Among them was Paulo Pera, who later founded the first protestant school of the Gombero area in Digoland. [19] For some time Yakobo worked in the household of missionary Ostwald helping as a cook.
Miongoni mwa hao alikuwa Paulo Pera, ambaye baadaye ndiye aliyezindua shule ya kwanza ya kiprotestanti katika eneo la Gombero katika nchi ya Wadigo. [19] Kwa muda fulani Yakobo alifanya kazi ya ndani kwa mmissionari Ostwald akisaidia kazi kama mpishi.