how can you help: child of the month
Philippines:
Joanne, 14, has been through so much. This sweet teenager lives at an ALM-supported leprosy hospital, hours away from her closest family. Diagnosed with leprosy, Joanne began treatment, but the medication caused a severe reaction.
As a result, Joanne is confined to a wheelchair, and scars that look like burns cover her legs, arms, and face. Embarrassed, she tells us “Though I’m getting better, I am afraid to go home because of my scarred face.”
Though Joanne could be bitter about all that she’s lost, she is focused on getting well in order to help other kids affected by leprosy. Her goal is to become a nurse.
Please keep Joanne and other kids like her in your prayers. We must reach each and every one of them with the cure for leprosy before it causes permanent damage.
