INSPIRATIONAL
BLOOD GIFT

Topics: Giving; Sacrifice

References: Matthew 26:28; 1 Peter 1:18–19

The United States Red Cross has thirty-four blood-service regions across the country, and Jim Parker, a retired school superintendent, and his wife, Linda, a teacher, made a seventeen-month tour visiting each one of them to donate blood.

When asked about the pain of donating blood, the Parkers responded, “Pinch yourself hard; it doesn’t hurt as bad as that.”

The Parkers estimate their donations will save 130 lives. They also hope to inspire others to give, thereby saving even more lives.

—Keith Jordan, “Giving of Themselves,” Reader’s Digest (November 2005)

PART 9: GOD: THE FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT