WELCOME!

Thank you so much for taking the time to think and pray for the children and Metro Ministries. As you know we reach over 40,000 children around the world on a weekly basis. This is something only God has enabled and empowered us to do. Please join us as we seek God and INQUIRE on behalf of the children we reach.

This blog is designed to guide you in a full day of prayer and fasting:

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Also, there is another tab that says "PRAYER WHEEL." We know that praying for a whole day can sometimes be overwhelming, especially if you don't know what to pray for. So we broke it down for you. Each hour gives you something different to pray for.

On the left, you will see a list of "PRAYER POINTS." Click on the Prayer Point to go into more detail about the needs and some scripture you can pray.

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Metro Church

Metro Christian Center is the church located in Brooklyn to serve the people of NYC. There is a team of people, known as the Adult Ministry, lead by Pastors Tony and Gladys Lara. The Adult Ministry work hard each week to put on church services, events, follow up with the people and more. 

A majority of the people who attend Metro Christian Center have been influenced by Metro's Sunday School program. 

Please pray for the congregation of Metro Christian Center to grow in their walk with the Lord and to step out in faith. Pray for spiritual awakening and a hunger for the word.

Revival

Pray for an awakening in the body of Christ to see the urgency of the hour and to lay aside every weight and hindrance

Pray for a mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit that His people will walk in holiness and the anointing of God and that they will step out in faith and operate in the manifestations of the power of God.

Pray that the church will rise up and make a stand and be bold to speak out for the truth

Pray for souls to come to true repentance and for the message of the cross to be preached in power.

Habakkuk 2:14 “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”

Pray that we will be broken with the things that break God’s heart and have His compassion

Metro Projects

Pray for the different projects Metro Ministries does throughout the year. Each one is a tool to reach the children with the Gospel. Pray that the hearts of the children will be enlightened with the hope of Jesus through these projects.

 Won By One Child Sponsorship Program

 Run With One Staff Missionary Project

Summer Camp Projects

Warm Hearts Warm Feet Project

Back to School Projects

Thanksgiving Dinner Project

Christmas Stocking Project

Operation Holiday Hope

Expansion, Growth, Leaders

Pray that God will send more laborers into the harvest. The countries of the world are opening up faster than we can go into them. Pray that God will open people’s eyes to the urgency of the hour and propel them to go.

Matthew 9:38 “Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.”

Pray as we expand into more and more nations, that God will provide the funds we need to carry out the work

Pray for growth and that God will raise up Leaders, Pastor and Teachers from the children we are reaching so they in turn can reach out and see Pastors, Leaders and Teachers raised up

Street Ministry

Pray for our teams that go out on Saturday evening and minister to the prostitutes and drug addicts.

Pray for their safety and protection

Pray God will minister through them and that the words they speak will bring life and hope

Psalm 116:6 “You protect ordinary people, and when I was helpless, you saved me.”

Isaiah 49:9 “That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go Forth; to them that are in darkness Shew yourselves, they shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.”

Pray that their lives will be totally transformed by the Lord

1 Peter 2:16 ‘Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.’

Pray for Ali – an ex-transvestite now serving the Lord at Metro Christian Center. Pray that he will lead many others to the Lord

Psalm 40:14 “Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion Who seek to destroy my life; Let them be driven backward and brought to dishonor Who wish me evil.”

Pray for the annual “Night of 100 Stars” held in December where we bring in around 100 street ladies and pamper them for the day and hold a meal in the evening followed by the gospel message. Pray that they will truly have a life changing experience.

Luke 7:13 “When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.”

Interns

Pray for physical strength to meet the demands of the training.

Acts 26:18 “unto whom I now send, to open their eyes and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins…”

Pray that they will grow spiritually

Pray for unity among the interns

Pray for the teachers who train them

Pray for God’s provision over their lives

Pray for the intern "parents" that they will have wisdom and strength


Pray for  the incoming interns to receive their visas on time 

Sponsors

Pray for all the people who sponsor one of our children

Pray that God would meet their needs as they sow into this ministry

Pray that they will be impacted by their sponsorship as they invest in the lives of their children

Pray that they will impact the lives of the children they are sponsoring

Pray that God will touch many more hearts to sponsor the many children needing sponsors

Matthew 18:33 “Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?”

Children

Pray for the children we reach every week all over the world

Psalm 40:17 “But I am poor and needy; Yet the LORD thinks upon me. You are my help and my deliverer...”

Pray for healing emotionally – many of them have been abused and emotionally damaged

Nehemiah 2:2 “Why does your face look so sad when you are not ill? This can be nothing but sadness of heart.”

Isaiah 54:4 “Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame; For you will forget the shame of your youth.”

