NPN Through the Lens of the Street Guide Final

THROUGH THE LENS OF THE STREET
40 DAY PRAYER GUIDE

CONTENTS PAGE
4 The Vision of Neighbourhood Prayer Network
5 How to use this guide
5 Origins of Neighbourhood Prayer Network
6 Vision of the harvest
6 Foundational Scriptures
6 Notes on grammar
6 Use of NIV Bible
7 40 day prayer guide with daily action points
18 Testimony of Prayer Request Cards
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VISION STATEMENT OF
NEIGHBOURHOOD
PRAYER NETWORK
“For at least one Christian
living on their streets to PRAY
for their neighbours, CARE for
their neighbours and SHARE
Jesus with their neighbours,
believing that in 2030, there
will be 5 new disciples of
Jesus on every street.”
Will you join
us and help us
spread the vision
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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
This guide is a 40 day prayer
guide that can be used at any
time of the year. For many
traditional churches, it would
work well over the Lent period.
The focus of this prayer guide is, ‘Through the Lens
of the Street.’ Lisa Hutt, saw a picture of a magnifying
glass over the street. Everything that happens in our
nation affects those living on our streets. As we have
turned as a nation away from God, we are now bearing
the consequences - family breakdown, violence, lack of
community, rising crime, economic and moral decay.
We believe that prayer changes things. In these 40
days, we will look at scripture and pray into issues
that affect all of us. There will also be some practical
suggestions and some testimony in part 2 of the book.
We can change our nation, through concentrating
our prayers and efforts on those living closest to us.
Multiplied throughout the UK, with each of us doing
our part, we become an army. We war against injustice,
crime and breakdown of relationships. In unity we are
asking for God’s Kingdom to come and God’s will to be
done, on our street and in our nation.
Origins of Neighbourhood Prayer Network
Neighbourhood Prayer Network was founded in 2010,
but officially became a charity in 2012. The beginnings
of it though can be dated back to almost 40 years ago,
when the founder Rebekah, felt God speak to her as
a child.
Dismissing this in teenage years and becoming an
atheist, Rebekah returned to the Lord after a long
journey back at the age of 26. God spoke to Rebekah
about getting every street in the UK covered in Christian
prayer, with people caring for neighbours and sharing
Jesus with neighbours. The aim was always to prepare
the way for God to move in power on our streets and
across the UK.
In 2024, God started speaking to Neighbourhood
Prayer Network about a “reset.”
During this time, Rebekah was seeking God for direction
and had a “vision from God” detailed below. Out of this
was born a 5 year plan to see 5 new Christians on every
street in the UK over 5 years. PRAYER is always the
foundation, CARE is the action that usually flows from
praying for our neighbours as we are called to love our
neighbour as ourselves. SHARING Jesus, is the ultimate
expression of love for our neighbour. I can’t imagine
doing life without Jesus, why would we keep the gift of
knowing Him to ourselves? Obviously on some streets
there are more or less houses, but in setting a goal, it
spurs us all to action.
As thousands of people have PRAYED for their
neighbours, CARED for their neighbours and SHARED
Jesus with their neighbours; we have seen a sense of
community returning to some streets, crime falling,
healings taking place and several people becoming
disciples of Jesus- attending churches. Will you
join us? Sign up at www.neighbourhoodprayer.net
Please note street registrations take up to 7 days, as
we have to verify the data and make sure that the dot
is in the middle of the street.
Looking out of her window aged 8 or 9 years old,
she looked at the working class street, in Crumpsall,
Manchester and felt the loneliness of the street. It was
a rainy day, and the clouds were dull and apart from
the odd light on in the houses, you could be forgiven
for thinking that no-one lived there, such was the lack
of interaction on the street. Rebekah’s Grandma, said,
‘that she missed the war - not the fighting, but the
community spirit that she felt we had lost.’ This was
the 1980s and things are much worse now. In that
moment of looking out of the window, Rebekah felt
God whisper to her, “in the future, I am going to use
you to help change this.”
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The vision of the harvest
I saw a large white ship. The sky was blue and the
waters still. I could see a man in white clothes on the
deck of the ship surveying the waters. I am sure that
this was Jesus.
Below the decks were great nets being prepared and
unrolled by two groups of people. There were several
of these rolls. I noticed someone who seemed upset
about insects on one of the nets. I remember thinking
that it didn’t seem important, but it was to this person
preparing the nets. These nets were industrial size
nets, nothing like what I have ever seen in the natural.
The scene changed. It was as though I was looking
through dark clouds and I could see beams of light
piercing through the clouds. Below the clouds I could
see that these beams illuminated a vast ocean- the
ocean was in a storm and I could see the ocean was
teaming with people, all crying out for help.
