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It's Advent Sunday, a time of waiting as Christians prepare | 0:00:02 | 0:00:06 | |
for the coming of Christ and the hope that his birth brings. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:09 | |
Today on Songs Of Praise, I meet a man who is hoping and waiting. | 0:00:09 | 0:00:14 | |
For seven years, he's been undergoing dialysis, | 0:00:14 | 0:00:16 | |
waiting for a kidney transplant that he hopes will transform his life. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:21 | |
My faith's always been a rock that I can fall back on | 0:00:21 | 0:00:25 | |
rather than it being a conflict of, "Why am I going through this?" | 0:00:25 | 0:00:29 | |
As our thoughts turn to gift-giving, we have a remarkable story | 0:00:29 | 0:00:32 | |
about a man who gave a life-changing gift | 0:00:32 | 0:00:35 | |
when he became a living organ donor for a relative stranger. | 0:00:35 | 0:00:39 | |
I just heard a voice that said, | 0:00:39 | 0:00:41 | |
"You're going to give him your kidney." | 0:00:41 | 0:00:43 | |
And for me, that voice was the voice of God | 0:00:43 | 0:00:46 | |
telling me this is going to happen. | 0:00:46 | 0:00:48 | |
Claire McCollum meets the writers | 0:00:49 | 0:00:51 | |
of one of the most popular modern hymns in the world. | 0:00:51 | 0:00:54 | |
And this Wednesday is St Andrew's Day, | 0:00:55 | 0:00:58 | |
so Richard Taylor is in Scotland | 0:00:58 | 0:01:00 | |
to find out more about their patron saint. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:02 | |
Advent is the time of the year that motivates many musicians | 0:01:13 | 0:01:16 | |
and we have a real treat for you | 0:01:16 | 0:01:18 | |
with a brand-new Christmas song by Matt Redman. | 0:01:18 | 0:01:21 | |
It's also the season for some of our favourite sacred music | 0:01:21 | 0:01:25 | |
and we begin with one that manages to combine the idea | 0:01:25 | 0:01:28 | |
of longing and joy. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:30 | |
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. | 0:01:30 | 0:01:31 | |
More than 6,500 people in the UK | 0:03:46 | 0:03:49 | |
are currently on the organ transplant list, | 0:03:49 | 0:03:52 | |
desperately in need of a donor to be found. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:54 | |
Simon Howell is one of those. | 0:03:56 | 0:03:58 | |
And for him, every day is a waiting game. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:02 | |
He was born with a serious condition that's causing his kidneys to fail. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:06 | |
Hiya, Simon, nice to meet you. I'm Connie. Sorry to disturb you. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:10 | |
-Can I join you, James? -Yes. -Yes! Get in. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:13 | |
How much has your life changed since you were diagnosed? | 0:04:14 | 0:04:18 | |
It's changed completely. I was working as a doctor, long hours. | 0:04:18 | 0:04:22 | |
Professional lifestyle, very busy. | 0:04:22 | 0:04:25 | |
And now I don't work any more, I've been retired for years. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:28 | |
I often have a sleep during the day for a few hours, | 0:04:28 | 0:04:31 | |
just so that I'm able to go out | 0:04:31 | 0:04:33 | |
and do the school run again in the evening | 0:04:33 | 0:04:35 | |
and spend time with the children at dinner time and do bedtime. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:39 | |
It's a full-time illness. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:41 | |
We got married in '98. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:46 | |
Yeah, it's been really hard. | 0:04:46 | 0:04:47 | |
I mean, this isn't the life we expected | 0:04:47 | 0:04:50 | |
