Melvin and Meera (wife of Melwin) in Kuwait

Melvin ( Thomas kutty’s son ) arrived in Kuwait on the 28th Nov. 2009, with Meera. They left to India with Thomas kutty and Achamma on the 4th of Dec.Will return on the 23rd Dec. to the U.S. I wish a very happy time to the newly wed. Wish the a merry Christams ans a very reunion with all Kaithavans in India.Seen are Achamma,Meera and Melvin,Raju, Joychen, Roychen,Jessy, Nibu,Sudha, Kunjukunjamma and Nisha – a relative of Achamma

Insertion by Raju

The snap is from a get together of all our family members in Kuwait at my residence

29th Nov 2009, reception for Melvin and Meera at Mandooran's Residence

Priya is seen in this picture

Kozhencherry St.Thomas Mar Thoma Parish- 23rd Sept 2009 ,View 1

Kozhencherry St. Thomas Mar Thoma Parish and GGP

Kozhencherry and its Mar Thoma parish are  integral parts of the Mar Thoma Church, so is for our  Kaithavana family, although now settled in Ranni. The mighty , majestic edifice is one of the two and a half  parishes the Mar Thoma Church was granted through court orders when it got  seperated from the Jacobite Church.It is a matter of pride for all of us that GGP and family were members of this ancient parish before departing to Ranni. Probably, as matters and chronology of events existed, GGP  was baptised and also got  married to GGM in this parish. All our great grant parents -Chalumkal Appachen to Kunjukunju Appachen were baptised in this parish. Probably, Chalumkal Appachen and Elanthur Amma also got married in this parish. In front of the parish lay ,the now Kavumthundiyil Purayidam stretching to the banks of River Pampa -which once  was the property of GGP. I vivdly recollect when Graciammamma (D/O of Unnichayen) got married to Thankachayen of Samudayathil, Kozhencherry, some fifty years ago,the  marriage party from Ranni travelled by Unnichayen’s bus KOGATHU- and rested in  a house situated in this Kavumthundiyal Purayidam  which looked similar to our Tharavadu house in Ranni, before proceeding to the Kozhencherry St. Thoma Parish for  the wedding. Later I learned that GGP and family were staying in the very same house . GGP was not in the marriage party as he was no more.But GGM was there, if I remember correctly.

In connection with the marriage of my two sons in Kozhencherry Parish on Wednesday, the 23rd of  September 2009, I had to make several trips to the Church. In one of the trips, I was fortunate to see GGP’s  house  there , still intact . I urge all our family members to have a lasting glimpse of that  house, before the present owner may demolish it. All the surrounding old houses have been demolished and new modern houses are constructed in an around.But GGP’s house still stands alone  there impregnant with many untold and not recorded  stories of  our generations.These facts were emphatically ascertained by Kochumon of Mulamoottil Thundiyathu of Kozhencherry -(father of Annu, whom Stan  married) as he made extensive  enquiries about us before the marriage proposal was agreed upon.The decision to conduct the marriage of Zenith and Stanley was providential and wrought by , I strongly belive , God and the Lord All Mighty. The initial decision was to conduct the marriage of Zenith  at the Bethel Mar Thoma Parish, Mannamruthy on the 21st of September, 2009. But the turn of events, as look back now , seems to be driven by an unseen invisible force. It was a spontaneous decision . But as we were standing inside the Church, and the Holy Sacrement of marriage of two brothers of GGP’s  4th generation grand sons being  solemnised  by the Very Rev. A.C. Kurian Achen, I felt the revisitation of the undying spirit of  my Great Grand Pa, a fulfillment of  a broken promise and the menting of some broken threads of the Kaithavana fabrics.It was a  going back to my home, for finding wives , re-nacting the e Biblical search for wives for my sons.

Jerene, Daisy, Simmy, Priya, Dinsy

Benogy Achen, Sani,John Mandooran, Abel, Sunny Thomas kaithavana

Lin, Stan with Mariakutty Kochamma

Lidiya, Stan, Rev. Benogy Kaithavana

Also Appukuttachayen

Benogy Achen carrying Tiana,Lidiya and NoellaAlso AppukuttachayenLidiya, Stan, Rev. Benogy KaithavanaLin, Stan with Mariakutty KochammaBenogy Achen, Sani,John Mandooran, Abel, Sunny Thomas kaithavanaJerene, Daisy, Simmy, Priya, Dinsy

Seen Benogy Achen , Dr. Sani and Binu of Cheria Vadakkedathu , Kuriannoor from Qatar

Seen Vlasa (Wife of Babu (Abudhabi), Mariakutty Kochamma and Amma at Zels

Mariakutty Kochamma,Amma

Rev. Benogy Kaithavana and Sunny Kaithavana

Valia Metropolitan preparing for the Prayer, Seen also are Roy and Appu

The grand mother of Kaithavana enjoys the visist

Valia Metropolitan, Nisha and Zenith

Mandooran

Elen and the actor

Seen Joychen-concluding Prayer

After presentation of Ponnaada

Families-2

Families View 1

Just Before Take off of the meeting

A boquette from Roy

Families-2

After presentation of Ponnaada

Seen Joychen-concluding Prayer

A boquette from Roy

Just Before Take off of the meeting

Families View 1

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 Thomachen’s birth day falls on 17th OctoberFriday-today). Aprayer meeting was held at his residence in Riggae , Kuwait to celebrate the ocassion. Fro our family side-Merely and family, Roy an family , Joychen and family and my family were present. From Axhamm’s side Gladdis and Siby, Jogy and Reena and the children were present.

Bible prtions were read by me and and prayers were said by me and Ciby after singing of Hymns. A presentation of images from inportant life episodes were presented by Aby-son in law.

Another video presentation of messages and congratulations from Melvin and Meera and Pastor Alvin was made.  Ponnada was inworn by me and then there was a dinner of Nadan dishes were served. Final prayer was said by Joychen

Raju(John Mandooran)