From the creators of Relevant Magazine, this is the Relevant Podcast.

It's the week of Friday, July 28, 2017, and it's the Relevant Podcast.

Of your host Cameron Strang, and this week's show is brought to you by Samaritan Ministries.

Now, okay, so Samaritan right now insurance is a whole discussion.

This is not insurance, this is an alternative to the system as it is.

What Samaritan's Ministry is a ministry that helps members share their medical needs.

So the way it works is that members can kind of share whether it be a broken bone or cancer or pregnancy or organ transplants.

They have more than a quarter million Christians that have chosen this healthcare option that adheres to their biblical beliefs and brings together believers in community.

They are committing to send financial gifts every month directly to an assigned member with medical need.

But there's more involved in money or just healing where there's a need.

They pray for each other and all aspects of each other's needs and encourage each other by sending notes and cards.

Every month, more than 69,000 households give generously to other members with a qualified medical need through Samaritan Ministries International.

It's super rad.

Yeah, that's such a cool, interesting alternative to traditional insurance.

Yeah, so currently Samaritan members give a monthly share of only $495 for a family of any size

while individuals give $220 in couples give for 40.

Just to significantly Samaritan members also pray for another include notes and cards and encouragement with their monthly shares,

which they send directly to other families.

You can find out more at Samaritanministries.org.

How cool is that?

It's a really interesting idea.

It's an interesting thing. It's community.

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