The white boat was there, putting its nets into the
water and I saw some of the people gathered in through
the nets, but there were too many for one boat…
The last thing I saw was a sky that was blue, the sea
calm and on the shore there were containers containing
loads of fish that had been caught.
The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few
(Matthew 9:37).
Fishers of Men (Mark 1:17).
Calming of the storm (Matthew 8:23-27).
Ezekiel 47
Greatest Commandment, Matthew 22:34-40
“Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the
Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the
law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is
the greatest commandment in the Law?”
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your
heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
This is the first and greatest commandment. And the
second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two
commandments.” (NIV)
The Fellowship of the Believers Acts 2:42-47
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching
and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to
prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many
wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All
the believers were together and had everything in
common. They sold property and possessions to give
to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to
meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread
in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere
hearts, praising God and enjoying the favour of all
the people. And the Lord added to their number daily
those who were being saved.” (NIV)
Notes on Grammar and Bible Translation
Any prayer referring to God such as Your, You are
deliberately in capitals for respect reasons.
The Biblical translation used is the NIV.
Foundational Scriptures of Neighbourhood
Prayer Network
Before we became a charity in 2012, there were
three scriptures that laid the foundation for NPN.
They remain at the core of everything we aim for and
ground us.
Salt and Light Matthew 5:13-16
“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses
its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no
longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and
trampled underfoot.
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill
cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and
put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand,
and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same
way, let your light shine before others, that they may
see your good deeds and glorify you Father in heaven.”
(NIV)
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THROUGH THE
LENS OF THE STREET:
A 40 DAY PRAYER GUIDE
Safety: For the action points suggested, we do not recommend that children take part in these, unless under
supervision of an adult. The same is true for vulnerable adults. The majority of our neighbours are good, kind
people, but some are not. For this reason, we recommend that no-one does the action points alone, but rather
with someone else.
Day 1: For spiritual blindness to be removed
2 Corinthians 4:4
“The god of this world has blinded the minds of
unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the
gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the
image of God.” (NIV)
Father, we pray for the eyes of our neighbours to be
opened to the truth of who Jesus is - Lord, saviour,
Messiah, light of the world, prince of peace, healer and
God. We ask for our neighbours to have an encounter
with You. Help each neighbour on my street to come
across the Gospel - through TV programmes, books,
Christian family friends or neighbours. Open their
hearts to receive the Good News of Your Kingdom.
Amen.
Action: Make a list of 5 neighbours, you are
going to pray for regularly. Put the names on
your fridge and pray every time you open the
fridge.
Day 3: Education & Curriculum
Proverbs 22:6
“Start children off on the way they should go, and
even then when they are old they will not turn from
it.” (NIV)
Lord, protect every one of the children living on my
street or near my street as they travel to school. Help
all excel in the gifting You have put in them and let
none be victims of bullying in school. We pray for all
teachers, to be a good example to children and for
opportunities for the Gospel to be shared in our local
schools. Amen
Action: As you open the curtains each day,
pray for all children on your street and any
teachers or people who work in our local
schools.
Day 2: Love Your Neighbour as Yourself
Matthew 22:39
“And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as
yourself.’” (NIV)
Lord, help me to love my neighbour as myself,
sacrificing time to pray for them, care for them in times
of need and as the ultimate expression of love to them;
tell them about You, so that they may have life in all its
fullness. Forgive me for any times I have been selfish
in the way I have treated my neighbours, perhaps with
parking, noise or indifference. Amen
Action: Look out for any neighbour moving
into your street- buy them a little card to
welcome them to the street.
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Day 4: Loneliness
Psalm 68:6
“God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the
prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sunscorched
land.” (NIV)
Lord, please help all children, who barely see their
parents due to long working hours, keep them safe and
bring friends to play with them. For all children living
between two parent’s addresses, bring peace between
their parents and wider family. Lord, we pray for all
foster carers, adoptive parents, for wisdom in dealing
with past traumas in their children. Let no neighbour
of ours ever have only the TV for company in the week,
bring all into community on our street. Amen
Action: Keep an eye open for any neighbour
or family in need of support. With someone
else, or your home group, invite a neighbour
for a cuppa in a local café.
Day 5: Local Councillors, MPs, Members of
Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and
Stormont.
1 Timothy 2:1-2
“I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers
intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people
– for kings and all those in authority, that we may live
peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.”
(NIV)
Lord, we pray for protection of our local MPs, all
politicians, councillors and civil servants. Help them
to feel appreciated rather than reviled and give them
wisdom, dedication, integrity and competence as they
represent the people they serve. Lord, please give
opportunities for Christians to get to know their local
councillors and MP. Amen
Action: Whether you like or agree with your
local politicians or not, send them a thank
you card for their service, or drop them a
nice email.
