We are truly blessed to have you [Andy and Betty Loussarian] as longtime friends and faithful supporters of the AMAA and ask God to continue to bless you with many more years of good health and happiness.
Zaven Khanjian, AMAA Executive Director/CEO
The Board of Directors and members of the Armenian Missionary Association of Canada (AMAC), along with its President Raffi Shnorhokian, congratulate Andy Loussarian on achieving nine decades of a faith-filled and kindness-radiating life. Andy is a founding member of the Armenian Missionary Association of Canada (AMAC) and a mission-hearted pillar of the Armenian Evangelical Church of Toronto where he has served for over five decades.
On November 27, Andy’s family organized a well-deserved delightful 90th birthday party in Toronto. The event, attended by 158 of his closest friends and relatives, uncovered the countless acts of sacrificial altruism that the man of the day had discretely lavished on those in need. There was not enough time for the endless line of grateful-hearted participants to share their stories of Andy’s unhesitant kindness in their greatest hours of need.
The most impassioned testimony came from his daughter-in-law Jody who could not hold back her tears as she remembered the day Andy provided her with the shelter she desperately needed. Her tears of joy praised God for “Papa” who led this “insecure” teenager to Christ and set her on a path to the fulfilling life she now enjoys. Sons Paul and Ed also failed at holding back their emotions as they told of their unforgettably pleasant childhood experiences with dad.
The birthday party was enriched with a smile-inducing slideshow that told delightful Loussarian family tales.
In honor of their father’s passion for missions and his unfading appreciation of the Armenian Missionary Association of America’s (AMAA) scholarship that enabled him to attend school, the family established the Andy and Betty Loussarian Endowment Fund with AMAA. As per Andy’s wishes, the Fund proceeds will send deserving students to university, send needy children to summer camp and provide vulnerable children with the life-changing services of AMAA Armenia’s educational “Shogh” centers. The Loussarian family generously provided the Fund’s $100,000 seed money and asked friends and relatives to donate to it in lieu of birthday gifts for Andy.
Harout Nercessian, AMAA Representative in Canada, congratulated Andy on behalf of Zaven Khanjian, AMAA Executive Director/CEO, and shared images and stories of Andy’s three favorite programs – Scholarships, Summer Camps and “Shogh,” highlighting their life-changing impact on children and youth in Armenia.
Andy is a visionary man. The Andy and Betty Loussarian Endowment Fund will continue to serve and bless needy children on behalf of the “birthday boy” long into the future.
AMAC wishes Andy and his wife Betty God’s continued blessings of peace, joy, and health. Plans for Andy’s centennial birthday are well underway.
Those who would like to join Andy’s many friends and help needy children in Armenia hope for a brighter future, can do so by donating to the Loussarian Fund.
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