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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Saving Grace - some of the e-mails we receive... this is one of the best!
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 searching online and got 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. Bibles are needed in King James
Version, English. 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 72
Izekogbe Road-Gpgo 5870, Benin City, Edo State, 30001,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,
Godpower Izeklor
72 Izekogbe Road-Gpgo 5870,
Benin City,
Edo State, 30001,
Nigeria
P.s, Please pray for the persecuted Christians attacked by
Muslims in Nigeria
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
The Jaffna Home - an exhibition at the Colombo Art Biennale 2012
One of a series of twenty pictures I am showing at the Colombo Art Biennale 2012.
The exhibition is on view at the National Gallery on Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha.
The prints were made for me by Sebastian Posingis on a heavy rag paper using archival inks.
A link to the other photographs is here..
Hope you have a chance to drop by!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
The Galle Literary Festival - well - never mind the GLF, heres a great bookshop!
One of the fine bookshops at McCallum Road, Colombo 10.
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