![]() Not knowing English at all was a huge struggle for her because she didn’t even know how to ask for the restroom! To this day, she is still not confident in her English. Lucy arrived in the United States on February 14, 2006, on a Monday, and started working as a busgirl. But the most important thing she taught Lucy is to be grateful to Jehovah God for everything we are capable of doing and being. ![]() We all have sinned and will continue sinning. Not only because she supported and stood up for her family at the age of seventeen, but because she taught Lucy precious values, like treating people as she wants to be treated, to show love to anyone without caring about race, status or color, because we all are human beings and we are not perfect. Margarita is the sister whom Lucy admires the most. In that way, she could reduce some of her sister’s burden. Today that is equivalent to $34 US, which is not much help to support the family, but according to Lucy’s thinking at least it was one mouth less to feed. to 8 p.m., earning a total of $750 pesos per week. At the age of fourteen, she left her small village to work as a maid in Leon Guanajuato working seven days a week, from 8 a.m. Lucy, being the sister just younger than Maggi, knew that she needed to start working as well to support the younger siblings. In a short period of time, the family noticed that even though Maggi was doing everything she could to support her own family and siblings, it simply was not enough. She worked as a server in a Mexican restaurant. One of the eldest sisters, Margarita, was the only one able to help economically. This made their lives complicated financially since he was the only provider for this family. When Lucy was twelve years old, their dad passed away. Lucy Barrientos is the fourth child of seven from a broken marriage. ![]() With the financial assistance of extended family, the Barrientos family purchased Mimi's Star Cafe in 2019. Jessie and her husband put all their heart and effort into Mimi’s Star Café, but decided the café wasn't the right fit for them. Jessie and her husband, Chipi, named the café after the endearment Jessie called her elder In 2018 a beautiful and hard-working family from Europe opened Mimi's Star Café. ![]()
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