Pray that God would radically transform their lives and that they will realize their full potential in God

Nehemiah 9:27 “…And in the time of their trouble, When they cried to You, You heard from heaven; And according to Your abundant mercies You gave them deliverers who saved them From the hand of their enemies.”

Pray for God’s protection over their lives – many of them live in constant danger. Pray that God would put a hedge of protection around them and that the enemy will not be allowed to rob them of their future

Psalm 69:29 “I am in pain and distress; may your salvation, O God, protect me.”

Pray that they would become true disciples of the Lord.

Pray that they will be able to stand against peer pressure.

Pray that they will have hope to see they can make something of their lives.

Pastors and Leadership

Pray for Pastor Bill and for Pastors Tony and Gladys Lara in New York

Isaiah 55:5 “Surely you shall call a nation you do not know, And nations who do not know you shall run to you.”

Pray for Penny Hollenbeck who heads up the Administration and Operations

Philippians 1: 27 - 28 “…I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel ²⁸without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you…”

Pray for wisdom and discernment in all decision making

Zechariah 13:9 “I will bring the one-third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will say, ‘This is My people’; And each one will say, ‘The LORD is my God.’”

Pray for God’s protection upon them as they travel for the ministry

Pray God will help them handle the enormous pressures they carry

Psalm 68:19 “Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Selah.”

Romans 8:26 “Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”

Pray that they will walk in the blessing and anointing of the Holy Spirit

Titus 3:5 “…he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.”

Sidewalk Sunday School (SSS)

Pray for the SSS in New York

Pray for the SSS in the Philippines

Pray for the SSS in Romania

Pray for SSS in Thailand / Indonesia / Malaysia

Pray for SSS in UK

Pray for SSS in South Africa

Pray for the staff as they visit the families each week that God will open doors and hearts and that the parents will also be reached with the gospel.

Pray for funding to cover the weekly running costs of SSS

Metro Staff

Pray for the staff in all our Metro Countries that God would supernaturally protect them as they place themselves on the front line every day for the sake of the gospel.

1 Chronicles 16:22 “…Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.”

Pray for strength, wisdom, passion, discernment, compassion, commitment and the anointing of God over their lives

Pray for those waiting to obtain their Green Card – pray for favor with the authorities and for the provision for these permits to stay in the United States

Pray God will give them the words to say as they minister in difficult and traumatic situations

Finances

Pray that God would release finances into the ministry – pray for an open heaven

Pray for the favor of God over our ministry with business people and people in authority

Pray that God would multiply the seed given to us

Psalm 65:11 “You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance.”

Pray that God will help us to be good stewards of the finance entrusted to us

Proverbs 15:3 “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good.”

Pray for increase as we continually enlarge the borders of the tent

Isaiah 54:3 “For you shall expand to the right and to the left, And your descendants will inherit the nations.”

Metro Japan

Pray for Metro Japan and for our team and workers there

Pray for our supporters, donors and sponsors in Japan

Pray for our supporting churches in Japan

Pray for an outpouring of God’s spirit in that nation

Pray for their children and their families

Metro Canada

Pray for our staff managing the administration in Canada

Pray for the land of Canada and all our donors and sponsors from Canada

Pray for our supporting churches in Canada

Pray for the children and their families

Pray for a move of the Holy Spirit in that nation

Metro India

Pray for work in India that has begun. 

Genesis 13:17 “Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you.”

Pray for the workers that God would establish the work of their hands

Job 5:16 “So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.”

Pray for the finances

Deuteronomy 15:4 “… for in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless you.”

Pray for the children and their families that they will turn to the living God and have their eyes opened

John 6:63 “…The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.”

Pray for the spirit of religion to be broken

Pray for the protection of our workers there among persecution of Christians

Metro Europe

Pray for our offices all over Europe

Isaiah 44:8 “Do not fear, nor be afraid; have I not told you from that time, and declared it? You are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? Indeed there is no other rock; I know not one.”

Switzerland

Germany

UK

1 Peter 1:7 “These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.”


France / Norway / Sweden / Scandinavia / Holland / Austria / Belgium / Finland / Denmark

Pray that more people will catch the vision and get involved with the ministry and reaching children in their own countries.

Psalm 9:18 “But the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted ever perish.”

Pray that there will be a real spiritual awakening in the whole continent of Europe. Pray that tradition will be broken and Christians will rise up and see the potential of investing in this generation

Metro Malaysia

Pray for our offices in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. 

Pray for the work being done in Thailand with the children. 

Pray for their protection and strength to stand amid persecution against Christians

Pray for funding to continue the work in these areas

Pray for the children that they will have a real relationship with Jesus and that they will understand the truth

Metro Haiti

Pray for our team in Haiti and for Eunice who heads up the work there, for God’s protection during this time of unrest. Pray for complete healing for Eunice following her injuries during the earthquake.

