My Story

Dear Sponsor,

I am very happy to update you my personal information. My name is Oliver Armando Alfaro Chavez, and I am now 7 years old. This year, I am in first grade, and I am receiving classes online; I also watch a TV program called “Learning at home”. I go to leave my homework to school every month. It has been a little difficult for me to study in this way because I receive my classes at 8:00 pm and I already feel tired at that hour; my siblings cheer me up every day. I am now living and being under the responsibility of my paternal grandmother. My father no longer lives with us since one year ago. He works as a delivery man for a company and he sends money to cover my needs. I hardly have communication with my mother.

My grandmother works as a cook in Guatemalan Social Security Institute, and due to the pandemic, her work schedule was changed. This pandemic has also affected our economy because we have to spend money on internet plans and have to ration the food. In spite of all this, God has been faithful with us because He has supported us all this time. We received grocery bags from the feeding program and they were a great blessing for us. I am grateful to the Ministry for it and I pray God blesses all those people who made it possible. Thank God, none of my family has gotten Covid-19, and we are all in good health. We are Catholic people and we still watch the mass on TV. Lastly, I want to tell you that my grandmother helped me to give this information by phone to a LW Evangelism teacher. The staff did not meet us personally because they are avoiding physical contact as much as possible since they want to protect us from the current virus. I thank you for taking the time to read my letter. 

Love and kisses

Oliver Armando Alfaro Chavez 

Translated by: Loyda de Osorio, AAC Secretary/Antigua