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

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 praying for the Karagheusian Medical Centre in Lebanon - and reflecting on finding hope in dark situations.

This week we’re praying for a project we support in Cairo, which supports marginalised families by preventing family separation and helping to build loving, safe and nurturing home environments.

This week we’re praying for our partner, Tahaddi, which serves families facing extreme economic hardship - and meditating on God’s identification with the poor.

This week we’re learning about the Zvartnotz Centre in Lebanon, which offers education and vocational training to students with disabilities. We’re also reflecting on the comfort of knowing that God listens to us - especially in hard times.

This week, join us in praying for Al-Kafaat’s Notre Dame School in Lebanon, an inclusive school that supports children with disabilities to thrive in a mainstream environment.

In Lebanon, there is an estimated 1 million school-age children out of school. This week, we’re learning about a small project that is making a difference to the lives of marginalised young people in Beirut - and challenging ourselves to remain hopeful despite seemingly hopeless situations.

We’re learning about a joyful project in Dbayeh refugee camp, where women are learning to create beautiful and useful products from recyclable materials. We’re also reflecting on Psalm 24, rejoicing in God’s care for the whole of his creation.

This week we’re praying for an organic community farming project in northern Lebanon, which is providing fresh produce for food-insecure families. We’re also considering Jesus’ words about the harvest being plentiful and the workers being few.

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.

This week, join us in praying for the Notre Dame School in Beirut - a uniquely inclusive school that focuses on each child’s individual needs.

We pray for those affected by the cholera outbreak in Lebanon and Syria and for those responding to the crisis.

We pray for Lebanon as it suffers the consequences of lack of electricity, fuel and potential water shortages, rising Covid infections, political deadlock, rampant inflation, food poverty and the ongoing impact of last year’s Beirut port explosion.

With hospitals struggling to cope with a spike in new Coronavirus infections, Lebanon will enforce an 11-day curfew which is likely to exacerbate the suffering of vulnerable families.