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DAY BY DAY • PRAYING FOR THE PEACE OF OUR CIT Y

CITY SERVE PRAYER BOOK 1

Our mission is to glorify God and advance His Kingdom by engaging the members and other resources of Second Presbyterian Church, directly and through partnerships with others, in effective and sustainable ministries that proclaim the Gospel, extend mercy, and promote justice in our city.

As a church, we have the great privilege of partnering with and supporting ministries deeply engaged in the work God is doing in our city. These partnerships include support for:

• Para-church ministries, most of which are focused on the needs of children and families in under-resourced neighborhoods

• Church planting initiatives in under-resourced neighborhoods• Special projects

DAY BY DAY • PRAYING FOR THE PEACE OF OUR CIT Y

2 CITY SERVE PRAYER BOOK

PRAYER IS URGENT. Paul’s New Testament letters to churches have been described as “modern day missionary support letters.” In them, Paul shared with his supporters his personal needs and petitioned and expressed thanks for financial support. But beyond that, he pled for believers’ prayers with a deep sense of urgency: For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia . . . . He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. . . . you also must help us by prayer. (2 Corinthians 1: 8-10.)

PRAYER IS CENTRAL IN GOD’S MISSION. Its significance is no doubt deeply undervalued and underestimated by most of us. Sandy Willson has said that nothing in the Christian mission is more important than prayer: “Just as our sovereign God chooses to use our personal efforts to accomplish His purposes, in ways difficult to comprehend, He also chooses to use the prayers of His people to accomplish His purposes.”

PRAYER IS COMMANDED. We are taught how to pray and we are assisted in our prayers.

Luke 18:1 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.

Matthew 6:9-13 Jesus teaches how we are to pray.

The Holy Spirit continually intercedes before the Father on our behalf.

Romans 8:26 For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

So God commands prayer, teaches prayer, empowers prayer – but beyond that, He inexplicably uses prayer.

Immediately following are some general suggestions about praying for our city, followed by some instructions about how to use this book. Finally, there are specific requests of our ministry partners.


GENERAL PRAYER SUGGESTIONS

Praying for our City

Praise God and give thanks to Him for the ways He has blessed us as a city.

Psalm 118:1 Oh give thanks to the Lord for He is good.

• Give thanks for the blessing of a long history of many Bible believing churches and gifted pastors and church leaders who have contributed to the well being of our city.

• Give thanks for the current vast array of evangelical ministry efforts responding to needs in our city and engaged in advancing God’s Kingdom.

Pray for a spiritual revival in our city that will cause it to prosper and flourish.

Jeremiah 29: 7-8 Seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.

Pray for our city leaders: Memphis and Shelby County mayors, City Council members, County Commissioners, judges, law enforcement officials, and educational leaders.

1 Timothy 2:1-2 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions. (NIV:“and all those in authority”)


Pray for the materially poor and under-resourced in our city.

Psalm 103:6: The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.

Proverbs 14:31 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

Pray for persisting challenges confronting our city: for improvement in educational opportunities; for an end to violence and crime in our city; for quality healthcare for all of our neighbors; for restoration of distressed neighborhoods; and for needs of refugees and immigrants adjusting to life in our city.

Praying for 2PC Ministry Partners

We encourage you to pursue opportunities to learn about ministry partners and our city in order to pray knowledgeably and specifically for them.

Pray that doors will be opened to the proclamation of the Gospel.

Colossians 4:1-2 …pray for us that God may open to us a door for the word to declare the mystery of Christ

Pray that the Holy Spirit will empower and equip ministry leaders for the roles to which they have been called.

Hebrew 13:20-21 Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep… equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever.

Pray for encouragement for our ministry leaders.

1 Corinthians 15: 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.


Pray for our personal engagement with needs in our city.

Pray that each of us, in view of our own life experiences and giftedness, as well as our present commitments and life circumstances, will consider how we can be involved and supportive of the work God is doing in our city.

Isaiah 58: 6-7 Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice … to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter… when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood.

Pray that all of us will have hearts that care deeply for the poor and marginalized in our city.

We cannot muster up the willpower to obey (at least for very long), nor can we command our hearts to feel affection for the unlovely or to want to sacrifice our money, time, convenience, or emotional energy on behalf of struggling people. We must look outside ourselves, to God. It is only God’s supernatural work in our hearts that makes it possible for us to do what He requires of us… Plead with Him to put into your heart true charity and compassion.

Sharing God’s Heart for the Poor – Amy Sherman


HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

Read about one ministry partner each day for 60 days. We encourage you to think creatively as to how to use the book – perhaps in your individual time of devotion or in a time of praying together as a family.

Send an encouraging email or note, make a phone call, or otherwise connect with a ministry leader as you sense God’s direction. The information needed to communicate with each partner is provided for you in this booklet.

Our Challenge:

We challenge you in your time of daily prayer to walk through the neighborhoods in our city in your mind. Remember those in need you have known, seen, or have yet to meet. Pray that God will work supernaturally in your heart to give you the compassion He has for those in need. Memphis is a city ripe for transformation. We have a history that provides a great opportunity for the display of God’s glory. So let’s first go to our knees in humility and expectation, plead for God to bring healing and prosperity to our city, and be open to how He may lead us to be supportive of and involved in the work He is doing in our city. Let’s join together and experience the transformative power of prayer on behalf of Memphis.

Partner Churches

You will note that our ministries are grouped by the specific ministry areas in which we focus:

Church Plants & Church Partners - page 7Community Health - page 12Neighborhood Restoration - page 17Employment - page 18Education - page 20Families and Children - page 27Mercy Ministries – page 44


Church Plants & Church Partners

Second Presbyterian Church has been in Memphis for 171 years, with a long history of evangelism through the planting of new churches throughout our city. It is, perhaps, our single most significant contribution to the life of our city.

The church lies at the very center of the eternal purposes of God. It is not a divine afterthought. It is not an accident of history. On the contrary, the church is God’s new community. For his purpose, conceived in a past eternity, being worked out in history, and to be perfected in a future eternity . . . is not just to save isolated individuals and so perpetuate our loneliness, but rather to build his church, that is to call out of the world a people for his own glory.

The Living Church – Convictions of a Lifelong Pastor – John Stott

DAY 1 All Saints Presbyterian Church

All Saints began as a plant of Second Presbyterian Church in 2001. The vision of the church, which has been pastored by Rev. Waring Porter since 2005, is to be a loving community where Jesus Christ is lifted up, where deep relationships are established within the wide ethnic and socio-economic diversity of Midtown Memphis, and where individuals are equipped to respond to needs in that neighborhood.

Contact Pastor: Rev. Waring Porter • Phone: (901) 276-1478 Address: 1726 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104 Email: [email protected] Website: www.allsaintspres.com

Pray • For the continued development of our Food Ministry as the main focus of our Mercy Ministry.

• For opportunities to share the Gospel in word and deed so that we may be the arms and feet of Christ to our neighborhood.


• For the development of our elders and deacons, as well as other leaders in the church.

• For our members to be more intentional with life-on-life discipleship.

DAY 2 Esperanza Church

Esperanza began in 2010 as an outgrowth of Su Casa Family Ministries, which began in 2008 as a ministry to Hispanic families in the Berclair/Graham Heights neighborhood. Pastor Manuel Glory began serving as the pastor in January 2015. The vision for the church is to develop a model of effectively serving Hispanic families in our city through a neighborhood church and related outreach ministries through loving and serving people and faithfully proclaiming the Gospel.

