Having been in and out of prison since the age of 16, Richard Tan would have been regarded by many as a hopeless ex-convict. However, with determination, love for his family and God's strength, he has defied the odds stacked against him and is now a director of a construction company. We had the privilege to talk to Richard as he shared with us his transformative journey from a drug trafficker to a man of God.

Each year, headlines announce new arrests for drug offences, reminders of Singapore’s uncompromising stance against drugs. It’s easy to view offenders with condemnation, and for most of us, attention stops at the moment of arrest. Yet, few pause to ask what becomes of these individuals.

On September 18, 2025, Seventy Times Seven, the IPC fund of Prison Fellowship Singapore, hosted the Angel Tree Golf & Dinner 2025 at the Laguna National Golf Resort Club. This marked the second consecutive year in the last decade that we've organized a golf event, and we were blessed with a fully subscribed tournament of 144 golfers, filling all 36 flights.

In my sheltered, simple, Singaporean life while growing up, drugs had never been something that I even would remotely encounter. As a teenager, perhaps thanks to my mother's strict curfew, I was never allowed in contexts or situations where I might possibly be exposed to them. To me, drugs represented an unreal world, calling to mind scenes from some Hong Kong drama in the 90s.