This week two convoys of forty lorries reached the outskirts of the besieged rebel-held Syrian town of Madaya, carrying flour, medical supplies and hygiene products. On Monday the UN found ‘horrifying conditions’ while delivering the first batch of aid to the 40,000 people trapped by government forces. A smaller convoy is en route to two other towns under siege by rebels in Syria’s northwest, as part of a deal between the warring parties. The priority for Thursday's aid delivery to Madaya was wheat flour and medical assistance. The UN's humanitarian co-ordinator has called for all sieges in Syria to be lifted. Pray for this relief not to be a ‘one-off’; pray for the sieges to be lifted; pray for people across Syria struggling to survive; and pray for the safe evacuation of hundreds who are in need of urgent medical treatment.