For seven years, Christopher Yuan's mom prayed that God would change his life, no matter what it would take.

The answer came through a knock on his door.

And I opened my door, and on my front doorstep were 12 federal drug enforcement agents, Atlanta police, and their two big German Shepherd dogs.

This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast for Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015.

If you have young children with you, you'll need to know that today's program deals with of God's pursuing love and grace. It's called Out of a Far

Country. It's really the story of two prodigals, a mother and a son and a husband who also came

to faith in Christ in this journey. But the subtitle is A Gay Son's Journey to God and a Broken Mother's Search for Hope.

And Angela and Christopher, I have to imagine that it's not all that easy to relive all of this story.

There's a lot of pain involved.

Angela, you told me after the last program that it's emotional for you to rethink all of this, relive it and tell it.

But thank you for being willing not only to live the story, but to tell it to others,

because I know it's going to bring hope to a lot of other prodigal moms and dads and sons and daughters.

So thank you for joining us on Revive Our Hearts this week to share your story.

Thank you, Nancy, for having us. I have to tell you, I gave a copy of your book out of a far country

to a dear friend of mine not too long ago who has a prodigal son, actually a couple of prodigal

children. And she was so moved by the story.

And then it turned out not too long after that you were speaking, sharing your testimony

in her church, and she and her husband got to meet you and talk with you.

And she told me later what a great encouragement that was, reading the book, hearing your story,

and being with you.

And she's got a son who's still in the far country.

And she and her husband have sought the Lord.

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