American Leprosy Missions - Providing miracles of healing

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ALM fights hunger and poverty with community development programs for people like Madaki who are affected by leprosy.

Millions of people have disabilities as a result of leprosy. ALM provides protective shoes, wheelchairs, prostheses and special cooking utensils.

Zinhle is suffering from a painful reaction to the dead leprosy bacteria in her body.

In Angola, Filomina holds Multi-Drug Therapy (MDT), the cure for leprosy.

Leprosy causes insensitivity to pain in hands and feet. These men in Bangladesh have been taught to prevent disabilities by caring for their feet.

These children in poor, rural China are receiving education scholarships from ALM.

In China, Mr. Somsak has received a special bicycle that he moves by pumping the center lever with his hands.

Buruli ulcer, a flesh-eating disease, affects mostly children. This little girl is receiving treatment at an ALM-supported hospital in the DR Congo.

Leprosy caused Kapinga’s hands to lose feeling, and they have become damaged. ALM ministers to thousands of people like Kapinga in the DR Congo.

Five-year-old Nzumba has Buruli ulcer. Thankfully she has received treatment in time to save her eye.

Buruli ulcer is destroying the flesh on this boy’s arm. Thirty percent of those infected are at risk of becoming permanently disabled.

A health worker cleans a wound caused by Buruli ulcer at an ALM-supported clinic in Ghana.

Leprosy has affected the muscles on Moharta’s face. She is receiving vocational training in sewing at a project in India.

ALM empowers the most vulnerable by helping communities establish self-help groups. This one meets on a rooftop in India.

Treatment for Buruli ulcer is long and expensive. This little boy in the Ivory Coast is receiving daily injections of antibiotics at an ALM-supported hospital.

Early signs of leprosy sometimes include light patches on the skin. Babita was diagnosed with leprosy at ALM-supported Lalgadh hospital in Nepal.

ALM staff member Dr. Hugh Cross examines leprosy-affected hands in Nepal.

Leprosy destroys the body’s ability to feel pain which, without careful monitoring and protective shoes, can lead to wounds like this.

Woman affected by leprosy praying during a self-help group meeting in Nepal.

Joan is receiving treatment for leprosy reaction at an ALM-supported hospital in the Philippines.

ALM develops people’s talents to bring income and hope. This man in the Philippines is receiving vocational training in tailoring.

This boy attends a Christian nursery school in a leprosy colony in Thailand. ALM seeks to break the cycle of poverty by funding scholarships, tutoring, uniforms and books.

Leprosy is a feared disease, and affected people often suffer isolation and increased poverty. This colony is outside of Bangkok in Thailand.

"I Believe" - Witness the cruel realities of leprosy and discover how you can help transform a life.

John Paul - In this excerpt from one of our TV shows, learn about leprosy and meet someone suffering from the disease.

Nepal Donor Vision Trip - In 2011, a group of ALM supporters visited our projects in Nepal and saw firsthand the devastating effects of leprosy as well as the tremendous hope and healing your support makes possible.

Thailand - Early in 2011, two ALM staff members traveled to Thailand to meet some of the thousands of people we're helping through our local Christian partners.