10.03.2006
Lutheran Information Network Sub-Regional Coordinator Pierre Djaboule Dies
Mr Pierre Djaboule, a planning committee member and facilitator of the Africa Lutheran Communication and Information Network (ALCINET) died on 29 January following a short illness.As an ALCINET representative for the Lutheran Communion in Western Africa (LUCWA), Djaboule, 60, was one of the key persons working toward the re-establishment of a viable information network for Lutheran churches in Africa. He had served with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cameroon (EELC) for 37 years, and was the communication department coordinator, at the time of his death.
Djaboule was a headmaster and teacher in church primary schools for ten years, before joining the EELC Christian Multimedia Center in 1978, where he headed the Fulani language section of Sawtu Linjiila [Radio Voice of the Gospel] for about 16 years.
At a funeral service in Ngaoundéré, northern Cameroon, the president of EELC, Rev. Dr Thomas Nyiwe, described Djaboule as a courageous and dedicated servant of the church, who had made a lasting contribution to communication and education in the church, country and the LUCWA region.
Pierre Djaboule is survived by his wife, Patouma Marie, their seven children and one grandchild.
The 195,000-member EELC joined the LWF in 1971. (200 words)
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