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 the voices of persons affected by leprosy will always be central to our advocacy efforts. We pray their voices will be heard sincerely by decision makers.
Tuesday
Join us today in prayers that governments across the world will remain open to hearing the perspectives of Organisations of Persons Affected by Leprosy and civil society organisations like The Leprosy Mission.
Wednesday
The Leprosy Mission has a global-level advocacy working group. We pray for this group, that God will guide their efforts as they facilitate advocacy work across the organisation.
Thursday
The United Nations has played a crucial role in ensuring the rights of persons affected by leprosy are upheld. Since the beginning of 2025, the UN has been faced by an acute funding crisis. We pray that more funding will be accessed and that the rights of persons affected by leprosy will continue to be upheld through the UN’s work.
Friday
We pray for Organisations of Persons Affected by Leprosy, that they may be able to more and more effectively advocate for their rights and that they will develop a positive reputation with their governments.
Saturday
May God bless the words of all who advocate on the issue of leprosy and may God soften the ears of all who hear their words.
Sunday
We pray above all else that our advocacy will lead to lives transformed across the world.
About our advocacy work
Advocacy is a central part of our work and one of our key ways of working. We speak to governments, legislators, courts, and representatives of the United Nations to encourage them to uphold the rights of persons affected by leprosy.
Through this work we have secured access to essential medications and successfully encouraged the repeal of discriminatory laws. We have prompted governments to implement active case finding alongside preventative medication and facilitated more equal access to social protection for persons affected by leprosy. We have ensured the rights of persons affected by leprosy are included in reports by the UN Human Rights Council and we have accessed vital government funding for leprosy programmes. We have done all this and much more.
Whenever we are advocating for leprosy, we make sure that the voices of persons affected by leprosy are central to what we are saying and how we are saying it.