Finding Your Way - The Heart Transplant Miracle (Deacon Jeff Kosidowski)
Ralph Linzmeier and Mark Prather are successful business professionals, members of the Catholic CEO group Legatus, generous donors to Catholic schools and charities and committed Catholics. Their show is dedicated to sharing the testimonies of those serving God in big and small ways, and helping listeners walk in the footsteps of Christ.
Their guest, Jeff Kosidowski, is a permanent deacon of the Diocese of Orange. He speaks about his return to the active practice of the faith, and how he used his faith to deal with serious medical issues.
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Transcript
announcement: 0:02
Welcome to finding your way on spirit filled radio with hosts Ralph linspire. And Mark Prater, Ralph and Mark are successful business professionals, members of the Catholic CEO group led goddess and generous donors to Catholic schools and charities. This show is dedicated to sharing the testimonies of those serving God in big and small ways and helping listeners walk in the footsteps of Christ. Here is your host to make introductions.
Mark Prather: 0:32
Hello, this is Mark Prather with Ralph Linzmeier on spirit filled radio network and welcome to our show. Finding your way. Let's open with a prayer. Dear Heavenly Father, we are grateful for this opportunity to come together in your name and glory to discuss the challenges of our journey through life on this planet and finding our way to you. We ask that you guide our minds and hearts today in our discussions with our special guests. In Jesus name we pray, amen.
Ralph Linzmeier: 0:59
Friends, it is indeed a pleasure to welcome a true inspiration to our show. So many have witnessed how Deacon Jeff Kosidowski continually seeks to say yes to the Lord. After hearing the Lord's called Deacon Jeff entered the DX Information Program in 2014. Shortly later, he experienced pneumonia, which settled into his chest with bleeding and led to cardiac pneumonia. Can you imagine is the accurate formation was delayed a little bit? And then he was on the put onto the heart transplant list, Jeff, just amazing challenges just pay so many challenges in his family in his work in his life? And he said yes, continued on that path to dx. Deacon Jeff, thank you and welcome, Deacon Jeff, could you tell us a little bit about your faith, experience your walk and discovering the Lord in your life?
Deacon Jeff Kosidowski: 1:49
Well, you know, part of the the biggest part of my discovering the Lord was actually my wife, I had actually wandered away from the Church for a little bit in my mid 20s. And as my kids got a little older, and I wanted them to be involved in the church, and the domestic church, of course, is where we teach our children to start with, my wife got involved with youth activities. And I kind of felt called to do that. And that pulled me back into the church. And as my daughter got a little bit older, and into junior high, I felt very called to be a part of her her formation. And in doing so, that brought me back into the church and brought me back into doing a lot of things and just experiencing a lot of tremendous opportunities to encounter the Holy Spirit. So that really started back there. And again, this whole journey without my wife, Tammy, I don't know how this would have been possible. For me, I don't think it would have been ours is as readily available, because she, she's a very big part of that journey and would continually Call me back when I would wander as guys tend to do once in a while. But definitely as as I grew in my faith, and as I as I continue to encounter Christ through things like ncyc, which is the Nati
