August 24   Metropolitan AME’s Waltons Give and Receive in Kidney Swap

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Bill and Flavia Walton in Worship

Bill and Flavia Walton in Worship at Metropolitan AME

Metropolitan member Bill Walton has suffered with kidney disease for eight years. His wife, Steward Flavia Walton was not a compatible donor. This summer the “Waltons were part of the world’s largest kidney swap to date, sponsored by Washington Hospital Center and Georgetown University Hospital. It involved a complex chain of 28 surgeries at four different hospitals. ”

The Walton’s hope to encourage more African Americans to donate organs since the majority of patients who need transplants are non-white. Say’s Flavia Walton, “ If God could give his son for me, or for us, I could certainly give a kidney to keep someone else alive.”

Watch the video and read the full story on PBS.

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  • By Elsie Scott on 25 August 2010 at 4:08 AM

    We continue to ask God’s blessings on Flavia & Bill and the rest of the organ donors and recipients.

  • By Julianne Robertson on 25 August 2010 at 6:29 AM

    What a powerful way to be a blessing to others! I’m inspired by this act of sacrificial love for other people.

  • By Frankie Walton White on 12 November 2010 at 10:39 AM

    As the sister of Bill Walton, I am both inspired and humbled by their incredible experience this summer. My brother has been given new life. My sister-in-law Flavia has demonstrated without hesitation what it means to be fully committed to another human being. I marvel over her unselfishness every day. I pray that their testimonies inspire others.
    Frankie Walton White, Jackson, Mississippi

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