In this episode, Tim speaks to Suhaila Tarazi, the director of Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza. Born and bred in Gaza, Suhaila explains why she has chosen to stay and work there. She shares the enormous challenges that people face in Gaza, yet explains why she remains hopeful for the future.

In this episode, Tim speaks with Nadia Khouri, who is part of the leadership team at one of Embrace’s partner organisations in Lebanon. Nadia paints a rich picture of the marginalised neighbourhood where she works and the deep challenges facing the families there.

As a child, Serop Ohanian watched his father and grandfather work as expert shoemakers in the Beirut neighborhood of Bourj Hammoud. As an adult, he returned to the region to work as the Regional Director of the Howard Karagheusian Foundation, providing healthcare, social assistance, vocational training, and more to refugee communities. In this episode, Serop speaks about growing up in a war-torn Lebanon, and how his mission to provide healthcare to vulnerable communities is thanks in part to a rediscovery of his Christian faith.

This episode, Embrace CEO Tim Livesey speaks to Sister Bridget Tighe, General Secretary of Caritas Jerusalem and a Franciscan Missionary sister. Sister Bridget has served almost 40 years in the Middle East, working with Palestinian refugees in Jordan, Jerusalem and Gaza. She now leads the Caritas Jerusalem medical centre in Gaza. In this episode, Sister Bridget reflects on her relationship with and love for this unique and beleaguered land.