A Letter to All From the Heart...

[S] First, let me personally thank each and everyone of you during this very tough time for our family. Though it has been tough, our family has expressed much peace and joy through your prayers from our Lord Jesus Christ. From our family, thank you for the bottom of our hearts!

This past week, I personally made some very radical statements regarding the idea that God has healed my mother-in-law already. I wanted to use this letter to further clarify what I meant by these statements so that there will be no misunderstanding and so that I won't lead anyone astray from the Truth of God's Word.

From the very beginning (last Tuesday 8/12), this trial has never been about the cancer, but rather to bring full glory to Christ. Our desire was that God's kingdom be expanded and that somehow people would be touched and changed through this trial. We didn't know how this was going to happen, but we knew that was God's will for our family.

With God's glory being the foundation of our goal, we asked God for a miracle that only He could give. We asked God whether it was His will for my mom to live. Either way, we were okay with the answer because my mother-in-law (Peggy) is a believer and she has lived a God-fulfilling life and we will see her again. From Scripture, we know that God can and will heal people, but at the same time, God does not heal everyone for one reason or another. This is a mystery which I don't claim to know. So, the issue was whether God wants to heal my mother-in-law - not whether He can heal or not.

On Thursday 8/14, I went before God's Word and His presence and I really sensed God's prompting in my heart. Since January 2008, I have been asking God for a greater understanding of His prompting and that I would be more sensitive to the leading and guiding of the Holy Spirit. Through a confirmation of a friend in Houston, we both sensed that God was going to bring peace to our family and that everything would be okay. We also sensed that God has already healed my mother-in-law. This is where the bold statement begins. Since I made this statement, this has been confirmed through Jay West and couple of other friends and family members. We don't believe we are incorrect, but if we are, our faith in God will not be shaken because we know that God does not make mistakes - only humans do. So I would repent to God if I am wrong and ask God to teach me more about His Holy Spirit's prompting.

I understand that many of our friends and family members have passed away from different types of sicknesses. My intention from the beginning was not to say that God heals everyone. I really don't know why sicknesses happen to the best people, but my intention was to say that we live in a depraved world. I don't know why God chooses some to live and some to leave this earth. But, I do know - that we as believers - whether we live or die, it is always for the glory of God, as Apostle Paul stated so eloquently.

I continue to ask all of our friends and family to continue to pray for my mom's full recovery. It will be a long road, but we are willing to journey in this with my mother-in-law. This trial has brought our relationship with God closer and it has also brought our family closer. God has chosen our family to bear witness to the goodness of God so that the world will know that Jesus Christ is Lord above all.

I still stand to the statement that I truly believe that my mother-in-law is healed from this deadly cancer. I hope this statement will give you true hope in Christ rather than false hope. If I am wrong, I hope that you will not view God any different, but to realize that I need to repent and learn how to hear from God better.

Dear friends and family, we love you guys very much. I hope that by praying for our family that your faith in Jesus Christ is strengthened and that your love for Him is increased. If these two things are accomplished through this trial, then I believe that God has accomplished His greater purpose for His kingdom.

Thank you guys and thank you for your love for our Lord Jesus Christ and for our family!

Love in Christ always,
Simon