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<i>Sometimes all it takes is opening our eyes
to notice when someone is in pain.</i>

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<i>Flor, who lives
in a small Costa Rican city,</i>

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<i>was struggling with alcohol
and drug addiction</i>

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<i>until she met Arlin,</i>

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<i>a Seventh-day Adventist neighbor.</i>

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<i>I was lazy.</i>

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<i>I was on the street a lot.</i>

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<i>I was into bad things.</i>

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<i>I was looking for God,
but nobody helped me.</i>

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<i>Arlin lived in the same neighborhood
as Flor for many years,</i>

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<i>but she never noticed the way Flor lived</i>

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<i>until one day, she stopped
and talked to her.</i>

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<i>She asked Flor if she needed anything,</i>

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<i>and Flor immediately started crying.</i>

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That day I went to the shop,
and I bought something for her to eat,

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and I gave it to her.

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I asked her,

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"Would you like me to study with you?"

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She said, "Yes,"

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so from that day,
I began to study with her.

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<i>Arlin told her pastor about Flor.</i>

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<i>They brought food and studied the Bible
with her on a regular basis.</i>

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<i>I come, and I have prayer with her.</i>

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<i>She loves this song,</i>

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<i>Give Me a New Heart, My Lord.</i>

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<i>In the morning,
when I come and pray with her,</i>

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<i>I put that music [on so] she can hear it.</i>

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She decided to be baptized.

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She was baptized in the church

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and all of the members
received her with a hug.

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She was so happy

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because maybe she has many years
where no one hugged her

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until that day.

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<i>I felt joy that she came here
to pray with me in the morning,</i>

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<i>and that gave me
a beautiful feeling in my heart,</i>

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<i>and then I started going to church.</i>

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<i>I was baptized, and I am happy.</i>

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<i>Flor's life was transformed,</i>

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<i>and she is no longer struggling
with addiction the way she was before.</i>

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<i>Like Flor, many people
are facing difficulties</i>

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<i>and suffering in silence.</i>

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<i>They need our compassion,
our support, and our prayers.</i>

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<i>As Seventh-day Adventists,</i>

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<i>we have a special mission
to share the love of God</i>

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<i>with those who are struggling around us.</i>

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<i>Let us be aware of the people
who are hurting in our communities</i>

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<i>and show them the hope
and joy that we have in Jesus.</i>