We’ve talked a good bit about religious software going beyond Bibles and commentaries and here we’ve got an example of one that pushes the context on prayer and community.

Shoebox Prayers is a mobile and desktop app (web-based) which a person can use to send and recieve prayer requests from all around the world. Here are some of the sailent points about Shoebox Prayers:

Shoebox Prayers is built in 15 languages with auto-translation. After choosing your language, everything sent and received within the app will be in that language (custom language translation engine has been developed for this app). Languages include German, Spanish, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, two in Chinese, Japanese, Haitian Creole, Italian, Portuguese and Hindi along with English.

After creating an account and logging in the user will be taken to their own Dashboard and personal Prayer Board. Personal prayer reminders can be set (which are sent from the app to any device registered with the Shoebox Prayers account). This Prayer Board also includes the ability to join and/or create private prayer circles, one-on-one accountability relationships, and open (public) prayer circles where prayer can occur with people from all over the world. Posting a direct link to Facebook to invite FB friends to join only takes one click on the app. Tutorials are available to help assist in understanding how to maximize the features of the Shoebox Prayers.

The desktop and mobile app will work across all platforms (Apple, Android, Blackberry) and is web based. It is a cost/premium serivce ($4.99/year). However, you can download the app to any device(s) you own by simply going to the Shoebox Prayers website.