My Story

Hello! I hope you are having a blessed day with your lovely family. We do not attend any church for now, and we appreciate so much the encouraging words that LW staff gave us to congregate at a church soon. We are fine, but I want to ask for your prayers for my parents; they have health issues and cannot visit a doctor due to the low resources. My father is diabetic, and my mother has problems with her blood pressure. My mother is Dorcas Prisila Vielman Orenos, and she is 41 years old. Most of the time she stays busy with the household work. My father is Marvin Fermin Saravia Vasquez, and he is 47 years old. He makes a living by working as a carpenter; he sustains the family.

This is Maria Fernanda Saravia Vielman, and I am already 13 years old. I am a seventh-grade student; my learning has improved since I receive classes at school. It is hard for my parents to cover what I need for school because of a lack of resources. I want to study makeup and become a professional makeup artist; it is very interesting. My native language is Spanish, but I would like to learn to speak Kaqchikel Mayan dialect because it is very interesting for me. I want to tell you I like summer; on that day my family and I take advantage of the warm days to go to the pools. On my birthday, I enjoy sharing time with my family because they love me so much; they hug me. The sport I like the most is basketball. About drinks, let me tell you I like to drink pure water. My family and I have gone through very hard difficulties, and we thank God because we have received support through Living Water; I am so blessed. We are a humble and needy family; the top priorities are groceries and a good job for my father so that he can have resources to supply our needs. This is all for now. May God bless you in your daily activities!

Praying for you,

Maria Fernanda Saravia Vielman

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