May 2025 Prayer Requests

Dear Church on the Street Family,

The month of May kicked off with a wonderful Indian Taco pop-up meal in the First United Methodist Church parking lot. Two hundred fifty tacos were served along with May Day baskets for all ages. The month was full of celebration, welcome, and see you later. 

Pastor Rebel Hurd (the first Mission Developer for COTS) came back for a visit and preached in Worship. Intern/Almost Deacon Mara was ordained, and is now officially Deacon Mara, called to Church on the Street. Skylar Allen is off to new adventures, and said see you later to the food pantry, and we welcomed Keith Sturzenbecker to the role. 

At the center of it all, is the love of Christ which unites us as one body, called to live for the good of our neighbors. 

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. 

Cara: Pray for Jose that God got him where he wants him in his life. Amen.

Pastor Alex: Pray for safety, protection, and love for our trans siblings in Christ.

Anonymous: Pray for Pope Leo XIV; May the people listen.

Anonymous: Pray for Emily - please, god, help her with her addiction. 

Angel: Pray for my mom to get better; Hopefully that my mom doesn't have to have a full knee replacement.

Laura Spirit Track: Prayers for our struggling youth and those who are suffering.

JoAnne R.: Pray for my mother Ramona & her health that she stays strong in taking care of herself. And also for myself & my recovery on my Red Road. 

Anonymous: Pray for my family as we are going through hard times. 

Anonymous: Pray for Louise and Ben Rose Lonnie. 

Anonymous: Pray for Holly and family and my loved ones.

Anonymous: Pray for money and good, positive vibes like love and being ok in life.

Shelly Lynn Jones: Pray for my children and my grandson Joshua, he has no clothes, he wears 2 XL. Please help! 

Anonymous: Pray for my family & friends, sons, and daughter. I came home safe and have not seen him in 2 years.

Anonymous: Pray for Holly and her family and my loved ones.  

AJ: Pray for all of my nephews and nieces for salvation for homes and jobs and their addictions. Continued prayers for my whole family, their drug addictions and for all my grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  

Anonymous: Pray for all of us who are here today and for life. 

Anonymous: Pray for Haleigh, lord call her back to you (She's a Christian) she's making wrong choices. Prayers for Vangie and all her boys. For salvation.  Prayers for my sister’s children and grandchildren - salvation. Prayers for all my adult children - Lord knows them and what they need. 

Georgette: Pray for me and my husband, for we are having a hard time to find a home and for him to find a job and for my family at home on the reservation and all of the homeless all over the world. 

Steve: Pray for my step-daughter that she will stop doing drugs and stop drinking so she could get her two boys back. Please pray for me that I continued doing good on parole so I could be off in 8 months. Thanks. 

Anonymous: Pray for those of the LGBTQ+ folks. Also pray for Mabel, who’s having back surgery at 4 years old. 

Anonymous: Pray for hope that people will understand about God - Jesus. We are always love on heart that is important. God bless.

Pat Eastman: Pray for sobriety, protection, guidance, thank you for feeding us. 

Anonymous: Pray for the world, it feels like we are being torn apart by our differences instead of embracing them. I pray that hate and injustice is stopped by the Lord. I pray for my mother-in-law for her safety and happiness. 

Cindy Day: Pray for me for all  my sons and wrong doing. Please pray for me  for letting me be at peace, and letting things go instead of holding it in. Amen. 

Anonymous: Pray for my self and family, for faith and continued sobriety. For my grandchildren. I love with all my heart. 

Anonymous: Pray for Joe Walker for peace, understanding, and patience, love, compassion, empathy and slow to anger. 

Lisa T.: Pray for my friend LeAnn C in Oklahoma who fell and broke both her ankles and lost her husband Monty and also for her daughter Lexi who is in jail. For getting her into trouble and that she gets probation and my mom in LeMars, IA.

Karla Rivers: Pray for myself, for my birthday on May 10th. For my daughter Darcy, for her health and to get out of Pierre Women’s prison. For my grandson angel to get a place to live. For Julie in HSC in Yankton. For Dawson in Vermillion group home. For strength and guidance. Thank you and God Bless. 

Arthur TSW: Pray for step-father and biological parents correlated to him! He is still the One! For Michael, Davide, Michelle, Maya, Lisa and Troy with Cherry.

Anonymous: Pray for Cindy Day, Dustin, Jaelyn Day, Ryder Day, and Kenson Day for all the people that have done me wrong. That they will see how they hurt people, broke their hearts. I forgive them, protect my family and all the ones I love. In the name of Jesus. Amen. I also pray for all of the ones I love. 

Anonymous: Pray for my wife. Jerilyn. Myself.

Anonymous: Pray for God to cover us during this new transition, into our new place. May he make sure we don’t need for anything and we’ll be financially secure. Amen. 

Marianne Hieb: Pray that I get a loan to buy a house that I am looking at on May 12. That my friend Travis gets a job at Burger King and rents a room from me. Also, that I will soon see my son and his family in Pierre, SD. 

Roy Blacklance Jr.: Pray for my health and family and friends. 

Lavita: Pray for the death of my brother, and for all who mourn his loss as he is laid to rest. And, for my husband’s uncle who recently passed away. 

Anonymous: Pray for health & job. Mary Broncho Bill family. 

Anonymous: Pray for my brother Dylan. I’m in need of prayers too. 

Anonymous: Pray for my family here is Sioux Falls and back home. We have a lot of deaths. Going home to bury a cousin and brother. Thank you. God bless you. 

Mi Peticion: Pido avacion por mi esposo, David Ramirez, que esta, definido con me gracion, que dios obva en su vida. Gracias. 

Shakyra: Pray for my mental health, my freedom, my mother (she has kidney disease), my brother Leonard who is incarcerated. Most of all, my two daughters whom I love with all my heart. My anxiety is bad, I feel like I am depressed, like I don’t have anything to look forward to. Thank you. 

Anonymous: Pray for Patrica Brooks, she is the sweetest soul I’ve ever met and is currently sick w/ no insurance. 

Anonymous: Pray for safety for everyone here and their families. 

Anonymous: Pray for Marilyn and Gerilyn for good health. Thank you, God Bless. 

Lorencia Bad Wound: Pray for the best possible outcome for my upcoming court. Just asking for good health and continued blessings for my family. 

Dra: Pray for the peace of God over my life - without the anxieties of every day paralyzing me. Stability. Job security. The clarity of my soul after death. To be able to trust more. To have less fear and worry. Stability in mental health, physical health, spiritual health. Thank you!

Anonymous: Pray for my family and their well-being. Pray for them to stay strong and prosper. 

Marcella Wheeler: Pray to keep my strong and healthy. Prayer for my son James C. Dubray to get his mind right and to be safe-strong and healthy. Pray for my family. 

.Lord, in your mercy,

Hear our prayers. Amen.