THE DIFFERENCE WE’VE MADE
Thanks to your support, we’re helping people facing poverty, injustice and marginalisation transform their lives. Some of those people have been kind enough to share their stories.
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“My greatest desire was simply to learn how to read”
Read More: “My greatest desire was simply to learn how to read”FUKAYNA’S STORY “My greatest desire was simply to learn how to read, so I’d be able to find my way if I went somewhere unfamiliar, read my own name at the hospital, and not remain illiterate.” Like many women in…
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The greatest expression of faith: Helping others with impartiality and respect
Read More: The greatest expression of faith: Helping others with impartiality and respectLILY’S STORY The Christian communities of Syria have been shrinking dramatically since 2011. As economic paralysis and sectarian violence continue to blight the country, more Christians are looking to leave. Those who choose to stay are often motivated by their…
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Standing Firm Amid Growing Intimidation
Read More: Standing Firm Amid Growing IntimidationOMAR’S STORY Would you turn up to work knowing that you risked facing threats and even physical violence? For the past 10 years Omar has faithfully tended his farmland in Za’atara, near Bethlehem, but each year he faces more intimidation…
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When a New Settler Road Cut Through His Farm
Read More: When a New Settler Road Cut Through His FarmYOUSEF’S STORY Just a few months ago, bulldozers tore through 50 meters of Yousef’s land as the Israeli occupying authorities in Palestine built a new road for the exclusive use of Israeli settlers. Yousef could only watch as his fences…
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Rebuilding After Demolition
Read More: Rebuilding After DemolitionHASSAN’S STORY On 25 September 2025 Hassan was standing amid the rubble of what had been his house. What had taken months of hard work and years of savings had been destroyed in a matter of moments – bulldozed by…
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Separated from the Land His Family Has Tended for Generations
Read More: Separated from the Land His Family Has Tended for GenerationsSAMIR’S STORY Samir is one of the last Christian farmers in Bethlehem. He began helping his father out on their farm as a young boy. He doesn’t talk about his land as something he owns; it’s something he belongs to.…
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“I believe that in helping others, I am doing what God wants me to do.”
Read More: “I believe that in helping others, I am doing what God wants me to do.”WAEL’S STORY Wael is Programme Manager at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) – an Embrace partner based in Damascus, Syria. 14 years of war (2011-2024) has had a devastating impact on Syria’s communities. People are struggling to process…
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Healthy foundations for children in the West Bank
Read More: Healthy foundations for children in the West BankSARAH’S STORY Sarah works as a Nutritionist with our partner Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre on the Mount of Olives. When families visit for rehabilitation residentials one of the first things Sarah does is share a meal with them. Observing their…
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Therapists bring rehabilitation, nutrition, and hope to Gaza
Read More: Therapists bring rehabilitation, nutrition, and hope to GazaMOUSA’S STORY Mousa co-ordinates the team of therapists from Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre working at its satellite clinic at Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza City. The team have been working in Gaza these past 3 years since the start of…
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Coping with the emotional toll of fear and displacement in Lebanon
Read More: Coping with the emotional toll of fear and displacement in LebanonAs the recent war engulfed much of southern Lebanon, Maya had to flee her home with her family and endured 10 terrifying days with no shelter except their car as airstrikes struck across the country. Still unable to return to…
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Cutting a new path: Barber training helps rebuild lives for ex-detainees in the West Bank
Read More: Cutting a new path: Barber training helps rebuild lives for ex-detainees in the West BankAli is smiling as he cuts another young man’s hair. He looks sharp in his streetwear as he confidently cuts and trims. Yet the journey Ali has been on to get to this point has been fraught and at times…
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Lebanon’s Displaced Families:Tarek’s Story
Read More: Lebanon’s Displaced Families:Tarek’s StoryWhen airstrikes began to hit Lebanon, young Tarek and his mum, who was just days from giving birth to her second son, had to escape quickly from their home.
*The names of some of the individuals features have been changed to protect identities.