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From: "cole patterson" <colepatterson32006@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: pattercole15@yahoo.it
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 04:57:07 -0800
Subject: PEACE OF THE LORD!
Dearly Beloved,
Season'Greeting!
"By grace are we saved not by works lest no man should boast about"
It is amazing that while we are yet sinners christ died for us. What a
mighty God we serve! It is out the joy of salvation that i share my
testimony with you, I am Patterson cole , the legal adviser to late Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Jason, an America couple that lived in the United Kingdom (my
country) for over 28years before they both died in the auto crash late last
year on their way to a crusade being organised in the Northern Irelands.
They were dedicated Christians, and they were believers in word an
act.Although they had no siblings they believed God for one until their
unfortunuate death.While they were in my country, they were wealthy in
landed properties . As their legal adviser, before their death, the husband
Mr. Paul Jason instructed me to write his WILL. Because they had no child,
they dedicated their wealth to God. According to the WILL, the properties
have to be disposed and the proceeds realised channelled into a ministry
for the work of God or any humanitarian endeavour. Being their attorney, all
the documents for the properties were in my care. He gave me the authority
to sell the properties and give out the fund to the ministries for the work
of God.
After the demise of the couples, the properties was disposed off as
instructed by Mr. Paul Jason before his death. And as matter of fact, after
I sold all their properties, I realized more than £3,500,000.00 (Three
million five hundred thousand British pounds sterlins plus), and what
supposed to be the percentage interest of my right legal fee was firstly
deducted by me out of the total amount realized from the sold properties,
this was based on the initial agreement between me and the owner of the
properties before his death. Therefore the total amount left to be
channelled into God's work as instructed by the Mr Paul Jason, is
£3,500,000.00 (Three Million five hundred thousand pounds sterlins) only.
But Instead of giving the main fund out for the work of God then, as
initially instructed to me by the owner before his death, I converted the
fund to myself with the intention of investing the fund abroad for my
personal use instead of giving the money out as instructed by the owner
before his death. I was afraid of putting the fund in the Bank, because I
have to give account to the bank on how I got the money. I used a Finance
company which has an overseas office to deposit the funds . The Finance and
security company on my instructions has since moved the funds to their
office in Spain.
However, I later had encounter with Christ when Envangelist Reinhard
Bonnke was preaching on television concerning Ananias and Saphira in Acts
5:1-11. After hearing the word of God, I gave my life to Christ and became a
born again Christian. As my growth in the Lord began i came accross the
book of Proverbs 28:13 that said"He that covereth his sins shall not
prosper: but who soever confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy".I
confessed my sins of greed and illegal appropriation of another man's
wealth. From the scripture, I discovered that the only way I could have
peace in my life is to do what is lawful and right by giving out the fund as
instructed for the work of God by the owner before his death.
I have asked God for forgiveness and I know that God have forgiven me. But I
have to do what is lawful and right in the sight of God by chanelling the
funds into the Lord's ministry work or for Charity as instructed by the
owner before his death.
After my fasting and prayers, I asked God to make his choice and direct me
to a honest Christian or the chosen ministry that deserves this fund by his
Grace. I then contacted you, and as a matter of fact, it is not only you or
your ministry that I picked initially, but after my fervent prayer over it,
then you were nominated to me through divine revelation from God.
I have notified the Finance Company where I deposited the funds that i will
soon transfer the deposit out of their custody to a recepient.
So if you know that you will use this fund honestly and wisely for the
things that will glorify God's name, then do urgently contact me back first
through this mail and the details will be given to you on how you will be
able to receive the fund in your country.
In line with desire to ensure compliance with the instruction of Mr Paul
Jason,I would shoulder the financial responsibility associated with the
receival of the funds.
Your prompt response will be highly appreciated.
Yours in Christ.
Patterson cole
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