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All posts by Lois Werner

Mom tried to help Luis for years

My name is Luis Gadiel Similoj Lorenzo. I am 19 years old. I live in San Martín Jilotepeque, in Barrio El Guite.  Since a long time ago, when I was 5 years old, my mother noticed I had a small ball in one of my testicles. My mother asked what it was and she was

If I don’t smile, no one…

When you meet Kiely, you are immediately drawn into her smile and her positive attitude. But a visit with her reveals deep hurt from years past.  Kiely’s mom feels constant regret that she had to leave her four children alone. When Keily was four years old, her father had a back injury and couldn’t work. 

Now I Can Help My Dad

December 2022 When our 12 students graduated from 9th grade they asked if they could do a construction project with Ken.  Thinking he should begin with a small project, Ken bought lumber and bolts to build a bench that could turn into a table.  Using the equipment in his shop, Ken measured precisely,  planed the

Thank God, my aunt has taken responsibility for us.

I greet you cordially, hoping that you will be enjoying abundant blessings. My name is Néstor Alejandro Tacén Lozano, I am currently 19 years old and I am in the last year of high school.  I have only one sister, 16 years of age, who is studying in 8th grade. I currently live at the

An Unbelievable Honor

Angel Jose Corominal Ramos 9th grade student Angel is a student in 9th grade at our junior high school.  He is tall, fair-skinned, brown-eyed, responsible, kind and shy. He is a young man who did not like to participate in class because he was afraid of what others might think of him.  He also did not

The pandemic is affecting us

My name is Brayan Eliú Batres Marroquín. I am 14 years old and live in a village called El Sause Xejuyu, near San Martin, Jilotepeque, Guatemala.  My family us made up of 5 members: My father Edgar, 39,  my mother Heidy, my brothers Derik, 13 and Alan 10. I am in 8th grade and Alan