or the life we thought we'd have. | 0:04:50 | 0:04:51 | |
But we do have two amazing, gorgeous children, | 0:04:52 | 0:04:55 | |
so that's a total miracle and answer to prayer. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:58 | |
My faith has always been a rock that I can fall back on, | 0:04:59 | 0:05:02 | |
rather than being a conflict of, "Why am I going through this?" | 0:05:02 | 0:05:06 | |
My faith is just, well, my faith is there, that's rock solid. | 0:05:06 | 0:05:09 | |
Everything else just fits on top of that. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:11 | |
Simon has had one kidney transplant from his mother. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:16 | |
But unfortunately, after a year, | 0:05:16 | 0:05:19 | |
that kidney failed and Simon has had to go back onto dialysis. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:23 | |
Now, three times a week, | 0:05:23 | 0:05:24 | |
he attends hospital in Brighton for life-saving haemodialysis. | 0:05:24 | 0:05:28 | |
Some people think you have dialysis once and that's it. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:34 | |
No, you've got to have it every couple of days at least. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:38 | |
I think people also think that, whether it's dialysis or transplant, | 0:05:38 | 0:05:43 | |
whatever treatment it is, is a cure, that you're better now. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:46 | |
It's like, "No," kidney disease doesn't have | 0:05:46 | 0:05:49 | |
a cure the way other diseases might have. It's... | 0:05:49 | 0:05:54 | |
-It's a constant fight? -It is a constant fight. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:56 | |
Well, it's Advent, a time for waiting | 0:05:56 | 0:05:58 | |
and you know a thing or two about waiting. | 0:05:58 | 0:06:00 | |
How do you reflect on that? | 0:06:00 | 0:06:02 | |
I remember as a child, when you're waiting desperately | 0:06:02 | 0:06:05 | |
through the holidays for Christmas | 0:06:05 | 0:06:07 | |
and it's ten days, 20 days, whatever. | 0:06:07 | 0:06:09 | |
But you know, it will come and that's your reassurance. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:12 | |
Whereas when you're waiting for a kidney, | 0:06:12 | 0:06:14 | |
you've got no guarantee that it will ever come. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:16 | |
And this is Mummy? And Daddy? | 0:06:16 | 0:06:18 | |
'To raise awareness of the need for organ donation, | 0:06:18 | 0:06:21 | |
'Simon and Anita have written a children's book | 0:06:21 | 0:06:24 | |
'based on their family's experience.' | 0:06:24 | 0:06:26 | |
-So, who's this? -Me. -That's you? -This is a true story. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:30 | |
This is my everyday life. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:32 | |
At the end of every night, we pray and this is what we say. | 0:06:32 | 0:06:35 | |
"Please help the doctors and nurses find a new kidney for Daddy soon. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:39 | |
-"Amen." -Amen! -Amen. -SHE LAUGHS | 0:06:39 | 0:06:41 | |
Have you ever wondered what makes a great hymn? | 0:09:12 | 0:09:15 | |
Well, Claire McCollum caught up with the writers of what, | 0:09:15 | 0:09:18 | |
according to a Songs Of Praise poll, | 0:09:18 | 0:09:20 | |
has become the nation's second most popular hymn. | 0:09:20 | 0:09:23 | |
In Christ Alone. | 0:09:23 | 0:09:25 | |
Beautiful, Keith. | 0:09:34 | 0:09:35 | |
Such a privilege to be with you both | 0:09:35 | 0:09:37 | |
on the 15th anniversary of In Christ Alone. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:41 | |
It's such a stunning, stunning piece of music. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:44 | |
How did it all come about? | 0:09:44 | 0:09:45 | |
