An entire family now knows Jesus! Today we share how your generosity has impacted the life of Kirubaidas. Kirubaidas is 86-years-old and was raised in a non-Christian, agricultural family. He grew up one of seven children and unfortunately had his life completely...
Celebrating a decade of service Simon Kumar has served with Embrace a Village for the last ten years. His wife and three children dedicated their hearts to this ministry, and we are so thankful for them. As they’ve gotten older, his son Roshan now serves with YWAM,...
A stigma that follows you long after the cure The social exclusion of leprosy packs the most powerful punch -- more so than the physical impairment. When society sees a lost or disfigured limb, patients are skipped over for jobs, marriages, and ways to provide and...
Obliterating shame through the Goat Project With access to goats, food, and farming training, families are now able to support their families financially! https://vimeo.com/563774174 100% of your donations serve those that are affected by leprosy. If you’d like to...
Kicked out of her village at eight years old This is Indirani. She contracted the disease when she was eight years old and hasn’t seen her family since. After trying to go back to her village, she shared with us through tear-filled eyes that she was pushed out and...
Covid has entered the villages, and it’s heartbreaking. Please consider helping. Mourning the loss of our leader We can't sugarcoat the devastation that Covid-19 is starting to have in the leprosy colonies and villages. One of the colony leaders just passed away from...
His family asked him not to practice his faith When Ebenezer was young, his mother died. Her passing devastated him because she was his friend, confidant, mother, and support system. He entered into heavy grief, loneliness, and depression for two years. Upon that...
Kaliyan and his wife are a powerful testament that leprosy doesn’t always destroy the family unit. The farmer and his wife Kaliyan and his wife married and enjoyed a beautiful and peaceful first year of marriage. He was a farmer by trade, and their life was a happy...
Moses knew that God had plans for him and he kept trusting that the Lord would provide. Moses, the tea master Young Moses was a 25-year-old tea master, with a young wife and children. One day, he noticed unusual spots on his chest, but life was full and busy with his...
How one accident changed one man’s life forever and led Him to the Lord. Ramachandran was a welder and experienced an electric shock while working on the welding machine when he was 29 years old. He was immediately taken to the hospital, and by God’s grace, he...
Remember Jobin, the missionary kid? We got to sit down with him and hear about his Italy adventure so far! You may remember the story about Jobin, the young man who grew up around Embrace a Village as his parents served our patients at the hospice center. In...
Join the battle in 2021 Dealing with leprosy means fighting for your life. It’s a disease that threatens everything -- and those impacted have seen the world at it’s ugliest. Our patients are in a daily battle both physically and spiritually, but here’s the good news...