THE VISION AND PRINCIPAL ENDS OF ALM ARE TO WORK AS CHRIST'S SERVANTS, FREEING THE WORLD OF LEPROSY, BURULI ULCER AND RELATED DISEASES BY SERVING AS A CHANNEL OF THE LOVE OF CHRIST TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THESE DISEASES, HELPING THEM TO BE HEALED IN BODY AND SPIRIT AND TO BE RESTORED TO LIVES OF DIGNITY AND USEFULNESS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY.