China a year later...

It had been a really long time since I wrote about China... I wanted to write. I was just having a hard time finding the right words. Not that I wanted to impress anyone or create a blog post that would circulate the web..but I wanted to do Jesus Christ justice in what was said. That's really the only thing that mattered..plain and simple. Yes. China was hard. Yes. Graham got very sick. Yes. It changed our lives forever. Yes. It is still affecting our everyday lives. Would I do it again...Yes. 

I can honestly write that Jeremy and I are not the same people we were when we left for China. We were forever changed and for that I would do it all again. Do I pray that we never do..Yes. But you know what..God doesn't promise an easy life...and you know what, we are going to go through trials while here on this earth. Trials that will bring us closer to knowing God and worshiping the One True King...and for that sign me up. With every breath I have, I will praise Him and with every breath I have, I will glorify His name. Thank you to those who prayed for us and continue to pray. Exciting things are happening and I can't wait to expand on our next adventure...Until then...

Here are the stats:

•  We lived in a dorm room.
•  We had very little food.
• Graham was severely ill and we didn't know why.
• Graham threw up, all day, every day, except for 4 days the entire time.
• Graham also had severe diarrhea the entire time.
• I lost 17 pounds (5 months pregnant) in 4 weeks.
•  Graham weighed 17 pounds at 18 months old at the end of our stay.
•  The kids and I flew home after 40 days. ALONE. (16 hours/ 2 planes)
•  Jeremy stayed to further the ministry and keep his commitment.
•  Graham was admitted to the hospital the day we got home.
•  Graham was in isolation for 7 days.
•  Graham was diagnosed with CDIFF and was days away from kidney failure.
• Graham recovered.
•  We readjusted...We emotionally, physically readjusted.
• Jeremy preached to an international church almost weekly.
•  A bible study was started at the Chinese School with non believers and believers!!!
•  Jeremy returned home at the end of January.

So literally after months (almost a year exactly) of trying to recover my journals from China...I finally have them back. I am not a great writer, nor a great theologian... These were just my thoughts and what I was feeling at the time. I figure that since our computer broke in China and then these journal documents were lost somewhere in computer space, the enemy didn't want them shared. Well guess what...  The sharing will start tomorrow. I will start from the beginning and post a new one each day.