Tuesday, June 12, 2018

What Could Prayer Do for Your Neighborhood?


David Fitch in his book, Seven Practices for the Church on Mission, wrote about eight people who felt called to pray for the Detroit Boulevard neighborhood in Sacramento. In 2010, it reigned as one of the most crime-ridden areas in Sacramento. Nearly every home was a place of peril.

The group of eight walked the streets and interceded for the presence of God to overcome forces of evil and harm, addiction, and strongholds of the enemy. Eventually the prayer warriors physically moved into the neighborhood and started Detroit Life Church. During 2013, the Sacramento Bee reported there were no murders, thefts, or sex crimes and only one assault in Detroit Boulevard.

What if you were to enlist a few friends to prayer walk the streets in your subdivision or neighborhood? Besides getting some exercise, maybe the number of divorces would drop. Rather than middle-schoolers vandalizing property, maybe a coach would step forward and start evening volleyball or basketball. What could prayer do for your neighborhood?

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