Anonymous – Please pray for me as I get married soon.  Also pray that I become a faithful loving husband.

William – Pray that I continue to stay sober and get my life together again.

Anderson – First of all, I like to thank God for blessing me with my apartment.  I ask God to keep blessing me with His love and understanding.

GM – Pray for our leaders and job situation.  Pray for our troops.  Praise God for the new shoes RunOn bought me!! Praise God for his gifts!!!

Darrell – Please pray for my friends and me.

Mary – Please pray that I can get disability and housing.  Please pray that God will keep my children safe, and me too.  Pray that my boyfriend and I will keep our relationship on the right path.

Patrick – Please pray Proverbs 3:5-6 for me. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.  But in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path.

Virgie – Please pray for a good job.  Pray that I will do better in school.

Monica – Please pray for my Mom.  She is not doing well at her job and needs help.  Pray for my friend to stop doing drugs.

Paul – I pray that me and my girlfriend get a job.  Also pray for my girlfriend’s mother who is sick.

Wanda – I pray that my boyfriend and I get a job and that my mother feels better and for my children.

Jeff – Pray for me.  I want to submit myself to God and repent of my sins.  I need deliverance from drugs and alcohol.

Reggie – I would like for everyone to pray that God will help me get 2 jobs.

Eric – Pray for my dad and his problems. Pray for our soldiers.  Pray that the Lord keeps helping me with my family and me (patience).  Pray for people who are struggling with this situation.  Praise that my father is back in my life after 15 years.

Shirley – I want you to pray for me to be happy in my apartment when I move.  I hope my son will be able to help me out.

Marlene – Pray for my son in the army.

Kelvin – I pray for my family that they will follow God, and that God will bless them.

Marcelle – Please pray that I can get my commercial driver license.

KennyLee – Pray for me to quickly get the right anxiety medicine.  What I’m taking now isn’t working.  I need help dealing with my anger that we don’t get enough food (those of us who can’t sit around here all day).  I’m hungry all the time and I’ve lost over 10 pounds this month since I’ve been here at The Bridge.

Louie – Pray for me, for my daughter, and my friends and enemies.  Pray that I do well in school.

Johnathan – Pray that God will help me with my housing.  Pray for my 2 daughters.  Pray for the people who are sick and hungry.

Jackie – Please pray that God will watch over my 5 year old daughter.  Please restore me to sanity.

Venessa – Please pray for my family in Mississippi; please pray for my adopted mother, Rosemary, and myself.  Pray for my adopted sister – she is back on drugs.

Anonymous – Pray for all people.  Pray that God’s will be done.

Anonymous – Please pray for my mom.  Please pray that the people here won’t drive me nuts – I’m tired of dealing with all their problems.

Reginald – I want somebody to pray for me to have balance in my plans to succeed in my life journey.

Laimond – I would like you to pray for my 5 daughters and their 2 mothers.

Patrick – This week I had my eye exam and get my glasses soon.  I have to be able to see in order to move ahead.  Instead of sitting around The Bridge waiting, I went to the StewPot and started selling the StreetZine.  God already knows what I need.  Thank you Lord for thinking about me.  I’m alive and doing fine.  I love you all. Please pray that I will think of others and see their needs as real needs.  I am second.

Mary – Pray that my friend will stop getting mad at me all the time.  Pray that I get my disability check. Pray that I get housing.  Pray that Barbara gets enough money to have a proper burial for her son. Pray that God will keep me strong to say NO to my habit.  Pray that God will keep us all safe.  Pray that God will watch over my daughters and grandkids.

James – I signed up for a new housing program.  Pray that myself and others can get into these apartments.  Pray for my mother, she has health issues.  Please pray for my father.

KennyLee – It is so hot.  Pray that I can rest at night so I can stay awake during the day.  Pray for my 2 daughters and their children. They are going through some financial trouble.  Pray that I will have the faith the size of a mustard seed.

Anonymous – Pray for my family, my soul.

Johnathan – I need prayer that my disability will go through so I can get out of here and on my own.

Anderson – Pray that God will grant me an apartment next week adn that I can move in soon.  Pray that God will heal me.  Pray that my relationships will grow stronger.

She’La – Pray that my bad habits will not rule me. Pray that I will allow myself to be molded into Christ’s image. Pray that I will remember that I cannot fix it on my own.

Anonymous – Please pray that the things that are happening in my life are the things that the Lord wants me to go throuhg and that there is a reason for everything.  Pray that I will have faith, let go and let God, and not sweat the small stuff.

Darrell – Please pray for my friends. Pray that I get my own house and a job.  Pray that I get my life right. Be healthy.  It’s always God.  Amen and thank you.

