Introduction

To all friends and kind strangers, brothers and sisters loved by God all over the world-

This is my public account of the past few months travel in China, and a plea for help so that I can go back. As perhaps you've heard before, it is true that many Christians there are suffering for their kindness and their faith. But something beautiful and magical is happening as well, as more and more Chinese turn to Jesus for guidance in a brutally selfish world where communism and capitalism collide.

When I left China to return to the States I didn't have it easy. People I worked and prayed with are trapped in jail or worse. I feel like I've left my soul over there, with them. I know that God is calling on me to defend the good that I've found, and help make a better life for Chinese Christians struggling with poverty, disease, oppression, lack of schools, lack of churches, and little-to-no spiritual and financial support from abroad.

I am filled with hope right now, because even though the authorities encouraged me to leave China, I was not deported, and my return visa was not denied. I am going back there at the end of the month, to reestablish contact with my friends and fight back with medicine, defense lawyers, worship and meeting facilities, travel papers, train tickets, and whatever else the Lord provides.

I am flat broke, but my heart is intact. It may not be for long though, if I have to go back to work in New York while people who took good care of me in China are dying.

Please read my story as I continue to write everything I can remember over the next couple weeks or so. I don't know how long it'll end up being, since so much happened and I hate forgetting the details! Tell your friends, tell your church, tell every good Christian you know! More than money, I need people to be aware of what is going on.

I need all of you to pray. Pray for every good soul I meet in China and the many more that I don't. Please pray for me too.

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-more to come, I want to post everything that happened just before I left China, but I won't skip over anything! Something tells me the whole story is what's important.

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