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City and Neighborhood
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Posted by: LogDD
Dear God,
I pray that my neighborhood gets better. Ipray that we attract better, safer people here. Ipray you move out the drains and the drugs and the violence. Ipray that it becomes sane again. Ipray the schools become better and right is the way to go. Ipray that people start putting what's right before money. Ipray for truth. Ipray everywhere that there's truth. I pray you angels to drive out the wrong. Ipray for peace here. Ipray the gossipers get put in their places. Ipray the troublemakers move on. I pray that people drive heeding rules and respecting life. I pray that people respect one another.
All of this I ask in Jesus' name. Thank you.
Posted by: akabezalel
Eleven years ago my husband and I bought a home in the "Hilltop" of Tacoma, this was a gangland slum then, derelict houses, slum lords, run down streets and yards, derelict people, gang members selling drugs just 2 doors over and really hating the fact that we bought their drug hangout.
Crime was so bad that news reporters would not leave the main streets to enter the neighborhood.
The police traveled in pairs and would NOT get out of their cars!
There was once a gun battle between the drug lords and a bunch of Army Rangers from Ft. Lewis (Rangers one - drug lords zero).
The police "negotiated" with the drug lords and gang leaders instead of arresting them.
There was gambling and prostitution and the local 7-11 type store was nick named "the Drug Store" because you could buy whatever you wanted there,
We had 2 of Tacoma's 3 police cameras within 3 blocks, one was on our block!
My daughter's '69 VW Beetle was killed in a drive by gun battle(not kidding)!
The neighborhood watch had 'issues' and was totally useless... still is.
God put us here. I was NOT going to let evil win!
I tried everything legal to clean up the 'hood and NOTHING was working!
THEN!
In 1993, I came home from 3 weeks of staying with a friend who was having a difficult pregnancy to find the drug dealers selling from my porch! They didn't know I was home.
I declared war. 
I intensified the reporting to police and the drug hotline, I got the drug drop schedule for the police, I even told them how and when they would set up the diversion so the big drops could happen! If the dealers would just turn their business acumen to something legal no one would be able to stop them! They were running a business and running it well! The street dealers had 8 hour shifts and uniforms! Even the mules had top notch bicycles and uniforms!
NOTHING WORKED! 
THEN...
One day I was standing on the porch watching another drug sale, frustrating over the lack of resources to put a stop to the evil that was running rife in the streets when out of nowhere I heard a voice that simply said "Pray for them. Claim them for My Kingdom."
I am NOT going to argue with a voice like that!
I started praying for the people selling and buying.
I prayed for everyone who walked past my house.
I started praying protection over people when shooting started.
I claimed everyone I saw for the Kingdom! Even the pit bulls! (I dislike pit bulls AND their abusers)
Eventually I did not see a drug dealers, I saw children.
I didn't see the prostitutes, I saw children.
I didn't see the gang members, I saw children.
I didn't see trouble on two feet, I saw children.
I didn't even see the age, sex or race of people, I saw children.
As I saw them as children who needed Jesus and prayed for them, the further away the illegal activity got.
I began praying hedges of protection around my "Territory", new Foundations for and Angels around every person inside my Territory, Claiming the neighborhood for Jesus and Salvation! Claiming repentance for those who were involved with illegal activity!
Standing in the gap for the people here!
Asking God for walls of Fire around everyone who lives here or comes into the Territory.
I want this piece of ground to be so lit up with the fire of God that it becomes a pillar of fire for all of Tacoma to see and run to!
I want this pillar of FIRE to join with the other pillars of FIRE that are being established until Tacoma becomes a pillar of the FIRE of GOD! to lead the people of the State of Washington to Jesus!
Stop seeing the problems... start seeing the possibilities of PRAYER!
Pray for your neighborhood!
God still has a few surprises for those who are praying!
Like clean streets and safe neighborhoods in places that have been the worst possible places!
Like drug dealers getting GOOD SAVED!
Establish YOUR hedges and foundations first, then reach out to the ones who need your prayer because no one else will care enough for them to pray for them!
Start seeing people the way God sees them... as Children who need a Savior.
And THEN!!!
Stand Back and Watch God Work A WONDER!!!!