Grace Abiara
Grace is the wife of the immediate past General Evangelist of the
Christ Apostolic Church Worldwide, Prophet Samuel Abiara, she got
married as a virgin at 56. She shares some of her experiences with
Ademola Olonilua
How would you describe your childhood?
I grew up in Ikole Ekiti even though I was born in Ondo Town. At an
early age, I was ‘posted’ to Ikole to live with my grandmother. The
reason I used the word ‘posted’ was because I was sent to Ikole on a
market day and I was placed in the care of one of those drivers who left
Ondo for Ekiti to buy kola nuts. The driver was charged with delivering
me to my grandmother.
Why did your parents send you to live with your grandmother?
My grandmother had only two children; my mother and her elder
brother. At the time, my uncle did not have a child and I was the first
girl in my family, so I was sent to my grandmother to be with her. I
stayed there for a while till I came back to Ondo to start my primary
school at CAC Primary School, Oke Isegun.