Leprosy

Is God calling you to join the fight?

Is God calling you to join the fight?

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...

100% Matching Gift Happening Now

100% Matching Gift Happening Now

There are areas of our ministry that need urgent attention. Would you consider donating today to receive a 100% matching gift?   Here’s how your gift will impact people like Jay and the patients and villagers we serve.  The Hospice Building Needs Paint  Before we...

A sweet message from our worship leader, Jay

A sweet message from our worship leader, Jay

There were physical healings, soul healings, and emotional healings for our patients this year. We’ve laughed, cried, and learned a lot while navigating the various challenges, and triumphs of the past 12 months (like many of you did too!)  Today, we’d like to...

[new video] A thank you from our friends in India

[new video] A thank you from our friends in India

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Jay was given days to live…8 years later, he’s thriving

Jay was given days to live…8 years later, he’s thriving

Jayachandran is a miracle. Today, he is our prayer and worship leader. (Jay is in the black shirt) Now let’s back up ten years.  When Jay was younger he drank a lot. He was a manager for a gas station and made good money, but everything changed in 2010 when he was...

Jayalalitha’s Story

Jayalalitha’s Story

Abandoned as a child When Jayalalitha was thirteen years old, everything changed. She noticed patches on her right leg, and thought it was a skin disease. But as the days passed, the patches did not disappear. Her parents took her to the village clinic and discovered...

Here’s How You Can Help Fund Hope for Leprosy Patients

Here’s How You Can Help Fund Hope for Leprosy Patients

Amrutha's Story Amrutha is a 74-year-old sweet little elderly woman who lives in one of the leprosy colonies in the Salem district of Tamilnadu. She lost her eyesight and all her fingers and toes due to leprosy.  But long before leprosy attacked her, she was a...

Powerful Spirit-filled Testimony from Jagan Nathan

Powerful Spirit-filled Testimony from Jagan Nathan

We are so grateful for your interest in Embrace a Village. Today we have a special story about a man named Jagan Nathan. He is 80 years old and has lived with leprosy for the last 50 years.  Jagan Nathan Today, he is happy, living with us in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, and...

“I can count on Embrace a Village no matter what”

“I can count on Embrace a Village no matter what”

This month, we have so much to celebrate as we venture back into Tamilnadu with medical supplies and food for the villagers. God has heard our heart’s cry to be with the people and we are serving them with renewed energy and excitement.  Today we wanted to share a...

UPDATE: We are traveling and ministering in Tamilnadu again!

UPDATE: We are traveling and ministering in Tamilnadu again!

As we seek to be the hands and feet of Jesus Christ, our hearts are motivated by compassion. When we see a need, whether it be a medical, nutritional, spiritual, or educational need, we can’t help but be moved into action! Thank you for supporting our mission to serve...

September Good News Update

September Good News Update

Maybe you’ve read the story of Sasikumar serving patients as a leprosy patient himself, or Kalayarasan not allowing his polio and only having one leg keep him from taking food to the colonies during the lockdowns. And maybe those stories touched your heart like they...