Today I went to Capella (hotel in Sentosa, opening Apr 09) for a job interview. :) No not for me.. but we (Marilyn, Brandon & I) accompanied Mr. Yin (a Chinese migrant) for his interview. I decided to go as 1) I felt it would be good to lend moral support 2) go to Sentosa as I've not been there for some time 3) it's a good excuse to come in to work late.. haha..
While we were there funny incident :: We were getting directions to the HR office from one of the security guards and she said, "Just go straight and turn left, you can wait at the foyer for your father" she thought we were a family.. hahaa.. Hilarious!! Guess in a way we were family... bros & sis in Christ what!
Anyway, it didn't turn out well.. the interview I mean. A little more about Mr. Yin.
Mr. Yin is a migrant from China, he came as a construction worker. But while working in an enclosed space with a pneumatic drill, he lost his hearing completely in one ear and only has 30% hearing ability in the other. After he lost his hearing, his employer decided to terminate his contract without any form of worker's compensation. For days he wandered the streets of Geylang at a loss, without money for food or shelter. Till through a friend, got introduced to us. We tried to help him as best we can. Clothes, food, shelter was easy... but I believe it was the Lord that helped him pull through such an ordeal.
While we were there funny incident :: We were getting directions to the HR office from one of the security guards and she said, "Just go straight and turn left, you can wait at the foyer for your father" she thought we were a family.. hahaa.. Hilarious!! Guess in a way we were family... bros & sis in Christ what!
Anyway, it didn't turn out well.. the interview I mean. A little more about Mr. Yin.
Mr. Yin is a migrant from China, he came as a construction worker. But while working in an enclosed space with a pneumatic drill, he lost his hearing completely in one ear and only has 30% hearing ability in the other. After he lost his hearing, his employer decided to terminate his contract without any form of worker's compensation. For days he wandered the streets of Geylang at a loss, without money for food or shelter. Till through a friend, got introduced to us. We tried to help him as best we can. Clothes, food, shelter was easy... but I believe it was the Lord that helped him pull through such an ordeal.
Mr. Yin
He's such a delightful person, always helpful, always smiley. He got to know the Lord while one of the volunteers shared the good news with him... though he can't hear, I believe it's the Holy Spirit that has been teaching him for he sometimes comes to us to tell us about what he learnt from reading the Word and we are amazed. Through his testimony, many were moved to help and alleviate the plight of these workers that have been dealt with injustly. A man even pledged an amount every month to help support him in this time of joblessness.
The reason he's still here is that he's still trying to fight this case with the employer to get compensation. The doctor from MOM had just examined him and the work site and concluded that the work situation was not enough to make him go deaf. But we believe that the study was not the exact conditions he was under, a lawyer heard about this and decided that he can fight this case for him.. pro bono (hallelujah!). But this is also the reason why he didn't get the job.. they needed someone immediately.
Throughout this time, true, Mr. Yin got a little depressed after the whole series of things that happened, I still admire his faith. He has all the reason to be angry, to feel that the world owes him, feel bitter, blame God.. but he doesn't. He brushed himself off and said, "will I take the good things but not the bad God has allowed? Don't worry, God will see me through".
I believe his faith is not unfounded... Our God is the defender of the weak, and will lose the chains of injustice. Isa 58:5-14.
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