My Story

I greet you with much love hoping this letter finds you fine and healthy. My name is Angela Veronica, and I want to share with you a little about my life. I am 11 years old, and I am a student; I am attending 5^th grade this year. I met Felipa at school, and we became friends. We like doing our homework together. I trust in my mother, and she is the person with whom I identify most. My father is also important for me, and he was the one who helped me with this letter. I am grateful to God because my family and I have not passed through difficult situations; we have felt His presence in our lives. For me, Jesus is the one who died for our sins.

This is my parents’ situation. My father returned from the United States at the middle of the year, and he is now working as a day laborer in corn crops here in our village. He was having health issues, so he visited the doctor who told him that he has diabetes. On the other hand, my mother is a housewife, and she is also sick. She was attended by a doctor who told her that she has problems with her nerves; she was under a medical treatment but she could not see an improvement. Neither of my parents is taking medicine at the moment. I thank you in advance for your prayers. My family and I attend the Catholic Church, and we like taking part in the different activities done there. I say goodbye to you for now.

Many blessings

Angela Veronica Luis Calel

Translated by: Loyda de Osorio, AAC Secretary-Antigua