Contact Pastor: Manuel Glory Address: 1302 N Graham St, Memphis, TN 38122 Email: [email protected]

Pray • For growth in the next year to receive at least three new families.• For growth in spiritual maturity for the approximately 15 families

who are attending regularly.• For continued development of the ministerial team.• For continued success in establishing a bridge between Esperanza

and Su Casa Family Ministries.• For wisdom in dealing with difficult situations in relationships of

those who attend church.

DAY 3 Downtown Church

Rev. Richard Rieves began efforts to plant a Downtown church in the spring of 2008, with the first public worship service occurring in 2010. Downtown became a “particularized” church in November of 2013 with the installation of its own elders and the acceptance of the first group of members of the church. Its mission is to glorify God by creating a radical new community that molds loving disciples of Jesus through the power of the Gospel. The church reflects the economic, social, racial, and cultural diversity of Downtown Memphis.


Contact Pastor: Richard Rieves • Phone: (901) 214-5372 Address: Central Station at 545 S. Main, Memphis, TN 38103 Email: [email protected] Website: www.downtownchurch.com

Pray • For our many visitors to come to faith in Christ and be renewed and encouraged in their faith.

• For our continued effort to build an infrastructure of ministry to our growing body, from nursery to community groups, educational seminars, and more.

• For our elders as we create and implement a shepherding plan for our members, and our deacons as they create and implement a mercy plan for our members as well as the Downtown community.

DAY 4 Christ’s Community Church

CCC was begun by Rev. Lemar Walker in 1999 in the Lemar Terrace Apartments and has continuously served the 38126 zip code area where he grew up. Rev. Walker has been supported by 2PC for over 20 years. The church seeks to promote and to be a model of a diverse body of believers ministering to families in a severely under-resourced neighborhood.

Contact Pastor: Rev. Lemar Walker • Phone: (901) 596-5170 Address: 715 St. Paul Avenue, Memphis, TN 38134 Email: [email protected] Website: www.christschurchmemphis.com

Pray • For an influx of like-minded, diverse, mature believers to model biblical principles and Christ-centered parenting, and to show Christ’s love as we endeavor to build up His people in our community.

• For resources to hire a liaison between the schools and the homes we serve in our after-school and summer programs.

• For favor with the children and families we encounter, so that they will be open to the life-changing message of the Gospel, begin to see that God has a plan and purpose for their lives, and offer all that they are and have to God to do with as He pleases.


DAY 5 Innovation Church

Innovation Church was begun in 2013 by Rev. Marron Thomas as an outgrowth of Leadership Empowerment Center, a ministry to youth in the Frayser neighborhood run by Rev. Thomas since 2000. The vision of the church is to innovatively evangelize those who are lost; to empower the believers for Kingdom living; and to commit to building godly families, godly communities and changed lives for the glory of God.

Contact Pastor: Rev. Marron Thomas • Phone: (901) 870-6326 Address: 3925 Overton Crossing, Memphis, TN 38127 Email: [email protected] Website: www.innovationmemphis.com

Pray • For God to continue to raise up disciples at Innovation Church to impact their circles of influence.

• For God to bless us with the resources to continue to do ministry effectively and at an even greater level.

• For spiritual, economic and academic growth in the Frayser community.

• For God to clearly give us instructions pertaining to our next move, as we are out growing our current space.

DAY 6 Christ Fellowship Church – Horn Lake, MS

Christ Fellowship is committed to the unifying Gospel of Jesus and thus an intentionally diverse church that seeks to reflect the ethnic and social diversity of Horn Lake, Mississippi. The first public worship service was in September 2014 and the first group of members was received in January 2015.

Contact Pastor: Rev. Mike Winebrenner • Phone: (901) 359-1220 Address: PO Box 386, Horn Lake MS 38637 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hornlakepca.org

Pray • That God will put lost people in our path and in our lives so that we can tell them about and show them God’s love.


• That our relationships with one another will grow as we start Fellowship Groups this fall.

• That we will have thick skins and soft hearts and will trust God and follow His lead.


Community Health

Memphis remains one of the poorest metro cities in the nation. Because access to quality medical services is inadequately distributed, many of our neighbors are in need of affordable healthcare.

Matthew 9: 35-36 And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

DAY 7 Bethany Christian Services

Bethany seeks to promote healthy families through providing adoption services (both domestic and international) and counseling services. A special program, the Safe Families initiative, provides temporary care for children of families experiencing a crisis, thereby preventing the children from being taken into the state’s custody.

Contact Director: Teri Seaton • Phone: (901) 312-5988 Address: 1255 Lynnfield, Suite 236, Memphis, TN 38119 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bethany.org/memphis

Pray • That God will continue to touch the hearts of expectant mothers to choose life instead of abortion, and to choose the path of adoption if they are unable to meet their child’s needs.

• That the staff can continue to provide quality services to our families and minister to our expectant mothers and fathers.

• That those who want to financially support us will continue to give and encourage others to give as well so that we can meet the needs of our clients.

• That God will send more families to Bethany with a heart for adoption, either domestic or international, so that every child can have a loving family and home.


DAY 8 Christ Community Health Services

CCHS provides high-quality, low-cost health and dental care to the underserved in Memphis in a distinctly Christian context.

Contact Bonnie Hollabaugh • Phone: (901) 260-8510 Address: 2925 Central Ave., Memphis 38104 Email: [email protected] Website: www.christcommunityhealth.org

Pray • For the implementation of our new behavioral health program.• For our ability to provide healthcare that has the same or better

quality as anywhere in the city.• For all to know that it is Jesus who loves and heals the sick.• For God the Father to continue to provide skilled physicians who can

walk in the path of the Great Physician as we seek to love and serve the Memphis community.

• For the Holy Spirit to unify our hearts by granting a clear vision for where He is leading us in the next 20 years.

DAY 9 Christian Psychological Center

The Christian Psychological Center (CPC) was founded in 1977 as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization to provide psychological care in Memphis and to the greater Mid-South community. The mission of CPC is to provide hope and direction in a manner that reflects God’s love and grace to those who are experiencing emotional or relational difficulties, or are facing life transitions.

Contact Director: Dr. Brent Stenberg • Phone: (901) 548-6291 Address: 3950 Central Ave., Memphis 38111 Website: www.cpcmemphis.net

Pray • That we will continue to stay faithful to our mission of providing hope and direction within a Christian context for all who seek our services.

• That our on-going work in providing training and staff support to other ministries under the Mission Memphis umbrella will continue to bear fruit.

• That God will continue to lead us in the recruitment and training of new staff members.


DAY 10 Church Health Center

The Church Health Center is a faith-based healthcare and wellness ministry located in Midtown Memphis that provides affordable, quality healthcare (medical, dental and optical) for the working uninsured and their families. Through its Wellness and Outreach ministries, it promotes and encourages healthy lifestyles and disease prevention by targeting area congregations as the focal point for promoting wellness.

Contact Director: Dr. G. Scott Morris • Phone: (901) 259-4673 Address: 1210 Peabody Ave., Memphis 38104 Email: [email protected] Website: www.churchhealthcenter.org

Pray Crosstown• For perseverance during this time of transition.• For God’s blessing and guidance as we face the challenges that lie

ahead, always seeking opportunities to reflect His goodness and commitment to those who count on us.

Family Residency• For success of our Family Residency program as we recruit those

who will be trained in the Church Health Center way to serve the uninsured.

• For continued blessing on our partnership with Baptist Memorial Health Care, which will provide a total of 12 additional doctors to our staff over the next few years.

Volunteers• For our volunteers, as they continue to give their time and talent. • For additional volunteer medical practitioners as we seek to meet

the growing needs of our patients.


DAY 11 Citizens for Community Values of Memphis

CCVM works to inspire, motivate and mobilize citizens, community leaders, and elected officials to take action against sexual exploitation and pornography so that our children and families are protected, victims are rescued and restored, the standard of decency is raised, and our quality of life is improved. A Way Out, one of CCVM’s ministries to mothers and their children, serves women who want to leave the sex-for-sale industry.

