Author: MaryBeth Hall

The Royal Family of England and Boxing Day

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/GMA/Culture/prince-louis-prince-george-princess-charlotte-royal-family/story?id=59166583
  1. Many countries celebrate December 26 as Boxing Day. Tradition states that this holiday started as a way for employers to show appreciation to their employees, because the household servants had been required to work on Christmas Day. The employees would be given the day off work and a box of extra Christmas food, gifts, and money. Boxing Day continues to be celebrated in various ways in different countries. Pray for the true meaning of Christmas to be remembered and celebrated this Boxing Day.
  2. The children in the above picture have been through a difficult year with their mother having cancer. Pray for the Lord to put Christians in their lives who can mirror and explain the love of Jesus to them.
  3. Pray for each of the adults in the above picture to encounter a clear gospel witness, and genuinely turn to Christ for salvation.

Isaiah 46:3-4

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Bethlehem, Israel

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Bethlehem.

  1. The above photo is from Manger Square. The background building is the Mosque of Omar, which is across the square from the Church of the Nativity. Pray for visitors to the square to be gripped by the veracity and relevance of the Luke 2 record of the Christchild’s birth.
  2. Pray for vendors in the square, such as the cotton candy salesman above, to see the Biblical events as more than just an opportunity to earn an income.
  3. Pray for 3 worshippers at the mosque to see Jesus for Who He really is, and trust Him alone for salvation.

Luke 2:11

This post was previously published on December 24, 2021, and December 10, 2023.

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Prayer Walk Intermission

The setup for our prayer walk is that the distances entered on the map route are walked during school hours Monday through Friday. Because of Christmas break from school, TGP will pause the prayer walk, and feature prayer requests from other cities around the world for the next two weeks. The Lord willing, our NYC prayer walk will resume Monday, January 6, 2025.

As always, thank you for praying!

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Special Request

Yesterday an individual named Asim was told a few simple words: “Merry Christmas! Jesus loves you.”

His response was courteous, but revealed his need to understand and believe the gospel: “Thank you, ma’am, and I am sure that He loves you the same and even more. Happy holidays to you.”

  1. Pray that the Holy Spirit will keep bringing to Asim’s mind the phrase “Jesus loves you,” and that Asim will want to find out what that really means.
  2. Pray for the Lord to bring other interactions with believers to Asim, and for those believers to have and take the opportunity to present the complete gospel message to him.
  3. Pray for Asim to respond in repentance and faith.

Matthew 1:21

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Saturday Recap

Luke 2:30 -32

For my eyes have seen Your salvation
which You have prepared before the face of all peoples, a light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel.

  1. St. Paul’s Ave., NYC: Pray for the Lord to bless every church /  ministry in NYC that is endeavoring to proclaim the gospel.
  2. Jayapura, Indonesia: Pray for a homeless man to find both physical shelter and spiritual refuge in Christ.
  3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from the other locations featured this week:

Bay St., NYC

Hannah St. and Van Duzer St., NYC

Van Duzer St., between Cornell Pl. & Vanderbilt Ave., NYC

Richmond Rd., between Clove Rd. & Baltic Ave., NYC

Thank you for praying!

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Richmond Rd., between Clove Rd. & Baltic Ave.

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

Photo from the Conqueror Virtual Challenges app
  1. Pray for the families that live in these houses to be as receptive to hearing God’s Voice through His Word as they are to getting reception for television stations.
  2. Sunrise of Staten Island (top left of the map) is an assisted living home for senior citizens. Pray for the resident closest to eternity to be ready to meet God.
  3. Olive Tree Marketplace (also top left) is a family owned grocery store that also makes / sells meals to go. Pray for a Christian patron of the store to be encouraged in his walk with the Lord today.

Luke 2:30-32

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Van Duzer St., between Cornell Pl. & Vanderbilt Ave.

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

Photo from the Conqueror Virtual Challenges app
  1. Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring a portion of Scripture to the attention of every pedestrian who walks this block today, and for each one to pay attention to His convicting work.
  2. Right across the street from the photo above is a building of residential apartments. Pray for all the children living there who are excited about Christmas break to have a loving adult in their lives who points them to Jesus.
  3. Today puts us at 20% of the way finished in our NYC virtual prayer walk. Pray for a Christian living in Staten Island who is 20%  of the way through his life here on earth to continue to grow in spiritual maturity.

Luke 2:30-32

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St. Paul’s Ave., NYC

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

Photo from the Conqueror Virtual Challenges app

  1. With 8.25+ million residents, New York City is the USA’s largest city. The city’s police department also ranks as the largest in the nation, having 36,000 officers and 19,000 other employees. Pray that this month, one of those officers will accept Christ as Savior.
  2. Effects of job stresses are often felt in the family lives of both police and military personnel. Pray for Christian NYPD families to have resilience and God’s enablement to work through and overcome challenges.
  3. The street we are on bears the name of the apostle Paul, who had a heart to reach the unreached with the gospel. Pray for the Lord to bless every NYC church / ministry that is endeavoring to proclaim Him to those among whom He is not known.

Luke 2:30-32

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Hannah St. & Van Duzer St., NYC

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

Photo from the Conqueror Virtual Challenges app
  1. Pray for a Christian to walk through these red doors and witness to someone inside, and for that witness to make an eternal difference in the destiny of the individual.
  2. Hannah in the Bible knew Who to turn to when she was in deep distress. Pray for someone on Hannah Street who is in deep distress today to turn to that same God.
  3. Close to our map marker is Crunch Fitness. Pray for one of the gym’s certified personal trainers to realize his need for Jesus Christ.

Luke 2:30-32

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Bay St., NYC

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

Photo from the Conqueror Virtual Challenges app
  1. Many Christmas carols have a lot of theological truth intertwined in their lyrics. Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring such a phrase to the mind of a school bus driver on Bay St., and for the driver not to be able to get those words out of his head until he has made his peace with God.
  2. Pray for a child riding on a school bus on Bay St. to hear the real Christmas story and reason for the Baby’s coming, and believe.
  3. “Small sins” often eat away at a person’s character long before outward downfall occurs, much like tooth decay happens. Pray for a Christian who has had a cavity removed at Bay Dental to make consistent choices to yield to the Spirit, so that long-term character defects in his life do not occur.

Luke 2:30 -32

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