ITS A TIME FOR THANKSGIVING AND PRAISING GOD FOR YOUR LIFE AND SERVICE FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD SR. CLARE. WELL YOU HAVE COME THIS FAR BUT YOUR WITNESS TO LIFE AND FAITH HAS TOUCHED SO MANY PEOPLE AND US THE FAMILY. YOU HAVE GIVEN TESTIMONY WITH HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR US AND MOSTLY IN A SILENT WAY, YOUR DAILY PRAYERS. HOPE THIS STAGE OF LIFE WILL BE A TIME FOR CELEBRATIONS AND FINDING NEW WAYS FORWARD IN LIFE.

I AM WRITING THIS FOR I WILL BE GOING FOR MY RETREAT AT THE END OF MY STUDIES THIS YEAR...KNOWING THAT I WILL NOT HAVE TIME TO DO THIS ON YOUR SPECIAL DAY. GOOD THAT I WILL BE REMEMBERING YOU DURING MY RETREAT. ENJOY YOUR TIME IN NZ AND YOUR SHORT RENEWAL. I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WISH YOU CLARE THE BLESSING OF YOUR 70th BIRTHDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND ENJOY LIFE TO THE FULL. 'OFA LAHI ATU KIA KOE MOE HUFAKI, napa