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 have 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.

Hello! I am very happy to share my information through this. My full name is Anthony Oswaldo Domingo Lares Sicajau. I was born on November 13^th, 2018, in Joyabaj, Quiche, Guatemala. I am now 6 years old, and thanks to God, I am healthy. I attend kindergarten at school this year. I like to color pictures in my spare time. My favorite color is green and the animal I like the most is the lion. I love eating fried chicken. I live with my mother and one brother and one sister. Our pets are a dog and a cat. Thankfully, my family is doing well. I am very happy to be part of the feeding program and I arrive there in 30 minutes by moto taxi; my mother pays for transportation Q35.00 = $6.00 each time.

My father´s name is Julian Lares Velasquez. He works by washing dishes in a restaurant in the United States. He traveled there about two years ago; he calls us and sends us financial support every fifteen days. My mother´s name is Anastacia Odilia Sicajau Ruiz. She is a housewife, and she also raises hens, sheep and pigs. We are members of the Catholic Church. The house in which we live belongs to my paternal grandparents. There are three adobe rooms with a tin sheet roof and a dirt floor. The kitchen is separate. We have running water and electricity services; my mother pays for those services. As a family, our greatest needs are groceries and clothes. Thank you for reading my information. Every kind of blessing over you!

Kind regards,

Anthony Oswaldo Domingo Lares Sicajau

Translated by: Violeta Hernandez, AAC Secretary / Antigua