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
We pray that God will open doors of opportunity! Pray that the vocational education programme will effectively reach out to young persons affected by leprosy and other disabilities, equipping them with the skills and training they need for successful employment.
Tuesday
Pray for the organisations of people affected by leprosy and other disabilities. Grant them the capacity they need to function as strong advocates for good mental wellbeing, early detection and inclusive community development.
Wednesday
Pray for the communities we work with. Help them to understand and recognise the benefits of inclusive community development. We pray they will offer their full support in including families affected by leprosy within their communities.
Thursday
We identify and empower persons affected by leprosy who become ‘Champions’. Today we pray these Champions will become strong advocates. May they raise their voices effectively and address the stigma and discrimination that surrounds leprosy.
Friday
We pray that our community programmes will be successful in bringing about holistic change in the lives of people affected by leprosy. May they experience healing, inclusion, and dignity.
Saturday
Pray that our Vocational Education Programme will effectively raise awareness about the right to work for persons affected by leprosy and persons with disability, as well as they value they can add to the workplace. May our graduates find employment in inclusive workplaces; those that promote fair labour practices.
Sunday
Pray that more individuals, corporations, and institutions will be moved to support The Leprosy Mission's life-changing vocational training endeavours.
India – Community Development and Vocational Training
Stigma and discrimination against persons affected by leprosy creates a disabling environment for them, affecting their socio-economic conditions and their self-esteem.
Through our community-based rehabilitation projects we focus on different age groups, genders, and geographies. Besides working towards financial independence, these projects empower communities to become change agents so that they can raise awareness amongst local leaders on topics such as leprosy, gender equality, human rights, and inclusion. In a country increasingly on the frontline of the climate crisis, TLMTI also has to work with communities to increase their resilience to climate disasters.
We also have six Vocational Training Centres (VTCs) which enrol students from households affected by leprosy as well as other disabilities and marginalised communities. Along with job-oriented technical skills, our VTCs provide holistic education through life skills, disability prevention, and management programmes. Besides providing residential training facilities to help students learn and grow in an enabling environment, each VTC supports its students in getting job placements.