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I was brought up in a non-Christian home. I had difficulties getting along with my family members and I was left on my own most of the time. I felt very lonely, miserable and unwanted then. Slowly, I became very bitter and began to blame others and even God for all the unpleasant things that ever happened to me. I never really had a friend and I trusted no one. I called myself a free thinker then and I refused to acknowledge any God that I know of. I could not accept the Gods that my family members were worshipping and even the God that my Christian friends spoke about. I could not get over the bitterness that I felt. I thought that no one really understood me and is able to accept me as I am. All the stories that I had read in the New Testament were just ‘fairy tales’ to me then. It sounded too good to be true. Is God really there? Can God heal me from the sufferings that I am going through? I had almost 1001 questions to ask about God.

All the questions were left unanswered until the year 1986, I was posted to a remote place in Baling called Kupang. A Christian brother who was a local there helped me to locate the school and even helped me to find a place to stay in Baling. It was almost more than two hours journey and throughout the journey this brother shared about how God has changed his life and how wonderful Jesus is to have died on the cross for our sins. I reflected about my sufferings in the past and I wondered about my future in Baling as a new teacher in a new surrounding. I pondered about the stories in the New Testament on how Jesus healed the sick, released the captives and even raised the dead.

Finally, I prayed the sinner’s prayer and invited Jesus into my life on the very first day I step foot in Baling. This was my turning point of my life. I received blessings upon blessings and I experienced the love of God. All the hurts, sufferings and bitterness were replaced by love and forgiveness. Just as God has forgiven me, I was able to forgive others and this is the most important thing that ever happened to me as a Christian.

Thank you for taking time to listen to my testimony. I hope that brothers and sisters in Christ will be encouraged to testify to others and support the activities for the Celebration of Hope so that many more souls will be able to receive God’s Blessings.

I graduated in June 2009, right smack in the middle of a recession. Finding a job was difficult as most companies were going through a hiring freeze. In the meantime, I took up a part-time job and later on took up an offer to work in a music school. Working conditions there were subpar and I was getting pretty depressed. After only about 2 months working there, I decided to take a leap of faith and chose to resign although I did not have another job at hand. In the meantime, my parents had to support my exorbitant expenses here while I looked for another job. I thank God for His provision in my finances and support from my family.

Finding the job advertisement for an executive position at an airline just 3 days before the application closing date must have been God's perfect timing! Just enough time for me to prepare my resume and mail it out. I did not meet the minimum educational requirements stated, but I decided to try anyway. I received a phone call for the first interview 4 days later. I managed to pass all 3 rounds. It took exactly 4 weeks from my application to receiving a verbal job offer. I thank God for favour with the interviewers and wisdom while sitting for the 5 hour long exam!

Obtaining an job offer was not the end of my worries. Upon returning to Singapore after the Chinese New Year break, I was stopped at the Immigrations and was told that I had hit a 60/90 day social visit limit. I was told that I would not be able to enter Singapore until April! I nearly died hearing that as I was supposed to commence work on 1st March! The first thing I did was claim the promises of God.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart,and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him,and he will make straight your paths. - Proverbs 3:5-6 "

He gave me this job opportunity and if it was His will for me to work there, I trusted that He would settle this hiccup for me. Made the necessary phone calls and arrangements and I waited anxiously in the waiting room. Worst case scenario, I would have to turn back to Malaysia and come back in April... I could possibly lose the job.

Here's when I could really see God in action. The officer who attended to me previously was firm and did not want to give me clearance to enter Singapore. The most she would do was to give me a special entry pass for 1-2 days to settle my stuff and leave Singapore. At 8am, as I was waiting for my house mate to come, they had a change of shift. Hardly even 10 minutes later, out of the blue, my name was called and another officer attended to me. He said that he would be granting me entry to Singapore. I asked, "For how long?" and guess what he replied? 30 days! That was even more than the usual 14 days that I had initially requested for! HALLELUJAH!!! PRAISE THE LORD! What sweet relief. A blessing in disguise indeed!

Following all the drama, everything else leading to my first day at work went smoothly. I am currently one week into my job and loving every bit of it despite the high expectations and steep learning curve. I want to thank everyone (especially the MW ladies) who have been faithfully praying for me over all these months. More importantly, I give glory to God for His faithfulness all along the way. I hope this will also encourage all those who are facing your own hiccups in life, big or small, reminding you that although things may not always look good in the beginning, it will turn out for the better, for God is on our side!

"I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. - Jeremiah 29:11 "