Mar 12, 2026 | Loving the Leper
Sommama was just 16 years old when she was diagnosed with leprosy. But her family chose to hide her instead of treating her disease and caring for her. This rejection hurt Sommama deeply. As her deformities became apparent, her family could not bring themselves to...
Nov 24, 2025 | Child Rescue
Growing up without a father and having a mother who was always working and not caring for her sons, Matteo,* Juan, and Antonio began spending time on the streets with bad company. The three boys kept getting into trouble until a neighbor intervened. The neighbor asked...
Oct 21, 2025 | Loving the Leper
What goes through your mind when you think of leprosy? Deformed feet and fingers? A dreaded disease? Or maybe you think of Jesus compassionately telling a leper, “Be thou clean.” Today in South Asia lepers still exist and are outcasts of society just as they were in...
Sep 29, 2025 | Support-A-Widow
Being a widow in South Asia is not easy. Mira* found herself in a desperate situation after her husband died of malaria. Her three children were grown and married, and she was alone to navigate the many challenges. When a husband dies in South Asia, the widow’s life...
