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Biography of Late Pa Bomeh John FAWOH

March 12
by fawoh nelson on behalf of Fawoh Philemon
on behalf of Fawoh Philemon
Pa John Fawoh was born in 1940 in Mbat village – Nwa Sub-division of the Northwest Region. He was the first child out of Seven children between Pa Fawoh and Mama Maria Bemah, all of blessed memory.

Family and Professional Life

After completing Standard 6 education, he moved to Ndu in 1961 where he enrolled in carpentry training under the tutorship of late Mformi Abraham Nwentso. When he finished his training, he was recruited by the Cameron Baptist Convention Projects Team for the construction of the Baptist Theological Seminary Ndu. Due to his brilliant performance, he was commissioned from Ndu to Victoria in 1965 to again participate in the construction of Saker Baptist College (SBC Victoria) with other foreign experts and missionaries.  

In 1966, he got married to Ms Njenica Mambiang who immediately joined him in Victoria. They rented an apartment at Itutu street, near Mukonya Garage where he also ran his private carpentry workshop as a means of multiplying his source of income. In 1970, he constructed his first house, an 8-room wooden building at West-End, and relocated his young family to their new residence. They were blessed with 5 children (Julie, Lawrence, Philemon, Beckly, and Nelson), with the first two also of blessed memory.

He continued working at Saker Baptist College as the lone operator of the heavy machinery at the carpentry workshop after the departure of Rev Huffman and his Team of technicians. He went on to train scores of persons at his privately run workshop as well as those employed by the Mission. Due to his integrity and experience, he was again commissioned in 1998 for the construction of the special retreat and tourist resort center at Camp Saker in Bimbia. He worked alongside Pst Kuyu Emmanuel who was the project lead.  He officially went on retirement in 2005 but continued to offer scaled-down services to the college until 2019 when he stopped working for health reasons.

Spiritual Life

Pa John Fawoh immediately became a member of Mizpah Baptist Church when he moved to Victoria in 1965. He was later voted into the Board of Deacons under the leadership of the late Rev Steanne Eko. He also remained a very committed member of the Cameroon Baptist Men’s Fellowship (CBMF) Mizpah and held different posts of responsibility. Going to church early before the start of service was his lifestyle which earned him a recognition by the church, amongst many other awards. He was nominated into the Mizpah Baptist Church Project Team that was created to oversee the current church expansion that started in 2013. Just like other members of the project committee (Late Mr. T. Bodylawson and late Mola Ilongo), he lived to see only the progress of work as they could not finish the gigantic church edifice they started. He was a man of prayer, fervent worshipper and peace maker who dedicated his entire life serving God and humanity.

Socio-Cultural Life

His love for togetherness amongst people led him to become member of many cultural organizations. He was a founding member and President of the Nwa General Meeting in Victoria (now Limbe) in 1977.  He led the organization for 33yrs and decided to step down in 2010 against the will of most members who admired his leadership style. He was also a founding member of Mfumte Cultural and Development Association (MFUCUDA) Limbe as well as the Mbat Development and cultural Association (MBADECA) where he also served as president for many years. He was appointed spokes person and technical adviser of Donga Mantung Cultural and Development Association (DOMACUDA) in Limbe. He was given a special traditional recognition and decoration by Mantung Cultural and Development Association (MACDA) in Magba in 2011 to appreciate him for the many years of service to the Nwa Community all over the Republic.

Humanitarian Service

Serving humanity was a great passion of Pa Fawoh. He directly and indirectly impacted the lives of countless persons whom he directly sponsored their education or professional training despite his low-income earnings. His home was shelter to both relations and strangers alike. Sometimes many people would ask who his real children were since there was always many people in his home who could not be distinguished.

Most Sakerettes would remember him as a reliable intermediary between them and their parents. He sacrificed to collect and deliver basic needs to students whose parents were in distant locations and could not visit them during visiting days.

He intervened in many instances to safe the marriages of most couples from breaking up. Many spouses rushed to him to report marital crisis and through love and wisdom, he settled such crisis and established peace in their homes. Some sarcastically nicknamed his house “Supreme Court” due to the frequency of disputes referred to him for resolution.

Last Days

Pa Fawoh suffered a stroke on 19th January 2019 that caused him to stop working and left him slightly incapacitated. His dear wife who was his strength and helper suddenly departed to glory on 23rd June 2021 leaving him completely devastated. He fell sick on Sunday 5th March and gave his last breath on the 9th March 2023. He leaves behind three sons, many grandchildren and a host of family members and friends to mourn him.

A Dieu Papa