Contact Director: George Kuykendall • A Way Out Contact: Carol Wiley Address: PO Box 770775, Memphis 38177 Phone: (901) 685-1493 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.ccvmemphis.org

Pray • For wisdom for CCVM’s board and staff as plans are made and carried out in the organization.

• For the outreach of the AWO (A Way Out) program to be effective in reaching women and their children.

• For all efforts of the ministry to glorify Christ.• For finding and funding a new facility so that we can reach more

women through AWO.• For AWO’s efforts to minister God’s love and grace to all who come

to us.• For all who come into the program to develop a vital, active

relationship with Christ.


DAY 12 Life Choices, Inc.

Life Choices provides information and services such as free pregnancy tests, ultrasound, parenting classes, and counseling. In addition to presenting the biblical view on abortion, our services include counseling and education on adoption, birth control, STDs, decision-making about sexual activity, and housing and maternity homes and resources.

Contact Director: Sue Parker • Phone: (901) 388-1172 Address: 2235 Covington Pike, Memphis, 38128 Email: [email protected] Website: www.lifechoicesmemphis.org

Pray • For soft hearts for our clients as they come to hear the truth of their circumstances and for our client advocates and nurses to be examples of grace and truth to the clients.

• For our new program, Reality Check Memphis, as we present the truth of God’s design for sexual integrity to teens, young adults, and parents.

• For financial support from those in our community whose hearts are touched by the crisis of abortion in our community.

• For protection over our adoption agency and our ability to place newborns into the homes of loving, Christian parents.

DAY 13 Teen Challenge of Memphis

Memphis Teen Challenge is a Christ-centered, 12 - 15 month residential program for adult men (18+) struggling with addictions.

Contact Director: Jonathan Lindberg • Phone: (901) 272-2308 Address: 33 North Cleveland, Memphis 38104 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.tcmemphis.org

Pray • That our 2015 graduates will hold to the commitments they made at Memphis Teen Challenge.

• That we will have great success with our BAM Thrift store that helps fund our ministry here.

• That God continues to protect our leadership against attacks from the enemy.


Neighborhood Restoration

Decent, stable housing provides more than just a roof over our head. It contributes to a sense of personal dignity and pride; safer neighborhoods; increased economic development within neighborhoods; stability for families and children; improved educational performance; and healthier environments.

Isaiah 58:6-7 Is not this the fast that I choose . . . Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?

DAY 14 Service Over Self

Service over Self is a neighborhood restoration ministry that equips and disciples high school and college students. SOS campers rehabilitate homes and minister to families in the Orange Mound, Binghampton, and The Heights neighborhoods. Since 1998, SOS has repaired more than 900 homes in the inner-city of Memphis with more than 24,000 volunteers.

Cotact Director: Philip Walkley • Phone: (901) 681-9044 Address: 2505 Poplar Ave., Memphis 38112 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.sosmemphis.org

Pray • That we will be faithful to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed in all of our various programs.

• That the neighborhoods of Orange Mound, Binghampton, and The Heights will be transformed through our home repair program.

• That God will work through us to do truly empowering work in the communities we serve so that leaders are developed and strengthened.

• That God will continue to provide faithful participants in all our programs, including homeowners, campers, summer staffers, interns, and full time staff.


Employment Related Ministries

Nothing attacks our dignity like not having a job. The suffering and consequences of unemployment and underemployment are pervasive and heart-wrenching. Joblessness contributes to poverty, crime, homelessness, domestic violence, substance abuse, unwanted pregnancies, depression, divorce, and suicide – it is self-perpetuating and tears at the fabric of society.

Psalm 90:17 Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!

DAY 15 Advance Memphis

The mission of Advance Memphis is to serve adults in the former Cleaborn and current Foote community of Memphis by empowering residents to acquire knowledge, resources, and skills to be economically self-sufficient through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Advance Memphis offers classes like Jobs for Life, computer literacy, financial literacy, and job training.

Contact Director: Steve Nash • Phone: (901) 543-8525 Address: 769 Vance Ave., Memphis 38126 Email: [email protected] Website: www.advancememphis.org

Pray • That staff, volunteers, and graduates will “be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” (Ephesians 5:1-2)

• That the people we serve will be free from addiction. • That our neighbors will have the courage to step into the unknown

when new employment opportunities come their way.• That communities will have peace as those who run to violence will

put down their weapons and turn to the Lord.• That God will give wisdom and insight as the community

seeks to create new businesses and opportunities that benefit South Memphians.


DAY 16 Economic Opportunities

EcOp is a second chance program that equips ex-offenders spiritually and practically with weekly Bible studies, GED skills training, financial literacy, and skills and resources needed to obtain stable employment.

Contact Executive Director: Ernie Hilliard • Phone: (901) 948-8981 Address: 2163 Airways Blvd, Memphis, 38114 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ecopmemphis.org

Pray • For expansion of our capabilities and influence across Memphis to equip under-resourced individuals with tools and resources to acquire good jobs and economic sufficiency.

• For Memphis and Shelby County government officials to collaborate more purposefully with the non-profit community to empower under-resourced people.

• For churches and Christians to respond in large numbers to the biblical call to discipleship and to ransom the captives in Memphis’ under-resourced communities.

• For God’s will and direction as we advocate for fairness, justice, and accessibility.


Education Related Ministries

Biblical justice and Kingdom values demand that all of our children—regardless of race, class, religion or where they live in our city —have fair and equal access to quality educational opportunities, which is a basic civil right in the United States. Today, educational injustice exists along economic and racial lines. This problem has reached epidemic proportions, with far too many children condemned to substandard educational opportunities based solely on their zip code. Justice mandates that all of our children have a free, high-quality public education.

Biblical justice demands that Christians pursue restoration and renewal — including, with special significance for our city, the education of our children. Christ demonstrated and proclaimed a Gospel that impacted the world holistically by “proclaim[ing] liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor” (Luke 4:18–19). (Adapted from Memphis Teacher Residency website, http://memphistr.org/)

DAY 17 Berclair Elementary School

Berclair Elementary has been Second’s official Adopt-a-School partner since November 29, 2005. Our efforts have contributed to the academic success of this school where English is not the primary language in over 60% of the students’ homes.

Contact Principal: Dr. Sam Shaw Phone: (901) 416-8800 Address: 810 N Perkins, Memphis 38122 Email: [email protected] Website: www.scsk12.org/schools/berclair.es/site/index.shtml

Pray • That Berclair will meet or exceed grade level expectation in reading and math this year.

• That Berclair will continue to receive the same or greater volunteer support from Second Presbyterian Church.


DAY 18 Binghampton Christian Academy

Binghampton Christian Academy is a school for grades K-8 located in the Binghampton area. The school has programs that are customized to meet the needs of day-students as well as boarders, and provides a unique boarding school experience for students with special needs.

Contact Head of School: Tari Harris • Phone: (901) 323-4092 Address: 175 North Tillman, Memphis, 38111 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.bcamemphis.org

Pray • For wisdom for the school board, administration, faculty, and staff as we seek to both introduce our dear students to Christ Jesus and then disciple them in His Word.

• For the spiritual, physical, emotional, and social well-being of each child.

• For the parents and family of each child.• For the individuals, churches, and community organizations who

support BCA.

DAY 19 Brinkley Heights Urban Academy

BHUA is a private Christian school for high-risk urban children in the neighborhoods of Mitchell Heights, Brinkley Heights, and Nutbush. Presently the school provides instruction for three kindergarten levels and grades 1-7.

