You give us something to aspire to

Thatha,

It is too seldom that we have been able to see you and express our love and appreciation for you. You have had such a full life in every respect and even from afar you give us something to aspire to. We grandkids are so fortunate to have had such an amazing role model throughout our lives and we look forward to many more wonderful years of your love and guidance.

Happy belated 90th birthday and many more to come!

When God created grandparents the world was truly blessed
With all the special joys that make a family happiest…
For grandparents know how to do the things that warm a heart,
They touch our lives with loving care right from the very start…
They show that they believe in us and all we’re dreaming of…
When God created grandparents,
He blessed our lives with love.

Love, Sonya and Dilip

Thatha, thank you for everything

Dear Thatha,

Thank you for everything..You do nice things for me like teaching me Maths, letting me stay in your room and telling me about your life experiences . You teach me about God and the Bible. I like having you stay with us.

Happy Birthday Thatha, and have a nice day.

Love Nikhil.

My Uncle – My Role Model

Durai Uncle, my role model

You’ve set the standards extremely high;
by the life you live,
by the love you give,
accomplishing achievements as each year passes by.

You excel in everything you do
because of your enthusiasm and sense of fun,
because you believe in a job well done
with joy, gratitude and laughter too.

You are a man of many a talent and skill
who works to serve and glorify God happily,

who always helps those in need selflessly,
showing how things can be done with power and will.

Uncle you are a role model for us to follow
be it your personal or professional life,
be it your social or Christian life,
for doubt or depression into your life you won’t allow.

From you, to live life to the full I’m learning,
to count every God-given blessing,
to savour every moment passing,
and try every adventure without regretting.

Thank you for your love and support over the years.
Thank you for taking me in as one of your nieces.
Thank you for courage to face my challenges.
Thank you for showing me how to live life without fears.

A fantastic 90th birthday to you my dearest Durai Uncle and may God continue to bless you with many more years of Health and Happiness.

Love and kisses,
Petu

Greetings On Your Birthday!!!

Dearest Durai Uncle,

God Bless Your Day With Sunshine,
And A Birthday Hug For You.
May He Send You Great Blessings,
And Lots Of Love To See You Through.
He Made You Very Special,
So As You Celebrate This Day,
Remember God Is Smiling Down ,
Because He Made You This Way.

Sending You Birthday Greetings
As Yet Another New Year Of Your Life Dawns,
Gods’s Guiding, Guarding Presence
Be With You,Your Whole Life Long…

May The Year Ahead Bring To You
All Good Things You Wish For And More,
Happiness, Peace, Joy And Contentment,
Good Health, Success And Prosperity
Be Yours..Each day..All The Way.. For Evermore.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY…
GOD BLESS!!!

Kumar, Mallika,Sibyl, Sharon & Jonathan.
mallika_siga@yahoo.co.in

You are truly a gift from God

Dearest Durai Uncle,

It is indeed our great privilege to greet you Uncle on this very special Birthday. You have blessed us much and inspired us greatly. You are truly a gift from God sent to make not only our lives, but the lives of so many others better.

Your unending and tireless passion to use your God-given gift to the work of God sacrificially has moved us and taught us what is important in life. You have blessed us much and inspired us greatly. You are truly a gift from God sent to make not only our lives, but the lives of so many others better.

May God continue to bless you.
With our love,

Dorai, Ananthi, Santosh, Pushpa & Krupa.

Durai Uncle singing with the family

 

Durai Uncle has a strong tenor voice.  He was choirmaster  and Mabel Chithie was Organist at All Saints  Church, at Kharagpur, where the roof collapsed. 

He  and the church congregation worked  together to rebuild  the church. 

Big smiles to celebrate Durai Uncle's 87th birthday at Detroit

 

A special photo-cake in honour of Durai Uncle's 87th birthday

 

He doesn’t look his age

He’s 90 but doesn’t look his age and does the maximum for others and at work because of his deep faith in God. An affectionate brother-in-law and family who took care of anyone in need.  He has a nice tenor voice.

Love and prayers and good wishes for an affectionate brother-in-law
from Kitty

Back row: Durai and Mabel, Morris, Reggie Ebbie. Front: Leila, Sheila, Kitty

Durai with Trix, Rajan, Ebbie, Reggie

Durai with Leila'ka's family

Go hit a century, Durai Athan!

Our dearest Durai Athan,

It is absolutely wonderful that that you will be celebrating your
90th birthday in India on May 13th surrounded by family and friends.

Durai Athan with Matt, Rena, Kristen and Kamali

Our thoughts and prayers will be with you on that special day, but meanwhile, we wish you a very happy birthday and our Lord’s blessings on you so that you will continue to be such an inspiration and blessing to all who know you. We cannot be there to celebrate your birth-DAY but are looking forward to having the privilege of spending some time with you during your 90th birth-YEAR!

Indra and Murphy's wedding in Bangalore with the clan

Over the years we have always enjoyed hearing you tell us about your account of your experience of getting out of Burma. It is a good thing you that you have documented it in your autobiographical report for posterity as it will remain an inspiration to those who read it! That same relentless determination and persistence, that same untiring honest hard work, that same positive attitude filled with faith in the Lord with the hope that He would take care of you and bring you to safety that guided you then, has continued to guide you in all that you have done through all these decades of your life. You have indeed lived a purpose-driven life.

We pray that the Lord will bless you abundantly, so that you will continue to be a role model to us  and an inspiration to many, in the decade ahead.

Go hit a century, dearest Durai Athan.

With our love, prayers and special birthday kisses,
Murphy and Indra

He’s an inspiration!

Durai Uncle is such an inspiration to the family. His  love for God’s work, tenacity,  sense of humor,  is awesome. God bless him!Shantha

Durai Uncle’s 90th birthday – Get involved!

Dear family,

As you know, Durai Uncle’s 90th birthday was celebrated with a bang on 13th May,2009. This is just the beginning of his ninetieth year and all of you still have lots of time to get involved!

It would be great if all of you shared your personal experiences with Durai Uncle and greeted him on this birthday blog. Simply email me at asirvatham@gmail.com

I will put up your messages under

1. Greetings – you can include a photo of yourself/your family if you like, it will seem like you are greeting Durai Uncle personally. If you can record your voice, or film yourselves, we can add the audio/video too!

2. Photos – you or your family with Durai Uncle

3. Memory Bank – special memories you want to share of your experiences with Dorai Uncle

Personalise your greetings

Please add your own special touches to your greetings. Your own personal drawings, paintings, cartoons, puppets, photos, flower arrangements, handwriting, calligraphy, whatever…. You all have so much talent! I would love to hear from each one of you. Please scan and send me your contributions by email.

Come on family, let’s show Durai Uncle just how much he’s impacted our lives in his ninety years!

Love,
Trixie

P.S. I’m looking for a good family photo or a portrait of Durai Uncle, especially of Durai Uncle laughing out loud. I’m specially appealing to the photographers in the family – Dorai Annan, Josh annan and anyone else who has good candid photos of Durai Uncle and his family.