This week, to mark the World Day of Social Justice, we’re praying for our partners across the region as they strive for peace with justice amid some of the most challenging situations in the world.

This week we’re praying for the Karagheusian Medical Centre in Lebanon - and reflecting on finding hope in dark situations.

This week we’re praying for the Soteria project in Egypt. Soteria is a Greek word, meaning salvation, safety or deliverance. The project works with young women from Qussia, an area in Egypt’s rural south.

This week we’re inspired by a project the Palestinian Bible Society is running to train up a new generation of leaders in the church and the wider community. We’re also reflecting on the qualities that make a good leader.

Inspired by the Learning Centre for Deaf in Lebanon, this week we’re reflecting on God’s heart for justice and how we can love our neighbours better.

This week we’re giving thanks for the compassion and dedication of our supporters - and reflecting on what it means to be part of the one household of God.

This week we’re learning more about an incredible project Embrace supports in Egypt that is improving patient care across the Nile Delta region. We’re also reflecting on some scriptures in Hebrews that remind us of God’s goodness and generosity.

This week we’re praying for marginalised families in Lebanon that our partner, MERATH, is supporting through the cold and challenging winter months. We’re also considering how we can move from despair to hope.

As we celebrate the birth of Christ, we remember that Jesus was born into poverty and insecurity. And yet, his coming into a broken world - and his continued presence with us today - signifies love, light and hope.

This week we’re learning about the amazing medical work our partner, Refuge Egypt, does among some of the most marginalised people in Egypt’s society. We’re also meditating on some words from Psalm 56.

This week we’re praying for mental health services that our partner, the Karagheusian Health Centre, provide for people in a marginalised neighbourhood in Beirut. We’re also reflecting on how we can imitate the compassion that Christ showed to people in need.

Please join us in praying for the people of Syria at a time of uncertainty and transition.

This week we’re praying for a project that takes a grassroots approach towards achieving peace and justice in Israel and Palestine. We’re also reflecting on the importance of sharing our stories and actively listening to other people.

On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, join us in prayer for our Palestinian sisters and brothers - and in taking some simple advocacy actions.

The education system in Lebanon is in its sixth year of disruption, affecting 1.5 million children. Join us in praying for our partner, the Joint Christian Committee, as they seek to provide marginalised and displaced children with educational and psychosocial support.

This week, we’re praying for Maryamana Hospital in northern Iraq - and reflecting on how we can follow Christ’s example to be a life-giver to those around us.

This week, we are praying for the hundreds of inspiring and compassionate people who work for our partner organisations across the Middle East.

This week we’re reflecting on what happens when we live with our spiritual eyes wide open. We’re also giving thanks for an incredible project that supports visually impaired children in economically marginalised areas of Egypt.

This week, we’re praying for a new project we’re supporting through the Palestinian organisation Anar, which helps young people in Bethlehem to find hope in a context of occupation, military presence and restriction of movement.

This week, we’re praying for the olive harvest in the West Bank. Using the words of Psalm 1, we are also reflecting on what it means to make a stand for righteousness and justice.