Tonight we heard Debbie McCort's testimony. Her Kidney donor, Sharon, was also there tonight. Deb was told by her Dr. that she had a kidney disease and that she would need a kidney transplant in 10-15 years. When those years quickly passed, and it was time for her to find a donor, her brother volunteered and went through extensive testing and was O.K. until the last test and was told his life would be in danger if he donated so they had to start all over.
Even though Deb's health was deteriorating, her small group at church was encouraging her and praying for her and getting tested to see if they would be a candidate for donating a kidney. The whole church was informed of the search as well as praying for her and for the donation process.
Behind the scenes, her long-time school friend, Sharon, told Deb when she first heard of the kidney disease, that she would donate her kidney to Deb. When the time came, through the grace of God, Sharon had the courage to go through the testing, be approved, pick the date for the surgery, call the office and by the grace of God that date was available for the surgery.
The surgery went so well for them both that Sharon went home after 24 hrs after the surgery with a 2 inch scar by her belly button and two holes on her stomach. Debbie was in the hospital for 5 days but felt much better after day 2!
Through the process, the character of these two women showed us all that "we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us." Phil 4:13
Join us next week as Cythia Beach joins us to talk about "Self Care"
Ladies, remember to work on our "quick meals"--ways to save money on at home dinners rather than going out for fast food meals.
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