by Tawna Fowler | Jul 19, 2022 | Colony Development, Education, Leprosy, Medical, peery matriculation school, Rising Star Outreach, school, Sponsor A Child, Sponsorship, Stigma, Stories of Empowerment, Students
Above: Raj and his brother at our campus (photo from 2020) Raj* is a 12-year-old boy with a giant smile that lights up a room. He was born in a leprosy community and has just wrapped up his 6th-grade year. That is just a year or so before most kids in his...
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 | Apr 6, 2020 | Colony Development, Leprosy, Medical
In India, the number one way most families get basic groceries and supplies is by making a daily trip to the nearest village market instead of a grocery store. That custom has been interrupted by the Coronavirus as it continues to limit accessibility to food and other...
by Lexie Stallings | Jan 27, 2019 | Leprosy, Medical, World Leprosy Day
January 27, 2019 is World Leprosy Day, a day of remembrance and awareness that I suspect will go largely unnoticed by so many throughout the world. Most people tell us that they are surprised to find out that leprosy still exists today. Typically, the first...
by Lexie Stallings | Feb 22, 2017 | Medical, Stigma, Testimonial, Volunteer
We are excited to repost a recent blog entry from Julia Sawatzky. Julia is currently in the midst of an incredible adventure. She is five months into a year-long expedition, exploring and serving in various cities across Asia and Africa before she begins...
by Lexie Stallings | Oct 27, 2015 | Medical, Volunteer
“You really do become your best self when you put other’s people needs ahead of your own.”Matthew Grover, a Cedar City native, first learned about Rising Star Outreach from our founder, Becky Douglas, while serving an LDS mission in the Dominican...