Bula from Fiji!
It's good to be back home with the girls, Mia and Joy. Taholo is still traveling, he went to India and he called last night from Syndey Australia on his way to Canberra and he will get here next Sunday.
I left for Tonga last Friday to attend my cousin's wedding. It was nice meeting up with friends and family again.When I got there on Friday, 'Unaloto, Nesi, Mia, "Ana Vete and Tuina, Tupou and Sivi all came to help me with preparing food for the wedding. Also Meleane and Ema came for coffee and chat while the girls all busy in the kitchen. After the two days celebration of the wedding. We moved to my uncles place to prepare his house for his funeral. The burial was on Wednesday. I am sure Tae was one of the angels who opened the gate of Heaven for uncle Masi to enter.
On Thursday, we went to town to watch the students march for the opening of the Parliament in Tonga. I stood there and waited for Tae's school, Queen Salote College ... as they approached us.. I couldn't hold back the tears .. rememebering Tae on her wheelchair last year and how she wanted to march for the last time with the school she loves so much.. and she did.. but this year she is marching around in heaven ..no wheelchair!
During my time in tonga, I visited Tae's grae everyday.Sometimes I got there and there were boys sitting around her grave, sometimes her friends already there. I am amazed at how she touches so many people and when I got there, her grave looks beautiful as if we are in Tonga to look after it.
My parents are in Tonga and I will take the girls back there next month for my dad's 70th birthday also my younger brother, Vilivaka will be ordained as Methodist Minister during the church conference in June. Taholo's mum, Tae and family are all well, and they are all looking forward for the girls visiting next month.
We are planning something to be done on Tae's first anniversary in August. We are thinking of a fundraising concert to help build the resource room for cancer kids in Tonga as it was one of Tae's wish she left for us to do. We already have funds from her friend in NY, Kallan, which she organised a concert in NY last yr and raised 6000 Pa'anga to help with the resource room. Different people have emailed us supporting the idea of the resource room.We welcome any suggestions for the fundraising in August.
'ofa atu and thanks again for the continues support and prayers. I am still working on Tae's book! The WOWS products will come out soon..
love you all
WOWS!
sina
LOVE YOU LITTLE TAE!!! ;))) BY THE WAY, I RAN FOR YOU AND MOM LAST WEEK WITH YOUR WOWS ON MY BIB!! I KNEW YOU WERE THERE 'CAUSE YOUR HEART CARRIED ME DURING MY LAST FEW MILES!!! 'Ofa lahi atu lil' one!!! ;))) Auntie Kava ;)))
Hi Sister Sina,
Gosh, I wish I were closer to come and help you with all that is going on over there!!! 'Oku ou 'ofa lahi atu kia koe mo e si'i fai fatongia 'oku fai. 'Ofa lahi ki he ongo matu'a and HAPPY EARLY 70TH BIRTHDAY PA'ILA :)) 'IKAI KE 'I AI HA ME'A LELEI IA E TANGATA BIRTHDAY :)))
Girls Mia and Joy,
I love you. I was just looking at Lil' Tae's Memorial CD that I got from last year's celebrations of Tae's going home ceremony and remembered how beatiful it was as if I were there.
Much Love to all of you and safe travels to you Taholo as well!!!
'Ofa Lahi Atu,
:)) Kava :))
Love you Girls, Auntie Kava ;)))
Posted by: Kava Tulua | June 09, 2009 at 11:29 PM