Big Changes in the Prayer List!

This used to be where we posted a current list of our pets in need of prayer. However, we began to receive so many prayer requests that it became difficult to keep everyone who had signed up to prayer for our pets updated in an efficient yet not overwhelming manner. We decided that it would be better to move the Prayer List to a new format that keeps our prayer volunteers up to date but doesn't overflow their email inbox. As of July 22, 2009 our prayer list is now being posted on the Animals at Heart Pet Prayer Network Facebook Page.

Why Facebook?

Facebook, a popular social networking tool, allows us to update the prayer list several times a day and it automatically sends updates to our prayer volunteers who have joined through Facebook. Facebook allows us to reach a larger number of volunteers with fewer complications - no more emails being blocked by spam filters, no more people opting out of our volunteer network because of too many emails, and no more lag in email delivery time.

How it Works - submitting a pet's information for prayer, step by step

Pet owners are still required to add a prayer to the prayer list using our form. The form is important because it guides the pet owner through the process of providing us important information. The first step in submitting your pet's information for prayer is to log on to the Animals at Heart website and click on the link for 'Add a Pet' in the menu bar to the left. This will take you to a form where all you have to do is answer a few questions. It will ask you for your email address and location - we do NOT sell your information! We need your email address so that we can reach you should there be any questions or concerns about your pet being added to the prayer list. Your location helps us with demographics of where our prayer list is being used. So far we've assisted pets and their families in China, Russia, Canada, the Philippines, Latvia, and almost all 50 states of the USA. We wouldn't be able to make that claim if we didn't ask where our prayer list pets are located. Hearing that our prayer list is so far reaching helps us to enlist prayer volunteers and motivates them to stay active. Once you've finished filling out the form and clicked submit, your information is sent to our team members who maintain the prayer list. They then log on and update the Animals at Heart Pet Prayer Network page on Facebook. Once they add the update, Facebook then posts a note on the main page of every person who has joined as a 'fan' of our Pet Prayer Network page.

 If you have a pet on the prayer list, please remember to keep us up to date on how your pet is doing. Updates can be sent by clicking here.

"The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear. It is the storm within which endangers him, not the storm without."   -  Ralph Waldo Emerson (Journals, 1833)