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Urgent ministry needs update

Urgent ministry needs update

Hope was born in a stable so very long ago, so that we might have the hope we cling to today. Praise God for Jesus’s birth! It changed everything and gave us so much to celebrate.  “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will...

Abraham’s story: Jesus is the reason for my Joy!

Abraham’s story: Jesus is the reason for my Joy!

Jesus is the reason for my Joy Abraham had big dreams. He wanted to make money and build a fine house for his family. As a young man, he worked with his father selling fish, but that all changed when he noticed patches on his skin.  The patches that didn’t heal and...

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

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

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From tragic loss to overflowing with love: Reshma’s story

From tragic loss to overflowing with love: Reshma’s story

She lost her mom at 3 years old, now she serves and loves those abandoned by society. Today we’d like to introduce you to Reshma Dawar. She is 24 years old and works on staff with EAV. This is her story. I am from a small village in Madhya Pradesh. My mother passed...

November Good News Update

November Good News Update

Happy Thanksgiving! We hope that you and your family have a very special day celebrating God’s faithfulness. We are so grateful for each of you. Meet Biju: College-educated and thriving Biju Kumar graduated from college and moved to Dubai. After ten years, he moved...

From Missionary Kid to Italian Car Designer

From Missionary Kid to Italian Car Designer

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October Good News Update

October Good News Update

Sustainable farming efforts fill stomachs and boost dignity Once patients are strong enough, we offer them opportunities to work on our farm to help raise animals or vegetables and barter them in the market. It mentally and physically strengthens patients and gives...

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...