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A Loving Touch for Leprosy Victims

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January 23, 2020
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A Christian missions agency is fighting the modern-day leprosy outbreak that resembles what took place in biblical times, as it responds to victims of the “forgotten plague” – not with the typical repugnance and ostracism, but with love and compassion. With 200,000 new cases globally every year, mostly in Asia – and from 150-250 in the United States (mostly in the South) – leprosy is no longer a thing of the past as many believe, says Gospel for Asia (GFA) founder Dr. K.P. Yohanan.

“Since Bible times, people with leprosy have been treated as outcasts,” Yohannan notes in a press release issued Tuesday. “In many places in the world the stigma is devastating, and people are rejected by their families – who believe they’re cursed.”

Serving outcasts

Leprosy is caused by the Mycobacterium leprae bacteria. Even though the disease often has devastating complications – such as skin lesions, paralysis, blindness and nerve damage – antibiotics can cure it in its early stages. Many of its victims, however, don’t get treated early out of fear of being ostracized, and later they are shunned when physical disfigurements appear.

Yohannan, whose ministry is headquartered in Texas, has served the marginalized in Asia for more than 40 years. He says he models his ministry after that of Christ.

“We take our example from Jesus – the lover of lepers – who touched those no one else would touch, and loved those despised and rejected by others,” the Christian leader shares.

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Learn more about the GFA-supported leprosy ministry, or the Reaching Friends Ministry, helping remind people affected by leprosy that, despite the stigma of leprosy, they have dignity and are valued by God.

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