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Angel in Heaven

The families of organ donors and their recipients are rarely identified to each other. But when Michelle Schmitt's story was covered in the Omaha media, Brian Friesen's grandmother thought she knew whose liver it was that had saved the little girl from Louisville. She was right. One day her son, Brian's father, called the Schmitts and introduced himself. "He didn't want anything from us," says Barbara Schmitt. "He simply wanted to make contact."

Since then, the Schmitts have discovered some remarkable things about Brian. He died suddenly of a brain aneurysm. Yet he somehow sensed the nearness of his end. His teacher noted how frequently he asked questions about angels and heaven. And during the weeks immediately after his death, his family found letters and messages he had left around the house-in shoes, dressers, cabinets and kitchen drawers. "I love you all and Jesus does too," read one. Another read, "mommy, I love you. Brian."

Most amazing was the crayon drawing his father discovered in his suitcase six weeks after the death of his son. Brian had illustrated a grassy hill with trees, a child, and a grave bearing a cross. As hard as his death was to face, his family's sorrow was lessened by these reassurances of Brian's love for them and God, and for the part his death played in granting life to Michelle Schmitt.

Barbara Schmitt
Louisville, Kentucky

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