Contact Director: Tim Cox Phone: (901) 324-3022 Address: 3260 Macon Rd, Memphis 38122 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.bhua.org

Pray • That God would intervene in the lives of our students and their families so that they would come to a saving knowledge of Jesus and their lives would be forever changed.

• That God would continue to use His people to provide the funding necessary to minister to our students each year.

• That God would provide a strong principal who can lead our students, teachers, and staff.

• That God would send volunteers to serve in our school (coaches, tutors, classroom moms, extracurricular classes, etc.).


DAY 20 Child Evangelism Fellowship of Memphis

CEF focuses primarily on children in preschool through sixth grade. The goal is not only for every child to hear and understand a clear presentation of the Gospel, but also to equip each with tools to continue to grow in faith. CEF conducts after school Good News Clubs, with permission of school authorities, in elementary schools throughout the city.

Contact Director: Janie Walker • Phone: (901) 726-9084 Address: 2091 Lee Place, Memphis 38107 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.cefonline.com

Pray • For the successful recruitment of volunteers who commit to helping with the after school Good News Club program.

• For teacher development to increase the number of trained volunteers, which will enhance the Good News Club program.

• For wisdom for the Board to raise partners for the ministry.• For the two full-time staff who started course study with CEF’s

Children Ministries Institute this fall.

DAY 21 Christian Medical and Dental Association

CMDA’s mission is to glorify God by motivating, educating, and equipping Christian doctors and students. CMDA’s student ministry focuses on the UT campus and the blocks surrounding the campus. Each year CMDA sponsors mission trips for medical students and local health professionals.

Contact Director: Ken Nippert Phone: (901) 484-8814 Address: 8624 Riverchase Drive, Germantown 38139 Email: [email protected]

Website: www.cmdamemphis.org

Pray • That the Holy Spirit will draw many new students to this ministry.• That God will bless the mission trips medical students take each

year to China, Jordan, Albania, El Salvador, and Nigeria. • That mission efforts will continue bearing eternal fruit and bringing

doctors to the mission field. (In the last 17 years, CMDA has seen 16 practitioners move long-term to the mission field.)


• That the Holy Spirit will give compassion and boldness to ministry leaders as they reach out to medical and dental students and doctors with the Gospel.

• That God will use the 10 weekly small groups to challenge those participating and help give them God’s vision for their lives and careers.

DAY 22 Downline Ministries

Through its Institute and Emerging Leader program, Downline trains men and women in the areas of Bible, Discipleship, and Manhood/Womanhood so that they are equipped to be effective in making disciples of Jesus Christ in their home, local church, and community.

Contact Executive Director: Shad Berry • Phone: (901) 683-5377 Address: PO Box 770296, Memphis 38177 Email: [email protected] Website: www.downlineministries.com

Pray • That our partnership with local churches will continue to grow and be strengthened.

• That we will serve the church by envisioning and equipping their members to live out the Great Commission.

• That the trajectory of the lives of those who complete Downline would more closely adhere to faithfulness to the Great Commission.

• That our 20 plus international training trips would encourage and inspire our less resourced international partners to lead their church toward multiplication through biblical discipleship.

• That the approximately 60 recent college graduates about to begin the Downline Emerging Leaders program will adjust well to our city; have the stamina needed for the nine months of discipleship training before them and a continuing passion to participate in building God’s Kingdom through biblical discipleship.


DAY 23 Fellowship of Christian Athletes

FCA is the largest interdenominational, school-based, Christian sports ministry in America. FCA-Memphis serves approximately 120 middle school, high school, and college campuses in Shelby County. Students are exposed to the Gospel through camps, team chapel programs, on-campus FCA groups, and other activities.

Contact Executive Director: Kevin Nathaniel • Phone: (901) 683-3399 Address: 1584 Yorkshire Drive, Memphis 38139 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.memphisfca.org

Pray • For New Memphis FCA Executive Director Kevin “RevKev” Nathaniel. Pray that God would grant him wisdom, patience, and favor to lead FCA in continuing the expansion of FCA’s ministry in our city.

• For the ongoing development and success of four new strategic initiatives: TeamFCA Mentoring Program, TeamFCA Community Service Program, TeamFCA Coaches Ministry, and TeamFCA Servant Leadership Program.

• For all the 1-on-1 and group ministries that will take place on campuses throughout the Memphis area.

DAY 24 MCUTS (Memphis Center for Urban and Theological Studies

MCUTS provides affordable, accessible, and accredited theological education and training for those serving in an urban context. It is designed to offer an opportunity for urban pastors and ministry leaders in our city who have not had the opportunity to access biblical studies at the undergraduate level.

Contact President: Rob Thompson • Phone: (901) 324-2014 Address: 1548 Poplar Avenue, Memphis 38104 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.mcuts.org


Pray • For clarity about MCUTS’ long-term direction, particularly as we consider a strategic planning process in 2016.

• For MCUTS students to be changed by the power of the Gospel, and that God will use our faculty and staff to equip these men and women for the long haul.

• For churches, communities, and families to be changed, by the power of the Gospel, through MCUTS-trained leaders.

• For the power of God to be seen at work in homes throughout all of Memphis and the Mid-South.

DAY 25 Memphis Teacher Residency

As a response to the Gospel mandate to love our neighbors as ourselves, MTR will partner to provide students in Memphis neighborhoods with the same, or better, quality of education as is available to any student in Memphis by recruiting, training, and supporting effective teachers within a Christian context. In short, our mission is Christian love expressed in equal education.

Contact Director: David Montague • Phone: (901) 937-4695 Address: 2181 Union Avenue, Memphis 38104 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.memphistr.org

Pray • That MTR will continue to join in God’s work of reconciliation. • That Memphis neighborhoods will become restored, with peaceful

communities living with dignity.• That the work of MTR residents, graduates, and alumni will continue

to be rooted in God’s love for them and for their students, even amidst the challenges and varied demands of their school days.

• That God will provide guidance, wisdom, and perseverance for MTR teachers and staff in their work toward Christian love expressed in quality educational opportunities and being available to all children in our city regardless of the neighborhood where they live.


DAY 26 Visible Music College

Visible Music College trains and equips musicians, technicians, and business professionals in craft and Christian character, for effective service in the music industry and in the church. A special outreach of the College is the Visible Community School program, which last year provided accessible and affordable music training to over 100 students in underserved neighborhoods in Memphis.

Contact Director: Ken Steorts • Phone: (901) 381-3939 Address: 200 West Madison Ave., Memphis 38103 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.visible.edu

Pray • That visible Community Music School outreach will grow in effectiveness and scope throughout the year.

• That our students will be focused and engaged in all aspects of their experience at Visible: academics, professional opportunities and spiritual life.

• That our staff will effectively equip and shepherd our students.


Family and Children

Within 2PC, one of our highest priorities has been the nurturing and development of children and teenagers. As we seek to minister, serve, and direct resources beyond the walls of our church, a major focus has been on serving children and their families in under-served neighborhoods in our city. Of our 50 ministry partners in the city, more than half are principally youth focused ministries. In the city of Memphis, approximately 42,000 school age children (K-12th grade) live in poverty. Nearly half of these children are younger than 5 years old and at a stage of development that makes them most susceptible to the ravages of not having enough food, safe housing, positive learning experiences, and access to quality childcare.

Luke 18:16 Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them.

DAY 27 Agape Child & Family Services

The mission of Agape is to provide children and families with healthy homes. Agape seeks to serve homeless women and children, fatherless children, and at-risk communities, principally through the Powerlines Community Network (PCN), a collaboration of partnerships that leverage services and expertise to empower communities and nurture their children and families. Ministry efforts are focused on Frayser, Whitehaven, and Hickory Hill.

