STORIES
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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.
Stories from the war in Gaza: Working at Al Ahli Hospital
Dr Maher, Medical Director of Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, tells us what the last year has been like for him, his family and the hospital’s staff.
Serving in the West Bank: “We want to be the hands of Jesus”
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.
One of the Last Christians of Gaza?
VIDEO - The war in Gaza has not only had a profound effect on the health, education and community projects that Embrace has been supporting in Gaza, but it has also devastated the lives of many of our Christian friends and partners - such as Ramy Tarazi.
Overcoming cancer in an informal settlement in Beirut
“Without Tahaddi’s help and God’s grace, my children wouldn’t have an education, and I might have succumbed to cancer.”
Stories from the war in Gaza: A young life cut short
Lara and her mother left the shelter of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, desperate to try to reach Lara’s ill brother in Egypt. It was a perilous journey - and one that would end in tragedy.
Stories from the war in Gaza: “Both my home and my workplace have been destroyed”
Like many Christians in Gaza, Ramy, Marina and their 15-month-old-son, have lost everything. Now, their only home St Porphyrios Orthodox Church.
Stories from the war in Gaza: “Every day that passes is harder than the one before”
“My family wakes up every day in a large hall with 300 other people. We don’t sleep very well and wake up to the sound of bombs.” Rami tells us what daily life is like sheltering in St Porphyrius Church in Gaza.
Stories from the War in Gaza: “My dreams for the future are shattered”
Sami was due to graduate in December and dreamed of building a successful career. Instead, he and the rest of the Christians sheltering in St Porphyrius Church have endured huge loss and are facing a daily struggle just to survive.
Stories from the War in Gaza: “Will I be able to walk again?”
In December Ameera was badly injured by shrapnel. She urgently needs an operation on her legs so she can walk again, but has been unable to access treatment.
*The names of some of the individuals features have been changed to protect identities.