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Patrick Koh saw that his colleague was in dire straits. Though the situation seemed impossible, Patrick held on to the promise of God’s favor in this Year of Jubilee.
My colleague, a forklift driver from Malaysia, shared that his application for a Long Term Work Permit had been rejected after several appeals by his MP. He was in a big dilemma because he needed to stay in Singapore to take care of his wife, a Singaporean, who requires dialysis on a regular basis.
they would need to pay a higher levy for him if his Work Permit was approved.
get a Work Permit. Instead, God gave something even better: Singapore Permanent Residence!
After several weeks, I received a call and an email from ICA informing me that they would process my colleague’s application. Soon, we got a response from them. He did not
Praise the Lord! With God, there are no boundaries on whom and how He blesses. I’m glad that my colleague was able to experience the Lord’s favor and blessings through this #Jubilee50K act. All glory to God!
I offered to assist him and wrote to the ICA to appeal the rejection. Although I was relentless in my follow-up, I did not receive a response. I committed the appeal to the Lord in prayer and continued in my follow-up, believing that this was the Year of the Lord’s Favor. In the midst of this process, I also persuaded the Human Resources department to retain him as an employee even though
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