Praying Prodigals Home: Prayers, Declarations, and Strategies to Stand in Faith for Your Family

Bring Your Family and Friends Home to Jesus

Do you lie awake whispering a name that hasn’t come home yet? Have you prayed until the words ran out, wondering if anything you’ve said has made it past the ceiling? Are you tired of watching someone you love disappear into a far country while you stand helpless at the door?

You are not helpless. You are not forgotten. And not one prayer you have ever prayed has been wasted.

Through years of ministry under bridges, in altars, and on her knees in her own kitchen, Pastor Candy Christmas discovered what persistent, authority-filled prayer actually does — and what it costs. She prayed for her own son for fourteen years before Heaven moved. What she learned in that long wait is what she places in your hands now.

In Praying Prodigals Home, you’ll discover how to:

• Stand in genuine spiritual authority over the principalities targeting your family — without fighting the people
• Identify the specific lie the enemy has spoken into your loved one’s mind and bind it by name in Jesus’ name
• Loose truth, conviction, and holy hunger over a prodigal no matter how far they have wandered
• Follow a 30-day guided prayer journey that builds spiritual momentum and keeps faith alive through the long wait
• Build your home into a House of Return — a place where your prodigal senses the Father’s welcome before they ever reach the door

The enemy wants you to believe the distance is too great, the years too many, and the silence too final. He is lying. The Shepherd never loses a sheep. The Father is still watching down the road, preparing for a moment when the miracle runs toward home.

Key Revelations Include:

• Why your prayers are a spiritual weapon, not just an emotional release — and how to use them with precision
• The difference between intercession and control, and why releasing your grip is the most powerful thing you can do
• How binding and loosing works in practical, daily intercession for a prodigal
• Why persistent prayer accumulates in Heaven and why the long wait is not the same as no answer
• What a House of Return is and how to build one in your home and your church

Perfect For:

• Parents and grandparents who have been praying for a prodigal child for months or years
• Intercessors and prayer leaders looking for a practical warfare framework for family restoration
• Pastors who need a resource to place in the hands of brokenhearted congregation members
• Small groups and women’s ministries ready to stand in corporate agreement for prodigal families
• Anyone who has ever carried a name in their heart and refused to stop believing

From the kitchen floor to the altar, from the midnight prayer to the fourteen-year wait, this book meets you exactly where you are and hands you weapons you did not know you had. You are not at the end of the story. Grace is still running. The bowl is still filling.

“Your prayers are not bouncing off the ceiling — they are rising like incense before the throne of God. Every ‘Amen’ echoes in Heaven.” — Pastor Candy Christmas

Don’t stop now. The same God who raised the dead, opened prison doors, and turned Saul into Paul is still in the miracle business — and somewhere, even now, He is running down the same road your prodigal walked away on.

Your prayers built the bridge. Keep building.

Author: Candy Christmas
Publisher: Destiny Image Incorporated
Published: 10/06/2026
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN13: 9798881510473
BISAC Categories:
– Religion | Christian Living | Prayer

About the Author

Pastor Candy Christmas is a pastor, singer, songwriter, author, and founder of The Bridge Ministry, a non-profit organization serving the homeless and hungry of Nashville, Tennessee, for over two decades. She co-pastors Regeneration Nashville alongside her husband, Pastor Kent Christmas, and has spent a lifetime carrying the burdens of families in crisis — praying with them, warring for them, and watching God move in ways that defy natural explanation. Her message is simple and unshakeable: Jesus still saves, the Holy Ghost still moves, and the Father is still running down roads.