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May this letter find you blessed in Christ. I am writing from West Africa and it
is a blessing getting to you in the other part of the world. It is my prayer
that you become a friend of me and the local church here. I got your email
when I surfed into the web site and I know that it is God's arrangement.

By His grace I am a Believer bought and washed by the Blood of Jesus Christ. I
am married with three children. I am a pastor of a small local church non
denominational or affiliated to anybody. The church was founded in 2006 and now
has about 30 members. I gave my life to Christ in 1987 when I was still in the
high school at Zaria. A campus fellowship student by name Femi was my roommate
at school and his life of faithfulness unto Christ and his prayer and teaching
me the Bible led me to Christ. This Brother told me then that he sensed that
God was going to use me for His cause. I was never ready to hear that because
my dream or thought was never in the ministry but to finish my studies and get
a nice job. Five years after school and already working I started having the
stronger urge and sensing that God was calling me but I kept on putting it off
my heart because my job and life was sweet to me and I felt I needed nothing
else. One day a guest speaker was ministering in our church and he singled me
out in a crowd of over a thousand and told me that God has called me to the
ministry and cannot hide. After he left I told my pastor that I have accepted
and my pastor and other elders of the church prayed with me. I immediately
joined and headed the evangelical outreach of the church and I saw many coming
to Christ in the outreach. I let go of my job in 2005 and returned to Edo my
State. I joined a small local church and was assisting the pastor as the second
pastor. In January 13th 2007 a pastor of a little church of about five families
in my area walked up to me telling me that he is leaving the state to his home
state where the Lord has asked him to go and start the work. He said he has
been praying for over a month that the Lord has asked him to tell me to take
over the little church he founded 2006. I have not had relationship with this
pastor before now so it amazed me. He asked me to pray to ask the Lord. I did
prayed and without wasting time I knew the Lord ask me to hold that little
church and that was how I became the pastor of this church called Victory
Chapel. The church is a growing church and we meet at a temporary rented
building. We are earthly rich but rich in Christ, riches that will last for
eternity.

2 Timothy 2:15 "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that
needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth". The reason
why I am writing is to appeal for your assistance in the area of a Study Bible
which will be of help to me in my research and study of the bible as well as
lesson preparation as a pastor, and bibles for our aged members. These items
are very scarce here. I need The Dakes Annotated Reference Bible. It is a very
good study Bible for ministers of the gospel. Please help me for it. There are
many in our local church who do not have bibles and cannot afford to buy. I
want to specifically make a request for the elderly ones who cannot work and
earn money to buy for themselves. There are 12 of such very old fathers and
mothers in our church who read and understand English and they are very
devoted. Please on their behalf I request that you send them 12 Bibles the very
big letters which is the super giant print 18 point type would be preferable for
them because of their sight. We would also appreciate used bibles provided the
pages are complete. Thank you for considering this request. And as you help to
meet this kingdom need the Lord will bless you finance abundantly. If you send
the bibles through post office a registered postage the bibles will get to us
safely. I was told at the post office that EMS postage or post office insured
mail is safer and without charge. My home and postal address is 356 Osagbewe
Road-Gpo 5870, Benin, Edo State, Nigeria. Please write when you get my mail. I
do not have full access to internet but I can check at least three times
weekly. Ecclesiastes 11:1 "Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find
it after many days"

Continue to be obedient and the Lord will honour you in His time. Exodus 19:5,
the Lord spoke to the children of Israel through Moses saying: "Now therefore,
if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then you shall be a
peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:..." The
Lord bless you and keep you in His perfect love.

In His Service,
Nosage Izemuku
356 Osagbewe Road-Gpo 5870,
Benin,
Edo State, Nigeria