Day 6: Cost of Living Crisis.
Genesis 41:56-57
“When the famine was spread over the whole country,
Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to
the Egyptians, for the famine was severe throughout
Egypt. And all the world came to Egypt to buy
grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe
everywhere.” (NIV)
Lord, we pray for any neighbours who are stressed
about finance asking for Your help. Bring unexpected
provision, items that are cheaper to their attention.
We give thanks to local businesses such as corner
shops, petrol stations and ask that they thrive. We pray
especially that the cost of petrol, gas, electricity and
food prices, is affordable for all. Amen
Action: If you have any spare household
items or clothes that you are not using,
rather than selling them on, could you offer
them to your neighbours or a local charity
shop for free?
Day 7: For many on our street to become
Children of God
John 1:12-13
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in
his name, he gave the right to become children of God
- children born not of natural descent, nor of human
decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.” (NIV)
Father, let us see soon, many believing in Jesus as
their Lord and their saviour, for the first time. For
those who have stopped attending church, or become
disillusioned with church, bring them home to a local
Christian fellowship. Let all our neighbours know You as
their heavenly Father, who loves them unconditionally
and longs to be in relationship with them. Make me a
channel of Your peace on my street, so that through
the peace I carry, it will draw others to You. Amen
Action: If your church is putting on an event,
could you ask one or two of your neighbours
if they would like to come?
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Day 8: Greed
Matthew 6:19-21
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,
where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves
break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures
in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy,
and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where
your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (NIV)
Father, help all neighbours, whose eyes are always
looking for the next purchase, the next bigger and
better item- tame their greed. Fill their hearts with
desires that serve You, turning their hearts towards
things that really matter; family, friends and a
relationship with You. May they be generous as they
have opportunity to bless others. Amen
Action: Rather than buying something new
this month for yourself, donate money to a
local charity and consider increasing your
giving to your local church or fellowship,
be that money or time.
Day 9: Poverty
Deuteronomy 15:7-8
‘If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites in any
of the towns of the land the LORD your God is giving
you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward
them. Rather, be openhanded and freely lend them
whatever they need.” (NIV)
Lord, we pray for all our neighbours struggling to pay
electric, gas, water bills, or housing costs. For all those
working extremely hard, for little pay, please bless
them with unexpected provision from kind friends and
neighbours and bring an improvement to the wider
economy, so that wealth is distributed fairly. Help us
to live in a community where people look out for one
another, sharing with those in need. If there are any
who can work, but choose not to, please give them
the motivation to find work, which will fulfil the unique
gifts that they have. For all those desperately seeking
work, bring jobs and help. Amen
Action: Donate to a local foodbank.
Day 10: Mental Health
2 Timothy 1:7
“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid,
but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” (NIV)
Father, help all on our street, who are struggling to
get up in the mornings because of depression and
anxiety or other mental health problems. Bring healing
where there has been trauma, friendship where there
is loneliness and joy where there is mourning and deep
unhappiness. Help people on our street to be kind to
them, open handed and help them hear Your voice as
they cry out in prayers of desperation. Amen
Action: Be the change that you want to see.
Could you offer friendship, with one or two
others, to a neighbour?
Day 11: Families and Marriage
Matthew 19:4-9
“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning
the Creator ‘made them male and female,’[ and said,
‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother
and be united to his wife, and the two will become
one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
Therefore what God has joined together, let no one
separate.”
“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a
man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her
away?”
Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your
wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not
this way from the beginning. I tell you that anyone
who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality,
and marries another woman commits adultery.” (NIV)
Father, we pray for your gift of marriage to be restored to
so many who no longer choose to get married. Protect
married couples from the temptation of ‘cheating’ on
their husband or wife. Help all marriages to survive and
grow stronger, being bound together with mutual love
and affection and following the pattern that you laid
down for us. Amen
Action: Each time you walk down your street,
pray for marriage to be strengthened on
your street.
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Day 12: Not Married, Single or Divorced
Matthew 19:10-11
“The disciples said to him, “If this is the situation
between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.”
Jesus replied, “Not everyone can accept this word,
but only those to whom it has been given. For there
are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are
eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others—
and there are those who choose to live like eunuchs
for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who
can accept this should accept it.” (NIV)
Father, help all those who are single, especially those
who do not want to be, to feel a sense of belonging
in their families and local communities. Help them
to fully embrace being single rather than seeing it as
something to be endured. Help those recovering from
a marriage breakdown, relationship breakdown, to heal
from their pain and know that You are a God who loves
them unconditionally. Amen
Action: Being single is made so much harder
because of lack of community. Could you
put an event on, in the near future, such as
a street party, barbeque, Macmillan’s coffee
morning, Big Lunch, Christmas party etc;
perhaps through your local church?
