My Story

Special regards from Guatemala City! I am so happy to write this letter to let you how my family and I have been doing throughout this 2026. This is Yeferson Dario Garcia Gonzalez and I am keeping well. I am 11 years old and I am doing my best as a fourth-grade student. I prefer hot rather than cold weather because I like playing soccer. At home, I usually make my bed to help my mother with the chores. I have attended the feeding program for about two years. I like attending the bible classes because I can listen to the good news. I want to use this opportunity to tell you that my whole family and I are grateful to LW-Adopt A Child for the food and spiritual guidance they provide me. We wish for many blessings and God’s protection for all the staff and financial supporters. I tell you that we have passed through a hard economic situation. My father makes a living as a security guard, but his income is mostly used for covering the rent of our house and the services. Due to that, the rest of the money is barely enough to buy food.

I tell you that my mother suffers from asthma, diabetes and high blood pressure, and she needs to wear glasses because she has eye problems. She receives her medicines from a public clinic, but when they do not have what patients need, my mother has to wait for a while or work at a nearby school to earn a little income. Unfortunately, this work is not stable since each mother or father takes turns to do this work. They usually receive Q25=$3.28 as a payment for washing the dishes, cleaning, and cooking. She is very happy when her turn comes because the money helps her to buy bread, tortillas or beans. To end this letter, I want you to know that brother Juan Carlos (a member of the LW staff) recently shared the gospel, prayed, and encouraged my mother to not give up and trust in the Lord. Please pray for my family so that God helps us to move forward. At the moment, we still do not attend any church, but I hope we can do it soon.

Huge hugs,

Yeferson Dario Garcia Gonzalez

Translated by: Hillary Popol, AAC Secretary / Guatemala