The boss called us in and we had a premonition that it would be bad news. While the company bosses had been saying otherwise, numerous rumours had been circulating for some time now that Swissport, the ground handling company I work for, would close operations and pull out of Singapore. My worse fears came to pass when I heard with my own ears that 320 jobs including mine will take flight and be gone by midnight of 31st March. Coming at a time when the recession was closing in and unemployment was rising was real scary.
I received many encouraging sms and prayers from church friends and they were such a comfort to me. Thank God my struggles were to be met by God’s grace through answered prayer. I have been offered a job. And it pays $500 more than the job that I lost. My job flew away but God landed a new one just for me. Blessed be the name of the Lord!
by Daniel Cheong Tat Loong