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Published on: 02-16-2021
Traveling from her home in Florida, United States, to help take care of her sister, who was recovering from the coronavirus at the Bella Vista Hospital an Adventist institution in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico proved to be a life-changing experience for Maritza Tillero.
As she sat in the hospital room in August 2020, Tillero, 58, listened to the assistant chaplain’s encouraging words and prayer for her sister. As the prayer ended, Tillero had a question for the chaplain: “What do you believe is the state of the dead?” she asked.
From left to right, Richard Bonet (husband of the recently baptized Maritza Tillero), Jose Cepero, Maritza Tillero, Ylona Acevedo (a friend of Tillero), Raquel Buergo, assistant chaplain, and Roberto Vizcaíno, Bella Vista Hospital chaplain director, pose for a group photo at the hospital’s chapel on January 20, 201. [Photo: Bella Vista Hospital]