My Story

Zacualpa is a small but busy village in a mountain valley. The village is inhabited by both Quiché Mayans and Ladinos (those with mixed European ancestry). The prevalent language is Spanish. Families in this village live in one or two room homes generally constructed of either wood or adobe. Although many of the people are farmers, the village contains several small, specialized stores, a body repair shop for buses, mechanics, plumbers and many other small-town tradesmen. It also has a large open-air market which serves much of the area. Even with all of this, the poverty level is very high, and the children are very needy.

Hello! My name is Lazaro Emanuel Gomez Sajbin and I am excited to share my story with you. Before doing it, I want you to know that my dad helped me to give all this information to a teacher of LW. I was born on July 12, 2018. I do not attend school yet, but I hope to do it next year. I like playing soccer and my favorite pets are elephants. My favorite color is blue, and I love eating fried fish. I live with my biological parents and siblings. I have one brother and one sister. My mom and dad work hard as auxiliary nurses to support our family. Their names are Adan Gomez Calachij and Estela Sajbin Menchu. While they work, my siblings and I are under the care of a nanny. Fortunately, none of us have gotten sick so far.

We are a Christian Evangelical family and attend Christ Church. We live in a rented house. My parents pay Q1000=$127.67 per month. It has three rooms and a separate kitchen. The walls are made of blocks with concrete roofs and granite floors. We have electricity and running water at home. Some of our greatest needs are groceries. My siblings and I enjoy attending the feeding program. We usually walk five minutes from our house to get to the program. I will leave you now, but I wish you many blessings and success. I hope to hear from you soon.

Kind regards,

Lazaro Emanuel Gomez Sajbin

Translated by: Hillary Popol / AAC Secretary / Antigua Guatemala