Day 13: Pornography on Our Streets
John 8:1-11
“but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts,
where all the people gathered around him, and he
sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and
the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery.
They made her stand before the group and said to
Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of
adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone
such women. Now what do you say?” They were using
this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for
accusing him.
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the
ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning
him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any
one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a
stone at her.” Again he stooped down and wrote on
the ground.
the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up
and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one
condemned you?”
“No one, sir,” she said.”
“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go
now and leave your life of sin.” (NIV)
Father, please help all those watching pornography
on our street to stop. Protect teenagers and younger
children from viewing pornography at a young age,
especially accidentally. Heal those children who have
been upset by some of what they have seen. Protect
people of all ages from being drawn into sex work and
help teenagers not to develop a warped view of sex due
to pornography. If any neighbour is involved in making
pornographic images, we pray that they will know that
You are a loving Father, loving them unconditionally
and that You desire a relationship with them, even
when this is what they are doing. Amen
Action: If you have children, grandchildren,
nieces or nephews or friends of the family,
think about how to keep them safe online.
Most of us don’t think enough about this.
Day 14: For many people to ‘catch the vision’
to share Jesus with their neighbours
Luke 10:2
“He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the
workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore,
to send out workers into his harvest field.” (NIV)
Lord, for those who once prayed for their street, but
stopped, reawaken them to the urgency of the need
to pray. Lord, we pray that every street near me has at
least one Christian praying for their street and that the
spiritual atmosphere, where I live, would be one where
peace and love reign. Amen.
Action: Think about all the things God has
done for you, how your life is different
because you know Jesus and how you came
to know Jesus. When a neighbour asks
you, and if you are praying, they eventually
will… be ready to tell them why you believe
in Jesus.
At this, those who heard began to go away one at a
time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with
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Day 15: All Children
Matthew 19:14-15
“Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do
not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs
to such as these.” When he had placed his hands on
them, he went on from there.” (NIV)
Lord, we pray that our street is a safe place for children
to grow up, to walk down the street and protection
from any harm. Let homes where I live, be filled with
love and affirmation, secure places that are warm,
with enough food, clothes and things they need. Help
parents to be wise in how they raise their children,
being a good role model. Let our neighbourhood,
be somewhere children feel loved and valued and
protected by all. Amen
Action: Volunteer in your local church with
Sunday school, youth work etc following UK
child protection guidance, (your own church
should have a local policy).
Day 16: Child Abuse
Matthew 18:1-11
“At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked,
“Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
He called a little child to him, and placed the child
among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you
change and become like little children, you will never
enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever
takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in
the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one
such child in my name welcomes me.
“If anyone causes one of these little ones - those who
believe in me - to stumble, it would be better for them
to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to
be drowned in the depths of the sea. Woe to the world
because of the things that cause people to stumble!
Such things must come, but woe to the person through
whom they come! If your hand or your foot causes you
to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for
you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two
hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. And
if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and
throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one
eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire
of hell. “See that you do not despise one of these little
ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always
see the face of my Father in heaven.” (NIV)
Father, if any child is suffering emotional, physical,
sexual abuse or neglect, we pray in the name of Jesus
that it stops now and that the child or children get the
help and support that they need. Protect every child
from harmful adult behaviours, whether intentional
or not and we pray for discerning social workers and
council based services; to make the right decisions,
every time, for children they find in need. Amen
Action: If a neighbour is a social worker,
offer them a cuppa or a meal to show
your support.
Day 17: Pray for the Police
Ephesians 6:12
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but
against the rulers, against the authorities, against the
powers of this dark world and against the spiritual
forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” (NIV)
Help our police officers, security services to stay
safe and feel appreciated in the communities where
they serve. Build bridges in relationships with locals
where trust has been broken. Help them to be men
and women of integrity in their roles, keeping to high
standards and managing the people they arrest or are
investigating in a wise manner. Help the crime rate on
our street to go down, for all our neighbours to feel
safe in their own homes. Let your Holy Spirit reign on
our street, bringing peace and a sense of calm. Amen
Action: Send a thank you card to your local
police station. Find out the names of your
local neighbourhood policing team and
pray for them by name every time you see
a police car or vehicle.
