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Appeal for a
Resident or Visiting Missionary |
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(Faith & Victory : Dec.
1970) |
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Southeast State, Nigeria (Oct. 30)-Dear Brother Lawrence and all
believers in the Church of God: Greetings in Christian love and
fellowship through Christ, our Lord and Saviour of mankind. On
behalf of myself and the entire believers in the Church of God in
Nigeria I write you this day appealing solemnly with a broken and a
contrite heart to the Church of God, United States of America, to
send us immediately, either a resident or a visiting missionary to
help direct us so that our beliefs and practices here in Nigeria may
truly be in conformity with those of the believers in the United
States. Such a visit to Nigerian Church of God Mission in particular
will help or enable the foreign missionary to see for himself the
situation of things. The visit is indeed a matter of great concern,
and should be prayed through both by the saints in America and
Nigeria while yet the door is left ajar, for the night soon cometh
when no man shall work. The Church in America really has a moral and
spiritual duty to give an untiring "mighty push" to young
congregations in Nigeria. Therefore there should be no holding back
whatever. Our climate should in no wise be a stumbling block to any
believer, or be counted an agent of fear, for many American
missionaries are here under this same climatic condition. We may be
right in principle, but wrong in practice, if we have nobody to
direct. Therefore, we need a resident missionary in our midst to
help direct the great ship of God's blessed family in Nigeria.
I am grateful, for as I see, there are many open doors to preach the
gospel. In spite of the great moral and spiritual decline in this
old world today, it appears that we still have more opportunities
than ever before to preach the living Word of God-the true "Bread of
Life." "So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thanks
for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations." Psalm
79:13.
May the good Lord solve this problem is the solemn prayer of your
faithful Brother,
-J. U. Etuk |
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