by Tawna Fowler | Apr 5, 2021 | Hope Is Rising, Leprosy, Medical, patients, Rising Star Outreach, Stigma
“In the midst of darkness, light persists.” – Mahatma Gandhi In the Northeastern state of Bihar, India, there is a collective of 22 leprosy colonies served by the Little Flower Leprosy Welfare Association. Little Flower is headquartered in the Sunderpur...
by Lexie Stallings | Aug 7, 2014 | Colony Development, Medical, patients, Video, Volunteer
This Throwback Thursday we are featuring a favorite of Rising Star. This video was compiled by Ember Hobi a volunteer of Rising Star Outreach. You might recognize her from when her family took the challenge and Lived Below the Line (less than $1.50 of food...
by Lexie Stallings | Jul 30, 2014 | Colony Development, Education, Medical, Micro Business, patients, service, Sponsorship, Staff, Students, Video, Volunteer
Rising Star Outreach is proud to release the first of a series of videos talking about the work and history of Rising Star Outreach.We need each of you to #share the video, #repost, and #like so we can get the message that leprosy is a disease that is still out there...
by Lexie Stallings | Jul 25, 2014 | Colony Development, Medical, patients, Testimonial, Volunteer
Ever since I was 15 years old I’ve wanted to travel to India. My ostensible passion for the country came from my AP Human Geography class where we studied India’s culture, religion, and social systems. But if I’m being honest, I fell in love with India because I...
by Lexie Stallings | Jul 23, 2014 | Colony Development, Medical, patients, Stigma, Testimonial, Volunteer
Volunteers with Navamani on Medical This session we were able to go to Sri Ramachandra hospital with some of the leprosy patients and kids from the school. The volunteers were a little bit apprehensive at first, because it was their first time in an Indian...
by Lexie Stallings | Dec 24, 2013 | Colony Development, Medical, patients, peery matriculation school, school, Sponsorship, Video
Kaylee Coates is a recent new volunteer at Rising Star Outreach in India and she put together a wonderful Christmas video to share with all of you. We hope you enjoy seeing the patients and kids that we love, serve and support. The Rising Star Kids...
