My Story

I am excited to say hello to you through this letter. My name is Henry, and I want to share my news with you through this letter. I hope you are doing well wherever you are. I still attend the local Catholic Church. My family and I usually attend mass on Fridays. As you know, my father abandoned my mom and me many years ago. A few years later, my mom established a new relationship with a man who has loved me like a father. His name is Leonardo Toj, and he is 44 years old. He makes a living as a mechanic to support our family. My mom is Marta Alicia Tzoy Tebalan, and she is 42 years old. She keeps busy doing the chores and raising pigs and hens for our consumption. Besides that, she takes care of our fruit trees. When harvest season comes, we get lemons, tangerines, bananas, and corn for our consumption. Thankfully, we are all in good health. Now, I want to tell you more about myself. I am 13 years old, and I was in seventh grade this year. I enjoyed attending school because I learned a lot. I hope the study method will be the same next year.

Unfortunately, my parents had trouble covering my school supplies. Everything has been expensive lately. We need clothes and groceries at home, especially corn. There are many things that I would love to do when I grow up. Some of them are to become a mechanic and speak English. Christmas is the perfect holiday to burn firecrackers. Therefore, I love that time! My favorite drink is coffee with cream, and I like football. I enjoy celebrating my birthday with my loved ones because they buy a tasty cake for me. To end this letter, I want you to know that your loving support through LW has been a tremendous blessing to me. Every time I have attended the feeding program, the staff has welcomed me with happiness and love. Besides that, a teacher of the evangelism team shared the gospel with my aunt, Leticia Toj. It was a blessing for her. Taking advantage of that moment, the teacher asked her for help collecting all my information to update you about my life. I say goodbye to you now, but I wish you much health, happiness, and peace. Take care of yourself!

In the name of Jesus,

Henry Anderson Tzoy Tzoy

Translated by: Hillary Popol / AAC Secretary / Antigua Guatemala