Coming together to pray as a community and putting action and images to those prayers can be very powerful. Creating a prayer tree is a wonderful way to unite in prayer for people with limited opportunity to hear the Gospel, and can become a lasting reminder of your community’s commitment.
Resources needed
- Prayer points and information on communities around the world
- An assortment of large sticks or branches found in your local area
- A large pot or bucket (may need some sand or soil also to hold the branches in place)
- String
- Pieces of paper with holes punched in them (could be in the shape of leaves)
- Pens and pencils
Activity
- Gather the sticks and or branches from your local area and place in a pot and tie with string to create a tree.
- Place the ‘tree’ in a place that is accessible. At a specific time during the gathering or service, use the PowerPoint or prayer points provided to give people gathered information about people with limited opportunity to hear the Gospel.
- Ask people to come forward in response to the information about the communities around the world, and write prayers on the pieces of paper and using the string tie them to the branches. The tree will grow and develop as your small group or faith community comes together in prayer for people with limited opportunity to hear the Gospel.
