Partially due to economic stressors, just as you can imagine, the shelter was incredibly full. We had more residents attend this gathering than ever before in our history. 

Let us pray for our precious friends whom openly professed their spiritual need and prayed to receive Jesus as both Savior and Lord.

Ketabion (age 9)
Nijena (a child)
Diamond (a child)
Angela-age unknown
Alisha (a child)
Sabrina (a child)
Sierra (a child)
Patience (age 10)
Deirdra (a child)
Tanya (a child)
Michael (age 7)
Keith (age 9)
Michael (age 9)
Belinda (age unknown)
Bengina (age 11)
Kiara (age 9)
Keyania (age 11)
Tanisha (age 11)
Felicity (age 9)
Timothy (age 6)

At The Cross
All quotes appear exactly as written….this includes spelling, grammatical and punctuation errors.  I do this not to embarrass, I do so to protect the content of request.  For clarity, I may have personal comments italicized in parenthesis. For confidentiality purposes, first name initials will substitute any given names.”

“Pray to bring my family closer together for healing, peace increasing faith. Father, help us all heal us-fix this world Fill us with Love”

“Anger-Drugs-n-alcohol. Pray for my babies.”

“Please pray for me and my Mom, so that we can do better in life.” “J”

“I have hatred for my ex-husband because of his abuse he has afflicted my family. He has hurt us for 30 years.”

“I think God for giving me and heart.”

“Dear God, I want you to retreat me of all the animosity specifically my father and grandfather.”

“I’m glad God is in my life and glad you come tonite” “A”

“Jesus, Please let my x-huband stop playing with my alimtily (?) check with finds God. That I can be closer with my children and grandchildren that they find God.” That my SSI disability comes soon and help me to always walk! IB (?) in your way and staying close to you.”

“Baby Daddy  A mad Black women! Been gay.”

“Pray my brother fisnh (?) job corp wre (?)

“Being jealous of my husband”

“From the cage managers, job, finance, housing, anger attitudes of the RA’s the lack of help”

“I need God to help me trust again keep my God from any harm to my children and me.”
“Trade, money, transportation, angry, hurt, sometime don’t want to be here.  4 bd House, a car, just keep me from making the wrong house”

“Home”

“Pray for more Family put GOD FIRST, Kids, “L” co-worker God bless me with housing! Hurt pain, drugs, drinking.”

“Depressing” “V”

“Pray for my sons to be strong young men!”

“I want to be prosperous. God I am tired of going back time and time again with this addiction. I am done. Good working to get a job and keep it Family Back to marry “W”

“M”

“Anger I have for my mom”

“Pray that I become closer to God for my kids and that I succeed on my job so I can move out the shelter.” “T”

“I need a new home” “U” (Given with this request was a dollar bill-this touches me)

“(3) I pray for a place of my own to live in again
(2) I pray that my life will be normal again
(1) And I want to be closer to good God!”