{"id":30137,"date":"2026-04-08T18:29:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/?p=30137"},"modified":"2026-04-13T21:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:23:03","slug":"continued-prayers-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/continued-prayers-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer Request for the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please continue to pray for our brothers and sisters across the Middle East, especially in Lebanon. Here is a message from Moufid Tohme, our church leader in Beirut:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Prayers are needed for our region. A ceasefire was agreed on for two weeks, except for Lebanon. Today our country was hit with 100 airstrikes in 10 minutes without any warning during the school rush hours, targeting civilians all over the country. There are hundreds of casualties all around! Please pray for a ceasefire in our country &#x1f64f;&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pray for the Middle East\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7AZTCuTZUwU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for standing with them in prayer and in action. <a href=\"https:\/\/coastalla.ccbchurch.com\/goto\/forms\/387\/responses\/new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Please click here to support the Middle East Relief Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coastalla.ccbchurch.com\/goto\/forms\/387\/responses\/new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-10-at-09.00.30-1024x1024.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-10-at-09.00.30.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-10-at-09.00.30.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-10-at-09.00.30.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-10-at-09.00.30.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-10-at-09.00.30.jpeg?resize=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-10-at-09.00.30.jpeg?resize=320%2C320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-10-at-09.00.30.jpeg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please continue to pray for our brothers and sisters across the Middle East, especially in Lebanon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"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_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_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-30137","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":"Sunday Awolowo","author_link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/author\/sawolowo\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phsvEw-7Q5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3923,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/prayer-request-for-lebanon\/","url_meta":{"origin":30137,"position":0},"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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