July 2025 Prayer Requests

Dear Church on the Street Family,

In the midst of storm of life, the community has dealt with many storms over the past week as the month of July comes to a close. Through it all, we trust in the presence and love of God. 

July was full of the typical Church on the Street experiences with Worship, Laundry with Love, and Food Distributions. We also had a wonderful evening at Arts in the Park and welcoming a group of youth from Custer and Rapid City for the weekend to learn, listen, and serve at Church on the Street and partner organizations. We give thanks for this incredible body of Christ. 

Thank you for continuing to hold your neighbors and the body of Christ in your prayers today and always. 

It's great to be Church together!
Pastor Chris & Deacon Mara

P.S. Please take a moment to check out our Facebook page for information and to see even more pictures at www.facebook.com/ChurchontheStreetSiouxFalls

Please lift these prayer requests, given to us with the great trust and hope of a promise that God answers prayers.

Prayers of the people...

Calling on the spirit of Wisdom to guide our hearts and our minds, let us pray for the church, the world, and all in need. 

Jerrilyn Roubideaux: Prayer for my health, family, friends, homelessness.

Linda J: Pray for Lonnie Croon who has tongue cancer and is now at Sanford. Pray for Kathy Keppen who has pancreatic cancer. 

Anonymous: Pray for those who raise the housing and for those in need. Peace for the world. Mabel, Skip, Judy with bone issues.

Anonymous:   Pray that my relationship with my daughter can go well. It is hard now that she came back into my life at the age of 20 after I gave her up for adoption at 4 months old.  Please I want this new relationship with her and my granddaughter.

Anonymous: Pray for a young friend fighting for her life after being shot.

Anonymous: Pray for Carrie Houchins, Bryce Houchins, Joe Wallen.

Anonymous: Pray for Vonnie to have strength to make her decision with her marriage. Prayers for her husband to help him with his drinking and drugs.  Prayers for my whole family with their addictions as well.

Jazzmine  Gefke: Please pray for a sound mind.

Melissa: Prayers for victims of violence, mental illness, missing children and homeless and sick. Ducky Missi, I hope I do get to meet you someday and your family.

Angel: Pray for me that the swelling in both my feet goes down and stays down.

Pat Eastman: Pray for guidance, protection, healing. For all the children and grandchildren to be able to walk hand and hand into the future together. For what is good. Look at us and pity us. All my relatives. Pilamaya. Toksa ake. 

Amber Jones-Esquibal: Pray for all community partners that assist COTS with our mission. Please pray for all our volunteers and staff who continue to love our community. Please pray for all our children & elders our houseless relatives and loved ones. 

JoAnne Rencounter: Prayers for my Zona Big Eagle for her health. Prayers for my mom Ramona Ventura for her health as well. Prayers for my family near and far. 

Ramona Ventura: Pray for Zona Big Eagle and Tamarak Jennesse. 

Jonna: Pray for my family to find a good, safe home for us, for us to find it soon and in a great location that we are able to find jobs close by. 

Marianne Hieb: Pray for Emlie, Terry, LeRoy, Dan to grow up and put their childish ideas to sleep and treat each other as Jesus taught love yourself as you want to be loved. Amen.

Dug: Pray that my son gets a job this week. All friends battling cancer. 

Leon White: Pray for people who are still struggling with addiction and abuse. Let those people know they are important too. And that they have not been forgotten - recovery is possible. I want to pray for the church, and the works you do may God guide you and continue to provide, so you can continue to help and serve for God’s people. Last - thing. Thank you for being a part of my life. Thank you for all you have done for me and my wife - you have made a huge impact and have changed our life. Amen. 

Anonymous: Pray for health and peace. Peace for everyone - a life of no fear for anyone. Love each other and embrace hope. Pray for my daughter and her partner. Pray for my trans niece. 

Anonymous: Pray for the joy of children - playing - growing! And, when they hurt, heal the hurts. 

Stephanie MRFT: Pray for my family,  my kids, my husband, & parents. Pray my mom’s health continue to get better. Also pray for my aunt for her health also. Pray for my dad in his grieving of his late girlfriend. Pray for the homeless. 

Anonymous: Pray for Emily - healing for her drugs and alcohol addiction. 

Katline & Justin: Pray for Justin’s dad in Texas with the flooding pray for my grandpa Bill for he is sick with COPD. Pray that I have a healthy baby girl in October without complications. 

TJ: Pray for my boyfriend is in jail. He goes to court July 15th. His name is Louis Running Bear. Please pray for him. Also, I lost my niece Patty Bone Shirt due to alcohol. Need prayers for the family. Thank you. 

Colleen “Koh Koh” Smith: Pray for universal love, peace & unity. I ask for prayers for father to strongly pull all people closer to him. Guide the man & I that are to serve you, Lord Jesus Christ. Bring peace, near by both shelters. Prayers for Pastor Chris, Deacon Mara, Pastor Lee & all the women & men who help with the DIscipleship program. Help with finding a place to call home. Universal positive change & send all demons to their designation & place with their leader for eternity. AMEN. 

Anonymous: Please pray for Alexander Andrade #44624 in Jameson Annex.

Anonymous: Pray for Frankie & Joyce. for home. 

Justin: Please pray for my father being sick and going through a horrible flooding and health issues.

Genevieve Murek: Pray for my health condition to be 100% complete and for others. 

Victoria and Keith Guana: Pray for faith and strength in the walk of life. For our home. For finding a home. For our health. For my sister who has cancer. 

Amber: Pray for my sister Michael and all of our siblings whom are going through sitatuations. Also for everyone to move on to better lives. Thank you. 

Mona, LBE: Pray for protection and guidance and thankfulness. 

Diana: Pray for my family and friends. 

Bridgett Herman: Pray for everyone for breathing. 

Maydelen Rodriguez: Pray for Bertha de Rodriguez, mi mama, mi papa, Luis Rodrigues y mi abuela Diomica Hernandez. 

Naomi Zimenes: Oracion Cristofer Galiz por mi esposo Maxnar Saliz por mi Familia por mis nesecidadez. 

Garang Majok: Pray for Family, Faith, Hope, and Peace. 

Colleen: Pray for my brother William Bill Rivers, very serious injury, and for Eli, Elena, Mikeal Elverez, they need a lot of love. Thank you. Love, Colleen. 

Anonymous: Pray for my daughter to stay safe and stop getting into trouble. Also for my family to find a home and be able to get and stay stable. And for my son and I to find jobs. 

Anonymous: Pray for Kate’s mom at Sanford. 

Cindy Day: Pray for my health and my family. Keep them safe and strong in Jesus name, amen. 

Anonymous: Pray for Rhi and family support and strength to pray for all around her and for the people who are in there living with addiction. Pray for my Maz Lovebaer. 

KM: Pray for Wilfred Keeble to have ties severed/cut/let go from me. For people to respect my boundaries. For people to live by rules that are outlined by property owners. 

.Lord, in your mercy,

Hear our prayers. Amen.