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BIOGRAPHY OF OUR FATHER(LATE DEACON CALEB ADEBAYO EDUNWOYE)

July 16, 2012

Deacon Caleb Adebayo Edunwoye was born to the family of Late Father Samuel Edunwoye and Late Madam Elizabeth Edunwoye of Ogalagbe's compound Iree in Osun State on 16th May 1940.


His father was a farmer so when he was very young, he was following his father to the farm. After some years he followed his father's junior sister Late Madam Adunola Omotoso to Alari in Ogun State. It was at Alari that our daddy Caleb Adebayo Atanda Edunwoye started his Education. He attended the Baptist Pry. School between 1948-1955 of his elementary education, he could not further his education as a result of financial constrain.

He decided to come to Lagos and stayed with his father Elder brother Late Mr Josiah Ojekunle at Ayetoro Ajegunle Apapa. He started to learn Fashion Designing between 1957-1959. After the completion of his training, he establish his own office at Ojora Street, Ajegunle Apapa. He had many apprehentist with sewing machine He specialized in designing English dresses Most of his customer were foreigners living at Marine beach and Apapa then He also designing Yoruba Dresses but it was not as much. He got married to his wife Mrs Esther Adunola Edunwoye in 14 February 1966.

The marriage was blessed with children. After a while he decided to go into trading. He became a cement dealer at Berger cement Apapa. He was in this business until he could no longer have the strength to continue with the business.


THE CHRISTAIN LIFE OF OUR FATHER

Our Father, Caleb Adebayo Atanda Edunwoye was a member of Ebenezer African Church Odo-Oke Iree right from brith. He was a member of the church before he left home. In 1962, Our Father joined First Baptist Church has just started at the Ajeromi Public School, Iyalode Ajegunle before the church now relocated to 56 Ojo Road, Ajegunle Apapa.

Our Father was a full member of this Church. He liked music so much, this made him to join the Santuary chior of First Baptist Church,  Ajegunle Apapa. He served the Church till he passed on.

In 1992, First Baptist Church Ajegunle Apapa ordained him as Deacon. He served as adeacon up till the time of his death on friady 10th February 2012. Our Father was appointed as the Patron of Young Christain Ladies and imole Ayo Societies in the Church up till the time of his death.

He believed in prayer most especially he was prayer warrior because he believed that only God can solve humanitarian problem. Despite the fact that our father was a member of First Baptist Church Ajegunle Apapa. He did not forget his home church, Ebenezer African Church, Odo-Oke, Iree in Osun State.

This made him to life a message with the children that if death calls he should be buried by Ebenezer African Church Iree, and that is the reason why his is being buried here today according to his wish.

Our Father was survived by his wife, children Sons-in-law, daughters-in-law grandchildren and members of his family. May the Lord take care of the wife, children, Sons in-law, daughter in-law, grandchildren, the members of the Churches and the members of the family left behind Amen.


ORIKI ILE BABA WA   

Omo aresa, aresa dudu egbon pupa laburo?oju lopon dudu lo fomo fun pupa. Omo alegberun ope, omokeke etija merindinlogun, tutu won o tutu nile oba mode,tutu ko jo tutu, itu ta tuyo lorubu, niwon ntu nile oba mode, ajeje ki ko ina ewe, odi bi e ba ri tori igi ina abo

A FI onikola ti ko ba month yin ni yoo gba owo ila lowo yin. o di lekinni la o ba baba reloko,olohun yoo jakeke,o tun di elekeji eweo ba baba roko o tun lohun yoo ja keke,nigbati o wa di eleketa ti o ba baba re roko,o lohun o ja. Baba re fi ekun si owo ferin si iwo ko month pe keke lobi baba re,omo elepo rekun oju omi.
Ajeje omo ewa dodo, ajeje omo ewa to so oyo ro,ile ki dun epo regbede ni won fi njesu,ikete nlodun rofo,epo ile yin o se jesu.  Ile eyin dun epo regede nibe nibe.
Omo oba niresa,omo abo nile mode ajibepo ji ara ina abo,Inaa sun o mako inaa sun a o mabo,omo epo regede oju omi,omo ewa dodo.Obayin lepo o tun loyin.
Atanda,odi,made iresa,epo regi oju omi.Odi mode iresa omo epo regi oju omi,omo fe ni si ni bi iresa ninu.
Omo bo'le bu po,ni ya mode lara. Omo keke efija merindinlogbon.Epo karele o mo be mose,omo alewuregodan,omoamu ke gun,ba month lese lori apoo omo ole iloko oun ko to bi.Omo joko ngbedu owe.
SUN REE BABA WA.