tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.comments2023-04-11T10:47:41.809+03:00Nshanakir/ՆշանագիրRevoNishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196532473979855428noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-43545211804261235282021-09-01T05:06:42.907+03:002021-09-01T05:06:42.907+03:00Thank you for posting this blog. Your words resona...Thank you for posting this blog. Your words resonate deeply.VivianGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05535332371246617613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-68139423105577052582021-05-09T22:47:36.771+03:002021-05-09T22:47:36.771+03:00Thanks for your encouraging words.Thanks for your encouraging words.RevoNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196532473979855428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-68452119800280968042020-10-30T23:44:12.949+02:002020-10-30T23:44:12.949+02:00That was beautiful. That was beautiful. The Vigilant Bridge Builderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11458500412403003742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-46078019016422085682020-08-18T11:37:39.319+03:002020-08-18T11:37:39.319+03:00Another masterpiece!Another masterpiece!Datev Basmajianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217300564156230732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-84330978810617373622019-11-12T13:32:37.633+02:002019-11-12T13:32:37.633+02:00My prayers are with you, Maria, your new neighbors...My prayers are with you, Maria, your new neighbors and all the people suffering right now. May the Lord continue to guide you and give you strength daily. TYPhillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12018426471924270645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-23546058333332941732018-06-12T01:07:23.866+03:002018-06-12T01:07:23.866+03:00Enjoying the blog and reading about all your adven...Enjoying the blog and reading about all your adventures. Praying for the continued work and ministry. Sad i will be missing out on the youth conference in Armenia.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06429082940247723217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-34547069820399117042018-03-02T22:19:20.417+02:002018-03-02T22:19:20.417+02:00Eyescrapers... 😂 what a perfect word! I'm wit...Eyescrapers... 😂 what a perfect word! I'm with you, ESPECIALLY on the light-up billboards that are bright enough to cause permanent eye damage. Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16342677110082843521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-57334296785395637982017-11-13T22:44:45.349+02:002017-11-13T22:44:45.349+02:00Thanks for this, Nishan. What a beautifully stated...Thanks for this, Nishan. What a beautifully stated expression of consternation, triumph, and re-purposing. <br />Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783958466238160528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-61400463029114455672017-07-17T20:49:25.307+03:002017-07-17T20:49:25.307+03:00Dear Badveli Nishan, excellent blog post, "Re...Dear Badveli Nishan, excellent blog post, "Reader's Digest" worthy!<br />My one question is, did you Arabic ever get strong to the point of communicating easily with the myriad of people that you run into on a daily basis in Beirut, also is that small bakery on Rue Mexique still there? (I guess that's two questions) God Bless you and keep up the good work. Varoujan B, Los Angeles.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16616772929956475476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-21869465288145425702017-07-17T18:25:55.068+03:002017-07-17T18:25:55.068+03:00Looking forward to joining you and Maria at the Ch...Looking forward to joining you and Maria at the Chanitz camp, and hopefully drinking some Arabic coffee together. Praying that the Lord will very much be active during that week in and through you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065397098316296390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-65530217253951265492017-07-17T17:30:09.198+03:002017-07-17T17:30:09.198+03:00Beautiful reflections, as always! Enjoy your famil...Beautiful reflections, as always! Enjoy your family visit. 💗💗Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11678604576489432084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-8741381887021829652017-06-11T17:42:00.111+03:002017-06-11T17:42:00.111+03:00Tied up in knots, and doesn't care, as long as...Tied up in knots, and doesn't care, as long as it's warm. RevoNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196532473979855428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-38723333284579867552017-06-11T13:13:25.742+03:002017-06-11T13:13:25.742+03:00The famous Lebcat5 :)The famous Lebcat5 :)BlackHolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15591999911155670824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-47508756396413535022017-05-20T20:29:06.470+03:002017-05-20T20:29:06.470+03:00So this means that as I am learning Armenian and g...So this means that as I am learning Armenian and get mixed up and throw in some of the handful of German, Ukrainian, Russian or Polish words I remember along with the Armenian, I will fit in well when I visit you in Beirut! And most certainly YES, God continues to guide you in this new adventure that He called you to! Patookas!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479761276145218942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-76363305542447864242017-04-24T22:51:27.773+03:002017-04-24T22:51:27.773+03:00Our grandparents would be so proud of you. 💕Our grandparents would be so proud of you. 