Dear Padrinos, I wish you all the best in this year. I am blessed to tell you some details about my family and my life today. My mother is contributing to the home expenses by raising and selling her hens. In addition, she sells some fruits. She suffers from muscle pain, but she is not under medical treatment due to a lack of money, but she is taking natural medicines.  Her name is Encarnacion Morente Luis. We are members of the Catholic Church and I like to go every Sunday. We are assured of our salvation in Jesus.  

I am Juana Carmelina Garcia Morente, and I am a healthy 12 year old girl. Unfortunately, I am repeating the 3rd grade at school this year. The experience that has impacted my life is to live in a family with many financial needs and without a stable job for my mother, but I am grateful with God because he provides for our needs. Jesus is my best friend. I admire my mother because she is a woman who does her best for our family. I have a best friend and he is my cousin Juan Carlos Mendez. We have a nice time playing football and we have a good connection. Thank you for taking the time to read my letter and I send you all my love!  

Lots of blessings, 

Juana Carmelina Garcia Morente 

Translated by: Gladys Chavez, AAC Secretary-Antigua