For many years, Embrace’s partners have served to provide medical care for the mothers and children of Gaza, whose health was severely impacted by the blockade. Now Gaza’s children are being disproportionately affected by the current war, as Embrace’s Programmes & Partnerships Manager, Rhiannon, explains.

‘There is so much hurt, pain, shock and terror at the moment, but we can learn from our partners in Gaza and rejoice in the good where we find it, it will help us to keep pushing back the darkness.’ Embrace’s Progammes and Partnerships Manager for Gaza, Rhiannon recalls incredible people that she has met on her visits to our partners there.

There has been a dramatic rise in mental health issues in Lebanon. Find out what the Karagheusian Health Centre are doing to help.

Aviv Ministry provides shelter, warm meals and care to people living with addictions on the streets of South Tel Aviv. The shelter is run by a team of volunteers who travel from all over Israel to serve this often-forgotten community and share the compassion of God with them.

The first cholera outbreak since 1993 is now spreading across Lebanon and Syria. Our partner MERATH is working to combat the spread and have given us an update on what has been happening.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been difficult to travel to the regions in which we work to meet with partners. Recently, we have been able to begin travelling again, and Programmes and Partnerships Manager Bruce made his first visit to Lebanon - here, he reflects on what he saw and learned.

Today marks one year since the horrific port of Beirut explosion. Serop Ohanian, our friend and CEO of Embrace partner The Karagheusian Centre, reflects on how he and his team of healthcare workers find the motivation to carry on.

On Sunday 20th June 2021, the students of Harpur Memorial Nursing School in Menouf, Egypt, celebrated their graduation, adding twelve highly-trained nurses to Menouf’s medical arsenal. We would like to wish them a warm congratulations and the very best of luck for the future.

With a population of over 19 million people, Cairo is a city that teams with life. Cars, trucks, minibuses and small motorbikes, often overloaded with passengers, compete with each for dominance on the congested highways that crisscross the city.