Welcome to our guests and friends: Bill and Marietta Boysen! Most people take it for granted that both of their kidneys are in the same room, but today is a special day for Jim and Bill because Bill’s visit means that Jim’s kidneys are together. In this unique show, we spend some time unpacking the Living Kidney Donor Program and the 100,000 people that are currently on the waiting list for a kidney.
Us for Them is an organization that we can get behind because they have a vision for Christ-followers to solve this problem. No, not every believer needs to donate a kidney, just 100,000 of them.
Bill inherited polycystic kidney disease. By the time his kidneys were removed, they each weighed a whopping 34 pounds and were roughly the size of a basketball. So many parts of Bill’s body had been affected by the stress and underperformance of those kidneys. Through our friendship of several decades, Jim and Bill had been praying for his future donor – but little did we know that the donor would end up being Jim! God brought us together, and there was no doubt that this was a part of His plan. In this episode, we have the chance to walk through some of the process together.
Why did we do this episode, and why should you listen? To raise awareness that you could save someone’s life! What a gift to give an organ we don’t need to someone who can’t live without it! After hearing this episode, we hope you’ll be inspired to visit www.usforthem.org and learn more about living kidney donation. Please share this with your friends and family. Jim says this was the best gift he ever received – giving Bill his kidney.
Guests: Bill and Marietta Boysen
Ministry/ Workplace: Us for Them
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