Welcome to prayforthehomeless.org. This site offers you the opportunity to meet someone who is homeless and pray for them. We also include people who have recently been homeless and are in recovery from homelessness. They all have one thing in common: they need the power and blessings of your prayers. A small percentage of the homeless are able to stay in public shelters or other temporary accommodations for short periods, but the majority of these people sleep in abandoned buildings, warehouses or under bridges each night. We invite you to pick a different person to pray for each week and share this idea with a friend. This site is in the process of development. You can expect it to grow and change over the coming weeks and months. We invite your feedback and comments by email at prayforthehomeless@gmail.com.


We have added a feedback feature that allows you to click to indicate your committment to pray, write or email others. Providing this response will let others know which homeless have many people praying for them and which ones are still waiting for prayer. At the bottom of this page click on "OLDER POSTS" to see more homeless prayer candidates.

John B. - Prayer candidate 101

John is 47 years old and grew up in the Tarrant City, Alabama area. He has been homeless for several years since the loss of a job. He lives in his car which is usually parked next to a van where his friend, Pops, lives. Both of them sleep with their vehicles parked near Church of the Reconciler because they feel safer near the church. John does repair and maintenance work as he is able to find it. He volunteers in the kitchen at the church and helps with the maintenance of the building. John asks you to pray that God will provide for him this winter and for his mother who is in failing health. He also asks that you pray he will receive some tools to work with as most of his were stolen.

Update:  John's mother has developed an aneurism that is 3-1/2 millimeters in diameter and threatens her life. He asks you to pray for her healing.

Update:  Please pray for John who is overcome by grief at the loss of his best friend, Jimmy Smith, on Saturday, February 6th, 2010. Jimmy was elderly and John was the primary person in the homeless community who looked after his needs, bringing him food, clothing and blankets. Jimmy lived in an old grey Ford van and John lived parked next to him in his own car for a number of years. Pray that others will walk in compassion and love with John during this painful time of loss.

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Additional Candidates

Candidates appear in the order they were entered, beginning with the newest candidates at the top of the page and the candidates who have been on the site the longest at the bottom of the page. Click on Older Posts to see more prayer candidates or Home to return to the first page. You can also search for a particular candidate by entering their candidate number or name in the Google Search Box at the bottom of the right hand column of this page. All prayer candidates on this site have been entered since November 2009.