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.

Ervin M. - Prayer Candidate 166

Ervin is 55 years old and originally from Greenwood, Mississippi. He has been homeless off and on for most of the past 15 years. Ervin became a colon cancer patient approx. 20 years ago and has survived with a colostomy for the past two decades. He has a sister who is also has a colostomy and is a cancer survivor. In addition to his cancer, Ervin also suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and depression. He sometimes sees and hears things that other people do not see or hear. Large crowds make him feel uncomfortable. This prevents him from feeling safe in a homeless shelter . Ervin is a very quiet, soft-spoken, caring person who enjoys looking after others. He stays in the Smithfield area where he has a regular routine of checking on elderly people who live alone and depend on him to stop by each day. Caring relationships and helping others are the focus of his life.


Ervin currently has shelter in a very old building, but does not always have utilities or heat. Some of the identical apartments beside the building he stays in have already been condemned by the city. He does not know how long he will be able to remain where he is. Please pray for Ervin’s mental and physical health, as well as for the medical supplies that are needed to maintain his colostomy. There is evidence that his cancer may be returning, but Ervin has a great deal of fear of being hospitalized and this fear prevents him from seeking all the medical treatment he needs. He has a strong faith in God and scripture. Please pray for Ervin to feel the peace and serenity of God’s presence and for his ability to access medical care. Pray that he will experience the joy of the Lord each day and be free from fear and depression.

Update:  Ervin found the courage to seek medical treatment and underwent an operation to correct the problems with his colostomy. He thanks everyone who has been praying for him and says he feels the strength of your prayers. He is especially grateful to the person who wrote to him. He keeps your card by his bed and reads it each night before he goes to sleep.

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