Our publishers kindly introduced us, and so that was really... | 0:09:45 | 0:09:49 | |
We began from there and I sent him some tunes. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:52 | |
As soon as I put the CD on, the first tune, | 0:09:52 | 0:09:55 | |
I just thought there's something about this, there's something | 0:09:55 | 0:09:58 | |
that is kind of grand about it, | 0:09:58 | 0:09:59 | |
there's something that is really singable, | 0:09:59 | 0:10:02 | |
because Keith is amazing at writing | 0:10:02 | 0:10:04 | |
singable melodies for the churches. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:06 | |
And I thought that really works and yet it's really moving, | 0:10:06 | 0:10:09 | |
there's an emotion about it. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:11 | |
And so, we talked briefly about themes and began to think actually, | 0:10:11 | 0:10:15 | |
birth, life, death, resurrection of Christ | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
and what that means for us would be the best way to go. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:22 | |
Obviously, a collaboration. You hadn't worked together before. | 0:10:22 | 0:10:25 | |
What are the challenges you face? | 0:10:25 | 0:10:27 | |
You questioned a couple of ideas in the lyrics, one was the first line. | 0:10:27 | 0:10:30 | |
Yes, the first line, as I kind of heard it, | 0:10:30 | 0:10:34 | |
was, "My hope is found in Christ alone." | 0:10:34 | 0:10:37 | |
And Keith came back and he said, "How about swapping it round? | 0:10:37 | 0:10:41 | |
"Call it, 'In Christ alone, my hope is found.'" | 0:10:41 | 0:10:43 | |
# In Christ alone, my hope is found... # | 0:10:43 | 0:10:47 | |
'Now, I was a bit annoyed at that | 0:10:47 | 0:10:49 | |
'because I had a rhyme for line three' | 0:10:49 | 0:10:51 | |
that was kind of like, with "In Christ alone," | 0:10:51 | 0:10:53 | |
so I didn't want to change it. | 0:10:53 | 0:10:55 | |
But of course, that first phrase tells you what the song's about. | 0:10:55 | 0:10:58 | |
It's how people know the song and so, | 0:10:58 | 0:11:01 | |
I think it was absolutely the right decision to do it. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:04 | |
-ALL: -# ..cry to final breath, | 0:11:04 | 0:11:07 | |
# Jesus commands my destiny... # | 0:11:07 | 0:11:12 | |
'What is it that makes a great hymn?' | 0:11:12 | 0:11:16 | |
'Stuart, what he does in his lyrics is create | 0:11:16 | 0:11:18 | |
'a new unique perspective and a sense of beauty. | 0:11:18 | 0:11:21 | |
'And letting you look at something that's simple | 0:11:21 | 0:11:23 | |
'in a way you've never seen before.' | 0:11:23 | 0:11:25 | |
In Christ Alone has stood the test of time over 15 years. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:28 | |
And also, something you should be proud of as well, | 0:11:28 | 0:11:30 | |
it became number two in the Songs Of Praise | 0:11:30 | 0:11:33 | |
All-Time Favourite Hymns, just below How Great Thou Art. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:36 | |
What does that mean to you? | 0:11:36 | 0:11:37 | |
Well, How Great Thou Art was recorded by Elvis | 0:11:37 | 0:11:39 | |
and launched by Billy Graham, so they've an unfair start, I think. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:43 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:11:43 | 0:11:44 | |
-You're still going for that number one spot. -I tell you what. | 0:11:44 | 0:11:47 | |
We're nothing but competitive. | 0:11:47 | 0:11:49 | |
CONNIE: Next Wednesday, | 0:15:27 | 0:15:29 | |
Scotland celebrates its patron saint's day. | 0:15:29 | 0:15:32 | |
So, Richard Taylor went to St Andrews to find out more. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:35 | |
