The story of Newlife International Ministry starts not with a building or a service, but with a boy from Sumburgu, Azorebiye, who would grow up to defy the very household that raised him, answer a call he could not escape, and endure years of trial to build something that would outlast him.
Born and Raised
The founder of Newlife International Ministry, Rev. Pastor Charles Azure, was born on 11th June 1980 in Sumburgu, Azorebiye, the first child of his mother. His father, the then-reigning chief, was a devoted and deeply committed worshipper of idols, known as one of the most chronic idol worshippers in the area. Yet from within that very household, the son could not follow the pattern set by his father — a different path, and a different calling, awaited him.
A Vision Before the Calling
Long before he understood what it meant, God was already speaking to him. As a boy, not yet thirteen years old, he began to experience vivid, recurring visions in his sleep, seeing himself seated among crowds of people, deep in discussion, and at times preaching to travelers on a bus. In these dreams he was never a spectator; he was always in the middle of the people, speaking with them, ministering to them. These early encounters were the first signs of a divine assignment that would later become Newlife International Ministry.
