Around the mid 1980s, I and a team of many young students, (Bongayi Justice, Ngum Christopher, Abongwa Gabriel, Kiven Sheidu, Martin Fusing, Masanje Elijah, Eric Barah, Edward Wirsiy, etc) meet the Vaezis in our village, Tobin, situated in the building division NW region of Cameroon. The family was composed of Khanum Busurg, Kiumars, Vagiheh, Martha and Lessan. Khanum Busurg was commonly known as Grandmother Tobini. She spoke little English but was very communicative in her manner and approach.
This family incorporated us young students all into there daily routines. Some of us were privileged as our homes were in the same neighborhood as their residence. We had morning devotion with the family before going to school. On Wednesdays there was the best ever moral education classes in Government Technical College the school Mr Vaezi served as a mathematics teachers. On Fridays youth gatherings were program from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. This was a type of weekly fireside meetings with thrilling topics for study and discussion. Weekends were spent visiting near by villages on teaching trips. During such gatherings their living room was always full of students. Mrs Vaezi Vagiheh thought chemistry in GBHS Kumbo. Her teaching method assisted many students to succeed in chemistry during their final examination. This family introduced a table tennis game for distractions.
Mr Vaezi built my capacity in running a cycle style machine in their home. We used it to produced great quantities of documents needed by the Provincial Teaching Committee (PTC) and other activities we had in the North West. This helped me to even know my village better.
Mrs Vaezi Vagiheh was an ABM and appointed me as one of her assistants. She greatly assisted the assistants to the ABMs in building their capacity for service. During some school vacations we went to Bamenda the provincial headquarters for Baha’i meetings.
This family settled in Ngaoundere afternoon teaching the Faith in Nso. From there they went to Buea before leaving for Australia. They have settled in several villages in Cameroon for the seek of teaching the Faith.
We will miss her so much and pray for the progress of her richly blessed soul in the all the worlds of God
Isaac Leh