Gregg – Continue to pray for my brother’s cancer to stay gone. Pray for my nephew’s kidney problems.  Pray for my SSI to start soon.  Pray for my brother who is living on the streets. Please pray for my other brother whose truck was totaled in an accident (nephew was driving).

Tim – Keep my mom in your prayers.  She is 89 and still in the hospital, doing better every day with God’s help.

G.M – Please continue to pray for my missionary friends in China and Papua New Guinea.  Pray that the will be bold.  Pray that God will protect them.

Kenneth – Somebody recently threatened me after I told him he’d been on the phone too long. Pray that I will pray for him because right now I don’t want to.  Pray that he will come to know Jesus.

Anonymous – Pray for Elaine’s family.  Pray for work and my health.  Pray that Elaine’s mom gets her strength back.  Pray that our country can figure out how to clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf.

Gary – Please keep praying for Nicole and Michael who are in China and New Guinea spreading the Word to the people under the pressure from the government’s disapproval. (PS: God’s love rules all)

Rick – Pray for me to be able to get my birth certificate from Illinois.  So that I can get a Texas drivers license which will lead to my possibly getting a job and an apartment and I will start to live a productive life again, also I would like to have a girlfriend/wife in my life along with getting my 2 cats and property from Nevada.

Smitty – A job, Housing, The homeless, Obama and cabinet, Gary Coleman’s family

Anonymous – For my family and especially for our politicians in Washington to make the right choices.

Greg – My brother’s cancer to stay stopped, My nephew’s right kidney to heal soon, My brother Casper to stay off the street, My SSI to start soon

Steve – The Bible is our guide, Pray for our love of His message to us lost

James – A safe trip to Houston to get help down there and to get a job and housing.

Jonathan – Pray for me and my family.

Mike – Please pray that God heals my mother and I can go visit her.

Kennylee – I just want to share with everyone my joy at the bountiful blessings I’ve received this week – Halleluiah – AMEN!

Jared – Please pray for my family.  Pray I get clean and sober.

Rodney – Pray that I can persevere as a homeless person.  Life is so hard, but I know God is greater.

Darrell – Pray for my friends and family.  Pray for the workers at The Bridge.

Anonymous – Pray that I can find a job.  Pray that I can find housing.

Patrick – Thank you Jesus for thinking about me.  I’m alive and doing fine.  I made mistakes.  Pray that I can get rid of the problem and correct my mistakes.

Gregg – Pray that my brother’s cancer stays in remission.  Pray for my nephew’s liver to heal.  Pray for my SSI benefits to start soon.  Praise that my nephew and his fiance get married soon!

Louie – First I give my all to God.  Pray for my family and friends.  Praise that I start back to school next month.  Pray that I can stay in control of me, so I can get where I need to go.

Anonymous – Pray for my friends.  Pray that I get home to my fiance and child.  Pray that my son and his mom will find God.  Pray that my arm heals, that my broken ribs heal.  Praise that God is in my life! I pray that I will allow Him to be my guide for the rest of my life.

Paul – Pray for wisdom, strength, knowledge, patience, healing, and spiritual protection.

Wallace – I pray I can get all my ID’s together so I can get married.  Pray that I will be happy with God.  Pray that when I get married, it will be for my lifetime.

Mary – Pray that I get housing.  Pray that my disability check comes in.  Pray that God will keep my girls safe.  Pray that God keeps us safe here at The Bridge.  Pray for me and Wallace.

Marcus – I would like people to pray for my mom who is incarcerated.  And pray for me, I’m in college, but I’m facing a 24 year sentence.

Monica – Please pray for me to receive my apartment this week.  Pray for my family and friends.

Anonymous – Please pray for my friends who are ministering in Asia to the underground church.  Please pray that I can find a pair of 15EE tennis shoes.

Smitty – Pray for a job, housing, the homeless, the sick and the shut-in.  Pray for Gary Coleman’s family.  Pray for Obama and his advisors.

Anonymous – Pray that I have a good relationship with the man in my life. Also pray for my healing.

Eric – Pray that my mom and I become closer.  Pray that I would feel better.  Pray that God will keep us and guide us and strengthen us.

Bill – Praise God that I got a job!!!

James and Mary – Pray for a safe trip to Houston.  Praise God that our stolen bus tickets were returned to us!!!!! Pray for our family, for homeless people, people at The Bridge, salvation for the lost, our world leaders, and Our Calling.  Pray that we can find jobs and housing. Pray for our many friends who are hurting so badly.

Cecelia – My prayer for me is that I would hear/know/see God’s plans for my life…the path he desires for me.  Please pray that I will not be jealous but learn to trust God.  Pray that I will open my heart to love.