Contact Director: David Jordan • Phone: (901) 323-3600 Address: 111 Racine Street, Memphis 38111 Website: www.agapemeanslove.org

Pray • For the thousands of youth and families living in the impoverished communities of Frayser, Hickory Hill, Whitehaven and Raleigh.

• For kingdom help in the real life matters of safety/crime, education, jobs/workforce development, early childhood support, and trauma.

• For the homeless families in Memphis to have permanent housing where their families are intact, earn a livable wage, and live in a rebuilt community as they grow closer to the Lord and those


important in their lives.• For at least 500 Christians to serve as public school tutors and

mentors in reading/literacy, attendance/truancy, and relational needs connections.

• For churches, non-profits, for-profits, government, and others to come together in a way that brings justice and righteousness for youth and families in our city.

DAY 28 Discipling Men, Inc.

Discipling Men ministers to men and mobilizes them locally, regionally, and internationally. The ministry evangelizes, equips, and encourages men in the person and work of Jesus Christ and serves as a facilitator of small group ministries and as a consultant to ministers who oversee small groups.

Contact Director: Don Riley • Phone: (901) 461-2819 Address: 8726 Pepper Bush, Germantown 38139 Email: [email protected] Website: www.disciplingmen.com

Pray • That God would minister and be glorified in and through the teaching of Discipling Men, Inc.

• That God would empower short-tem mission teams around the globe.

• That God would raise up small group leaders for AMEN Bible Study.• That God would bless and be honored in ministry efforts involving

Boy Scouts at 2PC and the work done through the Sheriff’s Office.

DAY 29 Eikon Ministries

Eikon Ministries works in the Binghampton neighborhood. Nathan Street Ministries, a ministry in which many 2PC families participate, is one of its more active programs. Children from age 5-18 attend Bible study and club meetings. Eikon leaders serve in most Binghampton schools (Lester/Cornerstone, Brewster, and East). Eikon promotes mentoring relationships for children and seeks to equip children with resources in leadership, biblical teaching, life skills, and financial literacy.


Contact Director Roy “Soup” Campbell • Phone: (901) 870-0978 Address: 3000 Walnut Grove, Memphis 38111 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.eikonministries.com

Pray • That God that will continue to give us vision for our neighborhood and the world.

• That principals and teachers will allow us to continue volunteering in the schools.

• That students will attend our ministry where they can hear and respond to the Gospel.

• That students will receive and grow in discipleship.• That we can continue to expose Congregational Communities at 2PC

to our ministry so that they will develop a heart for inner city urban ministry.

• That God will allow more resources so that we can hire more staff.

DAY 30 Emmanuel Center

EEC targets at-risk youth ages 5-19 in the Cleaborn Homes housing community in 38126. These services include after school activities, Bible clubs, cultural enrichment activities, field trips to local museums, youth job placement, Camp HOPE (Helping Our Participants Excel), various retreats, and sports and recreation programs.

Contact Director: Father Colenzo Hubbard • Phone: (901) 523-2617 Address: 604 St. Paul Avenue, Memphis 38126 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.eecmemphis.org

Pray • For an increase in volunteer service to the Emmanuel Center.• For safety of all staff and program participants. • For participants’ spiritual and academic growth.


DAY 31 Excel Leadership & Scholarship Program

Excel empowers future leaders for the Mid-South in a faith-based context with a scholarship and leadership program. Excel provides that extra support and accountability to those future leaders.

Contact Program Coordinator: Tracy Anthony • Phone: (901) 725-3122 Address: 1548 Poplar Avenue, Memphis 38104 Email: [email protected] Website: www.memphisleadershipfoundation.org

Pray • That each Excel student would grow spiritually this year and for those who are not yet believers to come to faith in Christ.

• That Excel students would learn how to study and do well academically.

• That God would lead the Excel ministry to those students who will most benefit from this program.

DAY 32 Families Matter

Families Matter seeks to promote healthy relationships and healthy marriages. A principal ministry effort involves providing and teaching a course on building healthy relationships to students in the Shelby County Schools. Another focus is teaching and disciplining young men to become strong fathers and husbands.

Contact Director: Carol Jackson • Phone: (901) 260-8550 Address: 2595 Central Avenue, Memphis 38104 Email: [email protected] Website: www.familiesmattermemphis.org

Pray • For the families of those working for Families Matter and for all volunteers and supporters.

• For entrances into different venues to educate, train and mentor men and boys through Families Matter Fatherhood Initiatives.

• For safety in all schools. • For encouragement for pastors and church advocates of

Families Matter.• For continuing guidance from the Holy Spirit to strengthen families

and change lives while transforming Memphis.


DAY 33 For the Kingdom Camp

FTK provides a safe, fun, and challenging camping environment for evangelism, discipleship, character building, and recreation for under-resourced urban youth in the Mid-South. It also serves as a resource for social and business sector leaders with a quality conference option that will facilitate their mission. Its principal focus is providing week-long evangelistic summer camps. Throughout the year, students from neighboring schools find their way to our campus after school.

Contact Director: Lewie Polk • Phone: (901) 788-2267 Address: 4100 Raleigh-Millington Road, Memphis 38128 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.ftkcamp.org

Pray • That our outreach will be effective and that the details of our new partnership with Streets Ministries will be worked out smoothly.

• That we can continue to increase partnerships with local churches and ministries.

• That we can continue to provide effective resources for camping and conference needs.

• That we can continue to increase our opportunities to effectively meet the conference needs of businesses, schools, government, and civic organizations.

DAY 34 Knightlife, Inc.

Knightlife, which operates entirely by volunteers, is a ministry to young men (16 and older) that meets every Friday night from 6:30-9:00 in the 2PC recreation area. The program begins with Bible study and small groups followed by a meal. The youth end the program with what is usually a rousing game of basketball.

Contact Director: Eva Miller • Phone: (901) 458-1055 Address: 3126 Cowden Avenue, Memphis 38111 Email: [email protected]

Pray • That people from 2PC will come to see and decide to help occasionally or long term.

• That the Lord will supply the right people to continue this ministry when our current long-term volunteers can no longer serve.


• That we can sell the old bus for scrap and get another small bus or van to use when a church bus is not available.

DAY 35 Leadership Empowerment Center

LEC works with children of all ages from many of the schools in the Frayser area. There are after school programs that seek to develop youth spiritually, academically, and economically and also sports and recreation programs. Through this ministry, Marron Thomas has also planted Innovation Church.

Contact Director: Marron Thomas Phone: (901) 358-7788 Address: 3925 Overton Crossing, Memphis 38127 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.lecmemphis.org

Pray • For the safety of all students and faculty attending school in the Frayser community.

• For our families to start a relationship with Jesus Christ, and if they already have a relationship with Him, that it continues to grow.

• For spiritual, economic, and academic growth in the Frayser community.

• For God to give us the resources to be able to hire one of our former leaders full time.

DAY 36 Memphis Athletic Ministries

MAM provides access to year round, high quality mentoring programs to at-risk youth, ages 8 to 18, through 11 neighborhood centers in disadvantaged neighborhoods in our city. MAM does this with organized recreation programs, after school and academic programs, financial literacy education, and community programs. MAM focuses on partnering with families, schools, and other community organizations.

Contact President and CEO: Randy Odom • Phone: (901) 744-6261 Address: 2107 Ball Road, Memphis 38114 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.mamsports.org

Pray • That the City of Memphis grants a lease extension to our Golf facility and Community Centers.


• That more churches partner with MAM to increase our capacity to build godly youth.

• That more youth would come into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ.

• That the MAM staff would continue to be safe, passionate, and effective in ministry.

• That the MAM basketball league would continue to grow and be a tool that spreads the love of Jesus.

