Pastor receives the gift of life from another pastor

No power tools will be necessary, thank you. The Rev. Ryan Shoaff already has received his Christmas gift: A kidney from a colleague in the cloth, the Rev. Doug Modlin.

A youth pastor at Perry Christian Church at 139 Perry Dr. NW, Shoaff, 31, is recovering from the transplant, which was performed in August. He and Modlin, a children's pastor, met three years ago when Shoaff joined the staff at Perry Christian.