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Day 18: Racism
Genesis 9:8
“The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were
Shem, Ham and Japheth.(Ham was the father of
Canaan.) These were the three sons of Noah, and from
them came the people who were scattered over the
whole earth.” (NIV)
Father, You created all of us, regardless of the colour
of our skin, our creed or nationality. We are all made in
your image. Lord, please banish hatred on our street
towards anyone of a different nationality, religion or
skin colour. Bring healing to those who have suffered
racism in the past or currently. Protect children and
young adults from far-right ideology on the internet.
Help our street to be a place of kindness, respect and
friendship for all. Amen
Action: Deliberately go out of your
way to befriend a neighbour from a
different culture, nationality or religion.
Be the change you want to see.
Day 19: Debt
Proverbs 22:7
“The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave
to the lender.” (NIV)
Lord, help our neighbours resist where possible
the temptation to get into debt. For those who are
desperately trying to keep their head above water as
unexpected life circumstances hit or bills larger than
expected arrive; bring relief from the strain they face.
Help those in trouble be able to access debt advice
and not be too proud to ask for help. Thank you for
organisations such as Christians Against Poverty and
may there be one nearby if there is not one already; or
similar soon. Amen
Day 20: Food poverty
Proverbs 22:9
“The generous will themselves be blessed, for they
share their food with the poor.” (NIV)
Lord, we pray for neighbours on our street or nearby,
who are missing meals to manage food costs they
cannot afford. We pray that all neighbours, who are
able; will be generous in giving to foodbanks locally
and also offering hospitality to neighbours. Lord, let
no-one on our street go hungry because they cannot
afford food. Amen
Action: Invite a neighbour (with someone
else) for a meal in your home.
Day 21: For truth to be spoken, even when it
is not popular.
John 14:6
“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the
life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
(NIV)
Lord, we pray for all the Christians already living on
our street, to be bold in speaking the truth about who
You are. Give wisdom to them - when to speak and
when to be silent, but always ready to give an answer
to any questions asked. Help all Christians living on our
street, to love one another and to be without fear, in
telling others about their faith. Amen
Action: Watch the film- the Case for Christ
(on Netflix or other streaming services),
to give you answers to some of the
common questions or barriers none believers
often have.
Action: Donate to the work of Christians
Against Poverty, if you are able. Consider
getting involved with or setting one
up locally.
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Day 22: Landlords exploiting the poor.
Proverbs 22:16
“One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and one who gives gifts to the rich – both come to
poverty.”
Father, we pray that for our neighbours renting, that
landlords treat their tenants fairly. Bless the landlords
who live on our street who do treat their tenants fairly.
For families facing last minute evictions or finding
themselves having to move because of rents they
can no longer afford, bring a reasonable price and
resolution soon. Amen
Action: Donate to a local homelessness
charity, either financially or your time.
Day 23: Gambling
1 Timothy 6:9–10
“Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and
a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that
plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love
of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people,
eager for money, have wandered from the faith and
pierced themselves with many griefs.” (NIV)
Lord, we pray for any of our neighbours who are
caught in the snare of gambling - online, scratch cards,
national lottery, betting shops etc. We pray for no more
gambling shops or outlets to open in the area. Protect
children, young adults and the vulnerable from being
targeted online. Help people addicted to gambling and
in financial trouble, to have the courage to take a first
step towards getting help. Amen
Action: Work out how much it costs to buy
a national lottery ticket or scratch card.
Donate the money to any local charity you
like, encouraging your neighbours to do the
same, as or when you see them.
Day 24: Asylum seekers
Deuteronomy 27:19
“Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the
foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.” (NIV)
We pray for all asylum seekers in our local area, fleeing
the most heart wrenching circumstances. Heal their
broken hearts and the psychological and sometimes
physical scars they carry. We pray that they will be
treated with compassion, opened hearted attitudes
and a fair and fast system, that gives them stability.
Amen
Action: Consider reading the book:
“The Hiding Place: How one courageous
family triumphed over hate by Corrie Ten
Boom, Elizabeth Sherill, et al
Day 25: Loving new arrivals, immigrants
Leviticus 19:34
“The foreigner residing among you must be treated as
your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were
foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.” (NIV)
Thank you for bringing new friends into our
communities. We pray for wisdom for our councils and
government, for the numbers arriving in the UK and for
resource allocation. For people already here, help us
to be hospitable to new neighbours and let them be
treated with respect and love in all spheres of their life.
Amen
Action: If there is a local church, with a
majority of people from another nationality;
perhaps offer as an individual, home group
or church, friendship with these believers as
the Holy Spirit guides.
