An Ohio church pastor’s 3-minute sermon on multiplying blessings has managed to wipe out millions of dollars in medical debt.
Back in November, Crossroads Church senior pastor Brian Tome told his Cincinnati-based congregation that they could help alleviate medical debt for American families by donating $1 via a text hotline. For every dollar donated, the church’s partnering charity RIP Medical Debt could pay off $100 worth of medical debt.
Since Tome’s lecture was also livestreamed online, donors from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee collectively managed to raise $465,000—which abolished more than $46.5 million in debt.
Because RIP Medical Debt wipes out debt based on the zip code of individual donations, the bulk of the donations was used to free 41,233 Ohio households of their debts across 103 ZIP codes.
Although the fundraiser took place back in November, the church only recently announced the full impact of their campaign this week.
Victor Martinez, a staffer from the church’s Oakley location, told The Cincinnati Enquirer that church officials neglected to publicize the initiative because they wanted to keep the focus on their compassionate congregation.
“Jesus, before we knew who he was, he died for us, to forgive our debt,” said Martinez. “And here, we don’t know who these people are, and we are putting this money for their debt to be forgiven.”
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