Busy month of May

visit of Dorothy Martin from Albania in the Holy Land. She's reunited with my mom who last saw each other right after our wedding, that was 7 years ago. With them in this photo is Mr. David Mockon who came as a visiting consultant.

at home with Dotty and Mrs. Ramirez

Oma Ineke came to visit us this May especially to see her newest grandchild, baby Ethan

Oma & Enna-Marie

with our two grandmas and oom Jorrit

Our second visit to Bahji since Ethan's birth...here our baby is sleeping in this beautiful garden

mom and Menchie standing next to the Shrine of Baha'u'llah

Enna-Marie & mommy

Maarten with brother Jorrit visiting the Mansion of Baha'u'llah

mom loves the garden, she wanted to have her photo taken in the garden in Bahji (of course also in the Haifa garden)

Ethan's first visit to tipat halav, in English it means a "drop of milk", it's a health center for mothers, infants and young children..a place where children get vaccinations, monitor/record the baby's weight, length, head measurement, etc...

the last 4 photos were taken at the last evening of Oma Ineke & Oom Jorrit with us

Farewell Rhea & Franco!

Our dear friends Rhea and Franco have recently finished their term of service at the World Centre and are going back to the Philippines. They served for nine long years and we have been together in various activities and events: dinners, movies-games nights, outings, campings, trips, walking together during weekend and choir practices and concerts...we will surely miss the two of them!

Here are some old photos of us together (as well as one very recent photo that I took before they left)...

Last month's mothers gathering...

Melissa and baby Nevyn's farewell brunch party...

Melissa, Balbir & baby Nevyn Ghori are now settling in Canada, Melissa's home country. We wish you a happy family life and wonderful service to your new community.
























Our dear Sieni's baby sprinkle...

We "sprinkled" Sieni with our love once more at this gathering with the moms and babies, wishing her the best in having her second child, a baby girl, and gave our loving support.

Moms' gathering & farewell

moms' gathering on children's dental hygiene with Dr. Ajang Farid from Hungary

farewell brunch for Barbara and baby Ethan

Farewell Sisay & Laurel...

...and thank you again for joining us, Negeen and kids for dinner few nights before you left the World Centre. We will miss both of your radiant faces, take care!

Farewell to Kami

We said goodbye to our friend Kami recently, a mother of two beautiful boys who were also born here in Haifa. We had a short gathering with the moms and later gave our gift to Kami, it is a book with our farewell messages and some photos of memories together in the Holy Land. Dear Kami...all the best to you and family as you tread a new path of service and begin a "new life" as a family.



getting ready for the group picture taking...

oops, where is Selvi?