Frank Giraldo

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Frank Giraldo was born in Guatemala on September 11, 1955. He, along with his wife Liz, has been serving the Christian community worldwide for over 25 years. He is the father of two daughters and two sons. In 2000, he was diagnosed with Focal Sclerosis (scarring of the kidney) and was told that he would be on dialysis within a year. By 2014, his illness had progressed to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Frank was told he needed a lifesaving kidney transplant. The news was devastating to Frank, his family, and everyone around him.

Frank is a graduate of The King’s Institute in Van Nuys, CA and has served as youth pastor, associate pastor, and worship pastor during his time in the ministry. Frank has had the privilege of ministering throughout the United States and Latin America as a conference speaker and recording artist. One of Frank’s greatest joys is to serve the Hispanic community as Lead Pastor of Santa Barbara Hispanic Foursquare Church.

Earlier this year, while organizing an outreach event for the Hispanic Community in Santa Barbara, Frank suddenly fell ill. What started out as a possible one-night hospital visit, turned into five days that ended with a surgery to regulate his heart rate. As difficult as this time was for everyone, God’s hand was at work in Frank. This episode brought to light an issue, which would have otherwise gone undetected, and had it occurred in the midst of the transplant surgery, would have forced the cancellation of the transplant.

Frank is now at a point where a kidney transplant is possible. His eldest son, Nathan, has graciously and without hesitation, volunteered to be a donor. The transplant surgery is scheduled for August 14th at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. Transplants are life-saving but financially draining. Even with insurance, Frank is facing very high expenses that include commuting to and from the hospital, lodging, meals and anti-rejection post-transplant medication he will need to take for the rest of his life.

To help with the financial burden of Frank’s uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in his honor has been established with HelpHOPELive, a trusted nonprofit organization that has been providing community-based fundraising guidance to patients and their families for more than 30 years. All donations are tax-deductible, are held by HelpHOPELive in the Southwest Kidney Transplant Fund, and are administered by HelpHOPELive for transplant-related expenses only. Please, consider a contribution.

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Once the transplant is complete, Frank will immediately feel a difference and have a fully functioning kidney for the first time in 15 years. We, his family, ask that if he has touched or impacted your life in any way, you would hold it in your heart to be a blessing to him. Please pray! Please give!

With sincere gratitude,
The Giraldo Family

What His Kids Say

Daddy, Pops, Franko, Our Father…
We can honestly say that throughout our lives, we have felt immense love for our dad. He is, and continues to be a man that we look up to, are proud of, and are privileged to call “Daddy.” Growing up, we have watched him love, encourage, teach, minister and be a blessing to everyone that surrounds him. He is an honorable, truthful, and kind-hearted individual who values sincerity, fulfilling promises, and above all, his family and God. He is a man who is not afraid to cry or admit when he’s wrong. He has truly made and continues to make a difference in each one of our lives. Through the hard times and the good, he has remained a man that always looks to God and seeks Him in all that he does. We know that though his health, to a certain extent, is failing, everything will be fine because God continues to be his source of strength. This is the man we all love and get to call dad.

We, his family, ask that if our father has touched or impacted your life in any way, you would hold it in your heart to be a blessing to him. With a lengthy recovery looming and a need to pay for expensive follow-up care, he will need all the financial help he can get. We ask that you please donate what you can to help us get our father back on his feet and back to doing what he loves to do.