Ed & Debbie Lamb

This weekend marks one year since we arrived in Chile. We began our mission in July 2021 but Chile’s borders were still closed due to COVID-19, so we served from our home in Utah for 3 ½ months before entering the country. The past year has been full of unforgettable experiences. ONE HOLIDAYMonday was a…

Our replacements were called last week. They live in Sandy Utah not far from us. Small world! Guido teased us and said we should not get trunky. Our reaction to their call was interesting. It actually gave us renewed energy and excitement and love for this work, realizing that our mission will end in eight…

A conference is defined as a meeting or gathering in which people meet to discuss a theme or topic. All the people attending have a common interest. We attended several amazing “conferences” this week. CEREMONY COMUNIDAD HISTORICA REALENGO WILLICHE CEREMONY On Wednesday morning we flew over 1000 kilometers south and then drove over 200 more…

PATRIOTIC PARADE The Chilean Independence Day celebration continued into Monday. We left the office in the afternoon to watch a military parade. It was nice to see families enjoying the day together and to feel their patriotism. The parade began with people in traditional dress dancing the Cuenca and then for an hour we watched…

September 18 is Chilean Independence Day, and the festivities began early in the week. First, dinner at Lindquist’s with their beautiful Chilean tablecloth featuring the Chilean National Flower- the Copihue or Chilean Bellflower. On Tuesday our Self Reliance office friends invited us next door to their office for empanadas de Pino and Berliners that were…

On Monday morning the Lambs and the Lindquist’s flew 2,300 miles west of Chile to the remote island of Rapa Nui. The five-hour flight brought us to the easternmost point of the Polynesian triangle. In Spanish it is called Isla de Pascua. It became a Chilean territory in 1888. It was named Easter Island by…

STAR OF THE WEEK- PUNTA ARENAS On Monday afternoon we flew 3,000 kilometers south to the beautiful city of Punta Arenas. We woke up the next morning to a very Alaska vibe, sunrise after 8am with a chill in the air. We stayed in a lovely hotel, and we so enjoyed the creature comforts of…

Signs of spring are all around us SHARING Our operations and maintenance department for temples contacted us this week to say they had used refrigerators to donate. We called our friends at ADRA and they were happy to receive them. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency International is a humanitarian agency operated by the Seventh-day…

An old Double mint Gum commercial used to say, “Double the pleasure, Double the fun, with Double mint gum.” All our adventures this week seemed to come in two’s. 2 CEREMONIES Residencias de Acogida Transitoria Under the Ministry of Social Development, the National Office of Family Religious Affairs promotes the temporary reception of migrant families…

DONATIONS We were privileged to be the bridge to connect our church with the Salvation Army this week. Seating in the temple is being replaced and the Salvation Army was thrilled to add these comfortable chairs to their building for their worship services. DROP-INS We made an evaluation visit this week at Hospital Quilpue. We…