Letter to Nigerian Bishop-elect Nicholas Okoh

March 25th, 2010

To Archbishop Nicholas Okoh
Primate-elect of All Nigeria
Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
Abuja
Nigeria

March 24 2010

Your grace.

Warm greetings in Christ from the United Kingdom.

On behalf of the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (UK and Ireland) and
Anglican Mainstream we send you, both in writing and through our colleagues
Canon Dr Vinay Samuel and Canon Dr Chris Sugden, our warm greetings and
prayers as you are installed as Primate of all Nigeria on Thursday March
25th. We greatly appreciated your presence with us at the launch of FCA (UK
and Ireland), and have benefited from the work of the Theological Resource
Group of GAFCON which you chair.
We are very aware of the position to which God has called the Church of
Nigeria at this time, in Nigeria itself, in Africa and in the global
Anglican Communion. We rejoice in your continuing emphasis on mission and
evangelism. We are conscious also of the weight of expectations from your
Church and the global Communion on you personally as you lead this great
Church s you confront the challenges of HIV-Aids, economic and social
development and education in the midst of grievous persecution.

It might be asked: "Who is sufficient for these things? " We give thanks to
God that when he calls, he also equips, and promises His presence with us on
the journey. May the Lord go before you, your bishops, clergy and people as
a fire by night and a cloud by day.

We unite with brothers and sisters in Christ from all around the world in
praying for the Lord's anointing of you and his protection for you and your
family.

With our very warm greetings in Christ

Bishop Wallace Benn
Dr Philip Giddings
Rev Paul Perkin
Rev David Banting
Canon Dr Chris Sugden

H/t: Fr. Dick Kim