SIMPLE TRUTH

Dear Praying Saints,

Very soon it will be time for us to have our next prayer-letter. I've just returned from Greenland with Bee Lee. It was a totally new experience for her and it is by far the best for me since I started visiting Greenland 6 years ago.

The Lord was gracious in looking into the details of our little needs, like having a toilet in the accommodation. We talked about it but decided to leave it to the Lord and again "Take delight in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart" (Psalm 37:4). Its difficult to imagine people getting excited about a toilet but it was a blessing from the Lord.

On a more serious note, we were reminded of a continual need to preach the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Time and again we tried to share the "simple truth" of God's word by making it as practical and as relevant as we possibly can. The simple truth, simplifying it to layman terms, is easier understood than many theological and doctrinal slogans that we use frequently in our conversations with Christians and non-Christians alike. We always presume that what was shared is understood as it should be but in many cases it wasn't understood, probably only in part. My prayer is that the Lord will grant me the wisdom and the ability to speak the simple truth that hearers will understand, appreciate and take to heart.

It was an incredibly humbling experience when the Lord gave many His light, that they began to understand His word and responded to it in Greenland. Many have said, "Now I understand". It is the light of the Lord through His Spirit that their eyes and minds were opened. It was equally humbling when people expressed their disappointment when one meeting was cancelled and replaced with some activities, especially since it was the non-Christians who expressed it.

The 10 sessions in five days seemed to pass us by and the hunger among the participants in the camp remains. It is a real encouragement when the church was filled up to capacity both on Sunday morning and Sunday night. News about the meetings drew many others who came for the first time, and as faithful as the Lord is, many were ministered to by His Spirit. There were yet many more tears.

I have been convicted even more during this trip that I must not only preach the "Simple Truth" but must be committed to make sure that it is also a demonstration of the power of God's Spirit at work in the lives of those who hear. It is a challenge not to allow oneself to preach out of routine and professionalism but to be continually a channel of His great spiritual blessings. I have said to myself often and have also shared with many others that we must live Spirit-filled lives that we may become a Spirit empowered witness, preaching the simple truth with His great power. I know that this is a challenge for every one of us who preaches the word of God. I have repented many times for preaching in the flesh. Pray with me, dear saints, that the Lord will deliver us from having a profession and not a ministry. We want to see many inspired and not just informed. Lord help us to speak the simple truth in your power.

For His Glory
Kenny Gan