EYN Leader, Barka Filibus, Passes Away

Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN--the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria) mourns the death in the family of a denominational leader. Barka Filibus, a son of EYN president Filibus Gwama, died on Oct. 24 in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, perhaps of a heart attack. “He has a family with four children,” report Nigeria mission workers Nathan and Jennifer Hosler in an e-mail asking for the American church’s support for the Gwama family and EYN as a whole. “EYN appreciates your prayers,” the Hoslers wrote. They drove to the family’s home village of Gava to attend the burial service, where they were asked to bring condolences on behalf of the Church of the Brethren in the United States.

Nancy Miner, Office of the General Secretary