My Story

I am so glad to send warm greetings hoping you and yours are doing great! I am Marcela Suleyka Garcia de la Cruz. I am an 8-year-old girl. This year I am attending 2nd grade and I take my classes in the morning. I try to help my mother with some chores at home. My father works both as a farmer and day laborer to sustain the family´s expenses. Sadly, it is heavy work and he feels pain in his feet; he only buys pills in the pharmacy to relieve the pain. In my mother´s case, she stays busy with the chores at home and raises hens and pigs. She suffers from varicose veins and it hurts her a lot. Due to limited resources, neither my father nor my mother has visited a doctor so far. So, I want you to pray for their health. We cultivate black beans, onions, coriander and corn for our livelihood.

I love to participate in the Christmas celebration in the feeding program; I like the dramas and love the gift I receive at the end of the activity. I am very thankful to Living Water for blessing me with food and the Christmas gift; it is very helpful for my whole family. The food I love the most from the program is fried chicken. We attend a charismatic group that belongs to the Catholic Church; my parents have welcomed Jesus into their hearts. This time my older sister gave this information to the evangelism staff to share news with you about me. Thank you for reading my letter. I pray to God to bless you in your daily activities!

Bunch of Hugs,

Marcela Suleyka Garcia de la Cruz

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