16. February – Elias, Elijah, Elliot, Gilbert, Gilberto, Ida, Sonny

16.2. Elias, Elijah, Elliot, Gilbert, Gilberto, Ida, Sonny (en) Elias, Elijah, Elliot, Gilbert, Gilberto, Ida, Sonny have a Name Day. Good luck. It is very interesting what the short biography written by Father There, parish priest of Rakunai from 1949 until 1948, includes: “There was something very special about To Rot, even in his early …

15. February – Jordan, Jordon, Jordyn

15.2. Jordan, Jordon, Jordyn (en) Jordan, Jordon, Jordyn have a Name Day. Good luck. 4 - Childhood  As was mentioned some pages before, Peter To Rot is in great debt to his father To Puia. From his father, To Rot received his education, not only about life, but also about the faith. It was at …

14. February – Amanda, Harmony, Mandy, Valentine

14.2. Amanda, Harmony, Mandy, Valentine (en) Amanda, Harmony, Mandy, Valentine have a Name Day. Good luck. Regarding the name given to Peter To Rot by his parents, we should know that among the Tolls, family names were not inherited. For this reason, a son or a daughter could have a name which was absolutely different …

13. February – Dane, Kendra, Nelson

13.2. Dane, Kendra, Nelson (en) Dane, Kendra, Nelson have a Name Day. Good luck. Here we should highlight something very important. Peter To Rot was a second generation Catholic because his parents were the first adults to be baptized. He did not come from a long Catholic background, and this makes all his actions more …

12. February – Abraham, Ibrahim, Yvette

12.2. Abraham, Ibrahim, Yvette (en) Abraham, Ibrahim, Yvette have a Name Day. Good luck. 3 - Baptism Unfortunately, all the Baptism records of Rakunai Mission Station had been destroyed during the war, and for this reason, no certificate is available, so it is impossible for us to know the exact date in which Peter To …

11. February – Brad, Braden, Bradley, Brayden, Brooke, Brooks, Brooklyn

11.2. Brooks, Brad, Braden, Bradley, Brayden, Brooke, Brooklyn (en) Brooks, Brad, Braden, Bradley, Brayden, Brooke, Brooklyn have a Name Day. Good luck. After many attempts had failed, we were able to persuade the people, first from the local areas, and then from further out, to come to the station on Sunday evenings. (…) During 1930, …

10. February – Gabriel, Gabriela, Gabriele, Gabriella, Keeley

10.2. Gabriel, Gabriela, Gabriele, Gabriella, Keeley (en) Gabriel, Gabriela, Gabriele, Gabriella, Keeley have a Name Day. Good luck. He says: “It is of my twenty years of missionary work in Rakunai that I have been asked to write. It was during this time that I came to know To Rot. The first two years in …

9. February – Dexter, Kyla, Kyle, Kyler

9.2. Dexter, Kyla, Kyle, Kyler (en) Dexter, Kyla, Kyle, Kyler have a Name Day. Good luck. In 1902, Father Joseph Meier, the parish priest of Rakuna, found that the census book contained the names of about four to five hundred Catholics. After a year of hard work, he was able to see hundreds of children …

8. February – Cortney, Courtney, Curtis, Kurtis

8.2. Cortney, Courtney, Curtis, Kurtis (en) Cortney, Courtney, Curtis, Kurtis have a Name Day. Good luck. We should underline the fact that Angelo To Puia and Maria Ia Tumul were among the first adults of Rakunai to become Catholics, as stated above. This event was of personal importance for To Puia and his family and …

7. February – Arlen

Arlen has a Name Day. Good luck. Among all the testimonies, the one given by Father There has a great value. Father There was parish priest of Rakunai from 1949 until 1984. He was very well informed about everything concerning Peter To Rot, and he declares, “Angelo To Puia was a respected wealthy chief and …