The one about finally becoming a PR of Australia

This morning i woke up and went to brush up. Weird coz i had this strange feeling while i was brushing... I suddenly had a thot... I was waiting for Visa Medical check to come back with their results.. but they were due on the 21st of june... and today's the 16th... which is weird why i suddenly thot of that... so i told myself that after brushing up, i'll go give them a call and chase them...

 

When i got back into my room, i sat down and almost immediately, an email came... this is what it said...

 

Dear Joel,  

  

We are pleased to inform you that your PR Application has been granted. Please find attached/below the grant letter from DIAC/ASPC for your reference. Please print the letter and bring it with your passport to DIAC Office (Mon-Fri 9-11am) / the Australian Embassy to evidence your visa.

 

After evidencing your visa, you can bring your passport to any medicare office to apply for your permanent medicare card.

 

On behalf of YNJ Migration Consultants, we would like to congratulate you on the granting of your Australian Permanent Residence visa and wish you all the best for your future in Australia

 

If you need any assistance in purchasing a property in the future, we have some real estate/property agents who may be able to assist you.

 

We would also like to thank you for using YNJ Migration Consultants services in obtaining your Australian PR. Please contact us should you have further queries.

 

Regards,

Yapit Japoetra MMIA

 

Awesome right? I was really shocked and didn't have time to really let it sink in coz just there and then, my agent Yapit called me to congratulate me. :) awesome amazing stuff!!! Praise God!!! I was really quite worried coz they were gonna start their quota again on the 1st of july... which means they won't process my application again till the quota is met... and already on paper, the agents are only supposed to have processed applications submitted before 1st jan... but for some reason, my immigration officer went past the 1st jan date and processed mine [which was lodged in like feb/mar]... so praise God... really can feel God's hand in this and thank God that despite the wait and the scare, my medical results came back early AND an immigration officer looked upon my case again and granted it to me!!! :) Praise God!

The one about leaders

So, there's an issue that weighs heavily on my heart today. It's about leaders. I speak mainly about leaders in a christian organisation. And I hope this isn't taken the wrong way so I'm gonna state it right out, I'm not talking about me. :)

I think a lot of the people who do read this have, in one period of their life, been under Christian Leadership. I think it's something that few speak of... Not that it's taboo, more like unnecessary almost. People assume that leaders are always doing great and that they're always spiritually strong and able to hold the fort. I believe this to be true as well, for most of the time. However, I think we sometimes fail to remember that leaders are human as well. We forget that they too struggle thru meeting God's standard, with their own sin, with their family, with their work or school work. And lo and behold, they too get discouraged and broken from time to time.

I want to emphasize that this isn't a cry for help, but more like a plea for people to look around them, to be sensitive to those around them and to extend the hand of fellowship, encouragement and love even if there might not be a visible need for it. A lot of leaders hide how they really are. This could be coz they need to be strong for their members or pride on their side. Whichever it is, I think we, as members of the flock that God entrusted to them, should always pray for our leaders and to thank them for their service and encourage them to keep serving God.

So my fellow brethren, I urge you, implore you, to give before being asked, love before being loved and serve before receiving. Remind them of Christ's love that they have so readily dished out to and for us. Where there is no vision, the people perish, proverbs speaks of the need for vision... But I think the ones that give us that vision need to be sustained as well. Let us be the aaron and hur to our moses. Let us hold their arms up while they serve the Lord and win the battle.

God bless one and all.

The one about officially being on Optus

So it's official, I jus removed my inactive 3 mobile sim card not 5 minutes ago and I'm officially with Optus now. :)

and did I mention? I now have unlimited smses. :) oh joy.

The one where I'm mobile blogging

So I'm jus using my new Samsung GALAXY S2 to blog and see if I wanna keep mobile blogging. It'll be a good way to keep updated and also kills time while on the tram or sumthing.

Yep, pretty straight forward interface. I like.

The One about not getting that job

Over the past week, God has really shown me patience, shown me how to have patience and also how to have faith and trust in Him. I was waiting on the results of an assessment day from a company and department within that company that i was 100% first choice in my books... i thot i did well and all but to sum it up, i got a call yesterday and in some components, i didn't make the cut and therefore, wasn't allowed to continue to the next stage of recruitment. i told God before that if i get it, i praise Him, if i dun get it, i praise Him.. and so i was dead-set on keeping that promise.

It took quite a bit out of me to swallow the 'bad' news and to know that God has the best for me and that I might not know what's best for me... and to humbly sumbit myself and my future to His Almighty hand... but yeh, it was a very good lesson on personal growth, trust in God and submission... :)

Now, i will keep trying and keep trusting for the Lord is great and greatly to be praised. :) Amen.