Community Element - Leprosy Mission

Stella Anderson from Leprosy Mission Scotland came as the guest speaker to St Columbas Church Coffee Morning.

Leprosy is a much mis understood disease with horrifying debilitating effects and a huge stigma.  Leprosy Mission in Scotland is working to Fundraise, pray to help centres in 30 countries to tackle the 250,000 or so infection rate  /year and the  help over 2,000, 000 people with the diease.  Their goal is to zero infection rates, zero disability and zero stigma.  There are signs of hope.