Nicole Kelly, a traveling nurse

Responding to the Call

Crew members of a JetBlue aircraft found a woman passenger unresponsive in a
bathroom during a flight on August 1. A flight attendant requested help on
the intercom from any medical personnel that were on board the plane. Twin
sisters responded to the call.

Nicole Kelly, a traveling nurse as well as a nurse at Lahey Hospital &
Medical Center in Burlington, MA, and her sister Lindsay Byrne, a
firefighter and paramedic with the Wayland, MA, Fire Department, almost
instinctively sprung into action.

Byrne noted that an attendant told the sisters "that the woman was
unresponsive and she didn't know what to do; she couldn't feel a pulse, said
she wasn't breathing."

Kelly reported, "When we had her out [of the bathroom], we heard a faint
beeping - that's when we noticed it was a blood sugar monitor. So we knew
it was her blood sugar and that it was a diabetic emergency."

The twins began to think about how to get some sugar for the woman whose
blood sugar was dangerously low. "We got some sugar packets and put the
sugar under her tongue until it helped her regain consciousness," Kelly
explained.

When the woman awoke, Kelly said "she was confused and too weak to sit up in
the seat." So the sisters stayed with her, never leaving her side for the
rest of the flight.

As soon as the plane landed, there was a team of medical staff waiting to
treat the ailing passenger. Kelly and Byrne explained the situation to a
responding paramedic. The woman received the help that she needed.

Kelly was thankful that she and her sister could help. "We were able to be
in the right place at the right time. We're happy knowing we were able to
do something with a positive outcome." *

Whether we realize it or not, you and I are in a precarious situation. We
are "dead in our sins" (Ephesians 2:1-4) and without outside intervention,
we are doomed.

But Jesus, the sinless Son of God, responded to God's call to save us (John
3:16). At the right place, at the right time, Jesus provided the help that
we desperately needed. The "right place" was on a cross outside Jerusalem.
The "right time" was when Jesus died on the cross for our sins, paying the
price for our redemption with His own blood (Ephesians 1:7).

In order to receive the forgiveness of sins and the eternal life that Jesus
made available through His atoning sacrifice, we must place our faith and
trust in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turn from our sins in repentance (Acts
17:30-31), confess Jesus before men (Romans 10:9-10), and be baptized
(immersed) into Christ for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38).

And if we'll "stay close to Him" by seeking to live according to His will,
He will never leave our side (Romans 8:35-39). His blood will continue to
cleanse us from sin as we continue to walk in the light of His Word (1 John
1:7-9). He will stay with us until we reach our heavenly home.

When we desperately needed help, Jesus responded to God's call to save us.
Now, He longs for YOU to accept His salvation through your trusting
obedience.

-- David A. Sargent

* Information gleaned from "Twin sisters help save woman with medical
emergency on flight from Boston to Fort Myers, Florida" by Ashley Papa,
www.foxnews.com.