| ABOUT NEVILLE TAN
Ever since his early life, Neville was a well-known figure among his peers for his bravery and leadership, especially among the "down-trodden" in the society of his day, and it was not surprising when the day came when, still young then, they made him their leader to champion their cause and to redress their problems.
Neville's life changed for the better in 1969, far beyond human expectation. It defies the oft-repeated so-called words of human wisdom.... "A leopard never changes its spots". For those who know Neville personally from his earlier days... we can confirm deep in our hearts that only God could have effected such a miraculous change in this person's life... he was nicknamed the "Iron man" in his pre-changed life. |
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The hardships, the tortures, of the mind and body, the whipping and all the scarring and humiliation he received, are all testimonies to the pride and iron-will of the ex-prisoner Neville... now transformed by the power of God to be a servant of the great God... Who, at one time, he took for granted, and for Whom he had no place or time in his life for. After his release from prison, Neville went to work as an accountant for a departmental store in
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FAMILY |
| Anne Tan (Foo Ah Hong)
graduated from the Singapore Bible College in 1966. She started serving
as a missionary at a Missions Medical Clinic on Pulau Tekong in 1967
then returned to the Singapore and became secretary to the Dean of the
College in 1971. She met Neville when he enrolled in 1972 and they got
married in 1974. Neville and Anne have three children. Theodora, John and Paul. Theodora has her own consultant and accounts company. She has since sold part of her business to take a course in business studies and a part-time job in France. John and Paul our twins have both graduated from |
Besides being the senior pastor of the Church of God Movement in
Singapore, Neville also pioneers, and visit churches to encourage and
train leaders in S.E Asia and Indo-china. Neville is also an
itinerant evangelist speaks at many churches, schools and is also involved
in the prison ministry. |
LATEST
UPDATE We
have just returned from Anderson, Indiana after attending our son Paul Tan's
wedding to Kaelea Barnum. Neville was privileged to conduct the wedding
"Singapore Style" with Anne and some family members dress in their
traditional "Peranakan Kebayas" The
wedding was attended mostly by Paul and Kaelea's friends, University
classmates, working colleagues and some close friends and family members.
Kaelea is from Wisconsin and they met at Anderson University. There was a
moment of silence just before the ceremony to honor the memory of Kaelea's
father who was called home just five days before the wedding. His death was not
unexpected as he had been struggling with cancer for several years. Paul and
Kaelea together with John will be coming back to Singapore in April to attend
Neville's 70th birthday Thanksgiving celebration. |
