PRAY WITH US
Embrace’s Christian partners face many challenges working in situations of conflict, injustice and poverty. We ask you to join us in praying for the health and resilience of all our partners and their communities. You can download our prayer diary and find more prayer resources in our Prayer Room.
Weekly devotion: How are we being called to notice the needs of others?
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 verses in Philippians that challenge us to notice and care for the needs of others.
Weekly devotion: Healing hidden wounds in Lebanon
This week join us in praying for Embrace’s partner, the Karagheusian Health Centre, in Lebanon. The Centre provides critical mental health support to a marginalised and vulnerable population.
Weekly devotion: Responding to people or situations ‘beyond hope’
This week we’re praying for our partner Aviv Ministry in Israel as they support vulnerable people on the streets of south Tel Aviv. We’re also challenging ourselves to respond to others with dignity rather than distance.
Weekly devotion: How can we draw close to the brokenhearted?
This week we’re praying for our partner Refuge Egypt as they support vulnerable refugees in Cairo. We’re also asking how we can draw near to those who feel crushed or forgotten.
Weekly devotion: Building hopeful futures
This week we’re praying for children at risk of violence and exploitation in Tripoli - and reflecting on how we can be people who notice, protect and nurture the children in our lives.
Weekly devotion: Pray for the Palestinian olive harvest
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.
Weekly devotion: God’s unshakeable presence amid uncertainty
In a context of ongoing violence, displacement and sky-high inflation, our partner Caritas Jerusalem is continuing to faithfully serve people in need. Find out what they are doing and how you can pray for them.
Weekly devotion: ‘Do not forget to do good’
This week, we’re praying for a project in Egypt that trains young people to mentor primary-age children, to encourage them to stay in school. We’re also reflecting on the biblical mandate to help others, and challenging ourselves to be a blessing to those around us.
Weekly devotion: The God who sees
Gender-based violence is an issue of growing concern in Syria. This week, join us in praying for a project that is supporting women and girls who have experienced abuse.
Weekly devotion: You matter, just as you are
Today we’re learning about the work of the SKILD Centre in Lebanon to provide personalised support to children with learning difficulties. We’re also reflecting on how we can create spaces in our own communities where others feel valued and included.
Weekly devotion: Restoring hope for families in the West Bank
Many children in the West Bank are growing up in a context of political violence and instability, and are left traumatised by what they witness and experience. Embrace’s partner, the East Jerusalem YMCA, responds with deep compassion, offering mental health first aid and longer-term psychosocial support.
Weekly devotion: Open the eyes of our hearts
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.
Weekly devotion: Choosing hope in hopeless situations
The education system in Lebanon is in its seventh 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 children with educational and vocational support.
Weekly devotion: Are you a life-giver?
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.
Weekly devotion: Pray for Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza
Even before the escalation of violence on 7 October 2023, the health service in Gaza was overwhelmed and overburdened. Al Ahli Anglican Hospital has long been a beacon of light, providing vital free treatment, diagnosis and onward referral to people in Gaza living with chronic medical conditions.
Weekly devotion: What does ‘genuine love’ look like?
This week we’re praying for our partner BLESS in Egypt, which supports marginalised communities to improve their educational, health and environmental situations.
Weekly devotion: Living in harmony with the land and each other
This week we’re praying for a sustainable agriculture project in the north of Lebanon - and asking what actions we can take to care for God’s creation.
Weekly devotion: What makes a good listener?
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.
Weekly devotion: How can we change lives for the better?
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.
Weekly devotion: Bringing others to God
Discover how our partner is responding to deep spiritual thirst in a marginalised community in Cairo - and ask how you can point others to Jesus in your own context.