King of Kings Church pays medical bills for over 2,000 local families

King of Kings Church pays medical bills for over 2,000 local families

COVID-19 HAS HURTA LOT OF PEOPLEINCLUDING MANYWHO ARE DEALINGWITH MEDICAL DEBT.ONE LOCAL CHURCHIS TAKING ON THATDEBT FOR OVER 2-THOUSAND FAMILIESIN IOWA ANDNEBRASKA.3 NEWS NOWREPORTER JESSIKAEIDSON TELLS USMORE,"WHERE IS THE LORDREALLY LEADING USTO MAKE AN IMPACT?WE KNOW THATEVEN IN THE MIDSTOF COVID, AND INTHE MIDST OFWHETHER WE'REWORSHIPPING LOVEOR NOT- JUSTONLINE- WE STILLHAVE A CALL TO LIVEOUT OUR VALUES.RELIANCE,AUTHENTICITY,COURAGE ANDGENEROSITY."PASTOR GREGGRIFFITH SAYSDURING THE MONTHOF NOVEMBER, KINGOF KINGS CHURCHFOCUSES A LOT ONTHE VIRTUE OFGENEROSITY.DURING A TIME WHENMANY AREPRACTICINGGRATEFULNESS,THEY ARE LOOKINGFOR A WAY TOSPREAD THEIRPROSPERITY TOTHOSE WHO MAY BESTRUGGLING.IT BECAME CLEARTHIS YEAR THATTHEIR FOCUSWOULD NEED TO BEON RELIEVING SOMEOF THE BURDENCOVID-19 HASCAUSED.THE CHURCH KNEWTHEY'D FOUND A WAYTO DO JUST THATWHEN THEYDISCOVERED RIPMEDICAL DEBT, AGROUP THAT RAISESFUNDS FOR MEDICALDEBT FORGIVENESS."'IN THIS YEAR, WITHTHE MEDICALSITUATION OF COVIDGOING ON, HOW CANWE HELP PEOPLETHAT ARE IN GREATNEED DUE TOCOVID?'AND SO THISWAS A PERFECT FITFOR US." SO FAR THECHURCH HASCOVERED THE BILLFOR 2,281 FAMILIESIN IOWA ANDNEBRASKA, PAYINGFOR 6.86 MILLIONDOLLARS OFMEDICAL DEBT.THE FAMILIES WILLBE RECEIVINGLETTERS WITH THISNEWS THIS WEEK ASTHEY HEAD INTO THEHOLIDAY SEASON."WE DO EXPECTPOTENTIALLY FORSOME TO REACH OUTAND JUST LET USKNOW HOW THATHAS IMPACTED THEM.WE WERE MORETHAN HONORED TOBE ABLE TO DO THAT,BUT OUREXPECTATIONREALLY IS JUST THATTHEY RECEIVEDLOVE AND THAT'S IT."TO CONTRIBUTE TOTHE FUND, YOU CANVISIT KING OF KINGSDOT ORG OR VISITRIP MEDICAL DEBTDOT ORG.WE KNOWTOMORROW ISTHANKSGIVING...BUT WE HAVE