Hear our Leprosy Friends’ Testimonies
One of our Leprosy Friends said…
“I am so happy because I found that Jesus cares for me, and I feel His love. Now I feel so joyful and energetic, like I drank two portions of a vitamin tonic!”
One woman shared; “I got very sick and I thought I was going to die. Everyone was counting the days when I would die. I know that ICII and the residents of the colony were all praying for me. One night I had a dream of Jesus. He held out his healing hands towards me and told me to ‘fear not I will be with you’. The very next morning I was much better. I could even walk and eat again. Shortly after this I got water baptized and now I am following Jesus only, and I am praising him all the time!” New Life residents shared this; “Jesus, his name should be glorified! Because of your love (ICII supporters) towards us we will follow Jesus all the time. We will never turn back because he is our God. You made our life to glorify Jesus name! So thank you so much for helping us”.
One night I had a dream of Jesus. He held out his healing hands towards me and told me to ‘fear not I will be with you’. The very next morning I was much better.
Pappama shared that last year she lost her only son. She felt so hopeless and was crying, but Kathy Smith prayed for her, hugged her, and showed Jesus, love, to her. This year she shared excitingly: “I am so happy because I found that Jesus cares for me, and I feel His love. Now I feel so joyful and energetic like I drank two portions of a vitamin tonic!”
“Thank you for bringing us hope; Jesus is like a son to me now, He is enough. You passed over many mountains to see us and make us feel special to God and to you.”
A man named Periyasamy said, “Last month I got very sick; every day I thought that I was going to die. But I was praying to God “You have to heal me and help me”; and God heard my prayers. At the right time, God brought a woman of God to help me with the right medicine. Even the doctors were amazed about my life because they said, “It’s God’s miracle that though you were at the tip of death He gave you life again” Thank God for the help that He raised me up again!
“It’s God’s miracle that though I was at the tip of death He gave me life again. Thank God for the help that He raised me up again! So now I am praying for many people to get healed through Jesus; and everyday I am praying for Mom and Dad (Lowell & Kathy) and also the people supporting us. We love you.”
Perummal shared this amazing testimony: “Last year, I lost my eyesight and was praying for months and months for God to heal me. When I went to a doctor for an eye check, the doctor said he could not help me because one of my eye nerves was cut off. The doctor said, “That’s all, you cannot get your eyesight back anymore”. But I kept praying to Lord Jesus, “Lord I trust in You, You have to heal me”. The Lord has healed me, and I can see better now than before.
Although I have all these health problems and body sores Jesus is my hope and life. Now I want to preach the Gospel and to go to ICII’s Leprosy Bible School. I want to preach the gospel to many others with leprosy!”
“I used to be very healthy, but one day I started to feel numbness and I started to develop this disease of leprosy. Ever since I contracted this disease I’ve gone through a lot of problems. My family chased me away from my home and I wandered here and there until I ended up here at New Life Colony. I amazed people because no one would have ever anticipated that I would contract this disease because of my physically fit and healthy condition before. I have now been staying at the New life Colony for nearly thirty-four years. Although I have all these health problems and body sores, Jesus is my hope and life.
People always say that the gods punished us and put us in this life-long prison of a disease. But now I am content because God is providing all of my needs and I have happiness in my life.”
