Towards my first $ pay check

I found a job 4 days after arriving in Melbourne.   When I was in my few weeks to departure to Melbourne, I wasn't excited, more worried, because I am jobless as soon as I arrive and financially, I have enough to last for 3 months without a job.  After paying all fees and expenses related to migration, I only had an equivalent of 5,000 Aud dollars left in my savings.  That's not much really as my forecasted monthly expense was around 1,300 Aud a month.

I prayed hard to our dear Lord Jesus that He give me a reason to be excited in this next chapter of my life.  But his answer, always just in time came to me.  My last day in my company was a Wednesday.  That same evening, I received a very enlightening email from a friend in Melbourne with a subject line saying "job opportunity."  I read through his email and he mentioned that the company he works for needs a repair technician for a 3 month contract to repair all their backlog faulty returns.  I immediately sent my resume as he requested hoping his boss likes it and invites me for an interview.  Only did I remember that this was what I asked my Lord Jesus about months ago.

The day after, Thursday, I was already in the departure area in Ninoy Aquino International Airport waiting for my 10pm flight to Melbourne.  Around 5pm, I received an email from my friend that I his boss wants to interview me on a Tuesday or Wednesday.  Excited, I confirmed the Tuesday schedule, 9:30am.  I figured, I can use Monday to find my way to the address through the public transportation.

To make the long story short, I was offered the job after the interview and was presented with the salary rate the day after.

I started Monday the following week.  Later did I know that this company releases salaries on a monthly basis while other companies give out salaries on a weekly or fornightly (two weeks).  So before 30 days was over, I only had 2,500 Aud left.

I was expecting to have my salary credited directly to my bank account the the 27th of September, 30th day since I was hired.  That day, it didn't get through.  The day after, my boss approached me, and handed me a a sealed envelope with my name on it.  The envelope contained the check with my salary.  He made sure I received my salary in case the bank had problems getting the money through.

Moral of the short story?  Always pray specifically for what you need or want and keep on believing.  HE didn't just give me a job, HE gave it to me days later when I left the one I had in the Philippines, and HE gave me a boss that makes sure I get get paid on time.  Amen.