Mission Network News

Meanwhile, two mission groups based in the United States are working together to help those suffering from leprosy. American Leprosy Mission's Chris Doyle says it's called community health evangelism and they're partnering with Medical Ambassadors International. "ALM is looking for more opportunities to go into the communities where people are affected by leprosy are living, rather than sitting back in the hospitals and wait for people to come to us. Medical Ambassadors has this program that takes health to the local community, and at the same time combines evangelism with that." According to Doyle this meets medical and spiritual needs at the same time. He says the need to help leprosy victims is great. "Last year, there were almost 800,000 new cases of leprosy in the world, so that's more than one a minute every day 24 hours a day. So, we are still ministering in many countries around the world." Doyle says it only costs 200-dollars to cure a leprosy patient. He's hoping more people get involved in helping them.