The unchurched could not, of course, tell us about people who prayed for their salvation. They are not saved. But the formerly unchurched told us many such stories. One report comes from George G. of Arizona.
George learned a few weeks after his becoming a Christian that at least four people had prayed for him daily. "I wasn't surprised that Cindy [his wife] was praying for me. I knew she was worried about my spiritual state. She was the first one who told me after I accepted Christ."
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Then George learned about others. "A friend of mine who lives over 700 miles away called me when he heard the news. He told me that he prayed for me twice a day. Can you believe that? Twice a day." George then heard about his mother-in-law praying for him every day. And then he got the word that someone from the church whom he did not know was praying for him as well.
"There may have been more than those four," George mused. "But it was still unbelievable that they cared for me that much. Why don't all Christians show that much concern for someone's eternity? I tell you one thing. I learned a whole lot about the power of prayer in salvation. And I've already started praying for some of my lost friends."
More research of the formerly unchurched revealed that while friends and spouses have some influence, family members were critically important in reaching their lost relatives.
--from "The Unchurched Next Door"
