving safely but a day late on Sunday. Monday morning came fast and we hit it hard. After meeting the music and production team, and several members of the Triad staff, we had a lengthy rehearsal as we prepared several songs to be made available to the Christians living in Iran. Amy had several health consultations with women from Triad's staff.

    We got an upfront view of the inter-workings of the Triad Missions Group including their overall vision and long term mission planning. The Lord is doing miraculous things in the Middle East including Iran. As we near the end of the week I'll share what I can here.

    Today (Tuesday) we managed to get two tracks recorded. All this was done live so we had a quick rehearsal and recorded several takes. The remaining time was spent on prepping the next recording session. The musicians in this conglomerate hail from Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Armenia, Korea, and the US. Amy continued with her consultations with Triad staff and tomorrow night she kicks off the Women's Health Initiative with Iranian refugee women at The Hagar House in Yerevan.

    This afternoon we had an opportunity to visit the Armenian Genocide Museum, detailing and memorializing the 1915 systematic murder of ethnic Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War One. This was overshadowed mostly by world events and was historically ignored for many years. It was eerily familiar to what followed during WW2. It was a privilege to visit this with our guide Uri, a member of Triad staff, and an Armenian War veteran from the 2020 war and border crisis.

    It has been an eye opening experience already for Amy and I. It's an exciting time in the Middle East and there is a definite harvest happening. We know from scripture that the gates of hell will not prevail and it is clear here that the Kingdom is winning!

  2. 4 days ago

    Update #1

    Bon Jour! 

    Hello from Paris. It’s been a whirlwind so far! Amy and I were scheduled to leave OKC to Chicago on Friday. Due to a maintenance issue the plane never showed up causing us to miss our connection to Brussels, which was our stop en route to Yerevan, Armenia.

    We were watching the delay get pushed back further and further, and having looked at the few options to get to Chicago, decided to punt. We cancelled our entire itinerary and rebooked and left for the airport. (Thanks, Mom!) There was a bit of stress about walking into the unknown but once we got to the airport we felt God’s presence and peace and had several providential things occur throughout the entire day. This new itinerary took us to Atlanta, where we stayed one night, and we have just landed in Paris (this Saturday morning.) We leave for Yerevan around noon, set to arrive around 8:15pm, Armenian time. 

    Missing the Brussels connection thumped us and for a brief moment we were heartbroken. Canceling was initially the only visible option.  But we serve a God that operates in the unseen, and being called to perform this mission, aware of its importance and potential Kingdom impact, chose to move forward and do whatever we needed to do to get there. In that process we lost a day up front but then we didn’t. 

    After hurriedly rebooking the trip we headed out for the airport 3 hours before takeoff. On the way we discovered my booking had wrongly auto-populated Andy rather than Andrew on my tickets.  We learned it’s a $50 dollar change per ticket but upon meeting the gate attendant in OKC she made a few calls and got it all fixed - no charge. She heard our story initially and as she was guiding us to the gate she said: Remember- the Lord has His reasons for you missing your flight. You may not ever know why, but He is in control. 

    This followed a daily devotional my mother shared on the way to the airport that seems spot on to us. I’ll share that at the end. 

    On the flight to Atlanta we had separate seats. I had 90 minutes to just rest and ponder. I felt the Lord wash over me and an overwhelming peace held me. This is what I heard:

    You’re gonna be uncomfortable. You’re going to be joyful. Get through this. Walk with me. 

    We arrived safely in Atlanta and were hoping to sit together on our overnight flight given the last minute booking. We found the Air France gate and we were able to get seats together all the way through and even had a leggy exit row on the way to Paris. We still needed a place to stay so we took our chances with a hotel near the concourse and not having booked walked right in. The desk rate was twice the internet price but the process was laborious. The hotel clerk heard our story and somehow we talked about my army service and she mentioned her dad had served two tours in Vietnam and her husband is active reserves with 30+ years. She then proceeded to go online and back door our booking and added the military discount and all the discounts.

    When we finally checked in I realized the Lord had provided Amy and I much needed time to process the trip prior, as we had been so busy preparing that we lost sight of the blessing and honor this opportunity provides. Later that night I listed all the provisions we noted in that first day. My last entries:

    * that I filled a page with God’s provision

    * what we lost: NOTHING 

    When we rebooked we added another day at the end- we come home the 15th. 

    Sitting in Paris terminal; flight to Yerevan leaves in 3 hours. 

    Thank you for all the blessings of prayer and support throughout this adventure. We love you dearly and can’t wait to share what God has in store for us. Next update from Yerevan.  

    Devotional shared by my mother:

    Jesus Calling: November 6 

    “Seek to please Me above all else. As you journey through today, there will be many choice-points along your way. Most of the day's decisions will be small ones you have to make quickly. You need some rule of thumb to help you make good choices. Many people's decisions are a combination of their habitual responses and their desire to please themselves or others. This is not My way for you. Strive to please Me in everything, not just in major decisions. This is possible only to the extent that you are living in close communion with Me. When MY PRESENCE IS YOUR DEEPEST DELIGHT, you know almost instinctively what will please Me. A QUICK GLANCE AT ME IS ALL YOU NEED TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE. DELIGHT YOURSELF in ME more and more; SEEK MY pleasure in ALL you do!" John 8:29 ESV "And He who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him." Hebrews 11:5-6 ESV "5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death; and he was not found because God took him up; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him." Psalm 37:4 ESV "Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart." 

    Hotel pillow…

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