John Bickley

Have you seen renewed confidence that the U.S.

has the back of

those people who are fighting against tyranny in the region.

Have you seen that effect?

I don't know if this is too complicated of a question to answer, but

the flavor of Christianity in the region.

I mean, I imagine it's very diverse, very diverse backgrounds in terms of traditions, et cetera.

How do you deal with that in terms of your ministries?

How do you make it open enough that it's flexible enough in terms of traditions?

What does that look like?

Obviously, the relationship between the U.S.

and Syria has been very complicated, and particularly Armenia and Syria's relationship.

What elements of your ministry bleed over into that?

I mean, how much does Syria impact what you do?

How much outreach is there from Christian communities to the Kurdish population?

What we've witnessed over the last few years is Iran being systematically defanged by Israel and the U.S.

in ways that are rather incredible.

A lot of their key militants that they used as their proxies almost eliminated, if not at least really weakened.

Is there a sense of growing hope in the region in general that there can be a larger lasting peace and particularly for the Christian population?

Is there a sense that this is a chance to grow in ways that we haven't seen before?