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.
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We Pray for a Just and Lasting Peace
Read More: We Pray for a Just and Lasting PeaceAt the 3 year anniversary of the October 7 2023 attacks and subsequent conflict and devastation, our hearts turn once again to the Holy Land. We continue to stand in solidarity with our sisters and brothers there, keeping them in…
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Weekly devotion: Sending out Compassionate Care
Read More: Weekly devotion: Sending out Compassionate CareThis week we pray for the Christian Medical Fellowship’s mobile clinics, which take healthcare and support to the remote villages of Upper Egypt. We also reflect on how Jesus might be ‘sending us out’ to help others. Many of us…
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Weekly devotion: Behind Every Story of Hope
Read More: Weekly devotion: Behind Every Story of HopeJoin us in giving thanks for everyone who gives their time and skills to volunteer for Embrace the Middle East. This behind-the-scenes help is crucial to our mission. We love to share stories of hope from the Middle East, but…
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Weekly devotion: Growing in Wisdom
Read More: Weekly devotion: Growing in WisdomFitness session at Dbayeh Library & Community Centre This week we pray for the staff and visitors of the Joint Christian Committee’s library and community centre in Dbayeh Refugee Camp in Lebanon. The centre is a focus of community life…
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Weekly devotion: Making accessibility a reality
Read More: Weekly devotion: Making accessibility a realityBASR helps local authorities set up services across the West Bank, such as this centre in Tuqu, providing accessible education for children with a range of individual learning needs. Join us in praying for the Bethlehem Arab Society for Rehabilitation,…
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Weekly devotion: Stepping forward with confidence
Read More: Weekly devotion: Stepping forward with confidenceThis week we pray for young people in Alexandria as they learn skills for the modern workplace at the our partner the Arkan Centre. We’re also thinking about how to have confidence whenever God calls us onto a new path.…
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Weekly devotion: Letting Syria’s Children be Children
Read More: Weekly devotion: Letting Syria’s Children be ChildrenThis week we pray for Syrian children traumatised by war and the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Our partners at MERATH work with local churches to create safe places for children to play and learn. Syria’s children have spent their whole lives…
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Weekly devotion: All Things in Common
Read More: Weekly devotion: All Things in CommonAs we rejoice in the Holy Spirit this Pentecost, we’re praying for all our partners’ staff, who continue the Early Church’s example of togetherness in today’s world. This week we mark Pentecost – the birthday of the Church – and…
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Weekly devotion: Compassion in the Clinic
Read More: Weekly devotion: Compassion in the ClinicHealthcare for chronic conditions is vitally important, even when people face more urgent pressures. This week we pray for the staff and patients of the Tahaddi Health Centre in Hay el Gharbeh, Lebanon. In the Beirut area of Hay El…
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Weekly devotion: Everybody Matters in God’s Family
Read More: Weekly devotion: Everybody Matters in God’s FamilyThis week we pray for the Princess Basma Centre’s satellite clinic in Gaza City, where children with injuries and disabilities receive vital rehabilitation services. Amid the ongoing hardship in Gaza, the Princess Basma Centre is offering vital care and hope…
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Weekly devotion: A Hidden Place of Healing
Read More: Weekly devotion: A Hidden Place of HealingOur prayers this week focus on the women’s refuge run by Think and Do in Egypt. In its secret location, abuse survivors can begin to heal. Behind the door of an ordinary building in an Egyptian city, our partners are…
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Weekly devotion: Windows of Hope for Young Leaders
Read More: Weekly devotion: Windows of Hope for Young LeadersA special session in Bethlehem with Revd Dr Munther Isaac This week, we pray for Shababeek, a youth self-help and mentoring programme giving Bethlehem’s young Christians the skills to become good leaders. A window symbolises so many positive things: light,…
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Weekly devotion: Seeing Others Through God’s Eyes
Read More: Weekly devotion: Seeing Others Through God’s EyesSpecial education provision at Al-Kafaàt Foundation At this difficult time for Lebanon, we pray for our partners at the Al-Kafaàt Foundation. Their mission of inclusion and acceptance for disabled people has repeatedly survived the destruction of war and is continuing…
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Weekly devotion: Choosing Compassion over Judgement
Read More: Weekly devotion: Choosing Compassion over JudgementDSPR staff working with children at the Rafah Clinic This week, we pray for the healthcare work of the Department of Service for Palestinian Refugees (DSPR) in Gaza, and consider the importance of responding to need with impartial compassion. The…
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Weekly devotion: Resurrection Hope in a Wounded World
Read More: Weekly devotion: Resurrection Hope in a Wounded WorldAlleluia! He is risen! This Easter we rejoice in Christ’s resurrection and pray for the dedicated Christians who minister to vulnerable people in today’s Middle East. At Easter, we celebrate the cornerstone of our faith – the resurrection of Jesus…
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Weekly devotion: A New Song for Survivors
Read More: Weekly devotion: A New Song for SurvivorsAnafora at night Women who have escaped the immediate danger of male violence need ongoing support to rebuild their lives. This week we pray for the Soteria project at Anafora Monastery in Egypt, which helps abuse survivors heal and thrive.…
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7 Days of Prayer
Read More: 7 Days of PrayerSince the US-Israel attacks on Iran that led to the escalation in conflict, daily life has become one of fear, loss and upheaval across the region. Stand with us by holding the situation before God in 7 Days of Prayer.…
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Weekly devotion: Standing Together Across the Miles
Read More: Weekly devotion: Standing Together Across the MilesUnity across a divide – Grafitti of clasped hands on Bethlehem Separation Barrier Embrace’s partners couldn’t continue helping vulnerable people and supporting them through times of crisis without the faithful supporters who uphold their work. This week we give thanks…
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Weekly devotion: Discarded by Society, Welcomed by Christ
Read More: Weekly devotion: Discarded by Society, Welcomed by ChristJesus asks us to remember those in prison. This week we pray for two of our partner organisations in Lebanon: Beit el Nour (House of Light) and Dar Al Amal (House of Hope), together they form the House of Light…
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Weekly devotion: How can we clothe ourselves in compassion?
Read More: Weekly devotion: How can we clothe ourselves in compassion?This week we pray for Musalaha Ministry of Reconciliation, which brings together women from across the divide of the Israel-Palestine conflict and provides space for them to share their experiences. In this week between International Women’s Day and Mothering Sunday…
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Weekly devotion: Called to Defend the Vulnerable
Read More: Weekly devotion: Called to Defend the VulnerableThis week we pray for the Salaam Centre, which tackles violence and discrimination against women and girls in one of Cairo’s most deprived areas. We’re also reflecting on a psalm that calls us not to look away. In the slum…