DAY 37 Memphis Leadership Foundation

MLF seeks to empower leaders and develop ministries and programs that focus on the needs of under-resourced people and communities. MLF focuses its mission in five areas: 1) youth 2) affordable housing 3) children and families 4) community and economic development 5) leadership development. MLF has several ministries under its umbrella, including: Red Zone, Refugee Empowerment Program, Excel Scholarships, Economic Opportunities, MARRS, Computer Ministry, Urban Youth Imitative, For the Kingdom, Victims to Victory, and MAM.

Contact Director: Larry Lloyd • Phone: (901) 729-2931 Address: 1548 Poplar Avenue, Memphis 38104 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.mlfonline.org

Pray • For the shalom of Memphis as each of the MLF ministries and partners ministers to Memphis’ most vulnerable populations.

• For God to release “power in the pews” throughout our city. For if unleashed, that power will transform our city and be more explosive than anything we could ever imagine.

• For godly leadership in all of our partners and ministries to be used to expand God’s Kingdom in Memphis, particularly among the poor.


• For a spirit of generosity among God’s people, that we will indeed be friends of the poor, the stranger, the widow, and the orphan.

DAY 38 Multi National Ministries

Multi-National Ministries is a Christian Outreach that serves refugees and immigrants who need help understanding and acclimating to this culture, achieving academic success, and experiencing the love of God through Jesus Christ. MNM’s main target area includes children and families connected with Bruce Elementary, Bellevue Middle, Central High, as well as Brewster, Snowden, and Grahamwood. MNM hosts after school programs for youth on Monday and Wednesday evenings.

Contact Director: Laurie Graves • Phone: (901) 274-7226 Address: 1548 Poplar Avenue, Memphis 38104 Email: [email protected] Website: www.multinationalministries.org

Pray • That our MNM families will have strength and guidance from God to face the struggles they must deal with.

• That MNM staff and volunteers will continue to make and nurture true, long-lasting friendships with refugee and immigrant families involved with MNM.

• That others will treat the immigrant and refugee families living here in Memphis with kindness and God’s love.

• That God will grant wisdom for the MNM staff and volunteers in all aspects of MNM.

DAY 39 Neighborhood Christian Centers, Inc.

NCC’s focus is to build stronger families and neighborhoods by providing compassionate, Christ-centered ministries to those in need. Its vision is to “change generations… one life at a time.” NCC serves approximately 70,000 men, women and children through a continuum of programs and services ranging from infants to the elderly. The NCC is one of the primary contacts for Second and many churches and organizations for emergency needs, which include food, clothing, counseling, etc.


Contact Director: Ephie Johnson • Phone: (901) 881-6013 Address: 785 Jackson Avenue, Memphis 38104 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.ncclife.org

Pray • For more individuals to become aware of our efforts to build stronger Memphis families and neighborhoods through Christ-centered ministries, and that those individuals will help to meet our financial needs.

• For the participants in all NCC Youth and Adult Programs to experience God’s love and that lives of children and families will be transformed by the power of the Gospel.

• For the couples of NCC LoveBuilders Marriage Ministry as we promote healthy marriages.

• For the Men’s Legacy Empowerment Program that offers educational programs and character and skill building opportunities.

DAY 40 One by One Ministries

One by One’s mission is to impact an entire generation by enriching the quality of life for babies and their parents through God’s Word. 2PC Women’s Ministry Department facilitates involvement with the ministry by connecting an expectant teen with a mentor (2PC member). The mentors provide spiritual support as well as pre-natal support. Hickory Hill and Alcy Ball are some of the communities that are served by the ministry.

Contact Memphis Director: Raymond Helton • Phone: (901) 828-0116 Address: 993 Cordova Station Road, Cordova 38017 Email: [email protected] Website: www.onebyoneusa.org

Pray • For protection of unborn babies, healthy deliveries, and safety for moms and babies from abusive situations.

• For our mentors to have opportunities and boldness to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ as they make home visits.

• For strength, wisdom, and perseverance for all the mentors and those in leadership positions.


DAY 41 Orange Mound Outreach Ministries

OMOM, which focuses on the Orange Mound neighborhood, strives to teach youth about God, education, respect, and self control. OMOM provides a safe place for youth to congregate every day after school. There are three discipleship programs based upon age of the participants. Volunteers assist with programs and provide meals.

Contact Directors: Reggie Tucker and Mary Tucker • Phone: (901) 644-1416 Address: 845 Marechalneil Street, Memphis 38114 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.omomcares.org

Pray • That God would give our staff and volunteers energy and creativity in our daily ministry to children in Orange Mound.

• That the children will learn biblical principles that will influence the decisions they make.

• That the Lord will protect our children.• That God will use the staff and volunteers to proclaim the Gospel

clearly and to demonstrate God’s love to children and families in Orange Mound.

DAY 42 RedZone Ministries

RedZone Ministries works with high-risk urban young people between ages 8 and 18, primarily in the Orange Mound neighborhood. The ministry’s programs focus on academic and educational encouragement, social enhancement, economic development and opportunities, advocacy, behavioral concerns, and spiritual guidance.

Contact Director: Howard Eddings, Jr • Phone: (901) 729-2931 Address: 2876 Park Avenue, Memphis 38114 Email: [email protected] Website: www.redzonememphis.org

Pray • That God will open doors and provide funding and other support needed to develop a multipurpose facility for ministry activities in Orange Mound.


• That God will continue to build and develop within the Red Zone leadership team a passion and commitment to pursue Gospel based, holistic ministry to children and families in our neighborhood.

• That our ministry efforts will respond to the needs of the families we serve in an effective and God-honoring manner.

DAY 43 Refugee Empowerment Program

REP seeks to empower refugees arriving in Memphis to become self-sufficient and independent in their new home. Its primary focus is on the Binghampton neighborhood. REP offers ESL classes, after school and summer programs for children, adult education programs, character education classes for adolescents, college preparation classes, pre-GED classes for adults, women’s leadership programs, and Bible studies for youth and adults.

Contact Director: Cam Echols • Phone: (901) 725-3103 Address: 1548 Poplar Avenue, Memphis 38104 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.repmemphis.org

Pray • For wisdom and energy for Cam and staff as they minister to each refugee.

• For volunteers as they demonstrate Christ’s love to the children.• For classroom teachers—that they will love the children well and

will have the wisdom to help them succeed.• For food adjustment for families as they learn to live in America,

particularly in Memphis.


DAY 44 Repairing the Breach

RTB, which is located in the Alcy Ball neighborhood, has several outreach programs for youth from 6 to 18, such as afterschool programs, Bible studies, life skills, financial, and leadership development classes. RTB has partnered with all of the schools in the Alcy Ball area. It is a youth outreach ministry of Divine Life Church.

Contact Director: Felecia Wade • Phone: (901) 725-3113 Address: 2107 Ball Road, Memphis 38114 Email: [email protected] • Website: http://divinelifememphis.org

Pray • That God will create stability in the Alcy Ball Community in terms of stable schools and leadership within the schools.

• That every child and family in the Alcy Ball Community will receive the opportunity to hear the Gospel.

• That RTB will raise an army of young leaders who will have a global impact for the Kingdom of God.

DAY 45 Streets Ministries

Streets serves kids ages 8 – 20 living in two areas, downtown on Vance Avenue and in the Graham Heights neighborhood. Streets provides a safe place to hang out, meet a friend, and be welcomed with an unconditional love based in Jesus Christ. Streets has developed a wide variety of educational, mentoring, and athletic programs.

Contact Director: Reggie Davis Phone: (901) 525-7380 Address: 1304 N. Graham, Memphis 38122 Email: [email protected] Website: www.streetsministries.org

Pray • For volunteers with patience to lead Bible studies with young people who have not grown up in the Church.

