Aramaic was the primary language for the Near East for thousands of years. As such, it was also the language of the Old Testament Patriarchs, the Hebrew speakers (Hebrew is a form of Aramaic), and the language of Christ, the Apostles and Disciples. The Christians of the Near East spread their religion and cultural rite all over Asia, as far away as Japan. The first Semite Christians were Aramaic speaking, and many other peoples soon followed, including: The Greeks, the Persians, the Arabs, the Turks, the tribes of Central Asia, the Mongols, the Indians of Sindh, the Indians of Malankara, etc. Today they are represented by what is called in English as "The Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch."

You don't have to be an Aramaic speaker to join the group.