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Your prayers bring a second chance at life!

“I had intense pain around my body. I actually suspected I had leprosy because I had heard about it being a common complaint. So I went to different herbal clinics, but I did not get any relief. I did not know where to go or what to do.”

Before he developed leprosy Mohammed was a commercial motorcycle rider in Zamfara State in Nigeria. Life was good and he was able to support his family. Then everything changed. “I could not continue riding and became dependent on my family for about 3 years. I did not have any means of livelihood and had exhausted my money on trying to get treatment.”

“I was really sad and frustrated, because I was spending so much money, yet I was not getting any better. Everything seemed to be crashing down.” Through this time Mohammed’s family and friends supported him. Fortunately, people did not treat him badly. He had enough to deal with. “The pain that it causes is too much and also it does not allow you to continue doing your work. It affects all the activities you engage in. It is a terrible disease.”

One day a community volunteer noticed Mohammed and stopped to help. He mentioned a Leprosy Mission program that was diagnosing people for leprosy. Mohammed received Multi-Drug Therapy, anti-reaction treatment, and has on-going counselling.

Now Mohammed is looking forward. Before “I could not get anything done and had to rely on people. I hope by the time the disease is cured; I will be able to go back to my business. I am hopeful for the future that I will get healed, because the challenges I experienced were too much.”

Your support means so much. “I am showing my appreciation to TLMN for giving me a second chance at life and for putting a smile on my face.” Thank God for the work of The Leprosy Mission Nigeria (TLMN). Thank God for the faithful prayers of people like you.

Pray for Mohammed to continue his recovery and return to all his previous activities. Give thanks for his supportive community and pray that others will experience similar encouragement.

Give thanks that The Leprosy Mission Nigeria is able to provide healthcare free of charge thanks to the generosity of supporters like you.

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We are targeting a Triple Zero Leprosy strategy — Zero Leprosy Transmission, Zero Leprosy Disability, and Zero Leprosy Discrimination. We are working hard with our international project partners, and international government organisations, to make leprosy transmission a thing of the past by 2035.

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