• For our ability to have one Bible study group for boys and one for girls in each grade, 6 – 12, for a total of 14 groups over the next two years.


• For growth and retention of mentors for our Pathways program, which seeks to prepare graduating seniors for college, vocational school, military service, or a living wage job after graduation.

• For Christ-centered leadership in our partner schools to truly do what is best for students.

• For significant, life-changing, heart-changing, community-changing impact throughout the city.

DAY 46 Su Casa Family Ministries

Su Casa Family Ministry ministers to Hispanic families primarily in the Berclair-Kingsbury area by providing ESL classes for adults and several programs for children. Su Casa offers Zumba classes, Bible studies, and summer programs. Su Casa is closely connected with Esperanza Church.

Contact Director: Tim Jewett • Phone: (901) 320-9833 Address: 1302 N Graham, Memphis 38122 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sucasamemphis.org

Pray • For boldness in proclaiming the Gospel to new ESL students and their children.

• For God’s wisdom and provision in the development of the Early Childhood Program.

• For continued success in establishing a bridge between Su Casa and Comunidad Cristiana Esperanza.

• For deepening of relationships with new contacts made during the summer SuperVacas children’s program.


DAY 47 “The House” Women’s Resource Center, Orange Mound

The House at Orange Mound is a ministry of Neighborhood Christian Centers, in partnership with Second Presbyterian Church. With volunteers from 2PC, we address the critical issues that the women in our neighborhood face by providing job skills training, early childhood education, skills development opportunities, Bible study, and compassionate services. Our overarching goal is to develop friendships and strengthen bonds of love and trust to advance the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Contact Director: Linda Webster • Phone: (901) 321-4526 Address: 3028 Carnes, Memphis, 38111 Email : [email protected] • Website: www.ncclife.org

Pray • That we will offer emotional support, encouragement, and genuine friendship as we build relationships with our sisters in Orange Mound.

• That we will identify women motivated to work for our new business, My Cup of Tea, and that we will train them and prepare them for employment.

• That we will continue to attract women from Second who are called to serve and disciple women of our community.

DAY 48 World Relief Memphis

World Relief Memphis is responsible for the resettlement of all refugees arriving in Memphis. In fact, its parent organization, World Relief, is the only evangelical agency authorized to resettle refugees in the United States. Its mission is to “empower the local Church to serve the most vulnerable.”

Contact Director: Steve Moses • Phone: (901) 341-0220 Address: 3340 Poplar Avenue, Memphis 38111 Email: [email protected] Website: www.worldreliefmemphis.org


Pray • That the Church will embrace refugees who are experiencing the isolation of culture shock.

• That refugees will find high wage jobs and transportation.• That the Holy Spirit will move mightily in various refugee groups and

that whole households and ethnic communities will follow Jesus.• That World Relief’s work will expand, particularly in immigration

legal services, trauma healing, and church mobilization.

DAY 49 YMOT, Inc.

YMOT works with at-risk youth to make wise decisions, improve their behavior, raise academic standards and improve their physical fitness. The ministry focuses on youth in South Memphis in the Lakeview Gardens / Whitehaven Community.

Contact Director: Patrick Simmons • Phone: (901) 728-6294 Address: PO Box 901373, Memphis TN 38190 Email: [email protected] Website: www.y-motoutreachministries.org

Pray • That God will continue to provide our leadership team with wisdom and vision for the ministry.

• That people, places and funds will be available for us to provide ministry services.

• That God will continue to open doors and provide resources so that we can better serve our community.


DAY 50 Young Life Memphis Urban

Young Life is focused on presenting the Gospel to kids consistently and in a winsome manner. Memphis Urban Young Life ministry serves high school kids at Manassas and Kingsbury High Schools; sponsors Bible study at Soulsville Academy; and ministers to teen moms at Kingsbury through its Young Lives Ministry. Participants are provided opportunities to attend evangelistic camps and to be involved in leadership and life skills training programs.

Contact Director: Stephen Moten • Phone: (901) 726-0054 Address: 1177 Poplar Avenue, Memphis 38105 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.younglife.org

Pray • For the expansion of ministry in areas and schools that are asking for our presence.

• For the Baby Bucks Store to be completely stocked to meet the basic needs of teen moms and their babies.

• For meals to be provided for clubs during the school year.• For financial provision.• For all the kids and families we serve through urban outreach and

Young Lives.

DAY 51 Youth Leadership of Memphis

YLM focuses on instilling values and character at an early age. The ministry provides work training and opportunities for young men along with a long-term discipling emphasis.

Contact Director: Steve Taylor • Phone: (901) 591-1905 Address: 1044 Brookfield, Memphis 38119 Email: [email protected]

Pray • For permanent, adequate warehouse space for us, as we just lost use of a facility we had used for the past decade.

• For funding to pay for Tony, our part-time assistant, and other needs.

• For our young men and their aspirations for college.


DAY 52 Youth Striving for Excellence

YSE focuses primarily in the North Memphis communities of Frayser, Raleigh, Hollywood, and Douglass. YSE conducts Bible studies, builds self-respect, and promotes academic excellence and sexual abstinence.

Contact Director: C. Pearl Lee • Phone: (901) 386-9300 Address: 2886 Allen Road, Memphis 38126 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.youthstriving.org

Pray • For safety in the schools, communities, homes, and churches of the youth and families we serve.

• For the health, guidance, wisdom, and good decision making of our board, staff, and volunteers.

• For our ability to continue building, developing, and ministering to our youth and to be good stewards of the finances of the YSE ministry.

• For our ability to reach the youth and their families with the Gospel of Jesus Christ so that others might see the light of Jesus through them, making a difference in urban Memphis.


Mercy Ministries

“Mercy ministry is working to alleviate the burdens of another person, it is meeting their real or perceived needs through Gospel driven deeds. Mercy Ministry is kingdom ministry. It incorporates all of the effects of the coming of the kingdom of God and thus is a visual, viable representation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”

Adapted from Tim Keller’s Ministries of Mercy

Luke 10: 33-35 But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, “Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.”

DAY 53 Calvary Rescue Mission

Calvary is a Gospel-focused rescue mission providing shelter, food, clothing, Christian counseling, and discipleship to homeless and needy men who come from all over Memphis and the Mid-South.

Contact Director: Bob Freudiger • Phone: (901) 775-2570 Address: 960 S. Third Street, Memphis 38106 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.calvaryrescue.com

Pray • That our Building Fund/Capital Campaign will multiply so that we can fulfill the vision that God has given us to provide a larger, safer, handicapped-accessible building.

• That our canned vegetables and frozen meats pantry will be filled so we can continue to provide two meals each day to our guests.


DAY 54 JIFF (Juvenile Intervention Faith-based Follow-up)

JIFF is a Christ –centered court-referred intervention program targeting 12- 18 year old delinquent youth and young adults. JIFF provides four months of transitional intervention services focusing on building life skills and providing biblical instruction needed to break the destructive cycle of criminal behavior.

Contact Director: Richard Graham • Phone: (901) 522-8502 Address: 254 S. Lauderdale, Memphis 38126 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.jiffyouth.org

Pray • That JIFF staff and our Board of Directors will stay in the center of God’s will.

• That JIFF youth will come to know the love of Christ and that God has a plan for them.

• That our community will see that if one suffers, all suffer, and that our children must be loved and not forgotten.

• That God will bless JIFF with prosperity, that we might serve more youth and transform more lives.

DAY 55 MARRS (Mediation Restitution/Reconciliation Services)

MARRS serves first and second-time offenders ages 8-17 who are referred by the Juvenile Court to MARRS. The program uses three methods of intervention: mediation, restitution, and evangelism/discipleship, including character development and leadership programs. MARRS holds youthful offenders accountable through the mediation process and the formation of restitution agreements.

