A Life Renewed with Hope
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 continued to spread
After many doctor’s visits, he was eventually diagnosed with leprosy. His face transformed due to the disease, and it impacted his nose and eyes. Like most people impacted by this horrible disease, he felt so alone. He knew he couldn’t stay in his village because of the ulcers on his legs and hands, so he left home and started begging.
Finding hope when all felt lost
Years went by before a group of people visited his village and provided him with free bandages and 10 kg of rice. They began sharing messages of faith and hope with the entire village during their weekly visits. During that time, Abraham embraced faith for himself, and his life was filled with a renewed sense of joy and peace.
That team that visited? That was Embrace a Village.
Today, Abraham is a man of prayer and a great singer.
He shares, “As long as I live, I will continue to express gratitude to God, because He has given me joy when I thought my life was over. God has given me a new beginning and renewed hope for the future.”
Now Abraham is 65 years old and lives in a leprosy colony in Chennai with his wife Anna and his daughter Mary. You’ll see a recent picture of Abraham with a staff kid named Crystal in the slides below. So much joy! We are so thankful for them both!
Abraham is a man filled with joy even as he lives with leprosy, and he often shares that his faith is the reason for his happiness. He faithfully prays for our work and for the people we serve, and his encouragement is a true blessing to everyone around him.
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