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all, we believe in the God of Hope.
As I look back, it was indeed a miracle how I came to
know this man. I had received a phone call from a very high-
ranking officer at Kajang Prison one day, who told me to help
with Sam’s application for clemency.
I was impressed that this university alumnus of mine,
himself a Muslim, told me that he could testify to Sam’s
changed life. He could see that Sam was deserving of
nothing short of a royal pardon.
While in prison, Sam was making a big impact on the
lives of other prisoners. In the words of my friend, he
“turned hard-core gangsters into God-fearing church mice”.
I did not have much faith in securing Sam a royal pardon,
but eventually, it was Sam’s unwavering faith in God that
motivated me to do something within the capacity that God
has strategically placed me.
With the help of a prominent businessman, we finally
managed to secure a royal pardon for Sam. As a free man
Sam’s story is a compelling testimony of a risen Saviour, and
I am truly humbled to have played a small part in his life’s
episodes.
Sam’s pardon was among the last duties carried out by
the late King, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah. The
ruler of the northern state of Kedah made history when he
became Malaysia’s King for the second time in 2012, after
having served for the first time in 1970 under the country’s
rotational system for appointing its King or Yang di-Pertuan
Agung.
Tuanku Abdul Halim ended his term as the 14th King
in December 2016 and was replaced by the Kelantan Ruler,
Sultan Muhammad V.
I wish Sam many more years of fruitful outreach to
people whom society has long given up hope on.
God works in truly mysterious ways, and I am deeply
honoured that the Lord has chosen me, His humble servant,
to carry out this duty.
I must specifically mention two gentlemen, Tan Sri
Barry Goh and Johan Abdullah, who went to great lengths

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