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PLEASE PRAY FOR US JESUS LOVE USPLEASE PRAY FOR US JESUS LOVE US
-----Original Message-----
From: PASTOR FEMI ABIOLA [mailto:pastorfemioffice_20006@yahoo.com.hk]
Sent: 25 May 2007 18:29
Subject: PLEASE PRAY FOR US JESUS LOVE US
Dearly Beloved,
I am blessed writing this letter. I am the pastor
of Triumph in christ church.
I am married with two children. I age 64 and my
wife 58. My occupation is farming.
Eight years after giving my life to Christ I had a
divine call from God to the ministry here in my
village.
Initially I resisted but when God started moving
and dealing in my life, I obeyed. Ekhoe is a
rural village community of about 4,000
inhabitants. It is a
typical traditional community. In recent
years the village has been greatly stroked by
the Aids epidemic which has killed many and
made many
children orphans.
Our fellowship is the only church in this
community. Itstarted as a home fellowship in
my residence before others were converted and
joined. It was a real battle at the time this
fellowship started.
The elders of the village never wanted it and
they did every possible thing to stop it, even
tried to take my life
to stop the preaching of the gospel. But they
failed. The Bible says in Isaiah 59:19,
"When the enemy shall come in like a flood,
the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard
against him." AndI John 4:4 says, "Greater is
he that is in you, than he that is in the world."
When we recognize
the reality of God word in these chapters the
devil is no match for us.
Today we have about 500 in our fellowship.
The love in our fellowship in another thing that
made the elders to relent in their fight against
us, even some of
them have been converted. Three years ago we
started an
orphanage home where children without parents
and support are cared for.We have 28 children
in the home. 15 of these children?
parents have died from aids. Our love and
support for these orphans is a surprising issue
to the elders. It is amazing the way God has
met the demand of the
orphans and other invalid persons in our midst.
The financial statue of the people here are very
low due to unemployment. They do farming
work not for commercial purposes but fo r life
sustaining using manual labor and crude
equipment like cutlasses and hoe. Only the
government and few wealthy individuals have
mechanize farming here. I am writing to request
for a K.J.V. study Bible. Either a Thompson
Chain Reference Bible or Matthew Henry Study
Bible for my use. It is helpful to study and
research.
I also long to have a Strong Exhaustive Bible
Concordance. These items are expensive here.
My wife needs a Giant Print Bible due to her
reading stress of small letter words.
On behalf of our converts we need about 18
Giant print Bibles for our members who cannot
afford to buy Bibles.and christain books, In our
fellowship about 400
people have never had a Bible to read on their
own. Used Bibles will also be helpful. In our
orphanage home we need items like clothes,
shoes, and children toys. Children education
items are also necessary.
"But ye, beloved, building up yourselves in the
love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord
Jesus Christ unto eternal life."
Jude 20:21. Sincerely,
CHURCH MAILLING ADDRESS
PASTOR FEMI.ABIOLA
16, ARUOSGHE STREET .
OFF, T.V.ROAD,
BENIN CITY ,
EDO STATE , NIGERIA .
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