My Story

I greet you fondly, hoping you are having a fantastic day. My name is Jose, and I want to share my last news with you. I live with my mother and stepfather. We do not attend any church. A teacher of the LW evangelism team spoke with me to collect this information for you. Besides that, he shared the gospel with me, but I have not thought about attending church at the moment. My mother, Petrona De La Cruz, is 35 years old. She grows tomatoes to sell and supports my needs. She also raises hens, pigs, and sheep; she sells them if it is necessary. We also grow corn and beans for our consumption. My stepfather, Genaro De La Cruz, works at the coast by cutting coffee beans from November to March. We are a humble family with few resources to buy food supplies like corn. Despite troubles, we are grateful because our health is in good condition.

I will turn eleven years old in November. My mother usually prepares a delicious lunch to celebrate my birthday with our family; that is something that I love the most. I am in third grade again. Thanks to the face-to-face classes, I learn my lessons so much better. Fortunately, school supplies are not expensive in the village where I live. I want to work in the city to help my family economically. I love drinking pineapple juice and playing soccer. My native language is the Quiche dialect, but I would like to learn how to speak Spanish. Holy Week is my favorite holiday of the year and I wonder, what is yours? I say goodbye to you for now, but I want you to know that LW is a crucial project because it blesses many families like mine in different ways. May God bless you richly for all you have done for me through this project!

Cordiality yours,

Jose De La Cruz Garcia

Translated by: Hillary Popol / AAC Secretary / Antigua Guatemala