The question that got me into Evangel Seminary
by Newton-Ray Ukwuoma I went to a seminary school for four years - Evangel Seminary Secondary School, Aba, Abia State. But I didn’t pass the entrance exam. It was a keenly contested entrance process. Parents joined their wards to cry if they (the wards) were denied admission, whereas it was the whole community that partied when a ward got an entrance into Evangel. Such was the reputation of Evangel Seminary in Aba - like the glory of Covenant University before word got out. Anyways, but I failed the entrance exam. My dad already guessed the outcome of that exam even before he sent my mom to go with me. Dads know the child that would ‘fall their hand’ early (disgrace them) better than moms. My dad was a dad of his time. Meanwhile, just as we were leaving the hall (which is now the chapel for those who know), my mom (may her soul Rest In Peace) took me by the hand and said some prayer. We were heading home at this time alongside other parents whose kids didn’t make it. It was a difficu