On December 10, 1991 Tim received the call of a lifetime – the transplant call.
Tim’s journey began in June 1985 when he was diagnosed with kidney failure at the age of 24. He would spend the next 6 ½ years on kidney dialysis. Kidney dialysis meant spending 3 days a week – 4 hours a day hooked to a machine that took blood out of the body, filtered it and put it back in. This was a grueling day. So many do’s and don’ts to live by – can you imagine no chocolate for 6 ½ years?
As with many transplants, Tim’s was a cadaver transplant – meaning someone had to die for Tim to live. We don’t know a lot about the person Tim received the kidney from – he was a 21 year old male killed in a motorcycle accident. It’s the same for all of us – someone had to die so that we might live except we know a lot about the person who died for us and it was no accident! That someone was Jesus.
We can’t celebrate Jesus’ birth without thinking of His sacrifice as well. Jesus said “I have come that they may have life and have it more abundantly.” John 10:10. In order for us to have life more abundantly that meant Jesus would have to die a grueling death on the cross. He would have to shed His blood for us. Jesus knew he would have to die for us and yet he offered to be that sacrifice.
Tim never lost hope, never lost sight of the prize. He didn’t hesitate to answer the call and we shouldn’t either. God is calling each one of us to something. To eternal life if you don’t already have it, to service if you aren’t serving, to sharing your faith if you aren’t sharing. Please don’t hesitate to answer the Call of a Lifetime!
Tim’s journey began in June 1985 when he was diagnosed with kidney failure at the age of 24. He would spend the next 6 ½ years on kidney dialysis. Kidney dialysis meant spending 3 days a week – 4 hours a day hooked to a machine that took blood out of the body, filtered it and put it back in. This was a grueling day. So many do’s and don’ts to live by – can you imagine no chocolate for 6 ½ years?
As with many transplants, Tim’s was a cadaver transplant – meaning someone had to die for Tim to live. We don’t know a lot about the person Tim received the kidney from – he was a 21 year old male killed in a motorcycle accident. It’s the same for all of us – someone had to die so that we might live except we know a lot about the person who died for us and it was no accident! That someone was Jesus.
We can’t celebrate Jesus’ birth without thinking of His sacrifice as well. Jesus said “I have come that they may have life and have it more abundantly.” John 10:10. In order for us to have life more abundantly that meant Jesus would have to die a grueling death on the cross. He would have to shed His blood for us. Jesus knew he would have to die for us and yet he offered to be that sacrifice.
Tim never lost hope, never lost sight of the prize. He didn’t hesitate to answer the call and we shouldn’t either. God is calling each one of us to something. To eternal life if you don’t already have it, to service if you aren’t serving, to sharing your faith if you aren’t sharing. Please don’t hesitate to answer the Call of a Lifetime!
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