RICHARD: Now, according to legend, in the eighth century, | 0:15:37 | 0:15:40 | |
this beautiful stretch of Scottish coast received | 0:15:40 | 0:15:43 | |
a rather unusual visitor who was carrying a rather unusual package. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:49 | |
His name was Regulus, a Greek monk, and he was on a mission from God. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:54 | |
You see, Regulus had received a vision in which an angel | 0:15:54 | 0:15:57 | |
had told him to take a certain relic that was housed in his monastery | 0:15:57 | 0:16:02 | |
and to travel with it to the ends of the Earth. | 0:16:02 | 0:16:05 | |
Regulus didn't know where he was going, but he obeyed. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:08 | |
Travelled for months over land and sea | 0:16:08 | 0:16:11 | |
and was probably mightily relieved when he got here | 0:16:11 | 0:16:14 | |
and was told to stop, put down the relic | 0:16:14 | 0:16:17 | |
and to build a shrine to house it. | 0:16:17 | 0:16:19 | |
The relic was part of the body of St Andrew, one of the 12 Disciples. | 0:16:22 | 0:16:26 | |
This is what remains of the church that contained the shrine. | 0:16:26 | 0:16:30 | |
You can see the bases of the pillars on either side of the nave, | 0:16:30 | 0:16:33 | |
the outline of the walls and the high altar | 0:16:33 | 0:16:36 | |
where the relic would have laid. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:38 | |
But the church was demolished in the 16th century | 0:16:39 | 0:16:42 | |
during the Scottish Reformation and the relics were lost. | 0:16:42 | 0:16:45 | |
In the Middle Ages, this place was a major centre of pilgrimage | 0:16:49 | 0:16:53 | |
and Andrew became Scotland's patron saint. | 0:16:53 | 0:16:56 | |
You can usually identify images of Andrew because he's standing | 0:17:00 | 0:17:03 | |
next to a cross in the shape of an X, known as a saltire. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:07 | |
According to tradition, Andrew spent the later part of his life | 0:17:12 | 0:17:15 | |
preaching in what is modern-day Turkey. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:18 | |
Until he so outraged the authorities | 0:17:18 | 0:17:20 | |
that they had him crucified. | 0:17:20 | 0:17:23 | |
But they didn't nail him to an upright cross, | 0:17:23 | 0:17:27 | |
they tied him to a saltire cross. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:30 | |
The idea being to make him suffer an even slower death. | 0:17:30 | 0:17:34 | |
But Andrew turned the table on his persecutors, | 0:17:34 | 0:17:37 | |
continuing to preach and making even more converts. | 0:17:37 | 0:17:40 | |
And of course, the saltire cross lives on in the flag of Scotland. | 0:17:40 | 0:17:45 | |
I'm meeting with Adrian Cox to find out more about Andrew | 0:17:47 | 0:17:50 | |
and his position as Scotland's patron saint. | 0:17:50 | 0:17:54 | |
This was a huge cathedral, | 0:17:54 | 0:17:56 | |
the centre of the Church of Scotland's power | 0:17:56 | 0:17:59 | |
in the Middle Ages. | 0:17:59 | 0:18:01 | |
-A major pilgrimage centre? -Yes. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:04 | |
This was an opportunity here that was rather special because | 0:18:04 | 0:18:07 | |
Andrew was an Apostle of Christ | 0:18:07 | 0:18:09 | |
and he was martyred. | 0:18:09 | 0:18:10 | |
So, his relics were considered very, very powerful. | 0:18:11 | 0:18:15 | |
Somebody that you'd want to get close to to admonish your sins | 0:18:15 | 0:18:19 | |
throughout your life, something very important in the medieval period | 0:18:19 | 0:18:22 | |
that people were very serious about. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:24 | |
And also, to seek cures sometimes for ailments and disease. | 0:18:24 | 0:18:28 | |
If you're a peasant in medieval Scotland, | 0:18:32 | 0:18:34 | |
