Jan 14, 2025 | Loving the Leper
In Bible times, lepers were considered outcasts and untouchables, forced to live outside towns and cities. When a leper approached Jesus, begging for healing, Jesus broke an unthinkable barrier by touching his diseased skin and saying, “Be cleansed” (Mark 1:40-42). In...
Oct 2, 2024 | Loving the Leper
Outcasts of society, lepers in South Asia face discrimination from their friends and even their families. As the dreaded disease slowly spreads in their body, many become helpless and crippled. These rejected people eagerly reach for love and acceptance when someone...
Jun 12, 2024 | Loving the Leper
Dreaded leprosy! When afflicted with dreaded leprosy, people in Asia find out what it means to be utterly rejected, abandoned, and feared. Hundreds of leprosy colonies are scattered across Asia—homes to some of the world’s most needy and vulnerable people. Recently an...
