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The Daily Article

Farmers harvest 1,000 acres of neighbor's crops after he suffers heart attack: How to be the change we need to see

The Daily Article

The Denison Forum

Christianity, News, Daily News, Religion & Spirituality

4.9576 Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2020

⏱️ 7 minutes

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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR OCTOBER 07, 2020

A farmer in North Dakota suffered a heart attack, so his neighbors harvested a thousand acres for him. Today's podcast tells their story, then we discuss the morality that is essential to the survival of our society and focus on a way we can be the change we need to see.

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This is the Daily Article podcast, published by the Denison Forum for Culture-Changing Christians.

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thedailyarticle.com. Now here's today's news, discerned differently.

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Lane Unyam was working at his farm near Crosby, North Dakota, when his combine caught fire.

0:25.6

While fighting the flames, he went into cardiac arrest and was hospitalized.

0:29.6

If his farmstead had gone unharvested, the loss would have been devastating for his family.

0:35.6

In response, 60 local farmers came together with 11

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combines, 11 semi-trucks with trailers, and several grain carts with tractors. In about seven

0:45.5

hours, they harvested approximately 15,000 barrels of canola and 35,000 barrels of Durham across

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1,000 acres. Their wives also made a month's worth of meals and filled a freezer for the Unham family.

0:59.0

A friend explained,

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The outpouring of support for Lane and his family is not surprising for those of us who live here.

1:06.0

We have a long history of helping people in our community when they are faced with tragedy

1:10.8

or hardship. We strongly believe in faith, family, and the Golden Rule. Has you heard this

1:16.3

story? Did part of you wish you lived in their community? An electrician called to help

1:23.7

an elderly woman with one of her light fixtures discovered holes in the ceiling where raccoons

1:28.8

were getting into the house. She didn't have proper running water, and the kitchen sink was broken.

1:34.7

In response, he organized glorious gladiators, raising $100,000 to renovate her home completely.

1:41.9

The electrician hopes the movement will spread to help other elderly

1:45.2

people in need. Reverend Zach Morton of First Presbyterian Church in Morgantown, West Virginia,

1:51.3

recently completed a 175-mile walk over eight days to draw attention to extreme poverty and

1:57.7

homelessness in his state. When he arrived at the state capital, he made contacts

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