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.

This week we’re praying for our Olive Tree Project, which helps Palestinian farming families hold onto their livelihoods and keep hope alive.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Please join us in praying for the people of Syria at a time of uncertainty and transition.

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.

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 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 children and their families at Fairhaven School in Alexandria, Egypt - and meditating on Jesus’ grace-filled interactions with people who were socially stigmatised.

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 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.