Emeritus Rev. Dr. David Njayo Njemo was born in January 1940, in Itoki Mbakundu, in the SW Region of Cameroon. His parents, Thomas and Mabuh Njemo had seven children. He was the oldest among six boys and a girl. He attended government primary school, Itoki Bakundu until he left the village for a better life in the city. He married Mamie Esther Arrah in 1968. Their union was blessed with three biological sons: Joseph, Caleb and Samuel and an adopted daughters Joan Njemo and Naomi Njemo. He also raised children from his family, his wife's family, his family, and the ministry.
Emeritus Rev. Dr. David Njemo, a Pioneer member of the Full Gospel Mission in Cameroon accepted Lord Jesus into his life in 1965. Post his salvation, he accepted the call into the Ministry in the year 1966. He served in several capacities as a Pastor during his tenure in the Mission field. From a local pastor to Evangelist holding Gospel crusades, and the apostolic mission that led him to travel through all the ten regions of Cameroon and abroad: planting churches and teaching Christians in Full Gospel Bible institute in Mile three Nkwen North West Region of Cameroon.
He acquired advanced theological and leadership trainings. He traveled to France, in the year 1970, and New Zealand in 1970-1971. He holds several diplomas, and awards, including an accolade from Theological Seminary of California, USA. He studied as a corresponding student until he earned his Doctorate in Theology.
While serving with the Full Gospel Mission (FGM) the deteriorating medical facilities, poor management, and rising costs lead to the loss of many lives even in his family led to the creating The Rapha Health Center. This organization had centers in Douala Littoral Region in 1995, and Kumba South West Region in 2012 respectively, followed by the Rapha Foundation (RAFOUND). As a visionary, he embarked on other ventures in the educational sector to train nurses, opening the Rapha Higher Institute of Health, Biomedical and Management Science, Kumba (RHIHBMS) in 2012. He was the visionary and chairperson of IMPACT Cameroon from 1995 until the early 2000s. He was chairperson for the Pentecostal Movement in Cameroon.
Papa Njemo as everyone called him, was a God-fearing man to the core, who passionate about Kingdom service, and he never retired. The strength of the Lord kept him moving, with love and joy. He was a humble servant of God, dead to self and the world, and alive in Christ as he served God relentlessly.
Papa Njemo leaves behind his wife, a son, two daughters, two daughters in law and eleven grandchildren Osla, Joe, Olivia, Sandra, Caline, Jessica, Cassidy, Samuel-Carl Jr., Denzel, Sierra, and Deidre. Papa raised so many other children, Regina Menoyli, Winifred Lobati, Roseline Ojong, Rose Butake, Mary Njemo, Frida Sako, Esther Ojong, Emmanuel Butame, Brandy Ojong, Bernis Ojong-Ndofor, Rose Njemo, Joshua Njemo, just to name the handful of them to celebrate his passing to Glory.