Our singing girl

Enna-Marie loves singing. Her teacher in Gan recently praised her singing of Hebrew songs. Mommy Menchie lately introduced a song to her entitled "I Am But A Small Voice" which was sung by an international Filipina singer Lea Salonga, who was 10 years old then when her first album "Small Voice" was released in 1981. We will soon post a video of her singing this song. Meantime, here are three photos taken while practicing this song one afternoon at home wearing her favorite blue gown.

Visiting families and friends to Haifa...

Charlie, Nika & Lilli Wong from United Kingdom visited the Holy Land recently

the Wongs and Schoots with Iman Yazdani sitting in the middle

buddies Charlie & Maarten with EM

Lilli playing in Kat Katim

Lilli & EM playing at home

beautiful daughters of Luster Lai who came for Pilgrimage with their parents. Luster (not in photo) is originally from the Philippines but now resides with her family in Australia

Oscar Domingo (wearing blue shirt) was also here on pilgrimage

group photo with the Mohajer family, Filipino friends serving at the World Centre with their families plus visiting friends & pilgrims

Visit at home
of Fleur & Hamed Sharafizad, kids Anis & Jordane, Flora Sharafizad & Oscar Domingo

lovely couple Fleur & Hamed

EM playing with Jordane, while Anis is busy writing with auntie Flora

reunion of Menchie, Oscar & Arnold...these three were old buddies back home who used to see each other in national gatherings such as national convention, summer/winter schools, youth camp & other youth activities. Oscar presently resides in Australia.

Choir concert...

I had the bounty of singing with the Bahaí World Centre choir during the inauguration of the Terraces in Haifa in 2001 and continued singing with the choir in various events and Holy Days until few years ago. The choir director Franco Aquino, an amazing talent, conducted the choir for 9 and half years. Recently the choir had a concert entitled "Music Mosaic" which was held at the auditorium of the International Teaching Centre Building. This was the last concert of Franco and his wife Rhea before they will depart from the World Centre. The friends gave him a tribute that evening for his valued service in the choir. Well done Franco, Rhea and the rest of the members. I am thankful for being part of the choir and will cherish all the wonderful singing experiences we had together.

Little busy bee...

This month Enna-Marie turned three and a half yrs. old and is a busy girl. She still goes to pre-school from Sunday to Thursday and to her ballet class every Tuesday, plays at home and sometimes she's out playing with friends, listens and dances to music, does a lot of coloring (and maze too which she just learned lately), cooks with daddy, helps mommy to do some chores at home, visits the beach every other week, and just enjoys her time being with us.

wearing daddy's short pants



















brushing her teeth



















learning to fold some laundry clothes

baking a carrot cake

playing at the beach with Elfida

biking her "big bike" in the balcony

dressing up with lingerie

having fun with Carmel at the beach

quenching thirst from "ice drop" (Filipino version of popsicle)

laughing with Farid while daddy plays with them

performing together with her co-pre-schoolers at the End of the Year Bahá’í School program

with her new friends at ballet class (can you spot EM?)

biking with Carmel

at the mall wearing huge crocs shoes

at a friend's swimming birthday party

playing beach ball with Rodrigo

kids in gan waiting to be picked up by their mommies

Visiting friends...

with Dutch friends Bert & Ellen Kersten and their children Martijn & May & baby Kayla

Reunion with Maarten's old friends Shaidu Kiven and Ramin Rasti (with his wife Sabina & children Leila & Taid)

Leila & Enna-Marie dressing-up as bunny and hawaiian girls respectively

The Costant family...George, Ria & baby Maxwell visited the Holy Land for few days, it was so nice seeing them again, this time they brought with them their beautiful baby.

baby Maxwell with auntie Holly

Dutch brothers (George is half Romanian, half Dutch)

Costant and Schoot families...photo taken at Holly's place.

Newly weds Elena & Lang were on pilgrimage recently as well

We had the bounty of having Counsellor Foad Reyhani from the Philippines at home. Thank you for a wonderful evening.

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.