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.
Monday
ILEP grew in 2025 with the addition of Anesvad Foundation (Spain) as a member. Pray for a continuing desire to work together, learn from one another, and coordinate our action, especially when several ILEP members are working in the same country.
Tuesday
The eight members of the ILEP Technical Commission have an ambitious workplan to tackle some of the big technical issues in leprosy. Pray for solid achievements in the coming 12 months.
Wednesday
The ILEP Advisory Panel (seven people with lived experience of leprosy) are an important link between ILEP and national organisations representing of persons affected by leprosy. Pray for them as they speak out on the issues that concern them, especially around fundamental human rights.
Thursday
In 2025, Jordan was the first country validated by the World Health Organization as having eliminated leprosy (meaning no more transmission of the disease). Pray that other countries will be inspired to go the ‘last mile’ action towards that same goal.
Friday
The funding environment for global health has become extra-challenging from 2025. Pray for fundraisers who are encouraging big institutions and companies to financially support projects that work towards the elimination of leprosy.
Saturday
Leprosy research often requires immense patience and dedication. Pray that researchers will find both inspiration and fulfilment in their work. Also pray for people affected by leprosy who are themselves carrying out research.
Sunday
It can be challenging, in some countries, for leprosy medications to get promptly to patients. Delayed treatment can lead to disability. Please pray for the success of a GPZL project that is working to identify ways to improve the supply chain.
ILEP and GPZL
International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (ILEP) ILEP is a consortium of 15 international not-for-profit organisations, including The Leprosy Mission, with a shared desire to see a world free from leprosy - a goal that none of us can achieve on our own. Through the programmes of its member associations, ILEP spans 55 countries and more than 1,000 project locations worldwide. Most of the global expertise in leprosy resides in ILEP’s members and their in-country partners.
Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy (GPZL) GPZL is a global coalition whose members represent most of the worldwide stakeholders involved in leprosy. They include national leprosy programmes, organisations of persons affected by leprosy, the pharmaceutical company Novartis which supplies anti-leprosy drugs, ILEP members such as The Leprosy Mission, and other not-for profits and individuals who share our triple-zero vision: zero transmission of leprosy, zero disability, zero stigma and discrimination.
For the first part of this week, we are praying for the International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (ILEP).
ILEP is a consortium of 15 international not-for-profit organisations, including The Leprosy Mission, with a shared goal of seeing the world free from leprosy. ILEP contains most of the world’s global expertise in leprosy, and spans 55 countries and more than 1,000 project locations worldwide.
For the second part of this week, we are praying for the Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy (GPZL).
GPZL is a global coalition which contains most of the world’s stakeholders involved in leprosy, including national leprosy programmes, organisations of persons affected by leprosy, the pharmaceutical company which supplies anti-leprosy drugs and ILEP members such as The Leprosy Mission. All of these groups share a common vision: zero transmission of leprosy, zero disability, zero stigma and discrimination.