Jerry Walls had something he wanted to get off of his chest one Sunday morning. His kidneys were failing. For 28 years, Walls has been a pastor at the 3,000-member Southside Baptist Church in Warner Robins. After two decades as a diabetic, Walls learned in 2013 that he would need to start dialysis soon or have a kidney transplant. Last year, Walls was put on a list for a transplant. His kidney function gradually worsened as he waited day and night for a call from the Emory Transplant Center. On a Sunday in late June, before going on a monthlong sabbatical, the...
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