New York City

h1. Transformation in the Big Apple Roger and Teresa McPhail felt convicted that their congregation in Brooklyn was too self-centered, so they began to encourage their members to prayer-walk and bless their neighborhoods. This new spirit caught on quickly and soon their entire zip code was being blessed regularly. When 9-11 happened, they noticed something different in their part of Brooklyn—peace. While riots happened all across the city, there were no problems in their neighborhood, even though they had a large Arab population. What they had pioneered caught on with others. That year Christians throughout New York City worked together to prayer-walk every single block of the city. This exercise has been repeated every year since. When they began, the New York crime rate was well above the national average. This year, according to the FBI, the safest big city in the nation is... You guessed it —- New York City! “If you want to see what you have never seen, you must do what you have never done.” The World can be changed and you can be part of the process. Join the movement! "Listen to an interview with Roger McPhail on our podcast.":http://transformourworld.org/transformation-concept?searched=Roger+McPhail&advsearch=allwords&highlight=ajaxSearch_highlight+ajaxSearch_highlight1+ajaxSearch_highlight2 "Acquire DVD: Transformational Churches North America":http://transformourworld.org/transformational-churches-north-america?searched=North+America&advsearch=allwords&highlight=ajaxSearch_highlight+ajaxSearch_highlight1+ajaxSearch_highlight2