Anonymous – Pray for Robert to have strength as he is in jail.  Thank you God for keeping him strong.  Pray for my friends and family. Pray that my friends and I can stay sober.

Allen – My daughter had threatened suicide this past Monday.  I was informed of it today.  She was taken to Green Oaks for evaluation, and released yesterday to get counseling and meds.  She is 12 years old and has repeatedly asked for me and wants me to return home.  I lack 7-10 days until my SSI benefits fund out.  I need help to contact my child and to return home.  Please help me. Pray for all parents and children who are hurting from being separated.  Pray for guidance to be at peace and one again.

James – Pray for a job, healing of my hand, housing, and my family.

Mary – Pray for my friends and family.

Gregg – Pray that my brother’s cancer will stay in remission.  Pray for my nephew’s liver to heal.  Pray for my SSI benefits to start soon.  Pray that my other brother will stay off of the streets.  Pray that I will be thankful to God for everything.

Anonymous – Please pray for all of my family and for all my friends and for all those who give of themselves to help the needy.  Also, pray for my friend who is in China helping with the underground church.

Anonymous – God, please take care of the people who survived the earthquakes and bad storms.  Keep us safe and alive.  I pray for peace, no more war or violence.  I pray for the freedom that is found in You.

Darrell – I pray for my friends and family. I pray for the staff at The Bridge.

Kenny – Pray for me as I re-start my sobriety after blowing 10 1/2 months being sober, getting a ticket and getting mad at my best friend (who is now in Green Oaks).  Please pray for this best friend that he gets the help he needs and we’ll be together again soon.

Marlene and Kelvin – Pray we get housing, and that we get married soon.  Pray I get off of drugs and alcohol.

Jeremy – Pray that my relationship with my wife will get stronger and that we will let God control everything. Pray that I get a job soon.

Anderson – My prayer is that Jesus will make me like Him and more kind to people.  I pray that God will bring my daughter closer to Him and to be a better person.

Kenneth – I want to pray for my friends and family.

Anonymous – Praise God for working in me.  Pray that we will be safe.  Pray that both of my girls are safe. Pray for my health.  Pray for my relationship with my boyfriend to get stronger.

Ray – Keep praying that my sister will see the light and let me be a part of my nieces’ life and stop being mad at me or at least give me a chance to talk one-on-one with her.

Smitty – Please pray for housing, a job, Our Calling, the homeless, the sick, Obama, and our new police chief.

They have crazy rules that sometimes change daily. They treat you like children telling you when to go to sleep and when to wake up. Shelters herd us like animals which makes us feel less than human…
People are homeless because of deep problems. Some have drug or alcohol problems, but others have social problems or problems that started at childhood. Out here, no one tells you what to do.

His choice to live at a remote camp also comes with challenges. Where do you get food? What about health and safety concerns? There are extreme challenges that accompany the freedom of the streets.

But why would anyone choose to live out there? That’s as difficult as why someone would live in a neighborhood that they can’t afford in order to impress people they don’t like. People live – where they live. Sometimes it’s by choice and sometimes it’s because there are no other options. Where should the thousands of homeless people on the streets go? The shelters are full, many are unemployable and most don’t have the stability to maintain a “free” apartment.

Then we are slapped in the face with a difficult question : What would Jesus do? Or better, what did He do? He went out to the masses and introduced them to the God who rescues. He pointed people to a relationship with God and united people into a community of faith who would come beside and help those in need. He fed the hungry and met tangible needs of the community to whom He ministered. Under His example, the early church served the poor, the widows and orphans. The Apostle Paul raised money for the poor in Jerusalem. And today, men and women unite to be the church to those in need.

My friend in the picture did live in that shack. But recently, utility workers tore his home apart, cleared the brush and disposed of all of the “trash”. He has found a new campsite and we continue to visit him and the dozens of people in the same situation at that location. There are hundreds of similar campsites around Dallas. We can’t meet all of their needs, but with a meal and a warm handshake, we can begin a conversation that will change his eternity. Will you join us?

Search and Rescue:

Joseph – Pray for all my family and friends at 511 Akard.

Anonymous – Pray that I will be totally committed to study the Word of God.

Wanda – I had brain surgery and almost died. God must want me here.

Anonymous – I ask God to bless me with wisdom, courage, and understanding.

Laurie – Please pray for me and other people who are working to get back on the right path and staying on it.

Anonymous – Please pray for my mother.  She is diabetic and schizophrenic and keeps having dibilitating strokes.  I hope that she won’t deteriorate much more before she dies.

Donald – Pray for my enemies that my heart would stay meek and let God deal with it all.

