Following Christ’s example, CMF’s mobile clinics go out to those who need them, bringing practical and compassionate care that people couldn’t otherwise access. A few skilled clinicians make a vast difference to thousands of lives in the villages of Upper Egypt. Likewise, each of us can find a way to put our faith into action using the gifts God has given us.

Embrace volunteers form an unbreakable network of care and compassion. We give thanks for everyone – including you – who offers their time, talents, and prayers. Through your faithfulness, lives are transformed and God's love is shared across borders.

In Dbayeh, a permanent Palestinian refugee camp near Beirut, a library run by our partners at the Joint Christian Committee for Social Services offers the chance to study and explore ideas in a peaceful yet vibrant environment.

Join us in praying for the Bethlehem Arab Society for Rehabilitation, which works to create a more inclusive society for disabled people in the West Bank. Their hospital at Bethlehem provides pioneering healthcare and rehabilitation services, while BASR also works further afield to ensure people can access support within their own communities.

This week we pray for young people in Alexandria as they learn skills for the modern workplace at the our partner the Arkan Centre. We’re also thinking about how to have confidence whenever God calls us onto a new path.

Thanks to Embrace-supported Child-Friendly Spaces, children gain respite from the challenges of daily life in Syria’s harsh economic context, and begin to experience the childhood that civil war has cruelly denied them.

This week we mark Pentecost remembering the story of the first believers receiving the Holy Spirit. We witness the same spirit in the work of our partners today, they bring different experiences, languages, skills and perspectives. All serve their communities wholeheartedly, committed to affecting change for those facing poverty and injustice.

Through compassionate care, Tahaddi is not only improving physical health but also helping people feel a sense of belonging in Hay el Gharbeh, where it is easy to be anonymous and unheard.

Amid the ongoing hardship in Gaza, the Princess Basma Centre is offering vital care and hope to children with disabilities and their families.

Violence against women and girls is prevalent in Egypt. The location of Think & Do’s refuge is secret and outwardly it looks like any other home. Inside, the calm and supportive atmosphere gives residents the space to heal, and they receive counselling to help them move forward with restored self-respect and dignity.

A window symbolises so many positive things: light, fresh air, and a world beyond the walls that surround us. That’s why our partners at Anar for Empowerment chose the name Shababeek – ‘windows’ in Arabic – for their inspiring programme of youth leadership.

In Lebanon, children with disabilities face significant barriers to accessing education, and their situation has become even more uncertain and frightening amid the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. Children arriving at Al-Kafaàt’s Notre Dame School have often been overlooked and underestimated elsewhere, because of disability or their family situation. Yet at the school, they find acceptance and the chance to flourish.

Within the fragile ceasefire, Gaza is facing a catastrophic humanitarian situation. The dedicated staff of DSPR are doing everything they can to help people get the healthcare and everyday essentials they so desperately need.

The hope of Easter is a declaration that suffering does not have the final word, and that God’s presence does not waver, even in the most desperate situations. Christ’s resurrection is a promise that even in the worst circumstances, God is at work – as he said.

In the safety of Anafora, women rediscover their worth and find the voice that has been denied them throughout their lives. Their ‘new song’ is one of renewed confidence that, in time, will bring strength to others too.

One month on from the US-Israel attacks on Iran that led to the escalation in conflict, daily life has become one of fear, loss and upheaval across the region. Stand with us this Holy Week as we hold the situation before God in 7 Days of Prayer.

While our partners serve in the midst of conflict and hardship in the Middle East, supporters stand alongside them through generosity and faithful prayer. We all have different roles in different places, yet one shared purpose. To God, no act of support is small, and no prayer goes unnoticed.

Jesus asks us to remember those in prison. This week we pray for our partners in Lebanon - The House of Light and Hope - working for the rights and dignity of incarcerated women, and supporting them to thrive on release.

The women in Musalaha’s reconciliation programme are choosing to learn and understand each other in a context shaped by a history of deep pain. Their courage shows how reconciliation begins quietly, in hearts willing to listen and forgive.

In the slum area of Ezbet el Nakhl in Cairo, violence, addiction and disease are an ever-present reality. In the heart of this challenging environment, the Salaam Centre offers refuge and hope for women and girls experiencing violence and abuse.