1 00:00:03,096 --> 00:00:07,921 Sometimes all it takes is opening our eyes to notice when someone is in pain. 2 00:00:08,669 --> 00:00:11,271 Flor, who lives in a small Costa Rican city, 3 00:00:11,538 --> 00:00:13,740 was struggling with alcohol and drug addiction 4 00:00:14,075 --> 00:00:15,542 until she met Arlin, 5 00:00:16,043 --> 00:00:17,711 a Seventh-day Adventist neighbor. 6 00:00:19,847 --> 00:00:21,014 I was lazy. 7 00:00:21,215 --> 00:00:22,683 I was on the street a lot. 8 00:00:24,184 --> 00:00:25,553 I was into bad things. 9 00:00:25,554 --> 00:00:28,197 I was looking for God, but nobody helped me. 10 00:00:29,656 --> 00:00:32,426 Arlin lived in the same neighborhood as Flor for many years, 11 00:00:32,759 --> 00:00:34,661 but she never noticed the way Flor lived 12 00:00:34,863 --> 00:00:37,130 until one day, she stopped and talked to her. 13 00:00:37,664 --> 00:00:39,600 She asked Flor if she needed anything, 14 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:41,988 and Flor immediately started crying. 15 00:00:42,204 --> 00:00:47,124 That day I went to the shop, and I bought something for her to eat, 16 00:00:48,110 --> 00:00:49,343 and I gave it to her. 17 00:00:49,710 --> 00:00:50,944 I asked her, 18 00:00:50,944 --> 00:00:52,779 "Would you like me to study with you?" 19 00:00:53,413 --> 00:00:54,581 She said, "Yes," 20 00:00:55,117 --> 00:00:57,700 so from that day, I began to study with her. 21 00:00:58,352 --> 00:01:00,420 Arlin told her pastor about Flor. 22 00:01:00,954 --> 00:01:04,246 They brought food and studied the Bible with her on a regular basis. 23 00:01:05,092 --> 00:01:08,428 I come, and I have prayer with her. 24 00:01:09,496 --> 00:01:10,832 She loves this song, 25 00:01:10,833 --> 00:01:12,699 "Give Me a New Heart, My Lord." 26 00:01:13,669 --> 00:01:15,511 In the morning, when I come and pray with her, 27 00:01:16,537 --> 00:01:19,172 I put that music, so she can hear it. 28 00:01:33,754 --> 00:01:35,222 She decided to be baptized. 29 00:01:36,123 --> 00:01:37,558 She was baptized in the church 30 00:01:37,559 --> 00:01:41,550 and all of the members received her with a hug. 31 00:01:42,629 --> 00:01:43,764 She was so happy 32 00:01:44,064 --> 00:01:47,601 because maybe she has many years where no one hugged her 33 00:01:48,503 --> 00:01:49,570 until that day. 34 00:01:51,305 --> 00:01:54,475 I felt joy that she came here to pray with me in the morning, 35 00:01:54,476 --> 00:01:56,808 and that gave me a beautiful feeling in my heart, 36 00:01:57,311 --> 00:01:59,079 and then I started going to church. 37 00:01:59,315 --> 00:02:01,582 I was baptized, and I am happy. 38 00:02:04,384 --> 00:02:06,186 Flor's life was transformed, 39 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,923 and she is no longer struggling with addiction the way she was before. 40 00:02:10,457 --> 00:02:13,015 Like Flor, many people are facing difficulties 41 00:02:13,561 --> 00:02:14,928 and suffering in silence. 42 00:02:15,429 --> 00:02:18,732 They need our compassion, our support, and our prayers. 43 00:02:19,299 --> 00:02:20,734 As Seventh-day Adventists, 44 00:02:21,001 --> 00:02:23,403 we have a special mission to share the love of God 45 00:02:23,404 --> 00:02:25,172 with those who are struggling around us. 46 00:02:25,772 --> 00:02:28,742 Let us be aware of the people who are hurting in our communities 47 00:02:29,043 --> 00:02:32,443 and show them the hope and joy that we have in Jesus.