Calvary greetings in Jesus lovely name. I read about you online and thank God for meeting you and knowing about you. I pray my message finds you doing well in Christ.

 

By His grace I'm a pastor in God's vineyard. I was born-again in July of 1985 at the age of twenty-three and married the same year and have been blessed to see God work in many different ways for the last 27 years by the grace of God. My wife Helen and I are blessed with six children. I have a certificate in College of Education and I take a primary school teaching job when I find one. My wife works at home for the children and also works as volunteer at an orphanage home.  We are not rich in the things of this world but blessed in Christ. I was called into the ministry in 2007 while still in another State. We moved into Benin December 2010. When we came in here there was no single church in my quarters. My family and I would move 20 kilometers to fellowship in another church. Because it was raining season most times we would be unable to go to fellowship then we resulted to having a fellowship in my sitting room. After three weeks of fellowship three  neighbours joined and then more and more people came in. We had about 12 persons in six weeks, it was then I had the calling to start a church and we moved into a rented car park. In another three months the fellowship grew to 20 and above. Today there are between 45 and fifty members in the church. The name of the church is Believers Bible Church.

 

I have dedicated this ministry to reach unbelievers with the gospel of Jesus Christ, teach people to become fully committed followers of Jesus Christ through discipleship, and to help people build healthy and healed families based on biblical values and principles. Most people here are from disjointed polygamous family background and hence the need to teach and focus on Christ based families. Matthew 6:33 is a powerful scripture in my life. When I trust God enough to pursue His will for my life first, everything else follows!

 

My major purpose of writing is to seek your help in the area of God's word the bible. In need your help for an Electronic Bible, preferably Franklin Electronic Bible in KJV and NIV but if you cannot afford the one that has both then Kjv preferably. This bible uses battery and has a lot of Daily devotional studies, convenient to use and portable. In the part of town where I live we have little electricity supply. To study at night using lamp is always difficult. The electronics bible has it own light which makes it easy to read without lamp or candle. In addition, it has calculator and clock. My pastor friend has one which was bought for him as gift from canada by his younger Brother schooling there, and it is a very wonderful bible. He bought it from cbd and because they would not ship to Nigeria directly he said they ship it to him in Canada and he then sent Priority  insured airmil to Nigeria. The link he bought it from is http://www.christianbook.com/kjv-franklin-electronic-bible/9781590744338/pd/98297?event=CPOF .Please I beg that you send me one and one for my assistant pastor. This would be a great seed you sow into our lives and as we open it each time to read it we would be praying for you asking God to open new chapters of blessing in your life. This would be the greatest blessing and gift any one has given me owe you my prayers. It is not available for sale here and even if we cannot afford it. If you have one or two Christian books you may add. This is our need and nothing else. You can send this to us through the post office. It is very light weight and easy to post. Insured mail or express mail international would be better and safer. My postal address is 34 Isekwe, Nipostali Box 5272, Benin, Edo State, Nigeria.

 

We would be delighted to have you come to visit us, as much would be accomplished for the Lord in our working together.  Also pray for the persecuted Christians in Nigeria. Many are killed because of their faith.  Pray that the Lord gives the Christians the courage, strength and determination through THE HOLY SPIRIT to stand in the face of opposition from the muslims. I will be checking my email for your reply. I do not have personal internet and I'm writing from a commercial email café but will check often. Write soon and God bless you.

 

Yours in Christ,

John Izekowol

34 Isekwe, Nipostali Box 5272,

Benin,  Edo State,

Nigeria