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Please continue to pray for our brothers and sisters across the Middle East, especially in Lebanon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent weeks, the situation has escalated sharply. Current estimates show between 300,000 and 500,000 people displaced from Southern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut following intense airstrikes and evacuation orders. Many families left their homes with little warning. Over 100,000 people now live in temporary shelters. Our church in Lebanon and relief teams are working daily to provide food, water, medicine, and safe housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your generosity can bring immediate help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These gifts help provide basic necessities for families who lost access to their homes and livelihoods in the countries affected by this conflict. Food for children. Medicine for the sick. Shelter for the displaced. If you feel led to respond, please scan the QR code and give. Your support will go directly toward emergency relief, rescue, care and recovery for people affected by the conflicts in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for standing with them in prayer and in action. Click here to give: https:\/\/coastalla.ccbchurch.com\/goto\/forms\/387\/responses\/new<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Your gift will bring urgent relief, hope, and care to families displaced by conflict in Lebanon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":29945,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"post_folder":[151],"class_list":["post-29944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Beirut-pic-for-DT.jpg?fit=1280%2C1273&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"Vida Li Sik","author_link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/author\/vlsik\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phsvEw-7MY","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30137,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/continued-prayers-middle-east\/","url_meta":{"origin":29944,"position":0},"title":"Prayer Request for the Middle East","author":"Lai-Yan Faller","date":"April 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Please continue to pray for our brothers and sisters across the Middle East, especially in Lebanon.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Relief appeal with QR code","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Beirut-pic-for-DT.jpg?fit=1200%2C1193&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Beirut-pic-for-DT.jpg?fit=1200%2C1193&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Beirut-pic-for-DT.jpg?fit=1200%2C1193&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Beirut-pic-for-DT.jpg?fit=1200%2C1193&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Beirut-pic-for-DT.jpg?fit=1200%2C1193&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3923,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/prayer-request-for-lebanon\/","url_meta":{"origin":29944,"position":1},"title":"Prayer Request for Lebanon","author":"dtadmin","date":"November 13, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The past few weeks have been filled with turmoil in our country. 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