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.

Leon S. - Prayer candidate 106


Leon is 52 years old and has been homeless for the past few years. His nickname is Mississippi after his home state. Leon has had tremendous victory and healing in his battle with alcohol addiction. He has been sober for over one year. Leon is a former United States Marine and is employed in maintenance at the VA hospital. He also does appliance/home repairs as work is available. Leon has been approved for a veterans housing program since the spring of 2009, but remains homeless due to a shortage of housing inspectors and other red tape. He needs your prayers for a home and for his health. Leon is scheduled to undergo a biopsy to diagnose possible cancer in his spinal column very soon. Leon has tremendous faith that he readily shares with others.

Update:  Leon has had two great blessings. His biopsy came back negative for cancer and he has just moved into his new home after nearly a year of waiting for approval. He feels God calling him to share his story of addiction, healing and recovery, and asks you to pray for him as he looks for ways to do this.

Update:  Leon was the victim of a break at new home in early March. Several of his personal belongings were stolen. Please pray for the safety and protection of his home and that these items will be replaced.

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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.