Amy Grant, Gary Chapman 'So Proud' of Daughter for the Amazing Gift of Life She Gave Her Best Friend

Leah Marieann Klett : Jan 26, 2017
Gospel Herald

In a Facebook message shared Thursday, Grant's team said the surgery was a success and said that both women were in recovery Tuesday evening.

[Gospel Herald] CCM artists Amy Grant and Gary Chapman have said they are "so proud" of their daughter, Gloria Mills Chapman, for selflessly donating a kidney to her best friend, Kathryn Dudley. (Screengrab: Kathryn and Millie/via WKRN.com)

According to the Tennessean, Grant's oldest daughter, who goes by Millie, donated her kidney to her best friend earlier this week. The 27-year-old—who inspired the 1991 hit "Baby Baby"—was paid tribute to on social by her parents.

"This is my oldest daughter, Gloria Mills Chapman," Chapman, Millie's father and Amy's first husband, wrote above a picture of the young woman in a January 23 Facebook post. "Tomorrow morning she is donating a kidney to her best friend, Kathryn. They've known each other their entire lives and when Kathryn was in need, turns out Millie was a perfect match. I'm so proud of her, words fail me. Please say a prayer for them both and trust, with me, that they are in His hands." (Screengrab: Millie Chapman/via WKRN.com)

In a Facebook message shared Thursday, Grant's team said the surgery was a success and said that both women were in recovery...

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