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From poverty, medical aid, to social enterprise!

From poverty, medical aid, to social enterprise!

This #GivingTuesday take 30 seconds to protect lives impacted by leprosy. You can be part of the solution to help men, women, and children ostracized by society feel loved, known, and cared for. Give Now When you join Embrace Hope with a monthly gift of $25 or more,...

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Embrace a Village

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Embrace a Village

From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s a short video from our friends at the Embrace a Village hospice and rehabilitation center thanking you for your generosity! We are so grateful for your partnership as we serve those in India struggling with the...

Joe’s highly anticipated trip to India

Joe’s highly anticipated trip to India

After nearly two years, Joe finally made it to India! And the pictures are worth a thousand words. Joe and the staff coordinated his visit as a surprise for the patients, and they were so surprised! There was so much joy and celebration during his time there. Joe...

He was alone, but now knows his family in Christ!

He was alone, but now knows his family in Christ!

It is an honor to share stories from the men, women, and children we get to serve. Today we introduce you to Balu. Balu, now a 45-year-old man living in our Hospice center, first contracted leprosy at the age of 22. An age that is usually so full of hope and...

Feeding little hearts and minds

Feeding little hearts and minds

Today we get to share about a family grappling with the pandemic financial ramifications and how your support has allowed us to serve Dhanush in our Little Lights Program! Dhanush is in sixth grade. His parents are day laborers, and he lives with them and two siblings...

God’s faithfulness is rewriting Hema’s Story

God’s faithfulness is rewriting Hema’s Story

You may remember the heart-wrenching story that we shared a few months ago about Hema. She and her older sister attended our Little Lights After School Tutoring Program when they were children. It was during her time at Little Lights that she came to know Jesus.  As...

50 years with leprosy – still joy-filled and hope-focused

50 years with leprosy – still joy-filled and hope-focused

50 years with a disease that tried to steal her joy, yet she chose hope every time.  We love sharing stories of the men and women whose lives are transformed through an encounter with Jesus. Today we’d love to introduce you to a kind grandmother named Suseela. When...

40 House Churches and Counting

40 House Churches and Counting

40 House Churches and Growing One of our main focuses is bringing spiritual transformation to those impacted by leprosy. We started Sunday school for kids, Gospel meetings and worship nights in the colonies, and Vacation Bible School during the summer holidays. We...

How the pandemic is impacting education in the colonies

How the pandemic is impacting education in the colonies

Schooling Opportunities During the Pandemic Dharun Raj is a quiet little boy in third grade who loves watching movies. He lives with his mom and dad, big brother, and little sister in a leprosy colony here in Tamil Nadu. Due to his family’s financial situation and the...

July Good News Update

July Good News Update

Celebrating a decade of service Manoharan contracted leprosy at age 33 as a married man and father of two boys. He was running a small grocery shop in his village to support his family, but slowly, his health started deteriorating, and he became very weak. His wounds...

Renewed life through simple care

Renewed life through simple care

Your generosity provides hope. Today we get to share how your faithfulness and God’s grace have allowed us to serve Mrs. Pavayee. Mrs. Pavayee is a sweet woman who found hope to stay alive through the EAV volunteers. Before her diagnosis of leprosy about 15 years ago,...