Your Grace;

 

I am sending this letter of thanks and the article I wrote for The Wanderer on our recent pro-life mission trip to Nigeria.  It is also coming to you by mail, but I am sending it this way just in case the mailed letter gets lost or long delayed.

- Brian Clowes

 

Most Rev. Anthony J.V. Obinna

Archbishop of Owerri

Villa Assumpta

Post Office Box 85

Owerri, Imo State

Nigeria

June 18, 2013

 

Your Grace;

 

I have returned safely to my family and friends and have recovered from jet lag.  Now all I have to do is catch up with all of my assignments!

Of all of the many international pro-life mission trips I have done, the recent trip to Nigeria was by far the best.  Nicole Collins, Molly White and I spoke to thousands of people and had a distinct impact on the Nigerian people, just as the Nigerian people had a great impact upon us.  Never have I felt so welcomed by so many people, and never have I felt the warmth of such hospitality.  Nigerians are even more hospitable than Filipinos ― and that is quite an achievement!

Your Grace, I thank you with all of my heart for making us feel so welcome.

So many pro-lifers in the United States now look to Africa for solace and for leadership, and especially admire the strong stand the bishops and legislators of Nigeria have taken against the evils being imported to you by our nation.  More and more, it appears that the future of the Holy Catholic Church lies South of the Equator, not North.  We want to help the Church flourish in Africa, and want to strengthen her to resist these attacks.

If you have any need of further assistance, please contact me at the address below.  I was especially intrigued by your idea of establishing a pro-life university.  Human Life International has much of the material you need to outline several courses on the Facts of Life DVD we left with you.  Perhaps the university could start out as a satellite of the Franciscan University of Steubenville, which I believe is the only university with a minor in pro-life studies.  The pro-life university could possibly be an intensive study of bioethics with an emphasis on pro-life issues.  The possibilities are endless, and it is a truly exciting and original idea.

I am enclosing my article on our Nigerian mission just published in The Wanderer, which is the leading conservative Catholic weekly in the United States, reaching tens of thousands of readers.

Another trip to Nigeria is one of my fondest wishes.  It looks like I will be going back to the Bigard Memorial Seminary in May 2014 by invitation, and can hopefully do other events as well.  We must keep the pressure up on the Culture of Death, must keep Nigeria strong.  Nigeria is one of our last hopes.

Thank you again so much for your hospitality, Your Grace, and I look forward to seeing you again.  Please call on Human Life International if you need any pro-life help!

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Brian Clowes,

Human Life International.

 

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