Marcos Lux Graduation from Dental School

On Wednesday of this week we headed to Marco's graduation from Dental School. Lisa was unable to make it due to the government work but I joined up with the Lux family to celebrate the day. The graduation service was a little different than the US but had some like events. At the end of the service they signed an Act which registers them as a dentist in Guatemala. This was a great day and a very proud day for their family. I was talking to their mom, Maria Juana and this was one of the best days of her life as she had all of her children together and the last was graduating in a professional career. All of their children now have professional degrees, something not often obtained by all the children in the area they are from. Beyond that they are a very strong christian family with all of the children very involved in their walk with Christ.

Marcos giving his short speech.

These are the "padrinos" (godfathers) of Marcos. It is customary to have at least 2 godfathers. They presented him with his toga and hat indicating his profession of dentistry. The far left is a family friend, the next is Dr. Feliciano Lux his uncle, and the last person is Dr. David Lux is his brother.


Here Marcos is signing the Act that makes him a registered Dentist in Guatemala.

Final group picture. The top row are some of the faculty of the school.

Proud parents.

Happy and content family! May God continue to bless them as they serve Him in the various ministries they are involved in. Josefina, David and Marcos now serve with HTI. Moises is an attorney and frequently donates his time to churches to assist with legal work and Juan Diego is a preacher and evangelist who used to teach at the Baxter Institute in Honduras. Diego and Maria Juana continue to work with the church and they were instrumental in building up the church in this area.

God bless!