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...
Mom’s sacrifice their own needs ahead of their families. They are fearless warriors and often the unsung heroes. Amrutha, a mom who suffers from leprosy is no exception. Tragedy has followed her, but her gentle resilience and faith in Jesus carry her every day. We...
Heading Towards One Million Cases of Covid a Day Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a huge uptick in the number of Covid cases throughout India. At the onset of this pandemic, we were concerned that once it hit India, it would spread quickly due to the close living...
Decades ago, there was a happily married father of two who farmed his land and led a full life. Yet, when we met him, he was a 60-year-old living alone in a remote village in the Salem district. This was a far cry from his previous life. His transformative story below...
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...
Reuben is a staff member who allowed God to break his heart for what breaks His. Once afraid to touch them -- now a dear brother and friend Reuben David is a staff member that serves at our base in Coimbatore, India, whose heart is pure gold! Though he might say it...
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...
Thankaraj cannot walk or speak. Leprosy stole his hands and feet, and he scoots on the floor to get around. He is from an area that we refer to as “The Hill Country,” an area that we visit monthly. We meet in a local YMCA and administer bandages, serve food, give...
Spring is coming, friends! It’s been a cold winter these last couple of weeks, and we hope that you and your loved ones have stayed safe during the storms. Thankfully, March is right around the corner, and we are excited to celebrate warmer weather! Meet Sathya:...
Abandoned at the hospital, this beautiful child grew up to be a prayer warrior who trusts God no matter what. This is her precious story. Surviving childhood leprosy Pushparani was diagnosed with leprosy as a child. She was abandoned by her family and left to grow up...
Today's blog is a note from our founder, Joe Clendenny sharing some recent events at our base. Dear friends and family, I’d like to start this letter praising God that no one in our care has contracted COVID19. It’s not lost on us how miraculous this is, and I invite...
We hope that you and your family are having a special start to 2021. We are so grateful for each of you. Meet Ranganathan: A single dad’s story of survival When Ranganathan’s daughter was one year old, he developed leprosy, and his wife left him. He was terrified that...