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
Pray for excellent collaboration with industries across a selection of trades so that we can provide in-plant practical training for students. Pray for the capacity building of instructors.
Tuesday
Pray that the vocational education programme is able to reach out to youth affected by leprosy and other disabilities in need of skills training and employment.
Wednesday
Pray for the students who are undergoing training in the Vocational Training Centres. Pray that they may acquire the technical and life skills they need to find employment.
Thursday
Pray for the growth of the alumni associations of the VTCs. Pray that these associations may enable graduates to remain in touch with their colleagues and support each other.
Friday
Pray for good collaboration with local communities in finding trainees for the Community Based Vocational Training programme. Pray that we will source the logistical support that we need, including space for training, accommodation for instructors, and access to loans and grants.
Saturday
Pray that the Vocational Education Programme can effectively raise awareness of the work potential and right to employment of people affected by leprosy and persons with disability among potential employers. Pray that graduates gain employment in organisations that encourage inclusive work cultures and fair labour.
Sunday
Pray that more individuals, companies, and institutions come forward to support The Leprosy Mission in this life-changing initiative.
About TLM India: Vocational Training Centres
The Leprosy Mission Trust India (TLMTI) conducts institution-based and community-based vocational education programmes to equip individuals affected by leprosy with work skills. Six vocational training centres (VTCs) enrol students from households affected by leprosy and other disabilities and marginalised communities. Along with job-oriented technical skills, the VTCs provide holistic development of students through life skills, employability skills, and 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. All TLMTI’s VTCs have strong alumni associations. Through this, the VTCs maintain regular contact with their graduates even after they are employed and support them to grow professionally. The VTCs also advocate for inclusive employment in fair labour conditions.