{"id":9697,"date":"2026-08-26T20:13:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lepramisszio.hu\/?p=9697"},"modified":"2026-08-26T20:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:17:09","slug":"the-story-of-jara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lepramisszio.hu\/en\/the-story-of-jara\/","title":{"rendered":"The story of Jara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Little Jar\u00e1n from Nigeria, now aged 9, suddenly started showing strange symptoms when he was 4. His family tried everything for years to get rid of the patches on his skin, but they wouldn\u2019t go away. They even thought it might be some sort of mental illness\u2026<br \/>\nHer skin was getting worse and worse. Her hope was beginning to fade too. Not even her friends played with her any more.<br \/>\nEverything changed when the Leprosy Mission \u2013 Nigeria held a screening day in the little girl\u2019s village. Jara was diagnosed with leprosy and immediately started on medication. Her skin began to heal! Because of her father\u2019s work, it was very difficult for him to take her to her appointments, but the little girl wouldn\u2019t take a single step without him.<br \/>\nJara is still shy and reserved. But she\u2019s getting on well with her old friends again, and a sense of joy is returning to her life.<br \/>\nJara now dares to think that she might be able to go to school and learn. Perhaps she might even become a teacher? And might she get married, too?<br \/>\nThese dreams are essential for a little girl.<\/p>\n<p>The Leprosy Mission supports Jara and her parents in all of this, so that they may find healing in their souls as well!<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9696 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lepramisszio.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kep-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lepramisszio.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kep-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lepramisszio.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kep-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.lepramisszio.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kep-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.lepramisszio.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kep-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lepramisszio.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kep-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.lepramisszio.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kep-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything changed when the Leprosy Mission \u2013 Nigeria was holding a screening day in the little girl\u2019s village. 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