My Story

 Cuatro Caminos "four roads", where your child lives, is an area located high on the side of a mountain in the state of Quiché, Guatemala. Life in this area is very difficult and very isolated from the outside world. It is a two-hour walk to the nearest market town of Zacualpa. Cuatro Caminos is a farming area where corn and black beans, the staple elements in their diet, are the major crops. The Quiché Mayans who inhabit this area trace their ancestral roots to the ancient Mayan civilization. They normally speak a Mayan dialect called Quiché - however, Spanish is becoming more common. Very little money ever changes hands in this area as they live on a barter system.

Hello! It is a pleasure to greet you by this means and share with you something about my family and me. My name is Kadimi Brisceidy Barrera Ajqui. I am 4 years old, since I was born on May 26, 2019. I am not attending school this year due to my age; I stay at home, and I like to play with my dolls. My favorite meals are fried chicken and boiled egg with beans; I like rabbits, and the colors I like the most are red and pink. I have one brother and four sisters; three of them are registered at the feeding program like me, and we only walk 20 minutes to be there. Thankfully my parents are in good health. Their names are Ruben Barrera Garcia and Gregoria Ajqui Tzoy. My father earns a living by working both as a farmer and as a day laborer; he also improves our income by traveling to the coast where he picks coffee beans from November to December. My mother is a housewife. She also sometimes raises hens to sell to earn extra money for our needs, but lately she has been having problems with her hens because they get sick; we also have some pigs at home. As a family, we are members of the Catholic Church.

The house where we live belongs to one of our neighbors, and he allows us to live here without paying any rent. It is made of adobe with a tin sheet roof and dirt floor; it has two rooms and a room made of wooden boards where we cook. We have electricity, and my father pays for this service. We get water from a spring.  I feel so blessed to be part of this Ministry and my mother gave all this information for my enrollment process. I say goodbye to you with much love and affection, and I hope to receive news from you soon.

In Jesus Name,

Kadimi Brisceidy Barrer Ajqui

Translated by: Luisa Reyes /A-A-C Secretary/ Guatemala