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 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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...