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The Burning Bush 16/2 (July 2010) has brought forth a hundred thousand fold. In his reward with God, we find comfort in our loss. My deepest condolences to the family of Rev Tow. To us his spiritual children, we comfort each other with the thought that Rev Tow’s labours are ended and his reward has come. We share in your sadness over the home-going of Rev Dr Timothy Tow, man of God, Founder of churches, Prime-mover of a denomination, Spiritual father of B-P Churches in Singapore and beyond. I Could Give Him a Haircut Hien Gia Nguyen Remembering my founding Pastor and Principal, Rev Dr Timothy Tow, I really thank God for guiding me to meet him and to know the Far Eastern Bible College (FEBC) after I had decided to leave Trinity Theological College (TTC). Thank God for the four blessed years of sound training under Rev Tow and other godly FEBC lecturers. At TTC, I rarely saw the Principal, and did not have any opportunity to meet him or talk with him, so I could not remember his face. Even before I left TTC, I had to make an appointment to say goodbye to the Registrar. Although I came on time, I had to wait outside until she was available! Therefore, I did not think I was worthy to meet and say goodbye to the Principal! On the other hand, Rev Tow was so modest, humble, friendly, considerate, helpful and kind that all the students could approach him any time for advice, counsel or just a chat. Rev Tow humbly ate lunch and dinner with the students, and he would say to those who came to his table, “Welcome, welcome!” Mrs Tow gave me an extra duty to appoint one student to eat with Rev Tow and accompany him when he did not have any guests or friends eating with him, but not many students were willing. So I was the one who had lunch and dinner with Rev Tow most often. As he was old and took time to eat his portion, I also ate slowly and waited for him and cleared his plate. That was the reason why most of the students reluctantly ate with him because they had many assignments or other things to do. Thank God that I found it a privilege to eat with him and have fellowship with him, a true servant of the Lord. One day I shared with Rev Tow while eating with him, “Rev Tow, I wish that some day you will ordain me,” and he replied, “Well, you serve the Lord faithfully and after two years you can be ordained.” Thank God for 80
I REMEMBER TIMOTHY TOW (1920 – 2009) granting me the desire of my heart when Rev Tow ordained me in May 2007! When Rev Tow knew that I could give him a haircut, he humbly asked me to cut his hair every month. I really counted it my pleasure and privilege to give him a free haircut, but he always insisted that I should receive some love gift from him. I know for sure that Rev Tow never took advantage of anyone. Then, Mrs Tow asked me to make juice for Rev Tow on weekdays, and I was very happy to do the job, knowing that it was good for his health. Thank God for helping me do it properly even on exam days, washing the carrot, bitter gourd, green gourd, green apple, green pepper, and celery carefully, cutting them and putting them in the juicer, pouring into a cup and bringing it to Rev Tow. Thank God that Rev Tow did not suffer from diarrhoea due to the juice. During the long vacation, Rev Tow and Mrs Tow often kindly called me to have breakfast or lunch or dinner with them. Thank God for the blessed fellowship with them. I remember during the conflict between Life BPC and FEBC, Rev Tow was still trusting in the Lord and calmly enduring all things despite the harsh opposition and attack from his own “students” and “friends” in the Session. One morning, Rev Tow and Mrs Tow took an early flight to Perth. I went to the parsonage, hugged him with tears, saying, “Rev Tow, I love you.” I prayed for him everyday and thank God for using him to establish True Life BPC in October 2003. Praise the Lord for His grace and goodness! I really thank God for the blessed fellowship with Rev Dr Timothy Tow. I have been deeply impressed by his modesty, humility, godliness, faithfulness and selfless service to the Lord since I first met him in August 1999. Thank God so much for taking His beloved servant home for a blessed rest with Him in heaven, “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them” (Rev 14:13). 81
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