💕Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11678604576489432084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-76168984141214116922017-04-23T23:44:34.234+03:002017-04-23T23:44:34.234+03:00I hope your time in India is truly refreshing, re-...I hope your time in India is truly refreshing, re-energizing, reminding you of all that God can and will and has yet to do through you!RevoNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196532473979855428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-7195571288835329762017-04-21T20:54:19.224+03:002017-04-21T20:54:19.224+03:00I was looking for a DOC missionary friend's in...I was looking for a DOC missionary friend's information @globalministries and saw that you have recently moved back to Lebanon - a place you describe as both familiar and new. Congratulations to you and Maria on your decision to leave the US to become missionaries. I have smiled with great recognition at your stories about cultural assumptions. I generally give myself a whack on the forehead (with love) as I recognize my own assumptions here in India. And yes, trying to learn a new language when you are of a "certain age" is difficult! Check out my blog to see some of God's everyday works and miracles in Kolkata -- marygerardy2.blogAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946794610684108984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-53773011018605117492017-04-15T05:12:34.661+03:002017-04-15T05:12:34.661+03:00Important questions and beautiful reflections as a...Important questions and beautiful reflections as always. I'm taking the liberty to share some of this (with accreditation of course) 💜 To you andMariaJoycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11678604576489432084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-27592745674202071372017-04-01T09:42:59.383+03:002017-04-01T09:42:59.383+03:00Dear Nuts: Aren't we all a little?
I love th...Dear Nuts: Aren't we all a little?<br /><br />I love the story about the umbrella! Find me someone traveling to Lebanon or if the UCC has a 'mail pouch' let me know and I'll send an umbrella for everyone in the class! I'm glad you are living your day in JOY!! I appreciate Bess Truman's vocabulary lesson! That's one that never made our HS history books! Your blog is refreshing my spirit and keeping me smiling. I love reading about "A day in the life..."Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02546473917018808309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-50989437252380479142017-03-27T12:15:17.310+03:002017-03-27T12:15:17.310+03:00Thanks, Joyce, for the reminder of our shared hist...Thanks, Joyce, for the reminder of our shared history ;-). And, yes, there is much more going on in our lives than my Arabic classes, and much more of greater import that we are noticing. Something to consider in another post...RevoNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196532473979855428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-43322549328470657992017-03-26T17:02:47.710+03:002017-03-26T17:02:47.710+03:00I love the "nuts", having heard it for ...I love the "nuts", having heard it for so many many (ahem) years! Also the tent association. Kind of sad. �� But I really enjoy the comment from Bryan Edgett ^^ about Phil Smith! Hah. Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11678604576489432084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-1499034824220661152017-03-23T15:21:03.913+02:002017-03-23T15:21:03.913+02:00Some people here in Beirut have started greeting m...Some people here in Beirut have started greeting me with "Nuts!" And _not_ people from my class...<br /><br />Oh no, what have I done?!!RevoNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196532473979855428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-81671236552389945472017-03-23T13:28:17.858+02:002017-03-23T13:28:17.858+02:00I never saw you as "clerical" when we wo...I never saw you as "clerical" when we worked together, except for the fact that you were virtually always late for winds, prompting my joke "What does it mean when a minister looks at his watch? Not a thing."<br /><br />Your "nuts" expression reminds me of two stories. <br /><br />An article about the legendary former Principal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic and devout member of The Salvation Army, Phil Smith, described him as "an ineffably humble man whose strongest curse word is 'crumbs.'"<br /><br />There was an interview of Bess Truman where the interviewer quipped "Mrs. Truman, we know that your husband is a great man but you must do something about his use of the word 'manure.'" She replied "Who are you kidding; it's taken me 30 years to get him to say 'manure.'"<br /><br />Glad you find God using you. I can't imagine learning a new language at our age.Bryan Edgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648217766793747831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-71116699010246037662017-03-22T07:23:10.143+02:002017-03-22T07:23:10.143+02:00Sometime soon you should add a warning that "...Sometime soon you should add a warning that "The Cronicals of RevoNish" can be highly addictive, specially to those who know Beirut, Arabic, and the author.Rihamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01417216266634402400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647501877531775932.post-37598454422466573952017-03-21T17:06:19.622+02:002017-03-21T17:06:19.622+02:00Lots of growth taking place. Thanks be to God, bro...Lots of growth taking place. Thanks be to God, brother.<br />Just be glad that "Nuts!" came out, and not another expletive. Keep witnessing. Let your light shine!<br />+Tim JohansenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865841102883328741noreply@blogger.com