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Pray with us

How you can pray with us

Prayer is central to all that we do. We would love you to be involved in the prayer life of The Leprosy Mission. Each year we produce the ASK Prayer Diary, which provides a global overview of The Leprosy Mission’s work. You can view the ASK Prayer Diary week by week below, download a PDF of the full year, or request a printed booklet.

You can also follow our prayer life through the PrayerMate app, where we provide daily prayer requests for the work to defeat leprosy delivered direct to your phone. Get involved with PrayerMate here.

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The Leprosy Mission staff at the International Leprosy Congress 2025.

Monday

Pray for our laboratories in Bangladesh, India and Nepal as they work with other laboratories and organisations nationally and internationally to develop field-friendly diagnostic tests for leprosy.

Tuesday

Whatever we might develop in a laboratory needs to be tested in the field - so pray for our field teams in several countries across Asia and Africa that are testing the diagnostic tests and others tests in different field conditions.

Wednesday

Leprosy reactions are the main cause of disability for those affected. Researchers worldwide are looking for better tests to catch reactions early and for drugs that work better, with fewer side effects. Pray for their success.

Thursday

Stigma and discrimination remain an issue for persons affected by leprosy. Pray for the study in Niger aimed at understanding and reducing stigma among health workers. Pray the findings help change attitudes in Niger and beyond.

Friday

Leprosy can affect mental health, not just physical health. Pray for our researchers in Ethiopia, India, Nepal and Nigeria, as they seek ways to improve mental health in persons affected.

Saturday

Pray for our three research laboratories as they ensure that they meet the standards expected. Pray for enough scientists to join the labs, and for the right equipment to be in place so that we can maintain our registration.

Sunday

Publishing scientific papers and presenting at scientific and other conferences is key to disseminating our research findings. Pray for those researchers presenting at international meetings during the course of this year.

Research

Our main research programmes are in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal, with a growing initiative in Nigeria and Ethiopia. Our three laboratories (Stanley Browne Laboratories in Delhi, India; Mycobacterial Research Laboratories in Kathmandu, Nepal; and DBLM Laboratory in Nilphamari, Bangladesh) support our basic, clinical and operational research.

Our research priorities are:

  1. Diagnostic tools – for both leprosy and leprosy reactions.
  2. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) – antibiotics to prevent leprosy developing in contacts of newly diagnosed individuals.
  3. New drugs for leprosy and leprosy reactions (inflammatory responses in the skin, nerves, eyes, and other parts of the body).

We partner with universities and research groups nationally and internationally to conduct basic, clinical, operational, and social research.