LOVE on the Farm

pan field clinicThe Old Lady lives in extreme south Georgia, which is a mostly rural and agricultural area.  Farmers recruit people in other countries to come plant and pick the crops, people who work the fields in the broiling sun up to sixteen hours a day seven days a week for minimal pay with no health benefits and in areas so remote that there is nowhere they can go for healthcare anyway.clinica gratuitacircleEvery June a group of medical students and medical professionals from Atlanta spend a week of their own time setting up temporary clinics in those fields to offer free healthcare services to the farmworkers.waitingEach evening a different local church hosts the healthcare workers for dinner, with the congregations cooking so much food that there is always more than enough.food healthworkers 2

Rev. Stan White of Christ the King Episcopal Church in Valdosta prays before the dinner
Rev. Stan White of Christ the King Episcopal Church in Valdosta prays before the dinner

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food healthworkersAfter these selfless medical workers eat they usually go right back out to hold another clinic in another field until late in the evening, and they take all the leftover food with them… to feed the farmworkers they are serving.  Imagine what a treat, after working so hard in the heat all day, to come in from the field and NOT HAVE TO COOK that evening especially since the waiting lines for medical services can be long.food at fieldThe LOVE shown by the healthcare personnel who are so generous with their skills and time, as well as the local churches who are so generous with food, literally takes The Old Lady’s breath away… in a very good way.ag health initiative

3 thoughts on “LOVE on the Farm

  1. That is very informative. Living here, while watching the fields changing color, from brown to green and now brown again for a few weeks, the only changes I saw from decades ago are the portable toilets offering the workers some privacy.

  2. This is glorious and so informative. You’ve inspired me to come out of my shell and take loving risks with your summer of love and kindness leadership. A couple of years ago we moved to a place on Lake Sinclair in the woods, literally 16 miles from town. I’m basically a very shy person and miss my old routine and friends. Thanks.

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