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: Caring for creation in Iraq
This week we’re meditating on Psalm 19, a beautiful psalm that reminds us of God’s greatness and the importance of caring for creation. We’re also learning about an environmental project that we’re supporting in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Weekly devotion: Pray for infant and maternal healthcare in Gaza
Even before 7 October 2023 and the subsequent 15-month Israeli bombardment of Gaza, healthcare in the Gaza Strip was under extreme pressure due to the Israeli blockade. This week, join us in praying for our partner the DSPR-NECC as they provide vital healthcare services for women and children.
Weekly devotion: Challenging our preconceptions about God on International Women’s Day
This week, we’re praying for Think and Do in Egypt, which works to empower economically marginalised women. We’re also reflecting on Jesus’ treatment of women, and how this can encourage us today.
Weekly devotion: “Let the little children come to me”
This week we’re learning about the vital Child Friendly Spaces we support in Syria and reflecting on Jesus’ heart for young children as portrayed in the gospels.
Weekly devotion: Praying (and planting) for peace
This week we’re praying for our Olive Tree Project, which helps Palestinian farming families hold onto their livelihoods and keep hope alive.
Weekly devotion: Social justice is not an optional extra
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.
Weekly devotion: How can we turn from despair to hope?
This week we’re praying for the Karagheusian Medical Centre in Lebanon - and reflecting on finding hope in dark situations.
Weekly devotion: Empowering women in rural Egypt
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.
Weekly devotion: What makes a good leader?
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.
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: Living as one household of God
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.
Weekly devotion: Pray for trainee nurses in Egypt
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.
Weekly devotion: How can we turn from despair to hope?
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.
Weekly devotion: Knowing God’s presence this Christmas
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.
Weekly devotion: Medical care for refugees in Egypt
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.
Weekly devotion: Reflecting Christ’s compassion
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.
A Prayer for Syria
Please join us in praying for the people of Syria at a time of uncertainty and transition.
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.
Prayer: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian 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.
Weekly devotion: Choosing hope in hopeless situations
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.