Hovhannes' mother died before the Great War. His father was deported with his four children, two sons and two daughters. The little brother became tired and stopped. The gendarms beat him but there was nothing to do, he could not go any further. The next day his father was killed. The caravan reached Hekim Khan. There his two sisters died suddenly. The poor boy was now living alone among all the thousands of Armenians. After some days, a Kurd took him to his village. After nine years of slavery he fled to a village Cafolar and worked as a shepherd until few days ago. Then he met with a muleteer, who told him about our work and persuaded him to follow him. He did so and one day he arrived safely by us.

January 21, 1931 sick still in our care.

Left our care: March 3, 1928.  Selfsupporting. Came back June 1930. Very ill. Has had his left leg amputated.