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Day 26: Compassion in Health care
Matthew 14:14
“When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had
compassion on them and healed their sick.” (NIV)
Father, thank you for our local GP surgeries, hospitals,
care homes, nursing homes, district nurses,
paramedics, occupational therapists, physiotherapists,
dentists, cleaners, carers, doctors, physician associates
and so many other health care professionals, who
live on our street and work in local hospitals. Under
the pressures that they face, help them to deal with
compassion with those in front of them. Heal their
broken hearts, as many struggle under the weight of
not being able to give the care that they would like. Let
each neighbour on our street, working in healthcare,
depend on You in times of trouble. Amen
Action: Send a thank you card to any health
care provider who treats you- it really does
lift morale.
Day 27: Respect for Older People
Leviticus 19:32
“Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect
for the elderly and revere your God, I am the LORD.”
(NIV)
1 Timothy 5:1
“Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as
if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers,
older women as mothers, and younger women as
sisters, with absolute purity.” (NIV)
1 Peter 5:5
“In the same way, you who are younger, submit
yourselves to your elders. All of you; clothe yourselves
with humility toward one another, because, “God
opposes the proud but shows favour to the humble.”
(NIV)
Father, thank you for all our elderly relatives, neighbours
and friends. We thank you for their wisdom, the childcare
many of them provide for grandchildren, the
voluntary hours they work in charities and treasured
experience that they bring. Help our older neighbours
to always be treated with respect, compassion and
gently. Help us all to look out for the needs of older
people on our streets. Amen
Day 28: Redeem our Streets
2 Chronicles 7:14
“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble
themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from
their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I
will forgive their sin and I will heal their land” (NIV)
Father, we stand in the gap for our neighbours and the
sins committed on our street, whether knowingly or
unknowingly. We repent on behalf of all those who have
turned away from You, whether it be this generation or
the one before. Bring conviction to all our neighbours
and indeed ourselves, for the times when we have
fallen far short of loving our neighbours as ourselves
or doing to others as we would have them do to us.
Help all neighbours, turn to You, pray to You and heal
our neighbours emotionally, physically, socially and
spiritually. Amen
Action: Consider your own walk with God,
are there areas where you need to repent or
make changes in your own life, so that you
more closely reflect the love of God?
Day 29: Farmers and Rural Communities
Jeremiah 17:7-8
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose
confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted
by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It
does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always
green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never
fails to bear fruit.” (NIV)
Thank You for all our farmers, and those involved in
the production of our food. Forgive us Father, for not
appreciating the hard work that they do, more often.
We pray for the livelihoods of all farmers, that they will
be treated fairly. We ask that the farming community
puts their trust in You, especially when weather
patterns damage crops or economic circumstances
make life really tough. We pray for farmers who are
struggling in any way to receive the help and support
they need. Amen
Action: Buy local and if there is a local farm
shop nearby, support it from time to time.
Action: Is there a nursing home or care
home on your street? Pray for your local
care home and nursing home and consider
volunteering through befriending.
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Day 30: Abortion & Assisted suicide
Psalm 139:13-16
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me
together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully
made ;your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you when I was made
in the secret place, when I was woven together in the
depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be”. (NIV)
Genesis 1:27
“So, God created mankind in his own image, in the
image of God he created them; male and female he
created them.” (NIV)
Father, we pray for any woman on our street thinking
about aborting her child, especially if it is because she
feels she cannot afford to raise the child. Lord, we pray
for support. We pray that no woman aborts her child
for economic reasons. For those who are struggling
with their past decision to abort a baby, bring healing
to them and the knowledge that you love them
unconditionally. The number of abortions taking place
has surged in recent years, please Lord let the number
dwindle to being a much rarer occasion.
For any older person, thinking about ending their life
through assisted suicide, especially those who feel
they might be doing their relatives a service, help them
to know the immense value that they are in Your sight.
Amen
Action: Encourage some single Mum’s
this week, through a kind word, or
volunteering at a parent and toddler group.
Father, we pray for every woman desperate to
conceive, for their wombs to be opened and for them
to recognise Your hand in it. We pray for all women on
our street, mourning the loss of much wanted babies,
that You will heal them and when the time is right and
according to Your will, give them another child. Amen
Action: Make it a point to pray by name if
possible for those desperate for a baby or
in the midst of a miscarriage.
Day 32: Violence against women and men
Galatians 5:19-21
“The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality,
impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft,
hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition,
dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies
and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who
live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.” (NIV)
Father, we pray for all women and men, currently living
in the shadow of domestic violence, be that from a
partner or from a child. Bring protection, help and
deliverance from violence. Open our eyes to people
living in plain sight who are suffering emotional,
physical, sexual and even spiritual abuse. For the
people abusing others, bring an encounter with You
that will change them forever. Amen
Action: Familiarise yourself with the signs of
all forms of abuse this week and keep your
eyes open to what is going on around you.
