HAPPY NEW YEAR TO THE FAMILY WHEREVER YOU ARE IN THIS TINY WORLD. AS WE START THIS NEW YEAR I THINK ITS GOOD TO UPDATE THE FAMILY OF MY WORK AND WHERE I AM AT THIS TIME. I AM STILL IN CHILE AND IN MY THIRD YEAR WITH OUR FORMATION PROGRAMME. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT ONE OF OUR STUDENTS IS GOING TO BE ORDAINED DEACON ON THE 24TH OF JANUARY IN PERU. ITS HISTORIC FOR IT HAS BEEN SOMETIME WE DID NOT HAVE ANY ORDINATION IN PERU AND CHILE AS WELL. I'LL BE GOING TO PERU ON THE 22ND OF JAN, FOR THIS ORDINATION AND HAPPY TO BE PART OF IT. CHILE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO ONE OF THEIR STUDENTS' DEACONATE ORDINATION AROUND APRIL THIS YEAR AS WELL. ITS NEARLY THE SAME STORY AS THAT OF PERU. NOW THE COLUMBANS IN PERU AND CHILE ARE BEING ENERGIZED AND ENCOURAGED WITH THIS GOOD NEWS. AS A MEMBER OF THE FORMATION TEAM HERE, I AM HAPPY TO BE PART OF THIS HISTORY. AS A FAMILY, WE SHOULD BE THANKFUL TO GOD FOR THE GUIDANCE AND PROTECTION. SO MANY BAD THINGS HAVE HAPPENED IN THIS WORLD FROM LAST YEAR UP TO TODAY....THE PLANES AND SHIPS DISAPPEARANCE AND CRASH WHICH KILLED SO MANY PEOPLE....THE WARS AND TERRORIST ATTACKS THAT KILLED AND TERRORIZED SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST, CANADA, USA, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE AND LATELY IN FRANCE. WHILE THE FORCE OF EVIL IS SO STRONG AND VISIBLE, GOD'S PRESENCE IS STRONGER IN THE GOODNESS, RESILIENCE AND HOPE OF HUMANITY. ITS A STRANGE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN NOW AND LETS JUST BE THANKFUL THAT IT UNITES US STRONGER AND MORE AS A FAMILY. LASTLY, I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE THE VERY BEST FOR THIS YEAR AND WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT EACH FAMILY MEMBER WHEN THEY ARE IN TOUGH AND DIFFICULT TIMES IN LIFE. WE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND SUFFERINGS IN THE FAMILY...'ANAMAKA, FALEOLA, SEPASITIANO, 'ANALENA LAHI, PETAIA, MALIANA LAHI, VAILILI AND SO MANY TO BE MENTIONED. IN THE MIDST OF CRISIS WE STAY STRONG AND UNITED ALWAYS. WE HAVE JUST FINISHED CELEBRATING THE 80TH BIRTHDAY OF 'ANALENA IN TEXAS, USA LAST YEAR, NOW WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THE 90TH BIRTHDAY OF MELE'UFI, JULY THIS YEAR IN MATAHAU.THESE ARE THE GOOD NEWS AND BLESSINGS THAT UNITE AND MOVE US FORWARD AS FAMILY. WE STAY SAFE AND REMAIN MINDFUL OF WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND US IN OUR WORLD TODAY. MAY GOD BLESS THE FAMILY. 'ofa atu from chile