Anonymous – I would like prayer for deliverance from all sexual immorality.  That God will bless me with a husband who has no doubt and was led to me by God.  That as I seek God and wait patiently, my husband is seeking God diligently in order to find me.  ANd that he will not be afraid to commit to God’s will for our lives.

Anonymous – More contracts for better income; and to be a blessing to more of my brothers and sisters each day.

Annie – I ask that you pray for me to remain faithful, my heart to be soft, and to never grow weary in doing good.

Benjamin – I am thankful for everyone who prays over these prayer requests. Please pray for continued improvement with my epilepsy.

Johnathan – Pray for my family and that God will open doors for me to get out of here.

Wayne – Pray for my mental, physical, and spiritual growth.  Pray for my family, friends, and the people who run OurCalling.

Kenneth – I want to pray for my real family, my street family, and my girlfriend’s grandmother.

Venessa – Pray for my family in Mississippi.

Kenny – Pray that the doctors will hurry up and operate on my hands so I can go back to work.

James and Mary – Pray for the sick, for the homeless, for a job, and for housing.

Anonymous – Pray for married housing (so we can be together), wisdom with money; family; job and steady income; the sick, homeless, and people with addictions.

Darrell – Please pray for my friends here.

Gary – Please pray for my father who is trying to recover from an infection that has spread to both legs somehow.  Please pray for his recovery and continued health until I can get to him in Florida. Also please pray for employment.

Smitty – Please pray for housing, a job, the homeless, Haiti, the sick and the shut-ins, Obama, law enforcement.

Jeanne – Please pray for guidance and safety as I move into my own apartment on Tuesday.  Pray for my daughter, she might have thyroid cancer. Pray for employment – I need money. Pray for my health, my friends, Gary, and for my estranged family relationships.

Louie – Pray for my brother and his family.  Pray for my daughter and ex-wife – I wish them well and hope to see them soon.  Pray for me to get into school soon to finish my classes.

Gregg – Pray for my brother for his cancer to stay in remission. Pray for my nephew’s liver to get better. Pray for my SSI to start soon. Pray for me to get off the street before the end of the year.

Anonymous - Pray for my friends.

Mary – Pray God keeps my children safe. Pray I get help with my SSI. Pray for housing. Pray that God will heal my Mama’s eyes. Pray that God will heal me. Pray for my relationship with Smitty.  Pray that I will stay on the right path with Christ.

Anonymous – Please pray for me so that I may come to know God as I should.  Pray that I can be a good husband and father to my family.

James and Mary – Pray we find jobs and a place to stay. Pray Mary gets well.

Tracy – Pray for me and my family. Pray I can help my daughter get out of the abusive relationship she is in. Pray we find a place to live.

Anonymous – Pray for Wanda who is addicted to drugs.  Pray for Julian, who just got out of prison.  He wants people to pray for him and his wife.

Ollie – Pray that I can get a job. Pray that my SSI goes through.  Pray that I get into a good housing program.  Pray that God will work in my life so I can be a blessing to others in need.

Vicki – Please pray for Rickey to improve his attitude and patience.  Please pray for me.  I had a biopsy done this week – all but 3 people in my family died from cancer.

Darrell – Please pray for me and my friends, and people at The Bridge.

Veronica – I need a lot of prayer.  Mainly to be reunited with my 3 boys especially establishing a better relationship with my oldest son.  Also that I get a job and a place to live.

Anonymous – pray that I will be healthy and strong and have peace of mind.  Pray for my family and friends.

Anderson – Pray that God fills me with his Holy Spirit.  Pray that He keeps my family safe from harm.  Pray that all goes well with my apartment.

Anonymous – Please pray for my mother.  Please pray for peace in my life.

David – Praise: Thank you, Jesus!!  Thank you.

Bill – Please pray for employment, restoration, and a home.

Kenneth – A man just threatened to kill me for calling attention to the fact that he was tying up the one phone we have left to use.  I need to pray for him – but I don’t want to.  Pray for me, and him, that he will come to know God.

Anonymous – Getting married in August.  Pray for my family, they are in bad health.  Pray for my own health.

Anonymous – Pray for the people here.

Venessa – Pray for my family in Mississippi.

Anonymous – Pray for my wife and daughters.  I need prayer for a job and pray that I may see my wife and daughters.

Now imagine you are joined by 180+ friends. What could be better?

We had a great time and we would like to thank two great partners in this effort:

• The Temple of Prayer Christian Fellowship let us use their great parking lot. It was the perfect location, the chairs were great and Pastor Porter was great to work with.
• We would also like to thank Cinemark Theatres for supplying the fresh popcorn.