This is a guest post by my sister, the Rev. Susan Joy Huizenga, who donated her kidney to Buddi on September 12, 2016. Related posts are archived here. I visited my new sister Buddi yesterday. We enjoyed ourselves. Her grandson, Samar, 18 months old, acts as if he likes me. Buddi says "He loves … [Read more...] about God’s Sister: Reflections on What Makes Someone a Sister
Blood is Thicker Than Water, a sermon for Good Friday, John 19:16-30
This is a guest post by my sister, the Rev. Susan Joy Huizenga. She preached this sermon on Good Friday (4/14/17) at the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center; Saginaw, MI. Some of you know Susan from an earlier?post about being a living kidney donor. One day when I was about twelve years old, my sister … [Read more...] about Blood is Thicker Than Water, a sermon for Good Friday, John 19:16-30
Please Pray for a Kidney Transplant
You know how some people would "do anything for you"? My sister Susan is making that phrase real. She is donating her kidney to a woman who attends her church. That's right -- one Sunday during Announcements, it was reported that Buddi, a refugee from Nepal whom the church was assisting, needed a … [Read more...] about Please Pray for a Kidney Transplant