Will you pray with us?
Paul wrote in Philippians, 'In everything by Prayer'. There are impossible challenges in our country and we need God to act more than anything. Every day our teams pray together asking God to bless our Groups, volunteers and young people. We believe we can reach a generation of young people, thanks to your prayers, so please join in.
What's your 'one thing' for young people?
We'd love you to join us in praying for young people during this challenging season. Create or find a picture that sums up the word - write the word on a bit of paper or card, draw or paint something, take a photo or find a GIF or meme. Share it on your social media pages using the hashtag #prayonething, and/or email it to media@urbansaints.org.
Here are some examples that others have shared:
Prayer Requests
We have put together some key requests for prayer and would encourage you to join with us in praying for the young people across the United Kingdom and Ireland and for our ongoing ministry.
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Give thanks for how God has worked through and with Crusaders/Urban Saints, especially through dedicated leaders.
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Give thanks for Albert Kestin’s vision and that God is still using Urban Saints after 121 years to reach out to children and young people. This year was our 115th ‘official’ birthday, and the 121st anniversary of the first Group.
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Pray for our volunteer Leaders as they continue the discipleship of the children and young people, journeying with them throughout different life circumstances. Thank God for leaders committed to sharing the love of God with children and young people.
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Urban Saints is about people of all ages and all stages of life, so let us pray for the safety of everyone who is a part of the Urban Saints movement.
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As COVID-19 measures continue in a state of flux, please pray for the children and young people in our Groups across the regions and nations. Pray for the ongoing impact of the pandemic on children and young people; impact that is already seen and known and impact that has not yet been realised.
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Pray for the Urban Saints Camps, including Sprees. Give thanks to God for all that happened over this summer on Camps. Pray for the young people who came along, pray for God to be working in their lives now they are back at home/school. Give thanks for all the volunteers who made the Camps happen - those serving ‘front-line' and those serving behind-the-scenes. Please pray for wisdom as we look forward to 2022 and pray for the New Year House-party which is running at the end of this year.
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Pray for Westbrook; for the team, for site works including amphitheatre construction, for a very busy October half term and for several new visiting groups to Westbrook.
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Pray for the Additional Needs Ministry during a busy autumn term of online and in-building training and events. Please pray for wisdom in being able to offer both kinds of training well. Pray also for favour on the resource we are launching with Youthscape in November, and the book we are hoping to publish through Grove Books by the end of the year.
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Give thanks that we are seeing Energize subscribers restarting their subscriptions after lockdown. Pray that our resources will help them to run groups that are attractive and engaging for children and young people as they re-establish relationships and seek to actively engage with their communities.
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Give thanks for the appointment of our new Chief Mission Officer – Ant Horton who joined us in June.
If, when you are praying, you feel God is speaking to you, please encourage us by letting us know. Email lslade@urbansaints.org
Creative prayer spaces for Urban Saints
We produced some creative prayer spaces for the recent 24/2 Prayer event in October. They unpack some prayer requests and other creative ways to inspire prayer for the different areas of Urban Saints. Although written for the 24/2 we will continue to update them and they can help shape your prayers throughout the year:
