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IF you often find yourself saying to a friend or colleague, 'I'll say a prayer for you' and then can't remember who needed prayer and what for, there is help on the horizon! Andrew Geers, who grew up in Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire has developed and launched an 'App' called PrayerMate.
So far it has been downloaded 10,000 times. PrayerMate comes in versions for iPhone and Android so whatever device you own, you can download it for free thanks to sponsorship from London City Mission.
It allows users to capture, store and archive information on prayers; sort them into categories, such as Personal, Family, Small Group, Church, Non-believers etc.
and also include such things as Church of England Collect for the Day, photos and links to lists of email contacts.
I am finding it a very useful addition to the paper prayer diaries that I use for reference during my quiet-time, and of course I can add to it it wherever I am, with my phone during the day. PrayerMate was Runner-up in Christian Mobile/Tablet App of the year 2013 in the Christian New Media Awards. To paraphrase the words of the early Methodist evangelist Rowland Hill who said 'Why should the devil have all the best tunes?', why should the devil have all the apps?And don't forget that the Church of England has produced a Lectionary App, allowing subscribers to access the daily readings and prayers throughout the year.
Since launching in October 2011 the Lectionary has been downloaded 35,000 times.
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