My Story

Hello! My name is Henri. I am happy to tell you about myself and my family while the team of Adopt a Child is asking me so I can get registered in the sponsorship program. I am 8 years old and my birthday is on July. I am doing well and in good health. My favorite color is orange and my future dream is to deal with sports, be trained and join a football team to play with them. I recently finished the third grade of school. I enjoy going to school and learning and my favorite subject is physical education. During this hour we deal with sports and get training regarding how to play and have a fit body. At present the schools are closed for the summer break and I know that I will miss my class friends and our time altogether. Even though I will still meet with several of my class friends who live near my house and during the mornings we play football. I try my best to help my mother especially during the summer because during this season I am freed from studying. I live in a village of the district of Pogradec. Our village is far from this town and we travel with minibuses to reach there whenever we need to go there. Every time we go there during the summer, I like to spend some time walking by the park along the lake or swimming. I live in the house of my grandmother together with my mother and her. My parents are divorced and my mother left the house and returned to live with her family. We have a portion of land in the village but we are not dealing quite a lot with farming, since it is only my mother and grandmother and they are not able to plant a whole lot. My grandmother is retired and with her small amount she is also carrying for my mother and I, supplying our very needs. Besides the vegetable garden that my mother has planted together with my grandmother, we also have fruit trees and after picking up the fruits, my mother and grandmother dry or boil them to be used as fruit juice. Our house is a small village house and our income is way too low. I frequent the program regularly. I enjoy learning about the Lord and receiving spiritual education as well as physical care. I receive constantly food packages that are provided for each child frequenting the program and the church of Adopt a Child. Thank you from my heart for your support and care. God bless you!

Translated by Martin Rucolli

LW/Adopt a Child Albania