Stephen McClendon is alive and well today thanks to the grace of God and the selfless act of his close friend Nathan Haskew, who donated one of his kidneys.

McCledon and Haskew, both deacons at Albertville First Baptist Church, underwent the donation surgery three weeks ago at Vanderbilt in Nashville, with all signs so far indicating a resounding success.

The process began months earlier, as the two men underwent a series of tests to rule out any potential complications. However, for McClendon, it was a condition that had been in the making for more than 10 years.

"We were on a mission trip in Dallas, Texas, doing some construction work in 2014," McClendon explained. "We were putting siding on a house, and I hit my thumb with a hammer and got a staph infection. They gave me Bactrim for

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