Your Excellency Bishop Mar Ephram Joseph Younan,

Dear reverends and Clergy,

Dear Deacons and all Servants of this Beautiful Event,

Dear Visitors all those who Came from Abroad

Dear Parishioners and Believers

I would like to thank all of you on behalf of my own family, my Brothers, sisters and their families in Iraq and the USA.

It is such an honor to have all of you sharing this great occasion, the ordination of my Brother Fr. Yousif Habash and his promotion to be ChoreBishop and servant of God; We do all pray for god to help my Brother in his mission to be able to complete it all with dignity honor and proclamation of the faith and word of Jesus Christ to the people and give his blessings in the name of lord Jesus to all believers and the faithful.

Yes, today we all enjoy the grace of Lord Jesus Christ. It is an honor to have my Brother Fr. Yousif, he was and always will be such person who denies himself and dedicates his life to serve people in all conditions and circumstances the way he did it in last THIRTY YEARS in the name of lord. He is such carrying person and faith defender, same as one of GOD’s solders who faces the hardship and difficulties. It is such a pride and great honor to have such a brother and family member who stand with every single one whether he/she is from his own family or not. Is such an honor to have such a brother, who serves his parishioners regardless the locations or any circumstances that can be an obstacle, he does that with happiness and unconditional acceptance.

Today is a great day to express my self and my family, My beautiful wife Tedmur, my daughter Cecile Mary, My son Simon Behnam and My little one Stephanie Stella, and we all want to say to Fr. Yousif that we have nothing for you, but love, full respect, appreciation and that we are always here to share with you your sadness and happiness. Our prayers go for you, so Lord Jesus gives you the strength and solidarity to complete your mission faithfully. We love you all,

At the end I cannot forget our people in Iraq who are suffering and going through the hardship and difficulties and who are in need of humanities and mercy of the world and especially from the people with authority, so Lord Jesus protect them from any harm.

Finally, Thank you all of you for your time and sharing. GOD BLESSES YOU ALL.

The Habash Family, Noel Habash

Los Angeles, CA USA

Jun/6/08