Becky Douglas is the founder of the Rising Star Foundation.
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It felt like a miracle. After years of careful campaigning,…
We don’t get a lot of training for this parenting…
I have seen touch break down barriers, comfort nearly inconsolable…
How one discouraged reporter's "four measly paragraphs" saved a life.
Sometimes just one small moment, one small gesture can change…
As God observes the world and all its problems, I…
Four short video clips, shot over a period of seventeen…
When my son Alex was fourteen, he traveled to India…
In this series of articles, I have tried to teach…
It was only a pre-school, but we were unbelievably excited…
Padma and I finally arrived at a dusty leprosy colony…
Two little boys were ushered by their mother into the…
Several years ago a letter arrived with a return address…
John’s full name was John F. Kennedy. I have no…
In November, 2015, the heavens opened up in Tamilnadu, India.…
Padma had come to this leprosy colony because she had…
In a leprosy colony in India, little Jennifer was literally…
At Rising Star Outreach we often bring volunteers to India…
My dear friend and next-door neighbor, Ellen Burt, died after…
The parade of children to the pre-school was disheartening. At…
Ignorance and discrimination coupled to create an environment where Vijaya…
I was determined to look at the beggars approaching the…
The room was darkened. There was a stale smell of…
