Good Bye Papa Tong - You Ran A Good Race

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Services were held at two churches in Kuala Lumpur - Full Gospel Assembly and Calvary Church.

Dr Tong's favourite songs include God Will Make A Way and How Great Thou Art were sung by the attendees in tribute and honour to his memory.

At the wake held at FGA, which was chaired by Bro Wong Hong Meng (the new National Secretary), the FGB leadership took turns to read out portions of the Holy Scripture as tributes to the late founding President.

The leaders included Dr Stephen Goh (immediate past National Secretary and a confidante of Dr Tong), Bro H H Fong (Central Regional Director), Bro Loh Poh Seng (then Northern Regional Director), Bro Tan Tek Seng (National Director - Evangelism), Bro Samuel Tan (Southern Regional Director) and Bro James Kui (National Treasurer).

Many took turns to share. Tan Sri Khoo Kay Peng, an old friend of Dr Tong (their friendship went back 60 years during their student days in Segamat, Johore and founder of the MUI group), described Dr. Tong as his spiritual mentor.

Elder Ang Chui Lai of Full Gospel Assembly, thanked the Lord for Dr. Tong whose influence not only transformed his (Elder Ang’s) spiritual life but also for Dr Tong's match-making skill that helped him find a wife.

Bro Moses Soo said Dr.Tong loved people, particularly the poor and had helped to establish the Gospel To The Poor ministry. Dr. Tong was also a great encourager and restorer of 'fallen and persecuted' lives.

Bro Khoo Oon Thiam called Dr Tong his soul-mate and that the latter was truly a hero of faith.

Dr. David Fung, Dr. Tong's son-in-law and Sabah Regional Director, said his father-in-law spent time in soul-winning and indeed that was time well spent.

Dr Leow, a medical group practice partner of Dr Tong, thanked him for ‘introducing’ the baptism of the Holy Spirit and emphasising on maintaining an altar to the Lord with daily devotion, which is a legacy that Dr Tong initiated and the group cherished it.

At the funeral service held at Calvary Church, Senior Pastor Dato Dr Prince Gunaratnam, preached a charging message entitled What's Death, on First Corinthian 15 and also quoting to live is Christ and to die is gain (Phil 1:21).