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Everything you need to write, broadcast, or feature The Prayer: Rise with Jesus — fact sheet, awards, bestseller proof, high-resolution covers and author photos, and a direct line to the publishing team.
Fact Sheet
Quick reference for editors, bookers, and reviewers.
Title
The Prayer: Rise with Jesus30 Days to Transform Your Life
Authors
Stefania Fernanda Leão & Alexander Debelov
Genre
Christian devotionalPrayer · Meditation · Illustrated
Format
30 daily entriesScripture · Reflection · Prayer · Watercolor
Length
5–10 minutes a morning
Illustrations
30 original watercolorsPainted by Alexander Debelov
Languages
6 editionsEN · PT · IT · FR · ES · RU (in production)
Editions
Hardcover · Paperback · Kindle · Audible
Publisher
IndependentAvailable on Amazon & Audible
Tradition
Ecumenical · non-denominational
Released
2025
Reader rating
4.8 ★Across 96+ Amazon reviews
ISBN-13
979-8218647582Morning Prayer Book · print replica
Series
Rise With JesusBook 1 of 1
The Prayer: Rise with Jesus is an award-winning 30-day Christian devotional by Stefania Fernanda Leão & Alexander Debelov. Each morning pairs scripture, a reflection, a written prayer, and an original watercolor — designed to take just 5 to 10 minutes. The book is a #1 Amazon Best Seller in Christian Prayer Books, Religion in Portuguese, and Religion in Italian, and is published in six languages.
The Prayer: Rise with Jesus — 30 Days to Transform Your Life is a beautifully illustrated daily devotional written in one of life's darkest seasons and read in some of its brightest. Stefania Fernanda Leão wrote the original Portuguese manuscript as a private prayer practice; Alexander Debelov — a Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur (Virool, Go X, Kairos) — edited the manuscript into the finished book, wrote several of the final chapters, painted the thirty watercolor illustrations, and built the publishing engine that took the book into six languages.
The Prayer has won the 2025 Best Indie Book Award (Christian Prayer & Meditation), the 2025 Storytrade Award (Christian Devotional), and the 2025 Readers' Favorite Book Award (Devotion & Study). It has reached #1 Amazon Best Seller in Christian Prayer Books, Christian Prayer, Religion in Portuguese, and Religion in Italian. The book is ecumenical and non-denominational — designed for any seeker who wants a quiet, beautiful 5-to-10-minute practice that actually fits into a morning.
Awards
All three awards were granted in 2025 by independent judging bodies.
Amazon Best Sellers
Verified Amazon best-seller rankings across categories and languages. Screenshots are linked from each tile.
In the press
Featured in editorial coverage by The Christian Post, Church Times, Baptist News Global, Vision Christian Media, UCB Asia Pacific, Revista Pernambuco, and US Daily Review, spanning the US, UK, Brazil, Australia, and Asia Pacific. The May 2026 bestseller announcement was also carried by AP News, FOX broadcast affiliates, the National Law Review, and outlets across the EIN Presswire network.
Every page carries lessons that God taught me throughout different seasons of my life. The book wasn’t just written at a desk, it was written through life itself.
Read the feature →
The Brazilian author of a bestselling collection of personal prayers is donating all its proceeds to homeless projects and churches around San Francisco.
By Rebecca Paveley →
I realised when you are in a very hard time in your life, even to read the Bible, it’s complicated.
By Tony Davenport →
When Stefania Leão first began writing to overcome a dark time in her life, she never expected she would publish her devotions.
By Caroline Cook →
When a Brazilian-born mother began writing to overcome a dark time in her life, she never expected to become a best-selling Christian author.
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Prayer began as a silent conversation with God in one of the hardest seasons of my life. I never imagined publishing it.
Read in Portuguese →The prayers, The Prayer: Rise with Jesus, hand-delivered by the author Stefania Leão and the illustrator Alexander Debelov, before the match.
By Ed Thornton →
Three languages, three #1s, all from one woman’s private conversation with God.
Read the feature →Wire placements are press-release syndications, not staff-reported feature articles. Listed for verifiability.
Behind the coverage
The story behind the June 2026 features: Stefania hand-delivered 30 copies to the Brazilian national team at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, and days earlier walked the streets of San Francisco distributing food, water, and the prayer book to neighbors experiencing homelessness.
Gallery
High-resolution imagery for editorial use. Click any photo to open or download the full-size file.
Editions
Each edition has its own dedicated landing page on this site.
Authors
English & Portuguese (Stefania) · English & Russian (Alexander).
Downloads
All assets are licensed for editorial use with attribution to Stefania Fernanda Leão & Alexander Debelov.
Media Contact
We typically reply within 24 hours.
Direct line
readtheprayer@gmail.comFor interview requests, podcast bookings, review copies, or syndication, email the publishing team directly. Please include outlet, format, deadline, and which language edition(s) you'd like to feature.
