by Lexie Stallings | 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 | Jul 30, 2020 | Board Member, Leprosy, Padma Venkataraman, Step Forward
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...
