Hany and Joanne work in church planting and leadership development with Impact Middle East. Hany is now the field director overseeing Impact Middle East’s work in seven countries. Joanne is the founder of a women’s initiative, working to restore women to physical, emotional and spiritual wholeness.
Pray For
- protection for Hany and Joanne as they serve in a region where spiritual warfare is intense
- health for the children and wisdom regarding their future schooling and friendships needs
- wisdom and discernment as they seek God’s direction for the next season of ministry
- open doors and people of peace in different refugee camps and cities
- unity in the body of Christ
- emotional strength and healing as they walk with refugees who have experienced deep trauma
- the midwives being trained, and mothers and babies being cared for through the women’s initiative
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