Leprosy Support
Food, fellowship and care for people affected by leprosy.
Purpose
The ministry’s photographs show a banner reading “HOME CARE PROJECTS FOR LEPROSY PEOPLE”. Under it, people gather, receive food and supplies, and meet into the evening.
Where it works
- Where
- Across India
What the work involves
The leprosy work is part of the ministry’s Home Care Projects for widows, orphans and poor people. Leprosy is curable. The World Health Organization says the medicine is free in India. Even after a cure, people can lose their work, their home and their place in the village.
More about this work
For background on India, see the need in India, with independent sources for every figure.
Ways to take part
Pray for this work, give to it, or bring your church, foundation or business alongside it.
Photographs
Home Care Projects for Leprosy People 
An evening gathering Leprosy care 
Home Care Project, Allavaram 
Home Care Project, Akiveedu 
Provisions distributed to elders 
Widows receiving relief parcels 
Distribution day 
Home care distribution 
Widows and elderly receiving provisions
About the sources
Amounts, names and places on this page come from the ministry’s own published record and photographs. Any outside figures cite their source.
Related programs
Women’s Empowerment
Six months of training and a sewing machine of her own.
Children’s Homes
A home, meals and school through to adulthood.
Prayer Group Network
Part of the ministry’s work in India.
Four ways to stand with us
Give
Support a child from $30 a month, or a sewing machine for $100.
Give now: GivePray
Pray for the pastors, children, widows and families the ministry serves.
Pray with us: PrayPartner
Churches, foundations and organizations can partner with the ministry.
Become a partner: PartnerLearn
Read how the work began in 1991 and where it reaches today.
Our story: Learn