then Bible stories set around the Sea of Galilee and Palestine | 0:18:34 | 0:18:38 | |
might have felt a little...remote. | 0:18:38 | 0:18:42 | |
But the idea that the bones of Andrew, Jesus's own disciple, | 0:18:42 | 0:18:46 | |
were here on Scottish soil would bring them that much closer | 0:18:46 | 0:18:51 | |
and have created a bond between Andrew and Scotland | 0:18:51 | 0:18:54 | |
that is unbreakable. | 0:18:54 | 0:18:56 | |
That traditional favourite was written by | 0:20:40 | 0:20:42 | |
Cecil Frances Alexander in 1852, especially for St Andrew's Day. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:47 | |
And our next piece of music brings us right up to date | 0:20:47 | 0:20:50 | |
with a brand-new song from Matt Redman. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:52 | |
I love the old carols | 0:20:55 | 0:20:57 | |
and all the ancient ways we sing about Christmas. | 0:20:57 | 0:21:00 | |
But I also love bringing a fresh voice | 0:21:00 | 0:21:03 | |
to the wonder of Christmas, the story of Christmas. | 0:21:03 | 0:21:06 | |
I'm singing a song called How Far and really, it's a journey song, | 0:21:07 | 0:21:11 | |
it's a song telling a story | 0:21:11 | 0:21:13 | |
and trying to help us travel to Bethlehem together | 0:21:13 | 0:21:16 | |
and eventually to the heart of God. | 0:21:16 | 0:21:18 | |
# In Nazareth, of Galilee | 0:21:21 | 0:21:25 | |
# An angel speaks the sacred words | 0:21:25 | 0:21:31 | |
# Mary, you will be with child | 0:21:31 | 0:21:35 | |
# The miracle of virgin birth | 0:21:35 | 0:21:39 | |
# Joseph heeds the angel's sign | 0:21:44 | 0:21:48 | |
# And takes her as his promised wife | 0:21:48 | 0:21:53 | |
# Now, through the night they journey on | 0:21:53 | 0:21:58 | |
# How far is it to Bethlehem? | 0:21:58 | 0:22:02 | |
# Wise men plan their course ahead | 0:22:03 | 0:22:08 | |
# Searching for the promised king | 0:22:08 | 0:22:13 | |
# Now from the East, a guiding star | 0:22:13 | 0:22:17 | |
# How far is it to Bethlehem? | 0:22:17 | 0:22:21 | |
# How far | 0:22:22 | 0:22:26 | |
# How far | 0:22:27 | 0:22:30 | |
# To the place where hope was born? | 0:22:32 | 0:22:37 | |
# The walls outside Jerusalem | 0:22:41 | 0:22:46 | |
# Oh, see the mount of Calvary | 0:22:46 | 0:22:50 | |
# There, lifted high up on a cross | 0:22:50 | 0:22:55 | |
# The saviour of humanity | 0:22:55 | 0:22:58 | |
# He conquered sin and buried shame | 0:22:59 | 0:23:04 | |
# Rose to life and burst the grave | 0:23:04 | 0:23:09 | |
# Forever bridged the great divide | 0:23:09 | 0:23:14 | |
# With perfect grace and sacrifice | 0:23:14 | 0:23:17 | |
# How far | 0:23:19 | 0:23:21 | |
# How far | 0:23:23 | 0:23:26 | |
# Love has come | 0:23:28 | 0:23:31 | |
# To bring us home | 0:23:31 | 0:23:33 | |
# How far they went to Bethlehem | 0:23:37 | 0:23:42 | |
# How far you went for Calvary | 0:23:42 | 0:23:46 | |
# No greater grace was ever known | 0:23:46 | 0:23:51 | |
# No greater love was ever seen | 0:23:51 | 0:23:55 | |
# We set our hearts on pilgrimage | 0:23:55 | 0:24:00 | |
# We're caught up in your story too | 0:24:00 | 0:24:05 | |
# From Bethlehem to Calvary | 0:24:05 | 0:24:09 | |
# Our hearts will always follow you | 0:24:09 | 0:24:14 | |
# How far | 0:24:15 | 0:24:18 | |
# How far | 0:24:19 | 0:24:22 | |
# Saviour, lead us to your heart | 0:24:24 | 0:24:28 | |
# How far? | 0:24:28 | 0:24:31 | |
# How far? | 0:24:33 | 0:24:36 | |
# Jesus, lead us to your heart. # | 0:24:38 | 0:24:44 | |
Gifts come in all shapes and sizes, | 0:24:52 | 0:24:54 | |
but none more precious than the gift of life. | 0:24:54 | 0:24:57 | |
Donating an organ can mean the difference between life and death | 0:24:57 | 0:25:01 | |
for those waiting. | 0:25:01 | 0:25:03 | |
I've come to Faith Dimensions church in Milton Keynes | 0:25:03 | 0:25:06 | |
