In Jesus’ day, lepers were social outcasts, their lives formed by stigma and suffering.

Relegated to remote colonies, they suffered the disfigurement and disability of an incurable disease misunderstood by most people.

Today, thousands still suffer from leprosy, now known as Hansen’s disease. Even more suffer from tuberculosis, malnutrition, and malaria. Millions more are affected by HIV/AIDS, the modern scourge that has killed more than 25 million people since 1981.

We are all called to visit the sick, to care for those who suffer in body and spirit. Sometimes our situation doesn’t allow us to spend as much time as we’d like with those who are ill. Or perhaps we are blessed with many opportunities for service, but we’d like to share that charism of compassion with the neediest of God’s children who have no one to bring them the love of Christ.

Is your heart touched by the plight of those who suffer in mission countries?

If you feel called to reach out beyond the confines of your circumstances, we invite you to join our Circle of Compassion – a special group of friends of PIME Missionary Medical Relief.

As companions in prayer and sacrifice, members of the Circle of Compassion make two commitments: to pray for the work of the PIME Missionaries in medical relief, and to make the sacrifice of a monthly financial contribution.

MMR works with eleven health centers throughout the world to provide medical care, comprehensive treatments, and health education. They help those among the poorest people in the world who do without so many of the necessities that we take for granted.

The commitments we ask for are indeed small. A monthly donation will allow our missionaries to continue providing hope and healing. That sum combined with your prayers will do so much to change the lives of those who are suffering.