My Story

Hello, everybody! My full name is Estela Pastor Benito, and it is such a blessing to share a little about my life with you. I am 11 years old and thank God, I am in good health. I hope you are doing well, too. I am in fourth grade and I like wearing warm clothing, so I prefer the cold weather rather than hot. I usually help my mother to feed our pigs. She raises them to sell and contribute a little bit to the expenses at home. I want you to know that I have attended the feeding program for about four years. It has been nice to learn more about God during the Bible lessons that I receive before having my meals. My parents are grateful to LW-Adopt A Child for blessing my siblings and me with delicious food and medicine for free. This organization also takes care of our spiritual life. Proof of that, brother Mario (a member of the LW staff) recently encouraged her to continue looking for God, which my mother appreciated a lot. I live with my parents and two siblings. We are members of the Catholic Church, and participating in the holy mass motivates us to persevere since we take time to give God glory for all He has done in our family.

I like the chorus of my church and I believe it would be wonderful to serve there. My mother has assurance of her salvation because she accepted Jesus in her heart a while ago. She is doing well and keeps busy taking care of my family and me. I want you to know that she was pleased to help me compose this letter. She also raises and sells chickens to contribute to the expenses. My father makes a living as a day laborer and farmer. Could you please pray for him? He has hearing problems and needs medical attention, but he has not been able to look for it due to our low-income resources. One of our greatest needs is renewing the roof of our house since some of the tin sheets are corroded. Although my father does not have a stable job, he does all his best to save a little money and pray together with my mother to buy new tin sheets. It is time to say goodbye, but I kindly ask you to pray for my family and our needs. I cannot pay you back, but I know the Lord will reward you richly.

Sincerely yours,

Estela Pastor Benito

Translated by: Hillary Popol, AAC Secretary / Guatemala