My Story

Chixocol, where your child lives, is a very small village nestled in a mountain valley in the state of Quiché, Guatemala. Life in this state is very difficult and somewhat isolated from the outside world. Most families live in one-room adobe houses with dirt floors and a small attached kitchen. The extremely poor live in houses made of corn stalks. In the past few years electricity and water has become available to most people in the area - however, indoor plumbing is very rare. Most of the families are farmers or shepherds and live off the fruits of their labors. Public education is available for those who can afford it and consider it of value. Life in Quiché is always a challenge.

Good morning! I am so excited to introduce myself. I am Edgar Yobany Lindo Morales, and I am a 4-year-old boy. I was born on June 21, 2021 in Zacualpa, Quiche. I live with my parents, four brothers and three sisters. It is a great joy in my heart to say that my family and I are in good health. My father´s name is Diego Lindo Tino, and he works as a construction assistant. My mother´s name is Estela Morales Tiniguar, and she does the household work. She raises hens and pigs to sell and she also embroiders blouses to sell. As a family, we usually go to pick coffee beans in the Boqueron village and we go at the end of the year. We go there only for a month.

Now, I will share a few things about myself. I am in Pre-kindergarten. My hobby is to play football. I like chicks. The meal I love the most is beef broth. I love the color red. My family and I believe in God and are members of the Catholic Church. We are so blessed to live in our own house; my parents own it. It is a humble house made of adobe with a tin sheet roof and a cement floor. There are three rooms and a separate kitchen. We do not have electricity, and fortunately, one of our neighbors shares with us and my parents help to pay for half of the bill every month. We get our water from a natural spring is at the house of one of our relatives. We have to carry it home, but we do not pay for it. As a family, our greatest needs are groceries, clothes and footwear. I feel so blessed to be enrolled in the feeding program and I get there by walking. I usually attend alongside my siblings. Thank you very much for reading my information. Every kind of blessing over you!

Special regards,

Edgar Yobany Lindo Morales

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