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Love Charlotte is designed to be a vehicle for expressions of care and collaboration, of expressing love for and in our beautiful city. Join Us on our mission . . . to Love Charlotte. WANTED 10,000 INTERCESSORS The Scripture calls us to prayer for our leaders, for kings and those of author- ity and influence. Paul urges believers to prayer ‘everywhere.’ The prevailing practice was prayer in a synagogue, facing the Jerusalem temple. Writing to Timothy in the first pastoral man- ual of Christendom, Paul urges the proliferation of prayer – throughout a city, with believers in the posture of blessing, and the impact being that of shalom on the city. What if we could measure prayer in Charlotte, in Mecklenburg and the surrounding counties – and by that, we mean missional prayer, specifically, prayer for our neighbors? Jesus told us that the place love should begin was for our neighbors. The first act of love, by a believer, is prayer. It is using our rela- tionship with God, through Jesus, to in- vite a blessing on those who live around us and may not yet fully know God’s love. Blesseveryhome.com is the website that allows you to see your neighborhood, choose a reasonable number for a prayer focus – and then, receive a daily remind- er to pray for them! You can even find some help for your prayer effort. Best of all – it’s FREE. With approximately 31,600 households in Charlotte, and 400,000 in Mecklen- burg county, if each believer was pray- ing for only 100 neighbors, FIVE daily, and 8,000 Christians signed up, then every thirty days we would pray for ev- ery home in Charlotte and surrounding areas. Go to Blesseveryhome.com, on your laptop or mobile device. Does prayer lower crime? Anecdotal evidence seems to point in that direction. In cities where in- tercessors have gathered and prayed persistently, crime has fallen. The ac- rimony in those cities has been low- ered. Reconciliation efforts have been spawned. Do you lead a prayer group? We want to identify, connect, and network intercessors across Charlotte and the 15 county metroplex. Let’s Connect & Build Together! Email us your prayer group info. [email protected] Prayer in the SQUARE IMAGINE Sunday, August 23, there are 10,000 people or more, gathering in downtown Charlotte for a Prayer-in-the- Square praise and celebration event. IMAGINE inviting God to come to the city. IMAGINE a celebration of unity, Christians from all denominations. IMAGINE prayer-walking the city. Imag- ine affecting the spiritual atmosphere over the city! IMAGINE Prayer-in-the-Square! Want more information? Sign up for updates, go to LoveCLT.org.