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B.N., 76, a former teacher in Murrieta, CA

“I have always been a person who has plenty to do to keep busy and haven’t minded being alone. However, being 76 years old and married to a man with a chronic lung disease has caused me to be extra careful with whom I spend time.”

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K.N., 65, a piano teacher and substitute teacher in Murrieta, CA

“We were going to have a large party for my mother’s 90th birthday which ended up being a drive by for her. A few inconveniences that we encountered during our time in quarantine. Although these inconveniences disappointed us all they were minor in comparison to the devastation experienced by many during this pandemic.”

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D.G., 60, a business owner in Olympia, WA

“I read recently that during this Pandemic we have all been in the same storm but not necessarily in the same boat. For this reason I quickly realized that I needed to give space to each person in whatever place they found themselves in. The Bible says, ‘My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.’…”

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S.L., 63, a teacher in Palo Alto, CA

“这个世界,我们要预备什么呢?我们会拥有什么呢?今生敬畏神,遵守祂的诫命,信耶稣是今生得平安、得喜乐、得祝福的保障,是来世能拥有永恒的生命、拥有最大而永无止境的、永不消失的财富和福份的确据。“

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