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From: Gilbert Duke <revdgilbert20022@msn.com>
Reply-To: <gdukeforu@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:52:04 +0000
Subject: Charity works
Dear BelovedIT IS FOR CHARITY WORKSMay God be with you and richly bless you as you read this without prejudice. Amen!, Before I proceed, I must first apologize for this unsolicited mail to you. I am aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of approach to establish a relationship of trust, but you will realize the need for my action. I got your contact information through the International Public Record ` WHO IS WHO` after I fasted and prayed to God for a reliable person who will carry out this project with me without running way with the donation.I am Rev Gilbert Duke, from Lome in the Republic of Togo and a lawyer by profession. To the Glory of God, I was priviledged to be a close friend and confidant to a late brother in Christ Rev. Abraham Allistone, who worked tirelessly both in his private life and in the service of God in his lifetime before his devine call. May his soul rest in perfect peace. Amen!In all my association with this late brother and friend, this revelation, the object of this mail was never made known to me because the late Rev. Abraham Allistone lived a very disciplined life. He was wealthy before he went into ministry and adequately provided for his family and also cared for people who were opportuned to come in close contact with him. However, shortly before his call to eternal Glory, he had summoned me to his sick bed and made me promise to carry out his last wishes as a trusted friend and confidant. I promised without knowing what he was about to say and also, at the time, I believed he was not going to die.Well, he told me he had some funds which he registered with a security company as a consignment, which he intended to be used for charity,ministry, evangelical work or otherwise when he was gone, but did not want his immediate family to know about for fear of subversion of his promise and pledge to God. He then prayed for me and blessed me trusting that I would not subvert his pledge to God. Before he died, he gave me information concerning the fund and what I was to do. With all due respect to him, I waited for the completion of the burial rites and mourning and other sundry matters concerning him before proceeding to reach you.I have prayed concerning this issue for God's guidance and if in your heart you geniunely desire to use this fund for charity work in any form whether for orphanage , ministry, evangelical work or otherwise in relation to God's work, do get in touch with me and let us pray together over this before we can make further arrangements.God bless you once again and as you receive, give God all the Glory.Yours in the Lord,Rev Gilbert Duke
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