Anti-Leprosy CampaignSri Lanka

2014-15

Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out and touched him......

Mark 1:41

A JUST CAUSE

beI have leprosy

I am rejected

Amar, India

beI have leprosy

I am forgotten

Pemba, Nepal

beI have leprosy

my husband left me

Rebati, Nepal

beI have leprosy

I can’t get married

Charan, India

beI have leprosy

I can’t get a job

Nikorn, Thailand

bemy parents had leprosy

I can’t go to school

Elsa, Mozambique

Just because

someone

has leprosy

they might

be thrown

out of their

home

Their spouse might demand a

divorce

Their family

might reject

them

Their business

might suffer

Their children

could lose

their education

1 person every 2 minutes is

told he/she

has leprosy

Every 20 minutes a child

is diagnosed

with leprosy

Leprosy is completely

curable, but …

…it still disables

…it still stigmatises

…some countries

(including Sri Lanka)

still have laws that

discriminate against

people affected by

leprosy

The Leprosy Mission is

working to bring healing

and justice to people

affected by leprosy

They helped

Elsa to get a

good education

They helped

Nikorn to make a

living

They helped Charan

to live independently

They helped

Rebati to be able

to face the future

They helped

Pemba’s family to

understand

leprosy, and now

she can live at

home

They helped

Amar to overcome the

rejection he

faced

We at ADT would be partnering with

The Leprosy Mission

To take this message

To the Church of Sri Lanka

be

Sri Lanka has 5 new cases

of leprosy per day,

it should concern you

We have over 2,000

new cases a year

and rising

Around 45% of patients

are reported from the

Western Province

The highest number of

cases are from the

Colombo district

Let’s Join hands in putting an end to

Leprosy in Sri Lanka

Hallelujah (We are one)by Steph Macleodperfomed by exile bandtaken from the album un|brokenavailable from www.inexile.netused with permission