Wonderful Wedding

Everyone dressed in  their best go to wedding clothes , beautiful sari's and jewelery bangles. Karen and Tuiana looked lovely she had 46 bangles she had been given on her arms.

Joel and myself were resplenant in Indian clothes down to the white and gold curled up toed shoes.  I jusdt needed a lamp to rub and I would have been Ali Baba.

Prabhu and Neetha  a magnificant couple. 

A long church service with special songs and drumming, prayers,greetings messages ,vows culminatining in parents and Prahbu and Neetha joining eight hand together while a special prayer was said .

Today we are going to Hyderabad.

Every moment here is memorable.

A wonderful celebration.

God Bless

Aroahanui

Ian, Karen, Joel, and Tuianan 

Henna Party plus more Tumeric

 

Here are a few pictures of some other Tumeric celebrations and Karen and Tuiana getting their arms and hands ready for the wedding Today.

The garlic peelers in action while Tuiana gets her arms painted.

 

Under the great Banyan tree an tree which spreads out over 3km.

God bless

Arohanui

Ian Karen Joel and Tuiana

Wonderful Welcome to India

Prabhu was there in th early morning hour, along with his brother and six others holding a big welcome sign.

Scented fower garlands were put around our necks,others  in the airport at Hyderabad looked on wondering what all the excitement and commotion was about.

Great happiness and laughter amd joy. To be here to celebrate with Neetha and Prabhu at this time of their marriage.

It was an exciting drive through all the night time truck traffic to Mahabubnagar arriving here at 3am.amzingly decorate heavenly loaded trucks. 

Psalm 139 says 

If I flew away to the East

Or lived in the farthest plast in the  West

You Lord would be there to guide me

You would be there to bless me

How true  that is  about the journey of our lives .

God bless

Arohanui

Ian, Karen,Joel, and  Tuiana

Love languages

   

My take on the Tumeric ceremony which we were privililged in being part of last night is that it is an enactment of love languages. 

Gift giving, words of affirmation, quality time, acts of service and physical touch.

All those were seen and experienced last night with Prabhu being the centre of attention.

Prayers were prayed, hymns were sung , gifts were given , words were said and  tmeric rice and sandlewood touched , massaged onto Prabhu. He was s feed sweet delicacies. 

All this festivity flowed out into those there, and tumeric was put  on our faces too. Karen and Tuiana had special treatement of their feet being massaged with tumeric and sandle wood  put on the sides of their faces and sweet smelling flowers for their hair.

All this was followed up with fireworks and food, we were too tired to stay for the dancing.

 It was a moving, exciting experience we will treasure, being  treated and accepted as part of Prabhu's family.

Like family,we had our food with them,after the visitors.

 

What a wonderful experience. I will try to post this and go scrub my jaudiced looking face!

God Bless

Aroahanui

Ian, Karen Joel and Tuiana

Church and preparations for Turmeric Ceremony

 

Yesterday at Church it was amazing to be part of areally big congregation 1,000 plus overflow on all sides. A long message, plenty of singing and another garland presentation from the Pastor and church leaders .

Some of the ladies didn't want to let go of Karen and Tuiaana.

At Prabhu's parents place today we have been entertaining the children with Magic tricks balloons and singing ,while accros the road a circus tent and cooking area is being put together.

Not to mention the killing of a couple of goats for tea tonight there will be 200 people attending the Tumeric cedremony.

Where have been asked to sing!!

A sneak peak of what Tuiana is wearing to the wedding on Thursday.

 

God Bless

Arohanui

Ian, Karen, Joel and Tuiana

Hi from Singapore

What a lovely place and people.

Sights sounds and food ,fantastic light show and the fun of enjoying it with Joel and Tuiana,

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Today we are of to stay with Prabhu and join with 2,000 others celebrating his wedding!

God bless

Arohanui 

Ian ,Karen Joel and Tuiana

At last another blog from Ian and Karen

Looking back at some the pictures I have taken, it is high time I had a bit of a catch up and shared what we have been up to. 

Going back in time to Christmas, which was great, it was lovely having Tuiana Joel and Haley here at Tennant Creek.

  

We all went over to Brisbane for the New Year with Tuiana coming back to work in the Child Care here over the holidays.

Life continues to be busy here specially for Karen as Clinic mananger at Anyginini Health.

I haver been helping enterrtaing the children when they do health checks in the Park.

I spend time helping at the Uniting Church OP shop . I'm also enjpying entertaining at childrens parties.

A friendly pet at the Op Shop!

In March we had quick trip back to NZ , as Karen went to Wellington for a conference.

We had a couple of days in Nelson getting up early for the Waka  naming before going  down for quick call in at Reefton.

Gavin and Peter here is something that happened here this week

 

`Are you having a good day?'

That is what the Health Worker asked the Grey Nomad.

Much better than yesterday was the reply, when.....

 

Here is some of his story.

He  had stopped with the others he and his wife had been travelling with at  a camping rest area .

Their little Sydney Silky ran out running across the red ground , enjoying freedom  from the confines of the caravan.The little grey dog  heading towards the tree on the edge of the parking area.

Suddenly from on high there was a silent swoop and the shadow of Australia's

largest bird of prey with  outstretched talons a  took our little loved dog of ten years from us!

There was nothing I could do, but look in horror, as little Sammy was taken from us.

Gone  to be lunch for a Wedge -tailed Eagle !  It was un believable , but he was gone , it had happened.

In grief I reached up on top of the caravan to wipe the red dust off.( I wasn't in love with the red dirt desert at present. I wanted it clean.

 Pain ran up my arm, I was getting a shock of electricity , it made me call out. 

Gentleman Jack, our travelling neighbour who always tries to be helpful, had a long handled shovel in his hand, about dig a toilet hole.

He turned into a super hero, and swung the shovel at me knocking me down. 

 Yes ,  my collarbone is broken. 

Am I having a good  day ? 

Sure is better than yestday.

 

 On Thursday we go to India for Prabhu's wedding , we sure have travelled a lot since com ing over here.! We meet  up with Joel and Tuiana in Singapore for a Davidson family adventure.

Next blog Indian stories. 

God Bless

Aroahnui 

Ian and karen

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