2 Corinthians 4:8-8 “We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.”

Pray for God’s provision to rebuild our premises

Pray for funding to continue to keep the ships we have commandeered taking supplies into the disaster areas and that we will have safe passage to get the supplies through to the victims

Ephesians 6:13 “Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.”

Pray for the children, the orphaned and bereaved that they will have hope renewed and hear and see the gospel message in action

Pray that there will be a spiritual awakening in Haiti and that hearts will be open to the gospel

Metro Romania

Pray for Verena working in Metro Romania and for our staff

Pray for the Roma Gypsy sites where we work and for the Sidewalk Sunday School sites operating there

Pray for the “Warm Feet project” where we provide socks and boots during the winter month – pray for God’s provision

Pray for funding to come in so we can keep operating our Sidewalk Sites and the Mobile Bakery

Metro South Africa

Pray for Jamie and Janet Senior and family heading up Metro South Africa

Isaiah 54:17 “No weapon formed against you shall prosper. And every tongue which rises against you in judgement You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their righteousness is from Me, Says the LORD.”

Pray for Jamie’s trip back to the UK in April that God will open doors for him to minister and expand the work

Pray that funds will be released to continue this vital work

Pray for protection of the staff and of the children

Pray for the children – many of whom have lost both parents to AIDS – pray that they will have spiritual parents who can mentor and disciple them

Metro Philippines

Pray for Pastor Wendy Dawson as she directs Metro Philippines for wisdom and direction.

Joshua 2:24 ‘The LORD has surely given the whole land into our hands.’

Acts 28:9 “So when this was done, the rest of those on the island who had diseases also came and were healed.”

Pray that the finances will come in to pay off the building used for offices and accommodation by October

Genesis 42:28 “So he said to his brothers, “My money has been restored, and there it is, in my sack!” Then their hearts failed them and they were afraid, saying to one another, “What is this that God has done to us?”’

Pray for the staff – for God’s protection

Daniel 6:27 “He delivers and rescues, and He works signs and wonders in heaven and on earth.”

Pray for the various Sunday School Sites all over the Philippines and especially in the garbage dumps and the North cemetery.

Isaiah 60:1-2 “Arise Shine for thy light has come and the Glory of the Lord is risen upon thee, for behold, the darkness shall cover the earth and gross darkness the people, but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee”

Pray for those families devastated by the recent floods and that funds and supplies will keep on coming in so that we can continue to meet their physical needs as well as their spiritual needs.

Isaiah 61:3 “…bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.”

Pray for our partner churches and Pastors we work with in the Philippines for increase and fruitfulness. Pray for their protection – many of them live in areas of Muslim extremism.

Isaiah 59:19 “...When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him.”

Metro NY

Pray for each department:

Won-by One Child Sponsorship Program - pray for the staff who work in the WBO department, the children who are sponsored in NY and their sponsors around the world.

Run with One Missionary Staff Sponsorship Program - pray for new sponsors for the staff and initiative among the staff to reach out for new sponsors.

Maintenance - pray for those who are maintaining the office buildings and housing.

Metro World Ministries Center - pray for the finances to complete the renovation and laborers.

Sidewalk Sunday School – for all the leaders and teams as they plan their lessons and teach the children each day

Indoor School Sunday School – Pray for those who plan and prepare to teach the indoor Sunday Schools each Saturday that the lessons will be taught with passion and anointing and that the kid hearts would be open to receive

Bootcamp - Pray for the staff who work each week with different groups from all over the world.

Internship - Pray for the "intern parents" who take care of the interns. Pray for an increase in interns.

Administration – Pray for those in administration for wisdom and direction

Finance Dept / Video Dept / Adult Ministries / Youth dept / Partner Relations Dept

2Corinthians 9:12 “For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God.”

Psalm 119:35 “Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight.”

1 Samuel 2:30 “Therefore the LORD God of Israel says: ‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever.’ But now the LORD says: ‘Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.”

Psalm 78:4 “We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.”

Pastor Bill Wilson

God’s protection over his life / his travels

Psalm 1211: 8 “Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth and even forevermore.”

2 Samuel 22:2 “The Lord is my Rock, and my fortress and my Deliverer.”

Isaiah 54:14 “In righteousness you shall be established; You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; And from terror, for it shall not come near you”

Health & Strength

Psalm 27: 1(b) “The Lord is the strength of my life whom shall I fear.”

Psalm 18:39 “For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.”

Wisdom in all the many decisions he faces daily

Luke 21:15 “...For I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist.”

Discernment

1 Kings 3: 12 “….I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.”

God’s provision for the ministry through the offering raised at his speaking engagements

Malachi 3:10 “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the LORD of hosts, “ If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.”

Clarity of mind as he ministers, that he would continue to preach with authority and under increasing anointing of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 4:31 “And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.”