At 19 years old, Reverend Antonio Smith was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Although the disease was managed fairly well due to his active lifestyle through athletics during his early adulthood, his sedentary lifestyle and bad eating habits would eventually take a toll on his health in later years. Because of the impact of diabetes on his body, around 2011, Antonio was told by his doctor that he had kidney disease, something that was irrevocable, even with medicine. His only options were to go on dialysis for the rest of his life or to have a kidney transplant. Because he had lived with his grandmother, a double amputee who lived through years of dialysis, Antonio was strongly opposed to considering the option of dialysis. Instead, he hoped and prayed that a kidney transplant would be the solution. Antonio told his doctor, “There is a kidney out there with my name on it”.  Read More