{"id":3554,"date":"2018-08-22T10:51:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T14:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/?p=3554"},"modified":"2018-08-22T10:51:58","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T14:51:58","slug":"woman-receives-message-god-saves-strangers-life-kidney-transplant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2018\/08\/woman-receives-message-god-saves-strangers-life-kidney-transplant.html","title":{"rendered":"Woman Receives Message From God, Saves Stranger\u2019s Life With Kidney Transplant"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A father of two is now recovering at home thanks to the help of a guardian angel.<\/p>\n

Jim Abed, who was in desperate need of a new kidney, had been on the transplant list for about two years. He was undergoing dialysis multiple times a week and his window for a transplant was quickly closing according to a Fox News report.<\/p>\n

As they began running out of options and were up against the clock, Abed\u2019s cousin, Maysa Munsey Slominski, turned to Facebook. There she posted a plea for a kidney from a donor with blood type O.<\/p>\n

The post caught the attention of Crysti Shirley, Slominski\u2019s former co-worker, who felt called to answer the request.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I say \u2018caught my eye,\u2019 I mean gave me goosebumps and butterflies in my stomach,\u201d Shirley wrote. \u201cIt was the story of someone\u2019s loved one who needed an O kidney.\u201d<\/p>\n

In that very moment, she knew with 100 percent certainty that God was calling her to be this man\u2019s donor, Shirley said.<\/p>\n

Shirley immediately contacted Slominski who helped her begin the process to determine is she would be a true match for Abed. After running a number of tests and blood work, Shirley discovered she was a perfect match.<\/p>\n

While she had never met Abed, Shirley felt \u201cher faith was telling her to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two underwent surgery together at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. On the morning of their surgeries, Shirley recalls there being an \u201coverwhelming sense of peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Abed\u2019s family said her selfless gift was a blessing to them, but Shirley says she is \u201cthe one who received the blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added, \u201cGod called me to do this. There is no thanks that\u2019s needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shirley\u2019s actions inspired people in ways she couldn\u2019t have imagined. Regina Adams, one of her friends wrote in a comment on Facebook, there are \u201cnever enough words I can say to describe what a godly, grateful and giving woman you are.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou always have the needs of everyone else under your radar and always looking for a way to pay it forward,\u201d Adams said \u201cYou have been a true inspiration to me and helped lead me to walk of faith.\u201d<\/p>\n

How incredible is this?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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