We pray that hostages might be saved through the intervention of the Red Cross

As we surround each hostage in prayer, we can include a specific prayer that the International Red Cross will have access to them and use its moral weight to advocate for their release.

We pray for this as a humanitarian issue and irrespective of opinions regarding the war.

There are hostages in urgent need of medical attention, including 25-year-old Hersh whose arm was partially blown off by a grenade just prior to him being taken by Hamas. There is Kfir, a vulnerable baby. There are abused women. There are elderly people with medical conditions. And psychological wounds affecting all.

As a prayer-in-action, we can also sign this latest petition calling for the Red Cross to do more to advocate for the protection and release of the hostages. Their immediate release would fast-track an end to the war and save countless Palestinian lives, as well as the lives of the hostages.

Thank you for being part of this prayer network. Please keep sharing it as we approach 1,000 pray-ers.