My Story

This is Armando, and I send you my best wishes. I am writing these lines to tell you about my family and me. I am fine, and I am 16 years old. I attended 6^th grade last year, but I no longer attend school this year due to our low resources. I am helping my father with his duties. I also go to work in the fields with him, and he is the person with whom I identify most. It has been a good experience to learn to farm the land and spend time with my daddy; I have seen God’s love through him. For me, Jesus is always taking care of me. My brothers, Julio, Rolando and Jorge, are my friends too, and we love playing soccer in our free time.

We are a big family, and my parents work hard to cover our basic needs. My dad, Carlos, works as a farmer or day laborer while my mom, Nazaria, raises hens for selling. We live in a village called Pacoc I. Eight of my siblings are registered at the feeding program too, and my oldest sister, Maria, helped me to give my information to the Evangelism team. As a family, we are now attending the Catholic Church, and we love it when there are vigils; they are held once a month. This is all for now, and I hope you find it interesting.

Huge hugs

Armando Ajqui Gomez

Translated by: Loyda de Osorio, AAC Secretary-Antigua