Category: North America

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

1. No matter how many buildings crowd New York City, the sky is always bigger. One day Jesus Christ will rapture His church to meet Him in the clouds. Pray for each of the four pictured apartment buildings to have a steady stream of Christian residents who will be a light for God until He comes.
2. There were 38,000 adherents to Islam in the Bronx in 2010. By 2020, that number had nearly tripled to 112,000. Another way to grasp this is that one out of every twelve people is Muslim. Rough estimates of data regarding the number of born again Christians rank them at a lower percentage of the Bronx’s population. Pray for God’s people to make a difference in their community.
3. Pray for an X-ray technician at the BronxCare Hospital to meet the God Who sees inside every individual, and accept His offer of salvation.

Revelation 4:11

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

1. The pictured display of laundry soap and glass cleaner brings to mind God’s offer in Isaiah 1:18 to cleanse the stain of sin. Pray for a customer who has purchased Tide or Windex from this store to receive His cleansing, for it is the only way to authentically be declared righteous.
2. In describing the Transfiguration, Mark 9:3 states that Jesus’ clothes were whiter than any launderer on earth could whiten fabric. Pray for Christians living / working in the vicinity of our map marker to be reminded again of the holiness and majesty of their Savior.
3. One block up from our current location is the Crack is Wack playground. Pray for a current Harlem addict to realize that true freedom from addiction of any kind is only obtained in Jesus Christ, and to turn to Him for deliverance.

Psalm 113:3

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

1. Pray for someone crossing this bridge as you are praying to hear and believe the gospel this month.
2. Pray for a Christians who will cross the bridge today to find fresh joy in their salvation and subsequent relationship with God.
3. Pray for the the person closest to eternity who will cross the bridge today to be saved before it’s too late.

Psalm 113:3

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

1. This skyline view is of NYC’s Harlem neighborhood, which is across the Harlem River from Randall’s Island. Harlem, New York, was originally a Dutch settlement named after Haarlem in the Netherlands (spelling changed when the British took over New York). Corrie ten Boom was born and lived in Haarlem, Holland. There is a very good guided virtual tour of the ten Boom house/clock shop available by following the link at the bottom of this post. Pray that many girls currently growing up in Harlem, New York, will have and take the opportunity to become women who have the same kind of love and trust in God that Corrie did.
2. Teqball is a new sport (invented in 2014) that combines elements from several other sports. Pray for a player who uses the Teqball Table Location of Randall’s Island Park to meet and follow Jesus.
3. Pray for God to meet the spiritual and financial needs of the newest Biblically solid church started in Harlem.

Psalm 113:3

Virtual tour – Corrie ten Boomhuis
https://virtualtour.corrietenboom.com/

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

1. An interesting rule relating to pedestrians using the Randall’s Island Park bridge is stated on the black sign in the lower left corner of the picture: “Use of cameras on bridge prohibited and strictly enforced.” Whether pedestrians agree with this rule or not, they must comply. Pray for someone who routinely crosses the bridge and chafes at every rule and authority figure in his life to have a change of heart, starting with his view of God, the ultimate Authority.
2. Not far from our map marker is the Astoria World Manor, which Google describes as an “elegant event venue hosting weddings, corporate functions, and other celebrations in grand ballrooms.”  Pray for a member of a wedding party scheduled to occur at the manor to become qualified to attend the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, which will outshine any earthly event or venue.
3. Donovan Richards, Jr., is the 41 your old president of the Borough of Queens. He has a religious background. Pray for the Lord to help him start or grow (whichever the need is) in his relationship with the heavenly Father today.

Psalm 113:3

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

1. The pictured vehicle is a 2004 Nissan Xterra. “Everything You Need, Nothing You Don’t” was the company’s selling slogan for the vehicle. Pray for every Christian owner of a Nissan Xterra in New York City to have this statement true of his life spiritually, that he will lay aside every weight and sin, and utilize all that God has provided for life and godliness.
2. Pray for anyone living on 48th Street who went to church yesterday and heard the gospel, but remains in the valley of decision, that today will be the day of salvation.
3. Pray for a Christian student who is trying to live for God at Middle School 429 to make other believing friends who have the same goals, that they may encourage each other as iron sharpens iron.

Psalm 113:3

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

1. We have crossed into our fourth New York City borough: Queens. Pray for a city bus driver whose regular route is along this road, that he himself will be on the “gospel bus”* to heaven.
2. The pictured corner store is the Gaza Deli Grocery & Grill. Pray for an employee there to hear and understand the gospel, and accept Jesus as his Savior.
3. Calvary Cemetery is a huge cemetery divided into four sections, to represent the four main sections of the ancient Roman catacombs. There are currently more than 1,750,000 people buried at the cemetery. Pray for any living Christian family members of believers buried there to be encouraged today by the guaranteed fact that all who trust in Jesus will one day be reunited forever.

2 Corinthians 12:9

• This phrase used by J. V. McGee’s “Through the Bible” radio program.

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

1. Less than a block away from our map marker is United Basket, a company that makes gift baskets to sell. Pray for a lady working there to give herself fully to the Lord, as the boy gave his loaves and fishes to Jesus long ago, and then for God to use her life greatly, multiplying her gift to Him.
2. Pray for today’s driver of the pictured red truck, that he will tune into a Christian radio station or receive a gospel tract, and believe the truth.
3. Matthew 14:34-36 describes the incredible response the people of Gennesaret had when Jesus came to their town. When God through the Holy Spirit reaches out to convict the hearts of the people in the pictured skyline view buildings, pray for them to likewise have a faith-filled response.

2 Corinthians 12:9

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

1. Pray for the pictured man to be saved, and for God to use him in a great way to reach his family and community with the gospel.
2. Across the street from the above screenshot is Afghan Food Papers, a supplier to fast food restaurants typically owned by individuals of Middle Eastern descent. Pray for an employee of this business to meet a Christian who will share the love of Christ and give him a copy of the Afghan Bible.
3. Pray for the Our Wicked Lady establishment to close down, and righteousness to flourish in its place.

2 Corinthians 12:9

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

Having crossed the Williamsburg Bridge back into Brooklyn, we are currently in the Williamsburg community. Williamsburg has a large Jewish population: 36,000 adults and 32,000 children, with 74% of households adhering to Orthodox Judaism.

1. Under inspiration, Paul penned a very good summary about religious Jews in Romans 10:1-4. Pray that an orthodox family in Williamsburg fitting this description will come to know Jesus their Messiah in 2025.
2. The center business in the picture above is H&R Block. Pray that a client today coming to get tax advice will follow Jesus’ advice to “render unto God that which is God’s.” (Matt. 22:21)
3. Pray for residents of Williamsburg who have been touched deeply by the deaths of Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas (at the hands of Hamas) to turn to Christ for peace and hope that outlasts this life.

2 Corinthians 12:9