by Brittany Hunter | Dec 8, 2020 | Donate, Leprosy, Rising Star Outreach, service, Volunteer
Believe it or not, the year 2020 is finally drawing close to its end! As the holiday season is among us, you may be looking for ways to help someone in need or give back. What better way to make this year brighter than to serve? Did you know there are millions of...
by Brittany Hunter | Dec 4, 2020 | Leprosy, Rising Star Outreach
You’ve undoubtedly heard about the ancient disease that divided communities and forced its victims into isolation. But leprosy has been long gone from modern civilizations, right? Actually… no. Unfortunately, millions of people are still enduring the pains, fears, and...
by Lexie Stallings | Sep 1, 2020 | Becky Douglas, Colony Development, Leprosy, Rising Star Outreach, service
It was an eyesore and a health hazard. The pond of standing water in a low-lying area had become a mosquito factory, producing enough of these parasites to torment everyone in the leprosy colony. The waters were stagnant and murky. Mothers worried about their toddlers...
by Rising Star Outreach | Jan 29, 2017 | Advocacy, Rising Star Outreach
Today is World Leprosy Day, a day of remembrance and awareness that I suspect will go largely unnoticed by so many throughout the world. Many of our volunteers – as well as friends and family – tell us that they are surprised to find out that leprosy...
by Julia DeLeeuw | Oct 28, 2016 | Press, Rising Star Outreach
Founder and Chairman of the Board, Becky Douglas was recently interview by BYU-Idaho radio.View the entire article hereListen to the interview on Soundcloud here
by Julia DeLeeuw | Jul 31, 2015 | Advocacy, Event, Medical, Nolan Archibald, Rising Star Outreach, Schieffelin Institute, Shawn Bradley
“I have learned, as a rule of thumb, never to ask whether you can do something. Say, instead, that you are doing it. Then fasten your seat belt. The most remarkable things follow.”...
