Believers Eastern Church Dioceses Bring Succour to People Living With Leprosy

The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted. ~ Mother Teresa

Though leprosy can be cured with proper treatment, the feeling of being unwanted, unloved and marginalized can only be treated with love and compassion! And on World Leprosy Day the priests, Sisters of Compassion and women’s fellowship teams of our church did just that – to touch the lives of these leprosy patients with compassion and show them that their lives matter too!

Our teams were able to bring relief and succour to hundreds of leprosy patients on this day by cleaning and dressing their wounds, providing them with blankets, food items and basic essentials.

Below is a detailed account of the welfare activities carried out by the church on World Leprosy Day.

A Sisters of Compassion team in Diocese of Bilaspur cleaned and dressed the wounds of people suffering from leprosy. On this day, the team catered to the medical need of 35 leprosy patients and provided them also with fruits.

The Women’s Fellowship team of St. Thomas Believers Eastern Church Cathedral at Thiruvalla visited a leprosy sanatorium where they donated hygiene supplies and an essential appliance for the wellbeing of the inmates.

A team from Mission Province of Solan visited a government leprosy hospital. They prayed and encouraged the patients and provided them with fresh fruits.

A team from Diocese of Chennai visited a Government leprosy hospital where they distributed sarees, lungis, and food items to the patients. They also distributed food packets to the needy.

A Sisters of Compassion and Women’s Fellowship teams in Diocese of Ranchi visited a leprosy colony where they provided leprosy patients with warm cooked food. They also visited the homes of the weak and elderly leprosy patients and helped them by cooking food for them, cleaning their homes, etc.

A team from Diocese of Hubli visited a leprosy Colony in Hubli Diocese and distributed blankets to 32 families residing there. They also distributed blankets to homeless people living on the streets.