Christian Health Care Newsletter

Member letter: 'Knowing people were praying filled our hearts with gratitude'

Member Spotlight: Twila Brase of the Citizens' Council for Health Freedom

Why SMI? Twila Brase did her research

Member rides hospital billing roller coaster through surgery

Member's book helps foster parents to 'Love You From Right Here'

Why SMI? Stonehills like the personal connection

Member letters: 'We're thankful God led us to follow a different path'

Member received 90 percent discounts on nearly a million dollars in bills

Member Spotlight: Christian music pioneer Randy Stonehill

Member Letter: Knee surgery for $3,500 using Medibid

Member Letter: We saved $500 on our ER bill using Healthcare Bluebook

Advice from 'Uncle Rand'

Movie 'Champion' champions power of forgiveness

Member Letter: Make sure you get a cash-pay discount

Why SMI? Joshua Becker joined other self-employed Christians

'I was battling a spiritual disease far worse than multiple sclerosis'

Member Spotlight: Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist

Samaritan members keeping promise to their child—with a playground

Why SMI? Notes, encouragement, morals

Tom Fodi's 'balance' is Erin Fodi

Member Spotlight: Tom Fodi, hospice chaplain

Member Spotlight: Julé Colvin of Pathways to Growth

Member sees God at work in Special Prayer Need for triathlon injury

Why SMI? Julé Colvin calls it an ‘amazing gift’

Member to Member Resources

Why SMI? Ron Drummond listened to a buddy

Member Spotlight: Board Member Ron Drummond

Why SMI? The Wiltons saw others being blessed

Helping people connect to God through music

Member Spotlight: Dave and Ally Wilton of Coalesce Audio

Member letter: God replaces fear with gratitude

Member letter: ‘We have seen God work again!’

Member letter: We were surprised … God wasn’t

Member letter: Thank you, God, for your provision

Why SMI? How well it works

Member Spotlight: Joyce Kaping and Colleen Anderson of Farm Girl Fresh

Member Spotlight: Joyce Kaping and Colleen Anderson of Farm Girl Fresh

Member letter: Re-energized to raise Godly children

Member letter: She ‘loves’ sending check to another Christian

Why SMI? Affordability, medical freedom

Member Spotlight: Hal and Melanie Young of ‘Raising Real Men’

Why SMI? Pinkeviches wanted out of ‘corrupt system’

Member Spotlight: Benjamin and Irina Pinkevich of El Shalom Ministries

Member letter: ‘Working together like God intended’

Member letter: Samaritan ‘blessing to our family’

Member letter: Encouraging to receive cards, thoughts

What a member learned from a tubal pregnancy

Why SMI? ‘It was like an answer to prayer’

Member Spotlight: Andrea of the God’s Story Project

Member letter: ‘This is true Body life’

Member letter: Humbled by the help

Member letter: Doctor recommends Samaritan Ministries

Member letter: Each check directly helps another believer

Why SMI? To fulfill the ‘one anothers’ of Scripture

Member Spotlight: Pete and Sunnie Frank of Gospelink

Member letter: God’s provision

Member letter: ‘Blessed to find Samaritan’

Member letter: ‘Demonstration of God’s grace’

Member Spotlight: filmmaker Darren Doane

Member letter: A privilege and blessing

Member takes advantage of less invasive prostate treatment

Darren Doane on film making

Why SMI? It was natural for a ‘troublemaker’

Member Spotlight: Dan Celia of Financial Issues Stewardship Ministries

Members in Michigan launch Christian Healthcare Centers

Members in Michigan launch Christian Healthcare Centers

Why SMI? Dan Celia’s ‘Financial Issues’ listeners wanted to know about health care

Member Spotlight: Dan Celia of Financial Issues Stewardship Ministries

Why SMI? Mussers needed health care for family

Member Spotlight: Board member Joe Musser and Susanna Musser

Member letter: ‘We were blown away by the entire process’

Member letter: ‘Tears of relief and joy poured down my cheeks’

Member letter: ‘God knew I needed this ministry’

Member letter: ‘Thankful Samaritan even exists’

Member Spotlight: Ken and Deborah Raney

Why SMI? ‘It sounded like it would do the job’

Novelist Deborah Raney on writing

Why SMI? A friend put it in the Speeds’ hands

WIT ministries serve couples, men, women, singles

Member Spotlight: Paul and Jenny Speed of Whatever It Takes Ministries

Why SMI? The Rileys ‘love the model’

Member Spotlight: Les and Christine Riley of the Morning Center

Why SMI? It’s Gospel-centered, Christ-focused, Hermans say

Why SMI? It’s Gospel-centered, Christ-focused, Hermans say

sMember Spotlight: Justin and Katie Herman of Giant Goose Ranch and ‘Lake Life’

Member letter: ‘Much thanks to God’

Why SMI? It was clear for Katie Kieffer

Member Spotlight: author Katie Kieffer

God is working in Memphis; you can help

Member letter: ‘They touched our lives tremendously’

Why SMI? Health insurance was hopeless

Member Spotlight: This Hope brings hope through song

Member letter: Members were answer to prayer

Member letter: Brothers and sisters taking care of each other—truly the Biblical way

Member letter: Blessed to share one another’s needs

Member Spotlight: Phil Newton, Perennial Partners

How God is teaching member to trust in Him while she struggles with diabetes

Why SMI? Health care sharing is flexible

Member Spotlight: The Henningsens

Why SMI? ‘Samaritan is there’ for the Henningsens

Why SMI? Money is going to help others

Member Spotlight: Ryan and Julianne Yamane of CollegePlus

Member letter: ‘Showered with love’

Member letter: ‘Out of the kindness of their hearts’

Luke Maxwell and ucantberased.com

Why SMI? Rising insurance costs

Member letter: Thank you, members, for all you have done

Member letter: Blessed to send Special Prayer Need

Member letter: Less distractions with health care sharing

Member Spotlight: Jeff Van Beaver of Acts 1:8 Ministry (Planned Acts of Christian Kindness)

Why SMI? The Van Beavers connected

Members who are surgeons embrace free-market models

Member letter: God has blessed this ministry

Member letter: Knowing that you’re sharing burden of a fellow brother in Christ

Member letter: God has been good to us

Member letter: Pleasantly surprised over and over

Member Spotlight: John and Catherine Plasterer, Greater Baltimore Jail and Prison Ministry

Member letter: Simple yet beautiful approach

Member letter: The process was smooth

Mom able to quit weekend job thanks to Samaritan membership