Urgent Prayer News - Lydia Gulesserian

I've said that I would blog about one or two events that have happened in recent weeks, but due to a variety of circumstances haven't had chance. However, the following post is a much more urgent piece of news from the Carswell family & we would value your prayers.

My grandma Carswell (my dad's mum) is from an interesting family background - her mother was Greek & her father Armenian (a race, not theological position!). Along with her family, she was a refugee from the Turkish massacre of the Armenians in the Armenian Genocide. As a result, many Armenians were scattered worldwide, commonly described as the Armenian diaspora.

Our family are no exception - we have relatives throughout the world & my sister Emma & myself have continued the spread worldwide!

This week, we have receieved news that one of Grandma Carswell's sisters, Lydia Gulesserian who lives in Cyprus, has gone missing. She disappeared from the old people's home where she was living at 9am on Weds 6th May & despite a few reported sightings, has not been found. The story of her disappearnce can be found on the Cyprus Mail website. Aunty Lydia (my Great Aunt) is aged 86, speaks Armenian, Greek, Turkish & English. 2 of her daughters, Lenia & Arta are currently in Cyprus, although they live in the USA.

As a family, we would value your prayers for her safety & that she would be found soon. Please pray for her close family, particularly my Grandma & her sister Aunty Jane, along with Aunty Lydia's daughter's, Lenia & Arta as they are dealing with her disappearance. It's a difficult situation, but one that others go through in various parts of the world on a daily basis. We are thankful that even in the worst situations, we can "cast our cares on Him, knowing that He cares for us."