My Story

Good morning, dear sponsor! I feel so blessed to be part of the feeding program from Living Water and receive your support. This is Maximiliano Barahona Soto. I am a 13-year-old boy.

I am a fifth-grader this year. I live alongside my cousins and we have a good relationship. We enjoy playing football and sometimes, we go to the park. Let me tell you that the hardest thing I have faced was my father´s death. Fortunately, Jesus who is my friend and savior, is giving me the strength to move forward with my life. Thankfully, we are fine.

My brother Ethan and I are still under the care of Arelis and Wendy Soto; they are our aunts. They have legal custody of us. The legal process continues, and my mom will probably get our custody in the future. My aunt Arelis works doing cleaning and my aunt Wendy works packing products in different places. They contribute to our expenses. My mom still works as a pollster and has to provide us with food as a judge's requirement. My mom should not live with us, but my grandpa allowed her to stay with us so that she does not pay for rent, so that she can use the money for our expenses. However, it is a risk if the judge were to know that she lives with us. We do not attend any church. I would like you to know that my aunt, Arelis, shared this information with an evangelism teacher to update you about me. I love you. Many and abundant blessings!

Kind regards,

Maximiliano Barahona Soto

Translated by: Violeta Hernandez / A-A-C Secretary-Antigua Guatemala