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
Please pray for the team at the Indramayu District Health Office. We pray that they will adopt the national leprosy elimination policy through programmes with adequate budgets that can interrupt leprosy transmission.
Tuesday
Pray for a growth of confidence and independence in people affected by leprosy who are part of Organisations for People Affected by Leprosy (OPLs). May they become role models for others as everyone sees them grow.
Wednesday
Pray that the OPLs can further improve their capacity and organisational skills, becoming stronger in order to fight the stigma of leprosy.
Thursday
Pray that, as people know more, fear of leprosy will decrease. Pray that this will lead to a marked reduction in the stigma of leprosy in communities.
Friday
Please pray that the activities planned in the phase two of the PEPCOM Project may be implemented smoothly in the Indramayu District. Pray that all the workplans may be completed in a timely manner with the cooperation and participation of all the stakeholders.
Saturday
Pray that all Leprosy Health Workers find motivation and enthusiasm as they perform their duties wholeheartedly, and that the capacity of the Leprosy Control Programme keeps increasing.
Sunday
Give thanks for all the staff of Yayasan NLR Indonesia. Pray a blessing on them for good health and wisdom from God in order to continue supporting people affected by leprosy.
Indonesia
Indonesia has the third highest number of leprosy cases in the world. The Leprosy Mission works through partnership with Yayasan NLR Indonesia on three projects on the island of Java and one on the island of Sumatra. Funds come from TLM in Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands and Belgium.
Phase II of the PEPCOM project—funded by supporters from New Zealand and the Netherlands—will continue implementing the combined PEPCOM approach. This phase will add significant components focused on advocating for leprosy-related policies and programmes, as well as supporting persons affected by leprosy in accessing their rights and opportunities in Indramayu District, Indonesia.
TLM Australia funded two projects: The Leprosy Friendly Village and the Urban Leprosy Project, that have just been completed. These two approaches have worked to reduce stigma and discrimination in rural contexts and increased the number of people diagnosed and treated for leprosy through public and private health services. The two projects have now been combined into the ‘Comprehensive Zero Leprosy Project’ that will be based in the district of Karawang, to the east of Jakarta.
On Sumatra, TLM Netherlands works to strengthen the local health system by training a reconstructive surgeon and local health staff. Reconstructive surgery is performed as part of the training, and aftercare is given by trained members of the local Organisation of People affected by Leprosy (OPL), PerMaTa.