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

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

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<i>was struggling with alcohol[br]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 was lazy.

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I was on the street a lot.

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I was into bad things.

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I was looking for God,[br]but nobody helped me.

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<i>Arlin lived in the same neighborhood[br]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[br]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,[br]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,[br]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[br]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,[br]when I come and pray with her,</i>

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<i>I put that music, 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[br]received her with a hug.

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She was so happy

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because maybe she has many years[br]where no one hugged her

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until that day.

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I felt joy that she came here[br]to pray with me in the morning,

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and that gave me[br]a beautiful feeling in my heart,

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and then I started going to church.

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I was baptized, and I am happy.

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

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

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

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

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<i>They need our compassion,[br]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[br]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[br]who are hurting in our communities</i>

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