Welcome to prayforthehomeless.org. This site offers you the opportunity to meet someone who is homeless and pray for them. We also include people who have recently been homeless and are in recovery from homelessness. They all have one thing in common: they need the power and blessings of your prayers. A small percentage of the homeless are able to stay in public shelters or other temporary accommodations for short periods, but the majority of these people sleep in abandoned buildings, warehouses or under bridges each night. We invite you to pick a different person to pray for each week and share this idea with a friend. This site is in the process of development. You can expect it to grow and change over the coming weeks and months. We invite your feedback and comments by email at prayforthehomeless@gmail.com.


We have added a feedback feature that allows you to click to indicate your committment to pray, write or email others. Providing this response will let others know which homeless have many people praying for them and which ones are still waiting for prayer. At the bottom of this page click on "OLDER POSTS" to see more homeless prayer candidates.

Marshall R. - Prayer Candidate 138



Marshall is 60 years old and suffers from Parkinson’s disease. He is known in the homeless community as “Ray or Shakey.” Up until October of 2009 Ray was still able to walk on his own, but his condition has now deteriorated to the point that he needs a wheel chair. Ray has no home and sleeps on the street wherever he can find shelter. He can often be seen sitting alone in his wheel chair beside the 3rd Ave. North exit ramp from I-65 northbound in downtown Birmingham or near the dumpster beside Church of the Reconciler. Ray asks that you pray for his legs and his ability to get where he needs to go in order to get food.

Update:  Ray recently received a card from someone who is praying for him. He was very encouraged and thanks those who pray for him.

Update:  Ray's condition continues to deteriorate and he is beginning to experience memory problems. Please pray for him as he spends each day and night out in the weather, mostly alone.

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Additional Candidates

Candidates appear in the order they were entered, beginning with the newest candidates at the top of the page and the candidates who have been on the site the longest at the bottom of the page. Click on Older Posts to see more prayer candidates or Home to return to the first page. You can also search for a particular candidate by entering their candidate number or name in the Google Search Box at the bottom of the right hand column of this page. All prayer candidates on this site have been entered since November 2009.