My Story

It is a joy for me to say hello to you through this. I am Leilany Dulce Ariadne Hernandez Piedramartel. I hope this finds you doing well. I am six years old. This year I am preschool, and I attend school three days a week. On those days, I hand in my schoolwork to the teacher. I do not use study guides. It is not the same teaching through online classes, and they do not explain well either. I missed the Bible teachings and delicious food from the feeding program. I get there in ten minutes by walking. I want to tell you that my father abandoned us. My mother works putting on false nails to provide for my family’s needs. To spend time together, we go to the park or we go for a walk to the central part in the city. We celebrated Christmas as a family with tamales (Guatemalan typifal food) and fruit punch.

We rent a small and humble house of one room. We live with other neighbors, but our kitchen is separated, and we do not share the household expenses with them. The walls are made of cement block, the roof of cement and the floor of concrete. It does have electricity and running water. The house condition is good. During the pandemic, my mom lost her job in a beauty salon, and this caused delays in the payment commitments we had. Food supplies, study expenses and the payment of the rent of the house are great needs at home. For that reason, I thank the feeding program for the grocery bags we received. It was all a great help for all of us. Thank you very much. God bless you! For now, we are all doing well, thank God. To finish, I want you to know my mom gave this information to an Evangelism team member to share with you my last news. I hope to hear from you soon. I say goodbye to you for now.

Kisses and hugs,

Leilany Dulce Ariadne Hernandez Piedramartel

Translated by: Febe Ruiz / AAC Secretary-Antigua