Stan Barsch was in desperate need of a
kidney. He was suffering with polycystic kidney disease (PKD). PKD is
a genetic disorder that causes fluid-filled cysts to grow in the
kidneys. It changes the shape of the kidneys and makes them larger,
reducing the organ’s function and possibly leading to failure. It can
also cause high blood pressure, cysts in the liver, and problems with
blood vessels, according to the National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Barsch learned
of his disease
in 2002 after seeing if he was a donor
match for his mother, who also suffered from the disease.
Barsch spread the word of his need of a
kidney on Facebook in December of 2018. He shared that he was in stage
5 renal failure and that he has an O blood type. He learned that a
match was found and that the donor was willing to share her kidney with
him on February 14, 2019, Valentine’s Day as well as National Donor
Day. The willing donor was someone that he knew, and she broke the news
to him in a unique way.
“So I heard “urine” (you’re in) need of a
kidney,” Megan Ambrose wrote to her former Montgomery County (Maryland)
beat partner, Stanley Barsch. “Want mine? Turns out that we are a
perfect match… Not only on the job but in blood and organs, too. You
always had my back on the road and off. Now you can have my kidney.”
On
May 14, 2019, the pair of retired police officers and former beat
partners underwent surgery so that Ambrose could successfully share a
kidney with Barsch. Barsch later posted the following message on
Instagram: “On Tuesday, May 14th, I got the gift of life from my former
police beat partner @meganambrose5. Megan selflessly gave a piece of
her life without hesitation to give me the gift of life. My new kidney
is functioning like a baby. I’ve lost so much energy over the past few
years that has been restored to 100%. My numbers are all looking
great. I’m a new man with a new leaf of life!! I’m blessed beyond
words… My young boys of 6, 4, and 3 have never known my energy level in
their lifetime; they’re in for a huge treat!!!”
Because of our sins, you
and I have a fatal condition (Romans 3:23; 6:23). But, thanks be to
God, a willing Donor has offered to give us the gift of life! The
willing Donor is Jesus, the Son of God. He is the Perfect Match, for
only the sinless Son of God could pay the price for our sins. He paid
that price by dying on the cross for our sins (1 Peter 2:24). He died
so that we might live. The life that Jesus offers is not only the
abundant life now but eternal life to come.
God will save and give eternal life to those who
place their faith
and trust in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turn from
their sins in repentance
(Acts 17:30-31),
confess Jesus
before men (Romans 10:9-10), and are
baptized (immersed) into Christ for the
forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38). He will continue to cleanse from sin
those who continue to walk in the light of His Word (1 John 1:7-9).
Because of Jesus, each
of us can be a new person with a new leaf of life! “Therefore, if
anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away;
behold, all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Won’t YOU accept His
offer on His terms?
-- David A. Sargent
* Information gleaned from “Retired police officer
is perfect kidney donor match for former beat partner” by Alexandra Hein,
www.foxnews.com.
Posted February 18, 2019.
David A. Sargent,
Minister
Church of Christ at Creekwood
1901 Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama 36695
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