Theologian and bestselling creator Christopher Yuan is “recovering in good spirits” following an emergency surgery meant to treat paralysis attributable to a fall at his home.
Yuan’s official X account posted an update on his health on Tuesday evening, noting that the creator of Out of a Far Country and Holy Sexuality was “out of surgery and recovering in good spirits.”
“The surgeon says the operation was successful, and Christopher already has some movement in his hands, arms and toes, in addition to some feeling in his legs,” reported the update.
Yuan is scheduled to enter rehab for the following two to 4 weeks, based on the update on X, and is anticipated to require at-home rehab for the following 4 to 6 months.
“Once again, we thanks all! We are overwhelmed by all the love and prayers. God is so good! Please proceed to wish that Christopher will regain full mobility and movement of his legs,” stated the tweet.
“He asks that, most of all, we pray that through this case many more people will come to know Jesus and the gospel! Thank you, everyone! And thanks, Jesus!”
In 2011, Yuan published a memoir, titled Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son’s Journey to God, A Broken Mother’s Search for Hope, which sold greater than 100,000 copies.
The book was based on his transition from a sexually promiscuous and openly gay drug dealer to a practicing Christian who not identifies as homosexual.
On Monday, Yuan’s X account tweeted that he had “had a fall at home this morning, and can’t feel/move his legs” and that emergency services had transported him to a neighborhood hospital.
A follow-up tweet later that day added that the accident involved Yuan falling “the wrong way up on the teeter inversion table with a heavy swing and that heavy machine fell on his chest.”
On Tuesday morning, Yuan’s mother, Angela, posted an update on his X account reporting that Yuan was scheduled to undergo surgery later that day to treat the paralysis.
“Please pray for Christopher. He was admitted within the hospital yesterday morning on the trauma center after a severe injury. Now, he’s paralyzed from the neck down,” she explained.
“After a protracted wait for the MRI, surgery is scheduled for today. Pray for God’s mercy on His servant, that the surgery will likely be successful and Christopher won’t be paralyzed permanently.”
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