Day 31: Fertility & Miscarriage
Samuel 1:17-20
“Eli answered, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel
grant you what you have asked of him.” She said,
“May your servant find favour in your eyes.” Then she
went her way and ate something, and her face was
no longer downcast. Early the next morning they
arose and worshiped before the LORD and then went
back to their home at Ramah. Elkanah made love to
his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her. So
in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and
gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying,
“Because I asked the LORD for him.” (NIV)
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Day 33: Modern Slavery on our streets
Isaiah 61:1
“The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because
the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to
the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from
darkness for the prisoners,” (NIV)
Father, we pray for anyone in chains through modern
day slavery, on our street, to be released in Jesus’
name, that it will never happen on our street or the
street where we live. Open our eyes to anyone in need
of help and for there to be police tip offs that will catch
anyone trading human beings. Amen
Action: Visit an anti-slavery website and get
greater understanding of this increasing
problem. Hope for Justice, Stop the Traffik
are examples.
Day 34: Addictions
1 Corinthians 15:33
“Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good
character.” (NIV)
Father, we pray for teenagers and even younger
children, not to start drinking alcohol, vaping, smoking,
taking ketamine or laughing gas (nitrous oxide) or
any other addictive substance. For those of all ages
suffering from addictions, heal the root cause that lead
them down this path and bring them out of the way
of further temptation. We pray for those who keep
company with those who take drugs, asking that they
will not get drawn into addictive habits through their
friendships. We pray they will say no to drugs. Amen
Action: Is there a local youth group, such
as scouts, St John Ambulance, for example,
that you could volunteer with?
Day 35: Knife Crime
Matthew 5:43-48
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbour[i]
and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies
and pray for those who persecute you, that you may
be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun
to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the
righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who
love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the
tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your
own people, what are you doing more than others?
Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as
your heavenly Father is perfect.” (NIV)
Father, protect all young people from the scourge
of knife crime, on the street where we live, on the
surrounding streets and across the UK. Let no child die
from stabbing on the streets near us and let no child
carry a knife with them to school. We pray for those
in gangs to want to change their behaviours with
churches and community groups creating safe spaces
for young people. May schools invite relevant Christian
ministries and police to share in assemblies and classes
informing pupils, so they make good choices. Amen
Action: Whenever you put the bins out,
imagine the bins being full of knives currently
in the community. Pray for protection of your
neighbours from knife crime, each time you
throw something away.
Day 36: Homelessness & Housing Crisis
Matthew 25:41-46
“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from
me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared
for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you
gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave
me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not
invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe
me, I was sick and n prison and you did not look
after me.’
“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you
hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or
sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
“He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not
do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me”
“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but
the righteous to eternal life.” (NIV)
Father, we pray for all families living in temporary
accommodation, or sofa serfing, because they do
not have a home of their own, or were evicted from
their homes due to being unable to keep up with
rents. Clothe them in compassion and let them not
be hidden among us. Give us wisdom how to respond
to homelessness near us and give us heart filled with
compassion, not a blind eye. Amen
Action: Let the Holy Spirit lead you to
someone to help today, so that you can
be His hands and feet where you live.
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Day 37: Care for older people
“Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and
especially for their own household, has denied the
faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” (NIV)
Lord, for Christians, we pray that you will give people
the strength to help their parents in time of need; as
long as they are able. For relatives, who can help out,
but choose not to, open their hearts. Bring wisdom
to those caring for relatives or friends, to know when
it is time to get extra help. When the point comes
that someone caring for a relative, simply cannot
continue, help them not to feel guilty about this. Heal
those living with someone with dementia in their own
homes; from the emotional toll that this takes as they
watch their loved one change over time and lose a little
part of them, one step at time. Bring more provision in
terms of carers, care homes and nursing homes. We
ask for respect and value to those who are carers in all
settings. Amen
Action: Do an act of kindness for any
neighbour caring for a family member who
is unwell.
Day 38: Terrorism and Defence
Isaiah 54:17
“No weapon forged against you will prevail and you
will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the
heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their
vindication from me, declares the LORD.” (NIV)
1 Peter 5:7
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares f
or you.” (NIV)
Father, protect all our neighbours as they attend
events, walk the streets and where great anxiety exists
about terrorism. Bring Your peace to them. We pray
that not one single act of terrorism will be imagined or
carried out in our street and the surrounding area, in
the name of Jesus. Amen
Day 39: Harmony on our streets between
those from overseas.