Contact Director: Anthony Branch • Phone: (901) 261-2165 Address: 4488 Poplar Avenue, Memphis 38111 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.marrsmemphis.org

Pray • That God will open a door for MARRS to connect with businesses and agencies that are willing to provide jobs for our participants.

• That MARRS’ donors and supporters will increase in their awareness of the quality of services we provide, as well as develop an awareness of the community’s need for our services.

• That men and women will be given a heart to volunteer in various capacities, such as mediators, tutors, and mentors.


DAY 56 Memphis Union Mission

Memphis Union Mission provides food, shelter, clothing, counseling, medical care (Christ Community Health), and other critical care needs principally for homeless men in our city. Memphis Union Mission also maintains the Moriah House, which is a safe shelter for women and children who have been abused or are dealing with addictions.

Contact Director: Scott Bjork • Phone: (901) 526-8403 Address: 383 Poplar Avenue, Memphis 38105 Email: [email protected] Website: www.memphisunionmission.org

Pray • That the Lord will save, transform, and heal the homeless guests who come through our doors every day.

• That He will do the same work in the lives of the men and women in our residential recovery programs.

• That God’s protection will be over the people we serve, as well as our staff, volunteers and facilities.

DAY 57 MIFA (Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association)

MIFA supports the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis through high-impact programs: Meals on Wheels, Hands on Homes, Senior Companion, long-term care advocates, transportation, emergency services, emergency shelter placements, homeless prevention and re-housing, and COOL (teen college assistance).

Contact Inter-Faith Coordinator: Linda Marks • Phone: (901) 527-0208 Addresss: 910 Vance Avenue, Memphis 38126 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.mifa.org

Pray • For guidance as we embark on a new strategic plan for 2016 – 2019.• For inspiration as we approach MIFA’s 50th anniversary celebration

in 2018.• For power as we continue to help make Memphians aware of the

needs of their brothers and sisters in the community.


DAY 58 Salvation Army

Salvation Army, which has been serving in Memphis for 115 years, is a mercy ministry with programs that are categorized as Relief and Respond. Those falling under Relief (immediate assistance) include: emergency shelter for homeless families, disaster assistance, food pantry/mobile meals ministry, Christmas Angel Tree, and Veterans and Hospital visitation. Programs in the Respond (long-term growth) category include: Renewal Place (for chemically addicted women and their children); Adult Rehabilitation Center (for chemically addicted men); Family Worship Centers (Salvation Army corps aka churches); and the Kroc Community Center.

Contact Captains: Zach and Shelley Bell • Phone: (901) 543-8586 Address: 696 Jackson Avenue, Memphis 38105 Email: [email protected] Website: www.salvationarmymemphis.org

Pray • For the many homeless women and children at Purdue Center of Hope who are struggling to stabilize their lives.

• For the women of Renewal Place who are struggling toward sobriety as they and their children learn life, school, and job skills.

• For the women of Single Women’s Lodge as they look for employment and safe housing.

• For the women of Emergency Family Shelter, struggling to care for their children and get off the streets.

• For the 5,000 people served by Angel Tree: children and seniors who need the reassurance that within the sparkle of Christmas someone cares about them.

• For our social services staff as they continue to offer care and support to these terrified women and children.

• For our 8,000 volunteers, bell ringers, Angel Tree adopters and workers, plus officers, staff, and Advisory Board members, who give time throughout the year, sharing God’s love by serving others.

DAY 59 Victims to Victory

Victims to Victory helps victims of crime move from crisis to comfort through Christ. The mission is carried out through direct victim services, collaboration, and educating and equipping the faith community in its ministry to victims of crime.

Contact Director: Dr. Katherine Lawson • Phone: (901) 274-5012 Address: 1548 Poplar Avenue, Memphis 38104 Email: [email protected]

Pray • For the strength, healing and salvation of all those who are traumatized by crime and violence.

• For God to raise up a new board chair and to continue to add individuals with passion, leadership skill, and vision to the board.

• For stable giving and financial sustainability so that staffing can be restored.

• For godly wisdom in directing operations and meeting client needs with significantly reduced capacity.

DAY 60 Women’s Prison Ministry

This ministry was created almost eight years ago by 2PC women to serve the Pre-Release Program at a state penitentiary for convicted female felons. This class, which is sometimes mandatory for release, meets daily for three months with about 25 women in each class. Upon completion of the course, volunteers host a graduation and provide an inspirational gift.

Contact Program Coordinator: Margaret Roberts Address: c/o Second Presbyterian Church, 4055 Poplar Avenue, Memphis 38111 • Email: [email protected]

Pray • That our group to be effective in exposing our students to the hope of the Gospel.

• That those who are suffering from addiction and mental illnesses will find peace and know truth.

• That wisdom and grace for those staff leaders who are seeking to minister to the women.

• We also offer praise for the prison authorities who allow us to participate in this ministry.

Index £ Advance Memphis –18 £ Agape Child & Family Services –27 £ Berclair Elementary School –20 £ Bethany Christian Services –12 £ Binghampton Christian Academy –21 £ Brinkley Heights Urban Academy –21 £ Calvary Rescue Mission –44 £ Child Evangelism Fellowship of

Memphis –22 £ Christ Community Health Services –13 £ Christ Fellowship Church – Horn Lake,

MS –11 £ Christian Medical and Dental

Association –22 £ Christian Psychological Center –13 £ Christ’s Community Church –10 £ Church Health Center –14 £ Citizens for Community Values

of Memphis –15 £ Discipling Men, Inc. –28 £ Downline Ministries –23 £ Downtown Church –8 £ Economic Opportunities –19 £ Eikon Ministries –28 £ Emmanuel Center –29 £ Esperanza Church –8 £ Excel Leadership & Scholarship

Program –30 £ Families Matter –30 £ Fellowship of Christian Athletes –24 £ For the Kingdom Camp –31 £ Innovation Church –10 £ JIFF (Juvenile Intervention

Faith-based Follow-up) –45 £ Knightlife, Inc. –31

£ Leadership Empowerment Center –32 £ Life Choices, Inc. –16 £ MARRS (Mediation Restitution

Reconciliation Services) –45 £ MCUTS –24 £ Memphis Athletic Ministries –32 £ Memphis Leadership Foundation –33 £ Memphis Teacher Residency –25 £ Memphis Union Mission –46 £ MIFA (Metropolitan Inter-Faith

Association) –46 £ Multi National Ministries –34 £ Neighborhood Christian

Centers, Inc. –34 £ One by One Ministries –35 £ Orange Mound Outreach Ministries –36 £ RedZone Ministries –36 £ Refugee Empowerment Program –37 £ Repairing the Breach –38 £ Salvation Army –47 £ Service Over Self –17 £ Streets Ministries –38 £ Su Casa Family Ministries –39 £ Teen Challenge of Memphis –16 £ “The House” Women’s Resource

Center, Orange Mound –40 £ Victims to Victory –48 £ Visible Music College –26 £ Women’s Prison Ministry –48 £ World Relief Memphis –40 £ YMOT, Inc. –41 £ Young Life Memphis Urban –42 £ Youth Leadership of Memphis –42 £ Youth Striving for Excellence –43

The purpose of this book is to guide you in praying for our Mission Memphis partners, listed above. Colleges, seminaries, college-based ministries, and church plants that we support throughout the

United States are considered MissionUSA partners.

SEEK THE WELFARE of the CITY

YOU WILL FIND your WELFARE.

& PRAY t o t h e LORD

on its behalf, for in its welfare

where I have sent you into exi le

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