Summer 2010

February activities...

dinner at the Moghbelpours (standing fr. L-R: Saba, Saba's uncle, Cllyv & Jonathan, Arnold, Sieni & Leily, Canan & Odelya. sitting fr. L-R: Sheehan, EM, Elfida & Tara...not in the photo are Menchie & Maarten)

the girls having desserts

Visit to Bahji on daddy Maarten's birthday

Enna-Marie & the celebrant at the Mansion of Baha'u'llah

Maarten's officemates who came at home just few minutes after arriving from Bahji to surprise & greet him (from L-R: Riyad, Peter, Peyman, Maarten & Lena)

blowing the candle together

our delicious cake that we shared with the friends

our family plus the baby in the tummy :-)...

then afterwards we went for dinner at the Laroyas

dinner at home with Lilia Foroozan who was visiting the Holy Land as pilgrim

EM's artworks from home & school that were submitted as entries to the recent Arts & Craft Show

Baha'i school children's visit to the House of the Master

children listening carefully to the story about their Holy Place visit

wedding reception of Indira & Isis Aquino

beautiful couple who recently got married in Nepal

best sisters Elfida & EM

ladies at the party: Menchie, Jocelyn, Canan & Remigia (Jocelyn is the new staff from the Philippines)

dinner hosted by Mr. & Mrs. Barnes in honor of Harika Sezgin who was visiting the World Centre, she shared with us some news about her pioneering post in Albania

dinner hosted by Lena & Gerardo who recently got married in Chile

brunch with the Filipino friends & spouses to hear some news from visiting consultant Holly Grace Miranda, and also hear Leila Ehsani & Anis Ragland's activities with the junior youth in the Philippines

More photos of sis & bro...

visit to lower terraces

the weather was good so it was fine to climb the stairs of the terraces

Shrine of the Bab under construction...

visit to Bahji after visiting the House of Abbud & Prison cell

Roland on his way to the Shrine of Baha'u'llah

singing time with the Filipino friends & their spouses one dinner gathering

visit to Mazra'ih

inside the house in Mazra'ih

Maarten & Roland

visit to upper terraces

with Enna-Marie in Haparsim street (at the gate of the Master's house)

visit to the Baha'i cemetery

at Ruhiyyih Khanum's resting place

visit on the Arc

Maricel with Mrs. Najila Birkland, pilgrim guide who was once a pioneer in the Philippines in the 70's.



EM and tito waiting outside our building

sis & bro & their pilgrimage goup

visit of Anne & Rayyan Behbahani from Canada at home

Holy Places visit...

Our family recently visited two of the Bahá’í Holy Places, the House of Abbud and Mazra'ih. It was such a beautiful day, sunny with cool breezes. Later in the afternoon, we went to Bahji, visited and prayed at the Shrine of Baha'u'llah.

Visit to the Monument Garden

The lesson at last week's Rose Garden class was about the Holy Family. The children had a special trip afterwards to the Monument Garden...here's what happened that morning.

singing songs before heading to the trip





















Selvi, the teacher of the day talking about the Holy Family & where their resting places are located.

getting the kids ready for the short tour

saying some prayers together at the resting place of the Greatest Holy Leaf

holding hands

saying prayers at the resting place of Abdul-Baha's wife, Munirih

visit to Navvab & Mirza Mehdis' resting places

everyone