Zechariah 7:9-10
“This is what the LORD Almighty said: ‘’Administer
true justice; show mercy and compassion to one
another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless,
the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against
each other.’” (NIV)
We thank you for the richness that has been brought
to our culture through so many other nationalities now
residing in the UK and locally. We pray that there will
not be tensions between people whose country of
origins are in conflict internationally. Help us to show
love and be welcoming to those of other religious and
cultural backgrounds. Amen.
Action: Offer hospitality to a neighbour who
has recently come to the UK. Seek God for
the best way to do this.
Day 40: Peacemakers
Matthew 5:9
“Blessed are the peacemakers, because they will be
called sons of God” (NIV)
Lord, grant me your grace, to be a peacemaker when
there are times of tension on my street and surrounding
streets. Help me to stay silent when it is wise to do
so, but speak up if needed, to diffuse conflict. Help
my actions on my street never to stir up hatred, but
instead let me be your ambassador of peace on my
street. Amen
Action: Watch your thoughts and words, so
that you only speak and think positively of
other people.
Action: Whenever you get in your car or on
public transport pray for protection for all
your neighbours from terrorism.
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TESTIMONY
This is a lovely testimony, that came through to us in
January 2025. It is a simple project that can be done
through your local church and brings prayer to our
neighbours. It doesn’t cost much to do, except the
printing costs of the prayer cards, which can be done
locally. It also doesn’t cost much time either. We share
this in the hope that this may be replicated in many
churches throughout the UK.
Write your prayer request here :
List your contact details for further help.
Sarah (Sally to her family) lives in Blackpool and attends
a church called Bible Pattern church, Shaw Road. Sarah
is 75 years old, with “knees, not like they used to be”
and she shares today, her street story..
“In 2023 I started delivering prayer request cards at
Easter and at Christmas. My road is a mile long and so
I split the street into three sections. Each section takes
1 hour to do, but I suppose a younger person would do
it quickly. I do it on different days. I also prayer walk my
street once every two to three weeks.
The prayer request cards, I originally obtained from
Neighbourhood Prayer Network, but when stock was
no longer available, I had the cards copied and printed
locally. I put the prayer request card in an envelope with
a letter, explaining that I was committed to praying for
the street through Neighbourhood Prayer Network and
that all prayer requests would be treated as confidential,
unless there was a safeguarding issue.
The letter states to only include contact details if they
would wish a follow up. I also put an extra envelope in,
with the address of the church, so that they can either
post it with their own stamp or deliver it to the church.
All prayer requests are prayed for through the church.
More recently, Bible Pattern Church has also decided
to deliver these prayer request cards for half an hour
after our Sunday services, choosing different streets.
We pray blessings and for hearts to soften. We are
currently on a break from this as being on the coast, the
January weather has been awful, but will recommence
when the weather improves. Some people from
Baptist Tabernacle church the other side of town come
to deliver materials at Christmas and had some great
conversations with people.
Send to :
I have had responses from my own street and some
from near the church, with one gentleman attending
a service and saying that he enjoyed it. We continue to
nurture the contact.
I live in a tough area – where relative affluence live
side by side with some of the most challenging social,
housing and health needs in the UK. Most of my
neighbours are just about managing and are the salt
of the earth, heroes and heroines in many respects.
Some of the prayer requests have been anonymous.
The requests are often about the stresses and strains
of life and relationships. We also had a reply from
a gentleman attending another church, just saying
“well done”. Each time we deliver prayer request cards,
whether near the church or my own street, we get
around three responses each time.
A young man came to my door, with a delivery for a
neighbour, he is someone that I usually smile at when
passing. He told me he had just got a new job and that
he had seen me delivering the prayer requests and that
he thought I’d want to know. I certainly did and I told
him how happy I was for him.
In 2024, there was a by election just before the general
election and it was a very bad-tempered campaign,
meaning that the police had needed to be called to
several of the hustings. One of the hustings was due
to be on my road, Bloomfield Road. I prayed outside it
for peace beforehand. I believe it was the only hustings
where the police were not called!
I’ve also sent prayer request cards to the businesses
based on this road including hotels, social clubs, a retro
arcade, supermarket, café, shops, a medical centre and
two pharmacies, thanking them for their contribution
to our community. In addition, to social service have
a base on this road as well as the famous Bloomfield
Rd Football Club, so they have received some too. All
businesses receive slightly different letters. We have
not yet had a response that I am aware off.
I feel the word’ blessing’ is very strong, and I am
currently reading a book called “I will bless them” by
Roy Godwin and I do actively pray blessing over my
neighbours on my street.
It’s been such an encouragement to see all this happen.
I am not an evangelist, but I/we believe we are seed
planting.
I am blessed that the elders and church members are
so supportive and prayerful.”
Please visit our website to download the images for
local printing.
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