Thursday, Feb. 22, it was Vartanantz. This year it was different, the pews of the Armenian Evangelical Marash Church were full and people were standing at the door. It wasn't an ordinary Vartanatz Day, during which the same speech would be recited with the hope that a courageous "Vartan" would come forth and lead the Armenians. This year it was different, because this time a courageous "Vartan", Hrant Dink, was remembered. This year it was different, because the speaker was the living martyr, Mrs. Rakel Dink. It was different, because you could feel the anguish, the pain, the emotional turmoil in her speech. No, it wasn't a distant Vartanantz Day, it was Rakel Dink, the wife of the late Hrant Dink, who was martyred in front of his office.
It was different, because Rakel Dink lived her Christian faith boldly, and she shared with us how she went through the temptation and how she kept her faith in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Raffi Chilingirian
It was different, because Rakel Dink lived her Christian faith boldly, and she shared with us how she went through the temptation and how she kept her faith in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Raffi Chilingirian