where Darren Ferguson runs the multimedia team | 0:25:06 | 0:25:09 | |
for his mother and father, who are the church leaders. | 0:25:09 | 0:25:12 | |
From birth, Darren has suffered with renal failure. | 0:25:12 | 0:25:16 | |
So, talk me through how many transplants you've had. | 0:25:16 | 0:25:19 | |
-I've had five in total. -Five? -First one was when I was 13. | 0:25:19 | 0:25:22 | |
-That literally lasted for eight hours. -Gosh! | 0:25:24 | 0:25:26 | |
Literally just went in the theatre, had the operation. | 0:25:26 | 0:25:30 | |
I turned to Mum, "Is it working?" All I remember is seeing her crying. | 0:25:30 | 0:25:34 | |
And she turned round and said, | 0:25:34 | 0:25:35 | |
"Darren, I'm really sorry, they had to take it out." | 0:25:35 | 0:25:37 | |
So, that really did knock me because I was expecting to start | 0:25:37 | 0:25:41 | |
enjoying life and everything else. | 0:25:41 | 0:25:43 | |
You know, you had your whole life ahead of you. | 0:25:43 | 0:25:45 | |
-You were held back by renal failure. -Yeah, every day was painful. | 0:25:45 | 0:25:50 | |
I did get to a point where it was like, you might as well die. | 0:25:50 | 0:25:53 | |
This is no life at all. | 0:25:53 | 0:25:55 | |
'But things were about to change for Darren when Lee Ferrigon | 0:25:57 | 0:26:00 | |
'came to a service at the church five years ago.' | 0:26:00 | 0:26:03 | |
-And this is where you first met Darren? -Yeah. | 0:26:03 | 0:26:07 | |
At the time, my wife had just died. She had stomach cancer. | 0:26:07 | 0:26:12 | |
It was quite sudden and whilst Keisha was in hospital | 0:26:13 | 0:26:18 | |
and she was going through her trauma, | 0:26:18 | 0:26:21 | |
she always had this message | 0:26:21 | 0:26:23 | |
of hope. | 0:26:23 | 0:26:24 | |
Erm, and I wanted to continue that message, | 0:26:26 | 0:26:29 | |
I wanted to continue in that strength that she had. | 0:26:29 | 0:26:31 | |
# Hallelujah, hallelujah! # | 0:26:31 | 0:26:33 | |
While attending the church, Lee had heard about Darren's illness | 0:26:33 | 0:26:37 | |
and his need for a kidney transplant. | 0:26:37 | 0:26:40 | |
We'd just finished here at Faith Dimensions, the service. | 0:26:40 | 0:26:43 | |
The other side of the room, | 0:26:43 | 0:26:44 | |
I remember seeing Darren just walking and it was quite strange | 0:26:44 | 0:26:48 | |
because it's almost like everything just stopped. | 0:26:48 | 0:26:51 | |
I saw him, he looked quite distressed at the time, quite tired. | 0:26:51 | 0:26:56 | |
And at that point, I just heard a voice that said, | 0:26:56 | 0:27:01 | |
"You're going to give him your kidney." | 0:27:01 | 0:27:04 | |
And for me, that voice was the voice of God telling me | 0:27:04 | 0:27:07 | |
this is going to happen. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:09 | |
I remember him speaking to me, saying, | 0:27:10 | 0:27:12 | |
"I want to give you a kidney." | 0:27:12 | 0:27:14 | |
-Just out of the blue? -Out the blue! Out the blue. | 0:27:14 | 0:27:17 | |
I'm like, "What? What are you talking about?" | 0:27:17 | 0:27:19 | |
At the time, I remember Darren's face. He was kind of like... "What?" | 0:27:19 | 0:27:23 | |
Kind of thing. He didn't really seem to take me seriously. | 0:27:23 | 0:27:28 | |
I wasn't rude, but I was kind of like, "You know what, I'm fine." | 0:27:28 | 0:27:31 | |
Because as I said before, I've kind of adapted to my lifestyle. | 0:27:31 | 0:27:35 | |
For me, it was about just obedience. | 0:27:35 | 0:27:37 | |
I was getting more out of this than they were and I don't think | 0:27:39 | 0:27:44 | |
even probably to this day, they don't even realise that. | 0:27:44 | 0:27:47 | |
In the back of my mind, I was like, "Let's just shut this guy up!" | 0:27:47 | 0:27:50 | |
-SHE LAUGHS -Let's just shut him up. | 0:27:50 | 0:27:53 | |
