My Story

It is a beautiful day to send my greetings through this and I trust in God you are doing well! My name is Juan Ricardo Mendez Morente. I am 11 years old. I attended 4^th grade at school in 2024 and I took my classes on the morning shift. On weekends I help my father with his job. My father does farm work to provide for our home needs. Meanwhile my mother does the housework and raises hens. We grow corn for our livelihood. My father and I usually travel to the coast to pick coffee beans for two months at the end of the year to get more income. My family and I are in good health.

What I love at Christmas is that the staff prepares a special activity with carols and some games. Living Water is a great blessing in my life; I receive tasty meals and medicine when I get sick. The food I love the most is fried chicken. We are members of the Methodist Church, and I trust in Jesus as my Lord and savior. I want to ask for your prayers for my family and that we can continue staying well. This time a member of LW took time to collect this information and my older brother shared it. Thank you for reading my letter and I would like to hear news from you very soon. May God bless you wherever you go!

Warm hugs,

Juan Ricardo Mendez Morente

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