Education plays a key role in reversing generational poverty and isolation. Embrace a Village hosts an after-school tutoring program for the children and grandchildren of those suffering from leprosy. Too often the education of these children is greatly neglected due...
She said she would have died a long time ago if not for Embrace a Village. This is Gowri’s story. When Gowri was 25, she contracted leprosy. She and her husband barely survived on his labor wages, but they made ends meet. Despite ten years of leprosy treatment, she...
Nandini dreams of being a police officer. But “the cards are stacked against her.” She’s from a poor leprosy village. Her dad sells chicken eggs as his primary income. She and her two brothers know hunger because her parents struggle to put food on the table. Yet...
Easter morning, our hospice buzzed with excitement and hope as they worshiped Jesus the King! Patients relate with the Resurrection on a deep level Easter morning at our base buzzes with excitement. Patients wake up early in anticipation of the service ahead. It’s a...
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...