Taking
along
with
him
his
faithful
pupils,
the
blessed
one
went
to
the
disorderly
and
uncultivated
regions
of
Goghtan.
He
was
met
by
the
ruler
of
Goghtan,
a
pious
man
whose
name
was
Shabit.
A
gracious
and
hospitable
man,
who
devoutly
served
him
in
a
manner
worthy
of
an
apostle
of
Christian
faith.
And
the
blessed
one
at
once
exercising
the
art
of
evangelism,
with
the
faithful
cooperation
of
the
ruler,
began
[to
preach]
in
the
province,
and
capturing
them
all
away
from
their
native
traditions
and
satanic
idolatry,
turned
them
to
obedience
to
Christ.
And
as
he
implanted
in
them
the
word
of
life,
there
appeared
many
miracles
that
are
known
to
all
the
people
of
the
province.
Evil
spirits
in
various
aspects
took
flight
and
fell
in
the
regions
of
the
Medians.
He
resolved
to
have
greater
concern
for
the
consolation
of
the
people
of
the
entire
land;
[therefore]
he
increased
his
moanful
prayers
to
God
with
upraised
hands
and
ceaseless
tears,
remembering
the
words
of
the
Apostle
who
said:
"I
am
sorrowful
and
constant
in
my
heartache
for
my
brethren
and
my
kin.
"
He
was
thus
surrounded
and
ensnared
with
sad
worries
and
engulfed
by
waves
of
apprehension
as
to
how
he
might
find
a
solution
to
the
problem.
