by Lexie Stallings | Jul 30, 2020 | Board Member, Leprosy, Padma Venkataraman, Step Forward, Stories of Empowerment
Two women from two different continents and cultures who found each other and changed the course of thousands of lives. One of the driving reasons the mission of Rising Star Outreach has been so successful is the deep friendship that formed between two very different...
by Lexie Stallings | Apr 30, 2020 | Becky Douglas
I have learned in life that everyone has to go through difficult trials. No one gets a pass to escape! It seems that during the most difficult of trials, sometimes the hardest thing to endure is not knowing—not knowing how long the trial will last; not knowing how it...
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 | Apr 2, 2020 | Event, Fundraiser
It was nineteen years ago when our founder, Becky Douglas, went to India in search of hope. It was there that she found a large community of people searching for that very same thing. Soon after her return home, she and four other humble but eager women founded Rising...
by Julia DeLeeuw | Nov 13, 2019 | Birthdays
The true-life story of the youngest patient in a long-term leprosy hospital who loves to serve and help other leprosy affected patients while he is also getting treatment. #helpingwhilehealing #healingwhilehelping Rubbing sleep from his eyes, Fran then reached up to...
