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.

In recent weeks, Al Ahli Hospital has once again become a main responder to the increased violence currently playing out in the north of Gaza. It is taking the dead and injured from Al Shati camp, as well as patients from the three hospitals in the north. It is short on blood, medicines and food.

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.

This week we are praying for our partner, Tahaddi, in southern Beirut. As the bombs fall near to Tahaddi's building, we lift up the staff and families they serve to God.

This week we are giving thanks for for all of those who are no longer with us, but whose memory lives on through their ongoing support of Embrace’s work.

This week we’re praying for a project we help fund in northern Israel, which supports at-risk Arab-Israeli girls with education and family challenges.

This week we’re praying for the children and their families at Fairhaven School in Alexandria, Egypt - and meditating on Jesus’ grace-filled interactions with people who were socially stigmatised.

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.

This week we’re praying for our partner, Aviv Ministry, which runs a drop-in centre for people living on the streets of Tel Aviv.

This week we’re praying for our partner BLESS in Egypt, which supports marginalised communities to improve their educational, health and environmental situations.

This week we’re praying for the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre’s vital work in Gaza, which supports children with acute injuries and long-term disabilities.

This week we’re praying for children at risk of violence and exploitation in Beirut - and we’re reflecting on what it means to put love into action.

This week we’re praying for children with disabilities in Palestine. We’re lifting up the work of the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre, which treats children and supports their families - and we are reflecting on the powerful hope we have as Christians.

Inspired by the SKILD Centre in Lebanon, we’re reflecting on what it means to be a light-bearer in a dark world.

This week we’re learning about an important project Embrace funds that advocates for Palestinians’ freedom of movement in the West Bank. We also reflect on what it takes to speak out on behalf of the voiceless.

This week we’re praying for two specialist education schools we support in Palestine - and reflecting on God’s care and compassion for individuals.