Peter Waddup

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  Following Jesus' teaching by standing with those deprived of leprosy treatment

  Peter Waddup | Sun 26 Jan 2025 8:29 GMT

  This World Leprosy Day, The Leprosy Mission's Peter Waddup exposes a tragedy unfolding in Nigeria.

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  COP29: Now the rich are suffering, is it finally time to help the poor?

  Peter Waddup | Mon 11 Nov 2024 8:04 GMT

  Climate change is a matter of life or death for millions of the world's poorest people. But could recent extreme weather in the world's wealthiest nations accelerate climate action?

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  Paris 2024: Running the race with perseverance

  Peter Waddup | Fri 26 Jul 2024 13:13 BST

  They demonstrate grit, determination and talent far beyond that which money could ever buy. Yet it is the stories of those overcoming the hurdles to success that really warm my heart.

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  Out of the hottest fire comes the strongest steel

  Peter Waddup | Sat 4 May 2024 9:51 BST

  The old Chinese proverb says 'out of the hottest fire comes the strongest steel'. When I close my eyes I can still see the flames engulfing the forest, crackling at the edges of the hospital site. Yet for our incredible teams globally, adversity like this is taken in their stride.

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  Life in the blistering heat

  Peter Waddup | Fri 26 Apr 2024 10:06 BST

  The summer monsoon will bring relief, but it's still weeks away.

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  Why we need more Anjus in this world

  Peter Waddup | Sun 3 Dec 2023 8:19 GMT

  Anju's story is one of resilience, hope and possibility. And like so many who have walked in her shoes, she is someone who wants to pay forward the kindness she received.

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  The week in which two worlds collided

  Peter Waddup | Fri 4 Aug 2023 15:51 BST

  The ever-widening gap between the world's richest and the world's poorest was at the very crux of this week's news agenda.

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  We cannot allow years of fruitful reconciliation ministry to be undone in Sri Lanka

  Peter Waddup | Mon 29 Apr 2019 11:42 BST

  In the aftermath of the devastating Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, The Leprosy Mission England and Wales's National Director, Peter Waddup, speaks of a ministry of reconciliation.