Let's go to the hospital because with transplants, | 0:27:53 | 0:27:55 | |
there's so many tests that you have to go through. | 0:27:55 | 0:27:58 | |
The process happened a lot quicker than it should have done. | 0:27:58 | 0:28:01 | |
Because the test came out so well and so brilliantly. | 0:28:01 | 0:28:05 | |
Even some of the doctors and the surgeons, | 0:28:05 | 0:28:08 | |
they just couldn't believe how well and perfect a match we were. | 0:28:08 | 0:28:12 | |
I'm like, "No, this can't be real. This cannot be real." | 0:28:12 | 0:28:16 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:28:16 | 0:28:17 | |
'But it was real and the operation was a complete success.' | 0:28:17 | 0:28:21 | |
It's given me a lot of strength and it's given me a lot of hope. | 0:28:22 | 0:28:26 | |
It's given me a wider family and wider support. | 0:28:27 | 0:28:32 | |
'My angel came, Lee. Bless him. | 0:28:32 | 0:28:35 | |
'And he's given me a new lease of life.' | 0:28:35 | 0:28:37 | |
Finally. | 0:28:37 | 0:28:39 | |
-Yeah, yeah. -I know! -THEY LAUGH | 0:28:39 | 0:28:42 | |
'Lee is now an important part of the family. | 0:28:42 | 0:28:45 | |
'Darren and his wife Amanda have had two daughters | 0:28:45 | 0:28:48 | |
'and Lee is their godfather.' | 0:28:48 | 0:28:50 | |
'You know, there's been times where I've wanted to give up. | 0:28:50 | 0:28:53 | |
'You know, I've wanted to die.' | 0:28:53 | 0:28:55 | |
You go to bed thinking, "I don't want to see tomorrow." | 0:28:55 | 0:28:58 | |
Just don't want to see the next day but somehow, your eyes open. | 0:28:58 | 0:29:01 | |
In the back of your mind, thinking, "I'm still here." | 0:29:01 | 0:29:04 | |
But God has been so good. He's got me through every challenge. | 0:29:04 | 0:29:09 | |
Every single one, I can't sit here | 0:29:09 | 0:29:11 | |
and say it's because of me or my own strength. | 0:29:11 | 0:29:13 | |
You know, God has just brought me through every single time. | 0:29:13 | 0:29:16 | |
-ALL: -# Just the beginning | 0:29:16 | 0:29:18 | |
# There's so much more God has in store | 0:29:18 | 0:29:23 | |
# Just the beginning | 0:29:25 | 0:29:27 | |
# It's not the end, this is just the overture | 0:29:27 | 0:29:34 | |
# Just the beginning | 0:29:34 | 0:29:37 | |
# I know you're blessed | 0:29:37 | 0:29:39 | |
# But you still haven't seen God's best | 0:29:39 | 0:29:43 | |
# Not yet | 0:29:43 | 0:29:46 | |
# I already know | 0:29:49 | 0:29:53 | |
# God's been good to you | 0:29:53 | 0:29:57 | |
# I already know | 0:29:58 | 0:30:02 | |
# God's been faithful to you | 0:30:02 | 0:30:07 | |
# I already know | 0:30:07 | 0:30:09 | |
# He's done some incredible things | 0:30:09 | 0:30:14 | |
# But I declare and I decree | 0:30:16 | 0:30:20 | |
# I prophesy with authority | 0:30:20 | 0:30:24 | |
# You haven't seen your best days yet! | 0:30:26 | 0:30:30 | |
# You haven't seen your best days yet! | 0:30:31 | 0:30:34 | |
# You haven't seen your greatest victory yet! | 0:30:35 | 0:30:39 | |
# You haven't seen your greatest victory yet! | 0:30:40 | 0:30:43 | |
# This is just | 0:30:44 | 0:30:48 | |
# This is just | 0:30:49 | 0:30:52 | |
# This is just the beginning | 0:30:53 | 0:30:59 | |
# Yes! Yes | 0:31:00 | 0:31:05 | |
This is just... | 0:31:05 | 0:31:07 | |
# This is just | 0:31:07 | 0:31:11 | |
# the beginning | 0:31:11 | 0:31:16 | |
# Do you receive the prophecy? # | 0:31:19 | 0:31:23 | |
Uh-oh! | 0:31:28 | 0:31:29 | |
Well, from this happy family scene, we say goodbye. | 0:31:29 | 0:31:32 | |
Next week, Josie d'Arby is in Bath | 0:31:32 | 0:31:35 | |
as the stunning Abbey counts down to Christmas. | 0:31:35 | 0:31:37 | |
Until then, we leave you with this wonderful Advent hymn | 0:31:37 | 0:31:41 | |
from the beautiful Romsey Abbey. | 0:31:41 | 0:31:43 | |
Thanks for watching. | 0:31:43 | 0:31:44 |