A Father's Promise Ten years ago (1989), an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened Armenia, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes.

The popular Catholic writer, Scott Hahn, begins his book, A Father Who Keeps His Promises, with a story from the 1983 earthquake in Armenia which killed 30,000 people. When he arrived at the school it had been reduced to a pile of rubble.

This deadly tremor killed over 30,000 people in … On December 7, 1988 an earthquake devastated the northwestern section of Armenia, killing an estimated 25,000 persons. “The 1989 Armenian earthquake needed only four minutes to flatten the nation and kill thirty thousand people. In the middle of all the resulting chaos, a father rushed to his son’s school. A Father's Promise Submitted 18 June 1998 by Debra < [email protected] > as a Father's Day offering In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened Armenia, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. A father had just dropped his son off at school when the devastating earthquake hit. On December 7, 1988, an earthquake devastated the northwestern section of Armenia, killing an estimated 25,000 people. A Father's Promise - "I'll Always be There for You!" He ran through the streets yelling out his son’s name. When he arrived, he saw that the building had been leveled. In one small town, just after the earthquake, a father rushed to his son's school only to find that the school had been flattened. It's a fascinating story that comes out of the 1989 earthquake which almost flattened Armenia. It's hard to imagine the anguish, the pain, and the suffering that began in those four brief minutes of time -- people's worlds were shaken and lives crushed. There was a massive earthquake in Armenia a few years ago that killed 30,000 people in four minutes. In one small town, directly after the earthquake, a father rushed to his son's school only to find that the school had been flattened and there was no sign of life. Moments after that deadly tremor ceased, a father raced to an elementary school to save his son. In spite of the devastation, such tragedies often bring out the best in people -- at least it provides a window to peak at … A FATHER’S LOVE. When he got there he saw the building completely demolished by the earthquake.