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 He 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 faith. 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 survived....
Special note: This story is powerful but sensitive. Our heart is to share the reality of what is happening at our Center and ask you to pray. Thank you for journeying with us. God is so faithful. Hema’s story is devastating, yet God miraculously intervened in her...
Thankaraj cannot walk. Leprosy stole his hands and feet, and he scoots on the floor to get around. He is from an area we call “The Hill Country,” which we visit monthly. We meet in a local YMCA to provide bandages, serve food, offer counseling, and spend time...
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...
Sathya joined our Little Lights program when she was five years old, and now she is about to graduate nursing school! Today we have a special story about a little girl we met through our Little Lights program back in 2004. We started Little Lights because we wanted to...
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...
Remember Jobin, the child from our base?We got to sit down with him and hear all about his adventure in Italy so far! You may remember the story about Jobin, the young man who grew up around Embrace a Village as his parents served our patients at the hospice center. ...