Confirmation 2008

Tom Lappi and his wife Lori arrived in Guatemala on December 11th, two years after moving away, back to OR. They had lived in Zacapa for 6 months in 2006, and were overjoyed to be back to their home away from home! They were back for 15 days, during which time Tom was to teach a Bible/Confirmation class.

They were the perfect couple to come and teach the class, being that Tom speaks Spanish VERY well, and tought 95% of the class himself, in Spanish! So that was a huge blessing for the students, to not have to listen through a translator.

We had a wonderful week of class, and the following Sunday, we had the confirmation, with 13 first time "graduates", and a handful of people already confirmed, that had attended all week with a desire to learn more. To see pictures from the confirmation class, you can CLICK HERE.

During the week, we also visited a village up in the mountain for a small service, and a few small villages around Zacapa, for house visits and small gatherings. In the Zacapa church, we had a Christmas activity where the Sunday School classes and youth group did a small Christmas program with Christmas Carols and Bible reading, and a message by Tom.

On Saturday the 20th, we attended a Christmas activity in Jalapa, where, together with a group of friends from Guatemala City, we distributed 200 shoe boxes full of Christmas gifts, delivered from the USA. Tom also had the opportunity to share a short message with the crowd of 250 adults and children, and after, we did a few songs with the children. So we had a busy, but very blessed week! To see pictures from the activity, CLICK HERE.

Tom and Lorri then ended their trip (and spent Christmas) in Antigua, a beautiful city, the old capital of Guatemala. I want to say THANK YOU to both of them, for their time, love, and for a great week, full of great lessons and blessings!! May God bless both of you!