⭐ Because of You – 2025 Impact
As I step into this new year, my heart is overflowing with gratitude.
Before looking ahead, I want to pause—together—and honor you, our donors and supporters. Every blessing that unfolded in 2025 happened because you said yes to compassion in action. Your generosity became living water, shelter, nourishment, healing, dignity, and opportunity for those who need it most.
🌟 What You Made Possible in 2025 🌟
💧 33 Blessing Wells
Clean, life-giving water now flows to villages across Odisha, freeing families from water poverty and restoring health for generations.
🏛️ The Blessing Building
A dedicated space for service, empowerment, and community transformation was completed.
🧱 Protective Boundary Wall
A secure wall now surrounds the Blessing Building, creating safety and sacred space for all who gather there.
🍚 Monthly Food Rations
Consistent nourishment for two leprosy colonies, ensuring no one goes hungry.
🦟 Mosquito Nets
Protection from mosquito-borne illness, supporting healthier nights and safer living.
🛏️ New Beds
Dignity, comfort, and restorative rest for precious individuals who had never slept on a proper bed.
🧣 Warm Winter Blankets
Comfort and warmth during the cold winter months.
🩺 Medical Mission for the Leprosy Colonies
Life-changing medical care that stopped the disease, restored physical wellness, and brought peace and harmony back to the body.
🎓 A Miracle for Our Leprosy Orphan
An unexpected sponsor transformed his future—providing education, private tutoring, and lifelong security as he begins the new year with hope and opportunity
What We Are Projecting for 2026
As we look ahead, the vision expands—and so does the impact.
🦋 The Butterfly 500
We begin working toward blessing 500 villages with Blessing Wells, offering donors the opportunity to leave a meaningful legacy—honoring loved ones, families, and values through clean water that transforms entire communities.
This Blessing Well Flows in Honor of Mike and Lynette Flockhart whose spirit of Kindness and compassion lives on through clean water!
🦋 Continued Health & Wellness for the Leprosy Colonies
We are projecting the construction of four protective buildings to shelter both colonies from the torrential monsoon rains that last nearly six months each year—bringing safety, dignity, and stability.
🦋 A New Shoe Campaign
Every precious person in the leprosy colony will receive a pair of comfortable, supportive shoes, protecting fragile feet and restoring daily mobility and confidence.
🦋 The Blessing Building: Skill-Building Center Grand Opening
After final finishing touches, we will celebrate the grand opening of our Skill-Building Center, piloting a program for 10 women who will:
Learn daily sewing skills
Receive a nourishing, healthy lunch
Learn picture-word language skills to support communication in Hindi
This is empowerment in motion—creating independence, confidence, and sustainable livelihoods.
✨ Adopt a Leper — Bless a Precious Person
I’m thrilled to share a dream that’s been on my heart for a long time — our new initiative, “Adopt a Leper: Bless a Precious Person.”
We have 90 residents in the leprosy colonies. If each person were “adopted” for just $40 a month, every need would be met — food, wound care, clothing, and daily essentials. When this program is fully supported, it will become a well-oiled machine of compassion and care.
We live in a land of abundance — the land of milk and honey — and though we may never walk the path of leprosy ourselves, we can lift our brothers and sisters who do. With over 200,000 new cases worldwide each year and 100,000 in India alone, it may sound overwhelming, but we can each do our part to love humanity into healing and health.
👗 A Labor of Love
When I return to India in February 2026, I’ll be bringing 200 handmade dresses for the tribal girls — each one lovingly sewn by my creative sister Berry and Berry’s talented friend Deidra, owner of “Stitchin’ on the Korner” in Winslow, Arizona. These dresses are more than clothing — they are symbols of dignity, beauty, and love shared across continents .John will carry 100 dresses to the refugee camps in Uganda, made by “Dress A Girl Around the World” -Sedona continuing his long-standing service there.
These dresses are more than clothing—they are symbols of dignity, beauty, and love, stitched across continents. Through Berry, a beautiful bridge has formed as we begin extending our compassion and future initiatives into Africa—one heartfelt act at a time.
So much good continues to ripple through Odisha, India because of you—our donors, supporters, and partners in service.
I woke up today filled with love, gratitude, and deep appreciation for every heart that walks beside us on this journey.
Wishing you a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year as we continue to create waves of transformation in motion—together.
With all my love and gratitude,
Rev. Dr. Lori McMacken
Founder, Butterfly Effect Global 🦋
