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Major Middle East-focused
charitable NGO, BibleLands, has appealed to UK
Christians to pray for an end to the escalating conflicts in
Lebanon and Gaza.
The Charity, which works with
disadvantaged and vulnerable people throughout the region, has
received urgent prayer requests from its Project Partners on
the ground. They have given first-hand accounts of the
constant danger from air strikes and rocket attacks, and the
blockades that threaten to sever vital supplies.
“Every hour, the situation
worsens,” reports The Rev. Dr Riad Kassis, Principal of the
Schneller School in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. “So far we are
safe, but trapped due to the bombing of roads and bridges to
Beirut. It is not safe to travel by car as civilian vehicles
are also targeted. Please join with us in prayer at this
difficult time.”
In Beirut itself, staff at one
of BibleLands’ Partner Projects - a Home for
disadvantaged and orphaned girls, have reported that they are
trying to carry on as normal, but the young residents are
terrified that there could be an attack on the power station
close by.
The Charity also supports two
medical facilities in Gaza, which are facing a huge burden of
power and water shortages as well as dwindling supplies of
essential drugs. All communication has broken down and BibleLands’
staff are increasingly concerned for their welfare.
BibleLands’ Director,
Nigel Edward-Few, has urged churches and individuals to join
in prayer for those of all faiths in the Middle East who are
suffering.
“This situation of destruction
and terror calls for immediate prayer to back up BibleLands’
practical aid,” he says. “I appeal to Christians to pray for
those in danger in Gaza, Lebanon and the surrounding areas,
and for wisdom that will recognise the futility of continuing
this devastating conflict and that will bring it to a speedy
end.”
For updates, you can phone BibleLands’
automated Prayer Line on 01494 897939, call their offices on
01494 897950 or visit the website at www.biblelands.org.uk.
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Media Enquiries:
Nigel Edward-Few – Director of
BibleLands
Tel: 01494 897959 (available
both during and outside office hours)
or
Caroline Rance
Tel: 01494 897950
info@biblelands.org.uk
NOTES TO EDITORS:
BibleLands
Founded by the Rev Cuthbert
Young in 1854 to support the work of American missionaries
serving a distressed and vulnerable Armenian population, BibleLands
is a non-denominational Christian charity that now works in
partnership with some 50 local Christian-led projects in the
lands of the Bible – primarily Israel and the Occupied
Territories, Egypt and Lebanon, in the fields of Education;
Social Care; Special Needs; Medical Care; Vocational and Adult
Training; Support and Care of Refugees.
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