The world of Tzu Chi Nov-Dec 2021 (Vol.138)

2021 • 12 34 Compiled by the Tzu Chi Documenting Team Source: Wong Shew Fun Translated by Lee Hui Yieng Photo by Wong Shew Fun ouching Life Story ank God for the Encounter With Tzu Chi “I was in such extreme pain that I cried. It was too much to bear. People say, an elderly would only cry when the pain is excruciating,” said Sargon. I n view of the Covid-19 situation, Malaysia was again placed under full movement control order on June 1, 2021. As various industries had to suspend their operations, the person-in-charge of Tzu Chi Sandakan, Kiing Teck Ngie, was concerned about the livelihoods of the stateless people, who were already living in poverty to begin with. Hence, on June 27, he led volunteers, Wong Shew Fun, Kang Lian Hun and Michael Ronie to conduct home visits on the stateless people at Kampung Sungai Kayu, a village 12 km away from Sandakan City. During the home visit, volunteers met 50-year-old Sargon, whose right toes had festered all the way up to mid-foot, faintly exposing the second and third metatarsals. His second toe had even fallen off from festering. Sargon lives with his wife, Loraila binti Zulkifri, and their 16-year-old youngest