Breaking News from Texas…
42 million Americans have medical debt according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. And CNBC reports medical bills are the number one reason people file for bankruptcy.
A church in Carrollton, Texas, sees those staggering facts as an opportunity for ministry.
On Easter Sunday, Covenant Church donated $100,000 to the charity RIP Medical Debt. A debt collector turned debt forgiver, RIP Medical Debt buys medical debt for pennies on the dollar and then forgives it.
That $100,000 gift paid off a total of $10,551,618 in medical debt for nearly 5,000 families in Carrollton, Crossroads, Colleyville and McKinney, all places where Covenant has churches.
Read more of this exciting story here.
Reported by Bob Ditmer from ChurchLeaders.com
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