In the wealthiest nation in the world, many people can’t afford basic medical treatment — and medical debt is the primary cause of bankruptcy, even of people who are well-off with good insurance. The medical system in the US is broken..how can it be solved? After Covid, John organized the Debt Jubilee Project, set up to purchase past-due medical debt - and forgive it. Since then, he has had the privilege of symbolically burning over $25 million in medical debt owed by neighbors in North Carolina. The program attracted international attention, inspired state-wide changes, and the resulting news coverage of this project has spread the idea to hundreds of other churches.
