A Letter from Ana Gabriela in Guatemala

A post from Katja:
A few days ago I got another letter from Ana, together with the questionaire, which I sent her with my first letter. I'm really amazed that she got my mail and that I already got her answer. I didn't expect to get an answer from her so quickly. It's always so exciting to get the first reply letter! And it's so great to learn more about Ana through the questionaire!
Here is her letter (written by her sister Marlyn again):
"Dear sponsor! Ana Gabriela tells you that she and her family are in good health and she is very grateful for the picture and letter you sent her. I tell you that Ana studies at the school in the second grade and I tell you that she likes to play with her cousins and they play ball and play with her dolls and they play about food. Ana likes to read and write, but she is unable to read because she is too young. I close with huge hugs and kisses. Marlyn Sucely and Ana Gabriela!

In the questionaire I learned that Ana likes the colour pink, rabbits, roses, riding a bicycle, dolls and the spring. She wants to be a teacher when she is older and she also wants to see Germany.

Note from Heather:
Katja said that she wasn't sure what the last part of the questionnaire said because she was using a word by word translator (CI usually does not translate the questionnaires that a sponsor sends). She attached the questionnaire, and this is the rest of it that I translated for Katja:

"Her biggest wish is that you will continue to be her sponsor.
She gives thanks to God and to you for being her sponsor and she asks God that you will continue to be her sponsor for a long time. And that you are a very pretty person for sending her that pretty photo to get to know you better, even though it is only through photo. That God will help her keep the photo safe and protected wherever she goes. She sends you many thanks and a big hug and a kiss. That God will watch over you."

Meet Katja's 1st CI child!

Some of you may know Katja, and some may not. I met her through our shared sponsorship of CUS children. She ordered some necklaces & bracelets for her CUS children. Then, she has participated in helping with our fundraisers, even though she was not a CI sponsor...

Well, after viewing everyone's great experience with CI, here on this blog, she has decided to sponsor with CI!!! This is her first child with CI (though she sponsors with other organizations as well).

Here is what Katja wrote regarding her new sponsorship:

Ana Gabriela from Guatemala. Her birthday was yesterday and she turned 9 years old.
Ana lives in Rural Guatemala together with her parents and her older siblings, who are 16 and 14 years old. The father is a Daily Worker and earns approximately $65 a month and her mother is a Homemaker.
The family lives in a little house, which has one bedroom and a kitchen where they cook with open fire. The house is made of concrete blocks and has a roof out of corrugated metal and a dirt floor.
Ana Gabriela helps her mother with running errands, washing the dishes and sweeping. She likes playing with dolls, painting, singing and dancing.

I thought about my new sponsorship for some days, because I wasn't sure which country to choose and which child I should pick. But after some days I noticed that every time I passed Ana's photo, I was happy that nobody has already picked her and that I somehow felt as if she would already belong to my family. Her photo was so small and not a portrait so that I could hardly recognize her face, but she caught my eye just from the first time when I passed her photo.
I'm very happy to have her in my family now.

Ana Gabriela will has a fundraiser coming up- slot #39!