Hello! My name is Giovanni Carlos Andres Miranda Rivera. My current age is 17 years old. This year I attended 10th grade; it is a training in computing. I took my classes in the morning. My hobby is to play football. The food I love the most is spaghetti with sauce and meat. My dad does blacksmith work; he does not live with us and helps us with some money. My mom is working as a cashier in a gas station; fortunately, she provides for our needs even though it is a hard work. My mom suffers from high blood pressure and receives medical care at IGSS (Guatemalan Social Security Institute). The rest of my family and I are doing well. My mom is a very hard worker, and she was worried when she ran out of work because the food was the most important need for us. 

I get so excited when Christmas comes because I receive a present at the feeding program; I feel the love the team gives to all children. I am so blessed to be part of the feeding program and receive food and spiritual support. Due to a lack of time, we stopped attending church, but we believe in God and accepted Him in our hearts. We appreciate that a LW member invited us to look for a church to seek God. I want you to include us in your prayers so that we stay well and have provisions. My brother and I were affected when my father left, but thanks to the Lord, we are moving forward little by little thanks to my mother´s support. Let me tell you that my mother gave this information to the LW staff to share news about me. Every kind of blessing over you! 

Buch of hugs, 

Giovanni Carlos Andres Miranda Rivera 

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