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: 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: 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: 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.
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: Let your light shine before others
This week, we are praying for the hundreds of inspiring and compassionate people who work for our partner organisations across the Middle East.
Weekly devotion: Beacons of light in Bethlehem
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.
Weekly devotion: How does your social network reflect your priorities?
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.
Weekly devotion: How do you respond to uncomfortable realities?
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.
Weekly devotion: Caring for children with disabilities in Gaza
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.
Weekly devotion: How can we put love into action?
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.
Weekly devotion: How can we maintain hope?
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.
Weekly devotion: What does it mean to be the light of the world?
Inspired by the SKILD Centre in Lebanon, we’re reflecting on what it means to be a light-bearer in a dark world.
Weekly devotion: As famine looms, pray for Gaza
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: God is no stranger to poverty
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.
Weekly devotion: Pray for our partners in Gaza
Even before the devastating violence that began in October 2023, 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 at their Rafah clinic.
Weekly devotion: What does it mean to hope in God?
This week, we’re praying for a project we support in northern Iraq, which is helping the Christian community to rebuild their damaged homes and businesses. We’re also reflecting on what it means to hope in God.