God has called us to serve the unreached all across the world. Forty-six million people live in rural areas. And places like rural North America have been neglected by healthcare missions. Who will care for the rural poor? Hear one doctor’s story journeying from India to begin a medical ministry in Appalachia. Gain a new perspective on the rewards of serving the forgotten rural poor.
Born in India and raised in Chicago, Geogy Thomas is a family physician and the Medical Director for a community health center located in the Appalachian Mountains. He loves practicing family medicine, delivering babies, and copastoring his church. At Urbana 90, Geogy heard God’s call to serve in medical missions. In the small town of Jellico, Tennessee, God taught him about the plight of the rural poor and the disparities of the healthcare system in the U.S. Geogy received his MD from the University of Illinois and then completed his residency in Ventura, California.