Cursed by Family, Loved by Strangers
As the World Health Organization notes, leprosy is an ancient disease, but it still rears its ugly head today. Leprosy ...
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Tag: Leprosy
World Leprosy Day Outreach and Special Report Spotlight ‘Healing Touch’ Ministry to Asia’s Marginalized
Gospel for Asia-supported workers' hands-on care for sufferers brings practical help and spiritual hope to those still marginalized by long-feared disease
WILLS POINT, TX — Gospel for Asia (GFA) is spotlighting its efforts to bridge the historic social gulf caused by the ...
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Leprosy: Misunderstandings and Stigma Keep it Alive | Although It’s a Curable Worldwide Problem
GFA Featured Story: January 2019
What is Leprosy? For many, a cloud of mystery, fear and shame surrounds this disease. It’s a disease that destroys ...
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Literacy Spells L-O-V-E for Woman with Leprosy
At 64 years old, learning to read and write was a dream come true for Kaavya. The double curse of ...
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From Death to Life at the Hands of a Good Samaritan
GFA Featured Story: December 2018
Marut's heart raced as his feet tore down the dark road in front of him. It had been a weary ...
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A Life Different Than His Own
GFA World Magazine: Feature
Balan was only around 7 years old but already thinking about suicide. He spent his days sitting alone in a ...
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Counter-cultural Love Seeks Out the Rejected
GFA World Magazine: Feature
People living in a leprosy colony find the friendship and love that was torn away from them after contracting the ...
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What Leprosy Couldn’t Steal
GFA Featured Story: February 2018
Leora stretched out her arms towards the light. She thought the white spots would have disappeared by now—and it worried ...
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