Ministry to Lepers
Ministry to Lepers
People with leprosy are usually unemployable and worse, rejected by their families.
They end up living in government-provided leper centers. But it’s not like you think. All the government does is provide them with shelter. It’s up to them to go beg for food.
We have ministries at two centers, one in the city of Raipur, in the central part of India, and another in the state of Uttarakhand in the far north.
We have a gospel outreach to these folks, and some have come to know the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior.
Rather than have them beg, we try to provide at least 2-3 meals weakly for them, as we are able, and clothes as well.
Some of these folks have children, but they are not allowed to stay with their parents. Therefore, we have a couple of children’s homes nearby the two leper centers where we care for most of their children.
Although the government provides a clinic, sometimes, they have to go and buy their own medications, so we try to help with this as well.
Both areas can get very cold and very hot (100°-108° F) so in addition to food, clothing, and medication we also provide them with blankets and fans.