In Christ today, we shall proceed
to bring Peace and Joy
with arms of faith, and dreams of hope
Go forward sharing Love…
-
Jeevan Babu
Rev. D. S. Jeevan Babu, God's
faithful servant who day in and day out fulfilled his ministry in quiet
fidelity and love, was called 'home' this morning.
Rev. Jeevan Babu gave an
inspiring witness of his love for God and self-sacrificing service in his
priestly ministry. We thank God for his
exemplary life and witness. He faithfully
fulfilled his ministry up until the last few months of his life, when
ill-health finally overcame him.
'Jeevan', as he was popularly
called, served the National Council of Churches in India from February 1994 to
October 1998 as the Secretary of the Unit on Mission & Evangelism. As an Ecumenist, he was involved with the
study of Gospel & Cultures and took various initiatives to strengthen the faith
of the recently converted Christians of various tribal people groups in India,
especially of the Lambadi tribe living in Andhra Pradesh and in the borders of Maharashtra.
He subsequently served as the Communication
Director of the Karnataka Central Diocese, Church of South
India. Through his writings he
sensitized people about the love of life and God’s plans through our
lives. He published around 3 dozen books
on creation, life and God’s love for us, humans.
The
funeral will take place on 2nd June 2016 at the St. Mark's Cathedral,
Bangalore. Mr. Kiran Jeevan his son can
be contacted on 09739057989 for more information
.
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The
NCCI family expresses its solidarity with his wife Kasthuri, son Kiran and
daughter Keerthi and all the dear ones.
Roger Gaikwad
General Secretary, NCCI
