My Story

Chixocol, where your child lives, is a very small village nestled in a mountain valley in the state of Quiché, Guatemala. Life in this state is very difficult. Most families live in one-room adobe houses with dirt floors and a small, attached kitchen. The extremely poor live in houses made of corn stalks. In the past few years electricity and water have become available to most people in the area - however, indoor plumbing is very rare. Most of the families are farmers or shepherds and live off the fruits of their labors. Public education is available for those who can afford it and consider it of value.  Life in Quiché is always a challenge.

Hello! My name is Juana Jimena Gonzalez Chitic, and I want to share with you a little about my life. I was born on January 5, 2015, so I am 8 years old now. I am in good health, and I am in 2^nd grade this year. In my free time, I enjoy playing hide-and-seek. My favorite color is purple, and I love rabbits. What I like to eat the most is soup. I have two brothers and one sister. My father, Manuel Gonzalez Guarcas, works as a day laborer and farmer to support the family. My mother, Francisca Chitic Tiniguar, weaves typical blouses to sell and helping with the income. My family and I are not attending a church at the moment.

We live in a house that belongs to my dad, and it has three rooms and one kitchen. The house is made of adobe with a tin sheet roof and dirt/concrete floor. Thankfully, we have running water and electricity services. We have pigs and hens as domestic animals. We are a humble family, and our frequent needs are groceries. I walk for 40 minutes to arrive at the feeding program and enjoy a delicious lunch.  I tell you that my mom helped me to give this information to a LW Evangelism teacher, and I am happy to be part of Living Water. I end this small letter hoping you find it interesting.

Many blessings

Juana Jimena Gonzalez Chitic

Translated by: Loyda de Osorio/A-A-C Secretary, Antigua Guatemala