Then in march 2004 , thanks to the citizens of puntarenas and the omnipresent power of god , the government granted residence permits to seven of the young men , who were then allowed to live and work in the city 感恩上天怜悯及当地人民的协助，哥国政府于2004年3月准许其中七位年轻人合法居留，因此他们可以在泮大连市工作。
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By the costa rica newsgroup in august 2003 , a chinese ship sailing off the pacific coast of costa rica encountered engine problems and needed to be towed to the port of puntarenas . while the crew was repairing the engine , an accident occurred , and the vessel was stopped by costa rican officials 2003年8月，有一艘中国渔船行驶在哥斯大黎加附近的太平洋外海时，引擎发生事故，被拖吊到泮大连港puntarenas ，后来在修船当中发生意外，而被哥国政府扣留，船东背弃其船员潜逃他地。
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To impart masters message to truth - seekers in san jose , a group of brothers and sisters gave fliers containing her teachings and christmas gift bags filled with candies and cookies to the children of a marginal community in december 2003 . and later , new clothes and toys were distributed in the city of puntarenas , where one family consisted of a father and mother and their eight children 哥斯大黎加的同修们于2003年12月走访了一处位于圣荷西边界的社区，分发印有师父教理及修行利益的间准备，并发给小朋友糖果礼物袋，希望藉此活动将师父的讯息分享给寻求真理的人。
