

At the end of this month, UNRWA will officially be forced to close its offices in Jerusalem due to Israeli actions against it. The refugee status of many Palestinians in refugee camps in Jerusalem and the West Bank, which number around 800,000, are at risk. Many will fall below the poverty line, and with the lack of education and healthcare services, violence will only worsen.
Dear God, we remember your days as a refugee who dwelled among the oppressed of your time. We come to you in fear that the most marginalized in the refugee camps will suffer even more due to the closing of UNRWA. Help us to understand that the situation of Palestinian refugees is tied to the entire Palestinian struggle for freedom and justice. Make your presence known in the refugee camps amidst unbearable violence and help us bring down the systems and decision makers that cause displacement and torment.
Lord in your mercy…hear our prayer