Pray

What's your 'one thing' for young people?

We'd love you to join us in praying for young people right now. 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:

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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.

• Give thanks for how God has worked through and with Crusaders/Urban Saints, especially through dedicated leaders.

• Pray for our volunteer Leaders as they continue the discipleship of the children and young people in their care. Thank God for leaders committed to sharing the love of God with children and young people.

• Please pray that our Volunteer Leaders are supported by Urban Saints in the best possible way, so that they feel encouraged and equipped to connect with the children and young people in their localities, enabling them to show God‘s love and care. 

• Pray for new connections to be made so we can identify new locations for Groups, and find new Leaders. Pray, too, for stamina for long-serving Leaders. Pray for wisdom as they lead children and young people and make plans for weekly meetings.

• 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.

• Pray for children and young people who experience the transformational power of Jesus through safe spaces provided by Groups and Camps. Here are a couple of quotes from campers this summer:

  • “I feel like I always let people down but I’ve learnt that I’m defined by what Jesus has done for us, rather than what I do.”

  • “I have strong self-doubt but it now feels like a hole in my heart has been filled.”

• We’ve had an amazing summer of Camps and there’s much to be thankful for. Head to urbansaints.org/prayforcamps to read all about how God answered prayers. Please pray for the New Year’s House party at Westbrook - for the team as they plan and prepare and for young people to book to come along. 

• Give thanks for the sign-ups we have had for Westbrook. Please pray for the team who will be working with the different groups of people who come on site, that they would have a really happy and fun time, leaving with a positive impression of their experience at Westbrook. Pray also for the various upgrades and repair work going on, that they would go smoothly.

• Pray for the Additional Needs Ministry during a busy autumn term of online and in-building training and events. Please pray for wisdom as we create and launch the new training programme to go alongside ‘How To Include Autistic Children And Young People In Church'. Give thanks for all of the leaders that have been trained during 2022, and for the positive impact this training will be having in their groups.

• Give thanks that we now have our new Resources Editor, Hannah, in post. Pray for the team as they explore new projects that combine the strengths of both digital and physical resources. Pray specifically for our new discipleship course, ‘The Difference,’ which helps young people explore justice issues and challenges them to engage with them in their local communities.

If, when you are praying, you feel God is speaking to you, please encourage us by letting us know.  Email lslade@urbansaints.org

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Creative prayer spaces for Urban Saints

We've produced some creative prayer spaces for our 24/2 Prayer events. They unpack some prayer requests and other creative ways to inspire prayer for the different areas of Urban Saints. Although written for 24/2  we will continue to update them and they can help shape your prayers throughout the year:

Visit the prayer spaces