When you treat people with genuine kindness, they surely won’t forget that for the rest of their lives. It’s because kindness leaves a big impact on any person who experienced it from someone.

And when you’re kind to other people, you would surely reap the same treatment from them.

This is what Greg Bishop also experienced from his neighbors.

He was described by them as helpful, loving, and kind. So when he needed help and was going through the toughest time of his life, they were there to step up for him. They knew that it won’t be an easy journey for him.

Greg, who was a farmer in Texas, was battling leukemia and had to undergo chemotherapy and treatment. And his fellow farmers knew that it would affect him bigtime including his body and immune system. Apart from that, it was also a massive challenge financially.

Because of Greg’s situation, the doctor did not allow him to continue his tasks on the farm leaving 450 acres of farm unattended.

But his neighbors were there to do the job for him.

They unhesitatingly volunteered to harvest the cotton crops which Greg was supposed to work on if he did not get sick. They just knew that he deserved all the help from them because of his big heart.

“He’s a very good Christian man. Just a goodhearted man. He’s very humble. He’s just the best person,” said Aaron Hendricks, the general manager of Floydada Co-op Gins.

Aaron has known Greg for 25 years and his concern for him was overflowing. He and their other neighbors immediately took action and talked about the possible things that they could do for their friend.

Recounting how their meeting went, he said:

“They all said, ‘What can we do? We’re ready to help.’”

Greg’s friends were more than willing to help him out.

In fact, lots of people wanted to participate. It also came to the point that they needed to turn away some volunteers because they could no longer accommodate the huge number of people.

“We had people come from 100 miles northwest of us to help.”

When they said that they were eager to help, they were not joking.

A lot of people heard about Greg’s condition and his friends’ cause. They were able to have $12 million worth of farming equipment so they could harvest Greg’s cotton crops. There were even some who wholeheartedly inspected his fields to check the cotton that was good to be picked.

There were lots of local companies that would love to donate fuel for the farming machines but the volunteer farmers wanted to provide for it.

As they gained so much help, the farmers finished that task way faster than expected.

“We started around 10 o’clock this morning and a little before 3 we were done. I mean we had that many people,” said Robert Nixon, one of the farmers who helped Greg.

They successfully harvested and processed $420,000 worth of cotton in less than five hours. Nothing is really impossible to those who are willing to exert effort to something that they want to accomplish. Everything also went well because they were many.

As Greg’s story went viral in 2018, more help from other people poured in.

“We’ve started a fund to raise money for him to stay in Dallas. Everyone wants to help,” Aaron shared.

Greg surely had a hard time fighting for his life but he was truly blessed for having such people in his life. Last January, KCBD confirmed that Greg passed away at 62 after his battle with cancer.

His kindness and inspiring life would surely never be forgotten.

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Source: KCBD, My Positive Outlooks