Abielle Hallas, The Leprosy Mission Great Britain

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"I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,” declares the Lord’ (Jeremiah 30:17)

Throughout Scripture, God’s heart for restoration is clear to see.

As we approach Advent, we prepare to celebrate the start of the most amazing restoration story of all. In Psalm 148:8 we read that: ‘The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down’ (NLT)

It’s a wonderful reminder that Jesus didn’t just come to bring physical healing. He came to lift us up and bring us hope.

We are so grateful that you choose to share this hope with people affected by leprosy. This Advent, we are especially celebrating how your compassion is reaching those in urgent need of eye care.

Restoring sight and futures

Without fast treatment, the disease can damage the nerves in your face and make blinking impossible. With your eyes no longer protected, the risk of blindness is high. Others like Laxmi (below) develop cataract making everything look blurred and unfamiliar.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. At Leprosy Mission hospitals across the world, dedicated surgeons are restoring sight for people like Laxmi. Our teams are also working in communities to protect vision before blindness occurs.

It’s your faith and incredible generosity that sustain this vital work. So please continue to pray for people like Laxmi, and all our teams who care for them.

Pray for people affected by leprosy and sight loss

Losing your sight can be hard for anyone. It’s even harder if you are living in poverty or are already disabled because of leprosy.

• Please pray for people affected by leprosy facing sight loss. Ask that Jesus will surround them with His comfort and strength.
• Stigma means many with leprosy and visual impairments are isolated and desperately lonely. Others struggle to find work, relying on begging to survive. Through your love, may they know that they are not alone. Pray too that Jehovah Jireh, the Lord who provides, will meet their daily needs

Pray for Leprosy Mission hospitals

For many people with leprosy, poverty makes reaching eye care impossible. That’s why your support for Leprosy Mission hospitals like Chandkhuri is so important.

• Give thanks for God’s faithfulness to Leprosy Mission hospitals across the world. Please ask that Jesus will continue to bless their ministry of healing.
• Pray for the surgeons and medical teams caring for people with leprosy and sight loss. May God equip them with the skills to restore sight and the right words to lift spirits.
• Many leprosy patients come to our hospitals weighed down by rejection and fear. Pray that through the wonderful care you enable, they will find new hope for the future.

Take your next step in Jesus’ story of restoration and hope this Advent. Give the precious gift of sight today.