Farming is not a job or career, it's an identity. It's a life that rises with you in the morning and stays up with you long past sunset. It supports your four children while simultaneously supporting the greater good of the community.

Now imagine that identity being ripped out from underneath you by the man who taught you to farm in the first place. All because of something as simple as religious differences.

Joseph Morgan is a 3rd generation farmer who, effective immediately, was cut out of the farm he owned and worked with his father and brother because he made the bold decision 3 years ago to leave the Jehovah's Witnesses. Cut out of the farm that provided for himself, his wife and their four small children. The farm that his grandfather and grandmother built as a legacy to the family. The farm that was their past, is their present and should have been their future.

Joe is being cut out of that legacy not by choice, but by force and without warning.

The Joe I know is hard working, honest, intelligent, funny, kind and devoted to his family. He would never expect a thing from others. This is our chance to offer our unsolicited assistance.

Help the Morgan family have a wonderful Christmas season without drowning in the financial stress of losing their livelihood. Help them to see that this is a community that still holds stock in building each other up in times of great difficulty. Help them as they would undoubtedly help others.

Funds will be used to cover household expenses.