June 2025 Prayer Requests

Dear Church on the Street Family,

Prayers abound as we continue in the summer season. June was filled with community time, from Worship to Laundry and everything in between. We know and trust that God is revealed to us daily as we continue as the body of Christ in a world longing for justice and peace for all creation. 

We lift the prayers of the people of Church on the Street as well as welcome your prayers for the ministry as a whole. For staff and volunteers who continue to serve and assist in food, hygiene, and cleaning supply distribution. In June, we celebrated the Installation of Deacon Mara during Worship. This coming week, we will welcome Amber as our new Food Pantry manager. 

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. 

Karla Rivers: Pray for Julie in HSC in Yankton. For Angel to keep his job and to have good friends. For Dawson in Vermillion group home. For Darcy in Pierre women’s prison. Pray she’ll get a bed in the Glory House. For strength and guidance for us. Thank you. God bless!

Mary: Pray for Mort that his eye heals.

Kayla: She was threatened and would like prayers for her safety.

Joyce: Growing more and more tired of useless friends! God please let me surround myself with good people.

Larry: Thank you Jesus for the time and blessings. 

Cindy Day: Please pray for me for my health to get better and thank you for giving me another chance with life. I’m so blessed and grateful for all the doctors and nurses that saved my life. Thank you father. Amen. 

Colleen Smith: I ask for prayers for my Lord Jesus Christ, my family, my friends, & my enemies. I pray for guidance, protection, & discernment. I ask prayers for understanding & getting closer to my Lord. I ask for prayers for a home for me and Butterfinger & my “ska”cat. Prayers for sobriety, love, and unity for myself and family friends and addicted brothers and sisters. Resurrection for our brothers and sisters that passed on. Also peace, love, and hope. 

Marie Pettibone: Pray for my biological father LeRoy and my adopted sister, Emily, and her husband, Terri, and my street kids, all to get apartments. My father, ReRoy, to get his place back. 

Jerilyn Roubideaux: Pray for family and friends. My health gets better and also who else is going through a sickness and homelessness. 

Latonia Ten Fingers: Pray for myself and my children for my oldest son to get his son back. Also for us to get jobs. And my sister Lavita and her kids. 

Lisa B.: Pray for my mom who is fragile in a nursing home, Iowa. My granddaughter (Tierra) who is pregnant and has been having problems in IA. 

Anonymous: Pray for Bradley. I was to send a prayer to him to help him through some short time crisis in his life at this time. I want to send out prayers to watch over my health - health and spiritually.

Anna Rose: Pray for my mental health and I pray my love for my life will return and I see the light of living. 

Lavita Ramirez: Much needed prayers for my family that are fighting their addictions. Prayers for my family back home in Nebraska as my cousin Julianna is fighting for her life. Prayers for David as he is trying to be better.

Donna: Pray for my Dad. Thank you for everything. I love you and miss you so much. I will love you no matter what happens. 

John Crook’s. Pray for TJ & Louis Running Bear. 

Malinda Hutchinson: Lord, thank you for everything. God bless Church on the Street. 

Netia: Pray for Steve he’s trying to get his life together from drugs and being homeless. Cindy, my friend, Lord take her in your arms, and help her heal. Berta, Lord keep her from going back to abusing drugs and alcohol. Thank you, Lord Jesus. And I pray for the world to stop and know that you are our only hope for life. 

Karla Rivers: Pray for myself to be sober. For Angel to keep his job and help with his addictions. For Julie at the HSC to get a place to live. For Darcy to get a bed at Glory House to get out of prison. For Dawson for his addictions, for strength and guidance for us. And for a different apartment. 

Gary Little Hoop: Pray for Brad Buskupski whose birthday is June 22nd. Prayers for Brittney and Gary both of North Carolina. For Py, Priscilla and family for the homeless and especially for all who believe and trust in God as their personal sobriety. 

Amber Zielieke: Pray for myself, friends, family. Everyone that things will work out the way that they were intended to watch over us, love us. Let this what I am doing with go the right way for once. Strength, courage, love, faith, and hope. 

Anonymous: Pray for Mabel, 4.5 year old who is having back surgery only 1 in 10,000 kids have. She will be imobile for 2 years. 

Colleen “Kohkoh” Smith: Pray for my own place, a nontoxic relationship with friends, family, and a man. I ask for peace, unity, love, understanding. Complete all positive programs to be able to help others and also ask for me to be filled with the Holy Spirit to love all. I gave the Lord praise glory, and complete trust. I depend on you Lord. 

Peri: Pray for the family of Cami - Little Henry, Faith, and Destiny. Surround them with your love and lift them upland show them grace. I am grateful ot be in their presence. 

Jessica Erfman: Pray for all, but to me, I need a home so I can have my children with me as a mother needs her womb and her very reason for living. Please and thank you. 

Anonymous: Pray for peace for everyone!

Crystal: Pray for my daughter and granddaughter to stay here and not go to her abusive relationship. Thank I can find a good place to live. 

Sue: Pray for the world. For kids. Prayers for all. 

Stephanie MRFT: Pray for my family. I ask you continue to watch over us, protect us, and guide us. I pray for my mom Jerilyn R. for her health to continue to get better. I also pray for my dad Waylong BL. I pray he get his eyesight to see better fast. I would like to pray and say Thank you!

Anonymous: Pray for Emily - for her drug and alcohol addiction. 

Jonna: Pray for me to find a job and get a permanent home. For my daughter to stop getting in trouble to see what needs to be done to come home. To help me find a way out of my darkness. I’m struggling to find a reason to keep living. I’m ready to end my life and give up. 

Anonymous: Pray for Bees to stop stinging. BEE = Deborah. Name, Deborah and Jael Stinging the temple - the mind of non-devils. 

La’Vasious Tai Cari: Pray for me please. My name is Lavasious. I’m transgender. I was recently in the hospital for pneumonia, broken ribs, and was diagnosed with heart failure. I was in the hospital for 8 weeks at Avera & Sanford in Clear Lake, SD. I lost my best friend in April and my sister on my birthday, in May this year. My Aunt was recently diagnosed with cancer. I’m having a hard time getting on my feet with past debt and eviction on my record. I face discrimination and a lot of adversity being who I am. Every day I could use prayer and support. I’m struggling with judgment from a past pastor who doesn’t support me and it’s hurtful. Please keep me in prayer. 

Helen Horst: Pray for myself and my family friends. I ask if you could pray for guidance, love and protection for me and my loved ones. Healing with my relationships for the healthy relationships to be mended. Prayer for good health, stability, and prosperity for everyone. Thank you. 

Katline Prewitt: Pray for my grandpa Bill for he is suffering from COPD and pneumonia…pray for a healthy baby girl in Oct. Pray for Justin’s Dad for he also has COPD and is very sick and went through a horrible tornado in Texas. 

Pat Eastman: Pray for guidance, protection. Thank you for all your help with the pantry. Always grateful. Thank you pastors for all your help. Protection for grandchildren that they be safe. Guidance for all. Pray for my relatives who are addicted to alcohol. Thank you for each sober day. Thanks for all the grandchildren and guidance. 

Dra: Pray for the courage and confidence to walk the path God has put before me. Clear instructions and discernment of if youth ministry is God’s will or just my desire. For strength and guidance of everyday battles. For a sane mind and calm heart. For everyone struggling with addiction. For anyone stuck in any trafficking or abusive relationships. For my friends and family. For a revival in the church. For an increase in the church - people donations, love the desire to be well and for justice, truth and righteousness. 

.Lord, in your mercy,

Hear our prayers. Amen.