His seafaring days over, Vassa would begin to dedicate his life to the abolitionist movement. He worked as a servant for Governor Macnamara who recommended him to the Lord Bishop of London, to be ordained and sent as a missionary to Africa to convert his countrymen. By this time, Equiano had become a dedicated Christian and had made several attempts to convert his fellow servants in the employ of the Governor. Like Moses in the Bible, Vassa was raised in exile; and like Moses, he was chosen to go back and free his people. Again, like Moses, Vassa did not immediately accept. Whereas Moses finally accepted because his brother Aaron would be his 'voice', as Moses was not eloquent, Vassa agreed to go because he would be ordained. I propose that Vassa's recounting of this story and the way he does it was a deliberate literary device to draw attention to the image of himself