November 2023 Prayers
Dear Church on the Street Family,
After a week away, I am exceedingly grateful for the ways we are knit together as Church on the Street. I knew that the staff, volunteers, regulars, and new folks would take care of each other in love because that's what the Spirit does. That allowed me to step away and come back renewed to get ready for our Christmas worship and to be with folks on Christmas because those are times when the struggles and brokenness of lives are more visible and when it's essential to gather and name the places of light and life that come through Jesus no matter what. This is not only true at Church on the Street, but for each of us in our way, we feel the loss of loved ones and times of old even as we watch new ways that God is active in our lives, even if we struggle to name those.
One of the most impactful ways we lift each other is through prayer. The scripture even tells us that when it hurts too much to pray, the Spirit steps in and does that for us. The Spirit often uses you to lift people who struggle at any given time in prayer, and I am grateful for your continuing love and support as God has called us together to be Church.
Pastor Chris
Please lift these prayer requests, given to us with the great trust and hope of a promise, that God answers prayers.
Patricia: Pray for family, forgiveness, sobriety, guidance and patience. Thank you for Church on the Streets for all you do. Especially our young pastor, Chris. We love her, don't want to overwhelm her. Take care of her and her family. Thanks all her disciples for all you do.
Lisa B.: Pray for Debbie who lives in Sioux Falls, SD she has a lot of health problems. And my family.
Anonymous: Pray for peace in Israel and Hamas and the Holy Land
Judy: Pray for Mabel’s eating and Andrea’s forgiveness. Thanks for Jacob's recovery from alcohol.
Kelly: Prayers for my unborn Granddaughter, she’s too small for her time period. Prayers that she’ll survive and develop before she is born. Prayers for my new relationship with my boyfriend Ralph. Prayers for my family and friends.
Clarabell Leading Cloud: Prayers for all the family and Linda Bordeaux who has stomach cancer.
Anonymous: Prayers for all veterans!
Karla Rivers: Prayers for myself, Dawson in Redfield. For Darcy in Pierre Prison, she goes to Parole Board Monday. For Julie in Yankton. For Angel. He hangs around some bad kids. He is not doing too good, prayers for strength and guidance. Thank You, God Bless
Andre Spotted Elk: Prayer for Heaven Leigh Dawn Spotted Elk who is in prison for false fault. Prayer for safety and happiness and good luck.
Garett: Pray that volunteers will continue to show up and make Church on the Street possible and that anyone here who is stressed or hurting that they will find healing and fulfillment in the love of Christ.
Jonna: I just got diagnosed with RA and I’m really struggling with pain. I swell so bad I can barely walk and am having trouble working. Also my friend just found out her baby has a birth defect. Pray she is able to accept it and be a good mom.
Anonymous: Prayer for my daughter as she is sentenced on Tuesday and for her safety in prison, her continuous recovery from addiction.
Anonymous: Paula Cramer for strength and healing. For Laura’s hip surgery. Healing for Tricia from pain.
Gerrie: Prayers for my son, he’s been using and I can’t stop him. For my brother with Parkinsons and he struggles. For my family, we are struggling like everybody else. God bless everybody! Thank you. God loves everybody.
Anonymous: Pray that I find my way back to God and my struggle with my walk with God.
Anonymous: Pray for people with financial issues, depression, addiction, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts.
Laura: Prayer for our earth, children, elders, everyone, and suffering.
Amanda: Prayers for my family as we lost a loved one on 11-10-23. He just turned 75 last weekend. Also pray for myself as I go in for surgery on the 27th of November.
Machellee: Prayers for Austin Erickson to find happiness and hope he can find love he has been craving. He to figure out that he is loved and thought about every day by me.
Krystal: Prayer for Evan. I pray that he will get better and stay out of the hospital.
Traci: Prayer for my neighbor who passed away a week ago Thursday-Friday and her family.
Anonymous: Prayer for Church on the Street preacher! God Bless and keep you.
Linda Johnson: Prayer for Palestinian civilians and children especially. Ukraninans fighting for freedom.
Kenny Legeman: Prayers for a used power wheelchair.
Barb Appel: Prayer to let her find herself. She has stopped going to church every week. She has excuses. She has even stopped studying the Word like she used to. Prayer for Miranda. Pray for healing they have her whole body. Thank you and Amen
Anonymous: Prayers for strength, comfort, and hope. A friend is diagnosed with ALS and symptoms are worsening. Prayers for strength in marriage, and medical caretakers and endurance.
Crystal: That Jason gets out soon. That I find my happiness and just learn to love myself and God more. I find happiness and joy in this life and world.
Heather Lyn: I need prayers for more open doors and any extra help we need as who we help out lied and didn’t keep their word when they said they would pay us back waste the money on drugs. I am praying that the Salvation Army will let me work as a bellringer. I put in a job application. They pay $15.00 an hour. If they do no one me because I need the extra money to help in James.
Chris P: Prayer for my community struggle of helping each other. The personal degrading and the forgotten kids. The ones struggling to admit, unrecognized and tormented for disabilities not of anyones fault. Please pray as I left my reservation to fix myself.
Colleen: Prayer for my other half sent from The Creator and our gifts. Strength, love, hope, understanding and discernment and protection. Help us to be able to help others but to love them and help others just as he does. Give my spouse strength and guidance in his journey. And to love one another. Peace, unity, hope, love.
Karla: Pprayer for Angel-he’s in jail for 6 charges. For my daughter Darcy-waiting for a bed at St. Francis House. For myself. For Dawson-he’s in Redfield. For my sister Julie-she’s in Yankton. Thank you, God Bless.
Rachel: Prayer for my sister Bree, my 2 sons Rylin & Randy Jr, Gma Reva, nephews Sylis & Chan G, Orange, Keith, Donna, Shanae, and Pat. Warmth & Love
Celecia: Prayer for better days to come and to pray and forgive those who did me wrong and also pray my boys are loved and watched over. Amen.
Cynthia: Prayer for my family and grandchildren, my enemies and the sick and the ones that are in prisons.
Anonymous: For family that are homeless. Pray for them to find a home. Pray for family to find a solution for people to get off drugs, and alcohol. Help people with counseling and pray for my family to make good choices.
Colleen S: Prayer for guidance, understanding, discernment, strength, strength in my journey with God, prayers for my baby's father Amisi Abia. Prayers for peace, unity, love and hope. Healing and showing me which direction to go. All praise and glory goes to the Lord Almighty.
Lavita R: Prayer for my family and pray things go better in court for charges to get dropped because my family really needs me for the holidays to go good.
Dra: Prayer for sanity, sobriety, and mental health. For speedy recovery of mother who had surgery. The safety of friends and family. The well being of my son, brothers and sister. Prayer for new employment. Thank you!
Cynthia: Prayer for Rachel Packard and family, Angel Drapeau and family, Goldie S and family, Jeremy Packard and family, Michelle Packard and family.
Audrey Hall: Prayer for my children, family and friends and everyone suffering, Sheila, everyone. Love thy neighbor.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayers. Amen.
