I say hello to you in this beautiful day hoping you are having a blessed 2025.  We attend the Catholic Church and I like to participate in the thanksgiving service that we celebrate in which we thank God for our seeds and we ask His blessings upon our crops. My mother is assured of her salvation in Jesus and she receives encouraging words to grow in her faith by the LW teacher who collected this information that she provided during the visit. 

This is Marta Alicia Angelica Calachij Gomez and I am 13 years old.  I am in good health condition and I am a 5th grade student this year. I want to let you know that the saddest experience in my life occurred when I was sick, but we prayed and God healed me. I felt His presence. Jesus is my savior. I like my mother`s personality and the way that she does her best for the family. I have a good connection with her.   My best friend`s name is Juliana and I play tag with her. We have been friends for 4 years and I appreciate her friendship. 

My father sustains the family by working hard as a farmer and day laborer. His name is Juan Calachij de la Cruz. My mother does the housework and she raises hens and pigs to sell and get some income. Her name is Julia Gomez Ruiz. Thankfully, my parents are in good health. They live with the family and they do their best for us. I hope you enjoy my letter. I send you many blessings from the bottom of my heart! 

Warm wishes, 

Marta Alicia Angelica Calachij Gomez 

Translated by: Gladys Chavez, AAC Secretary-Antigua