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.

Jo Anne S. - Prayer Candidate 135


Jo Anne is 40 years old and lived in Michigan before moving to Alabama 11 years ago. She became homeless when she lost her job caring for elderly patients. Jo Anne struggles greatly with clinical depression, which has lead to problems with drugs and alcohol at times in the past. Jo Anne works very hard to gain coping skills and stabilize her life. She and a friend are currently living in an abandoned car. Her health concerns include diminished hearing capacity and chronic respiratory problems. In addition to this she has a steel rod in her leg with broken screws. She faces surgery soon to repair this problem which could cause her to loose her leg if not corrected. Jo Anne asks that you pray that she will find a permanent home and get stable. She also asks for prayer for Henry, her friend who might have to have his feet amputated.

Update:  Through the help and support of volunteers at Church of the Reconciler Jo Anne was able to move into an apartment made available through public housing for people suffering from chronic mental health conditions. The volunteers helped Jo Anne get furniture and move in during the first week of February. The fact that she has stable housing will now allow her to get the surgery she has needed on her leg for such a long time. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped to walk Jo Anne through the process of gaining public housing, getting furniture and moving in. Thanks to everyone who has been praying for Jo Anne over the past few months. Your prayers have made a difference in her life. Please continue to pray for her health and healing and continue to write letters of encouragement to her. She really enjoys getting a card or letter from someone who is praying for her.

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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.