Right now, there are still so many people in the world's poorest countries who don't know about leprosy.
They don't know it's not a curse.
They don't know the numbness means they need to protect their feet.
They don't know how to care for their wounds to stop lifelong damage.
That's why your SOS gift is so desperately needed...
...to provide vital care, like $20 protective sandals, before it's too late.
Please send your SOS Christmas gift today!
You might wonder why a simple paid of sandals is so important to people with leprosy.
Dhwani, you see here, explains it best:
"My feet have lost all feeling.
But these shoes... they protect me.
They stop the injuries I don't even feel happening."
You see, Dhwani had already suffered with leprosy for 15 years when she finally learned what it was.
She didn't know the disease had already deadened the feeling in her feet.
The danger is, if you have a cut of a burn and you don't feel it, you don't clean or treat it.
That can lead to infection, which creeps up your leg, killing the flesh. it keeps eating away, until the only thing that will stop the infection reaching your vital organs, and killing you, is amputation.
That's why your SOS gift of protective care today is so critical, before leprosy takes even more lives and limbs.
Your SOS gift delivers life-changing care from diagnosis and healing to dignity and joy.
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Add $20, and you provide sandals too - for comfort and joy! All this adds up to incredible, life-changing care... which you provide with your SOS gift today! HERE'S MY CHRISTMAS SOS GIFT |
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When you give someone like Dhwani a pair of protective sandals...
...when you touch her life with your compassion and kindness
...and reach her community with facts to fight the fear
...everything changes.
You see, Dhawni used to earn a small income from selling fish. But as her hands and feet got worse, she could no longer work.
What's more, no one would buy from her. And, because he was scared of a disease he didn't understand, her husband called her terrible names.
That's why your SOS gift today doesn't only support someone like Dhawni to work again.
You also show those around her she is worthy of care. That she is not to be feared. That she is loved, just as she is.
What a life-transforming, powerful way to bless those the world rejects!
Please answer the SOS call for help from people with leprosy today.
Please note: Donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible. Due to added security measures, donations below $10 can no longer be processed online. To make a gift $9 or less, please call us on 1800 LEPROSY (1800 537 767).
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