Rev. Fr. Austin Nnamdi Mbelu is a native of Amankwa, Ozubulu in Ekwusigo L.G.A. , Anambra State. He was born on the 17th of August, 1964, the last of four surviving children of late Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Mbelu. He did is primarily education at Amakwa Central School and 1977, he moved over for his secondary education which he finished at Doctor Lucas Memorial Grammar School, Ki-rikiri town in 1983. During those years of primary school and secondary education, he felt called to the ministry of the Catholic Priesthood and in a special way to follow the vocation of St. Vincent De Paul. In 1984, he was accepted into the Vincentian Family and after the initial one year of spiritual orientation in the Vincentian Novitiate at Ogobia, he proceeded for his degree studies at St. Joseph Major Seminary, Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. At the end of the four years study in Philosophy he was recommend-ed to do another four years study in Theology, which he completed at Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu in 1993. During the course of his theological studies, Fr. Austin Mbelu took final commit-ment to the Vincentian vocation, ordained a deacon and finally ordained a priest on the 14th of Au-gust, 1993. As the Psalmist says: "this thing the Lord has done, we rejoice and are glad". After his ordination, he Was appointed Rector of St Anthony of Padua Formation Centre, the Spiritual Year Seminary of Ikot- Ekpene Diocese where he was until 1995. He was sent to Ireland for further studies where he did a course in Counseling and Spiritual Direction, and he returned finally in June 1997 to take up an appointment at Christ the King Catholic Church, Akowonjo, Lagos with his former Vocations Di-rector, the Very Rev. Fr. R. M. Crowley, CM as his Superior - Divine Providence is always at work. Apart from his re studies, Fr. Austin has also done a course in At Radio and T.V. production; Public Relationship and Leadership raining.