In the weeks leading up to Mothering Sunday, we’ll be sharing stories of incredible mothers in difficult situations who have overcome the odds and built safer, better lives for themselves and their families. Divorce from her husband left Madiha with nothing to support herself and her children – so she built up her own business from scratch.

Baby A was born in a marginalised neighbourhood in Beirut, in a warzone. Our partner, Tahaddi, are doing everything they can to support her and her family.

VIDEO - Elias Najjar of the Palestinian Bible Society tells Embrace staff how life in the West Bank has been affected by the war in Gaza, of the mounting challenges facing everyone there and how Palestinian Christians are responding.

In northern Iraq the devastation and destruction caused by ISIS are still being felt in the region. Unemployment rates are high and livelihoods are precarious. For many families, it is a struggle to make ends meet. Hear from two young Christian entrepreneurs that Embrace has supported…

Arwa and her husband have faced unimaginable hardships since the earthquake in February 2023 damaged their home in Aleppo. They describe how the church has supported them - and share their hopes and fears for the future.

Elderly people are deeply affected by the successive crises that have hit Syria in recent years. 74-year-old Virginia explains how the church has been a lifeline for her since the earthquake struck in February 2023.

“During the earthquake, the walls of the home cracked, and all the glass was shattered. The refrigerator broke and most of our food provisions were spoiled. We escaped our house in fear and sat down in the street.” Read more about what life is like for Sona, an earthquake survivor in Syria.

In the midst of the violence and polarising narratives that characterise the Israel/Hamas war, this hopeful story from a partner in Israel/Palestine is a beautiful picture of Christian love in action across ethnic divides.

Since the economic crisis in Lebanon began in 2019, families face a daily struggle to get food on the table and are reduced to eating very limited, unhealthy diets.  With the help of Embrace funding, churches in Lebanon have turned to cultivating their own land to produce fresh vegetables that can be distributed.