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
Brazil has the second highest number of cases of leprosy in the world after India. We pray today for the national Hansens Disease Program in Brazil and the organisation of persons affected by Hansens Disease (MORHAN). May they be a blessing to their communities.
Tuesday
The Brazilian government has decided to pay reparations to families who were affected by a former state policy of removing children from persons affected by leprosy. Please rejoice with us for this momentous decision and give thanks that the government in Brazil is so passionate about upholding the rights of persons affected by leprosy.
Wednesday
We pray for organisations of persons affected by leprosy in countries across the world. May these organisations be strengthened and have opportunities to have their voices heard and to support their members.
Thursday
We pray for the WHO’s Global Leprosy Program and its Team Leader, Dr Vivek Lal. The Global leprosy Program works with the Government of each country to ensure that national programmes work.
Friday
In September 2024, Jordan became to first country receive WHO verification for eliminating leprosy. Thank you, Lord, for this great achievement. We pray for other countries that are near to achieving this.
Saturday
There are several countries across the world that have laws that discriminate on the grounds of leprosy. We pray for efforts to repeal and amend these laws, that governments will be receptive to this idea and will understand why it is important.
Sunday
We pray with boldness and ambition for a world with no more leprosy.
Leprosy Around the World
The Leprosy Mission works in leprosy endemic countries across Asia and Africa. However, we do not work in all leprosy endemic countries.
The World Health Organization has identified 23 countries that are priority countries for leprosy. These 23 countries account for more than 95% of new leprosy cases each year. TLM works in 11 of these countries and the others are supported by other organisations: Angola, Brazil, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Madagascar, Micronesia, the Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Tanzania.
Beyond the leprosy priority countries, our partners also work in countries such as Colombia, Senegal, Uganda, Malawi, and Thailand.