Lebanon: a country and a region in crisis

16 April 2026

Lebanon is suffering a “humanitarian catastrophe in every sense of the word”, according to Barham Salih, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees. Over one million people – a fifth of the country’s population – has been displaced as a result of the war over the past few weeks. Pray for provision of shelter, food, drinking water, medication, mattresses and blankets. Pray for people to turn to Jesus across the Middle East and find hope in him. Ask God to turn people’s hearts to peace and for leaders to work together for resolution.

See prayer points from CMS’s partnership officer in Beirut.

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