What’s an “unmercenary healer”?

“Unmercenary” sounds like it might be a bad thing…

The meaning is to not accept payment for services offered. Rather, they are given freely.

An unmercenary healer is an exemplary human who provided healing of body and/or soul to others at no cost (either through natural or supernatural means). You may not be familiar with the stories of such persons such as Panteleimon (pictured left) or Sampson the Hospitable. Perhaps you’ve heard of the physician Luke who’s attributed for writing the Gospel with his name.

You’ve certainly heard one of our favorites: Mother Teresa.

Through Inhora, there will be a number of new holy unmercenaries—as a caregiver volunteer, you’ll be among them.

Not only that, but the behind-the-scenes donors who make Inhora possible are just as heroic. As our executive director said in an interview, “Those who give are just as important as those who volunteer.” Give today.