regardless of what they believe when they are truly desperate everyone prays to something or someone. Atheists will call it therapeutic, polytheists may regard it as survival magic, and monotheists prayer. but when someone's home is bombed or burned down, or their life otherwise ruined there is much others can do for them. if you have extra cloths, food, cash, or a place they can take shelter that will do much more than simply absolving yourself of any need to take action or even to speak out that others may help or stop hurting them by just saying you'll pray for them when you could do much more. Don't let faith become a crutch to enable non-action. There's a place for prayer but if you are able to do more you should. in all seriousness do ask yourself "what would Jesus do", or "what would Hecate do", or any number of other gods and prophets, or great leaders known for their compassion.