One pastor, who realized he'd neglected his neighbors in prayer and in caring for them, went to each one and asked for their forgiveness for that neglect. He then asked what prayer requests they might have. Eventually, the neighbors began to call his house to ask him and his family to pray for certain needs. That was in 1996. Today, there are many prayer cells praying for neighborhoods around his city.
Every neighborhood mentioned in the article has a prayer group meeting in it.
Show them you care. Represent Jesus to them the way Jesus represented the Father to those around Him. You're not in your neighborhood by accident. People respond to expressions of care and compassion. Mental health practitioners are reporting that the newest major addiction they're dealing with in patients is an addiction to the Internet, many times to e-mail or chat rooms.