I am sending many blessings from our Lord Jesus and best wishes for a nice 2025. I am sharing with you a little bit about my family and my life. My father is working hard by traveling to the coast to pick coffee beans during the harvest season for three months. He is a day laborer. His name is Camilo Calachij Barrera and thankfully, he is living with us. My mother does the home duties and she also is a weaver. Moreover, she raises her hens, so she can sell them when she needs some money. Her name is Maria Morente Morente. My parents are in good health condition and they look after us.  I want you to know that we are attending the Catholic Church.  I like the special service in which the priest prays and blesses our seeds before the sowing season. The gospel was shared by the LW teacher with my mother, and she also provided all this information during the visit. 

This is Pabla Calachij Morente and I am an 11-year-old girl. I am a 3rd grade student and I am in good health condition. The personal experience that has impacted my life is to have many economic needs in my family, but I feel the presence of God because he helps us by providing for our home expenses. Jesus takes care of us wherever we are. I have a great admiration for my mother because she is a strong woman. Thank you for taking the time to read my letter. I send you all my love! 

A bunch of hugs,  

Pabla Calachij Morente, 

Translated by: Gladys Chavez, AAC Secretary-Antigua