Prayer for Leper Colony
please pray for 50 lepers that live together. my family and I minister and care for them as best as the Lord Provides. We call out to the saints of the Lord for resources to help in this mercy mission.
India accounts for over half of the world's new leprosy cases, reporting tens of thousands of diagnoses each year. more than 55% of all global leprosy (Hansen's disease) cases. Many cured individuals continue to live in specialised segregated communities because of ongoing social exclusion and physical impairments
Doctor Ritul Choudhary, a dermatologist at RML hospital in Delhi, says that while leprosy elimination is possible, India’s 2027 goal is “very far-fetched” and “not going to happen” because the public and doctors have not been mobilised, or real investments put into prevention.
In his weekly clinic, Choudhary sees 30 leprosy patients, and almost all of them had never heard of the disease before their diagnoses. While understanding of HIV and tuberculosis is good, “leprosy is on the back foot”, he says.
“A lot of people won’t even know they have leprosy for a long time; they will come in at a very, very late stage.”
Please pray for the Lepers of India and an awareness in the church for their support.