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Thank you for your interest in serving the leprosy patients of India.  For many of you, coming to volunteer means sacrificing  to make a difference in other people's lives. One of the core values of Rising Star is sacrifice because we have learned that the work progresses in direct proportion to the sacrifices made by people on behalf of others.  Thank you for wanting to become a part of this miracle!
  
Often, people don't even know exactly why  they feel compelled to come; they just know they are excited to serve.  It's been interesting to discover how each volunteer is uniquely needed.  Sometimes we don't even realize we have a need at Rising Star until the right person simply shows  up and takes care of it. If you have a desire to come volunteer, we feel strongly that you have something important to contribute. Our challenge to you is to find out what that is and give it completely. 
  
Plan to work hard.  India is hot, sweaty, dirty, and hard.  We sincerely hope that at the end of your session you'll be more exhausted than you've ever been in your life.  If you are, then we promise you'll also be changed for the better in ways you can't even imagine yet.
That's the funny thing about our work.  You come expecting to help India- and you will, in many ways- but often the greater gift is what India gives back to you.  The more you are willing to give to this work, the more you'll take home at the end.  Without doubt, there is something very unique about you that Rising Star needs right now.
  
Thanks to volunteers like you, the marginalized leprosy patients and their children are slowly starting to connect with the rest of society. It is a continuing miracle; an almost unbelievable thing to watch unfold. We have high hopes that our work will help end the curse of leprosy during this generation.  It has all happened, and continues to happen, because of volunteers like you.  As you serve, each one of you becomes a part of the story.  We're so excited to get to know you.  And we're so excited to see what your part in this story will be.

With Love,
The Rising Star Outreach Team