Ian Wells our Licensed Lay Minister – Emeritus and an authorised speaker for The Leprosy Mission was the preacher at our 9.15am and 10.45 am services today.
A collection was taken for the work of TLM.
Every two minutes, someone is diagnosed with leprosy. That’s more than 200,000 new cases a year. Although it is curable, millions of people worldwide are living with the effects of the disease, from physical disability to mental health problems, poverty and discrimination.
This year’s campaign is for the research work based at Anandaban in Nepal. “In a crumbling lab on a mountain top, the team are making scientific breakthroughs that will have a global impact. But the lab is now at risk of closing. It’s too small, not fit for purpose and was severely damaged in the terrible earthquakes of 2015. It won’t pass the upcoming Nepali Government inspection. Without this lab, the chance to end leprosy in our lifetime will be lost forever. The research team desperately needs to develop an early diagnostic test for leprosy. This is vital to diagnose leprosy on the spot, so we can cure people as quickly as possible. They are already testing pioneering new treatments to prevent people suffering physical disabilities because of leprosy. To save more people from the devastating effects of leprosy, we must build a new world-class research centre at Anandaban, on the roof of the world.”
