"MAINSTREAM MEDIA COVERS KIDS WHO PILLAGE & PLUNDER; BUT NOT KIDS WHO PRAY" - By Todd Starnes, ToddStarnes.com; http://www.toddstarnes.com/column/kids-pray-the-best-story-you-wont-see-the-mainstream-media-cover#articles
When you dropped your kids off at school today - you probably saw a bunch of students gathered around the flag pole. Those kids were part of See You at the Pole - a national prayer gathering.
Some two million young people woke up before sunrise to pray with their classmates. Many of you posted photos on my Facebook page of students praying in your hometowns - from Staten Island, New York to Stinking Creek, Kentucky.
There were first graders and freshmen holding hands on this cool Autumn day to pray for our nation -- to cry out - as the Psalmist said so many centuries ago.
This year's theme is "We Cry Out - A Generation Seeking Him!"
"Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face."
See You at the Pole is a yearly tradition that started in 1990 in Burleson, Texas. What began as a small group of teenagers turned into a global movement. And today -- some two million students in all 50 states will petition the Almighty.
Lord knows we need it, folks.
As inspirational as this story may be, it's unlikely you will see these young people on the evening news. It seems that kids who pillage and plunder generate more ratings than kids who pray.
But truth be told - the only prayer our nation has may be as a result of those kids.
[bold and italics emphasis mine]
"'See You at the Pole' 2016: Sadie Robertson Joins Millions of Teens Praying at Schools, Crying Out to God" - By Stoyan Zaimov, September 28, 2016|http://www.christianpost.com/news/see-you-at-the-pole-2016-sadie-robertson-joins-millions-teenagers-praying-schools-crying-out-to-god-170170/
While national statistics show a rising growth of unbelief among young people, millions of teenagers from across America and the world are gathering before school hours on Wednesday to cry out to God together in prayer for the annual "See You at the Pole" event.
The prayer initiative began as a grassroots movement in 1990 with 10 students praying at their school, but it has since grown into an international phenomenon, giving young people the opportunity to express their Christian faith and cry out to God, which is this year's theme...
Much like this year's event, past SYATP gatherings have encouraged the spiritual awakening of young people in America and around the world, calling on students to meet at school flagpoles to lift up their friends, families, teachers, school, and nation to God.
"Our nation, with all the division that we have right now, really needs a moral and spiritual awakening. Part of See You at the Pole is a call to the Body of Christ, including parents to be involved in an extraordinary commitment to pray," SYATP organizer Doug Clark told CP back in 2012.
Clark said that it is also an opportunity for young people to enter into a whole year of ministry."It's a launching pad for them to begin by praying together, which is the most important first thing to do. But then to consider what God might be saying to them about how they would reach their friends," he said.
The SYATP website stresses that it is a student-led event, and says that strong student leadership is crucial for the success of the gatherings. It tells young people that while parents or youth pastors can support them through prayer and encouragement, it is students who need to take charge.
The website notes that while students are free to gather for prayer before school, they also need to inform their school administration about the planned event.
"God is continuing to call His people to repentance and prayer. Countless inspiring testimonies of how He has used See You at the Pole to bring students to Christ and to change lives affirm God's power to answer those who cry out to Him in humble dependence," the organizers say.
"Bible clubs, weekly prayer meetings, and other ministries have begun on campuses where students participated in See You at the Pole."
"Students say they weren't allowed to attend 'See You at the Pole'"- http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/208421230-storyett.
When you dropped your kids off at school today - you probably saw a bunch of students gathered around the flag pole. Those kids were part of See You at the Pole - a national prayer gathering.
Some two million young people woke up before sunrise to pray with their classmates. Many of you posted photos on my Facebook page of students praying in your hometowns - from Staten Island, New York to Stinking Creek, Kentucky.
There were first graders and freshmen holding hands on this cool Autumn day to pray for our nation -- to cry out - as the Psalmist said so many centuries ago.
This year's theme is "We Cry Out - A Generation Seeking Him!"
"Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face."
See You at the Pole is a yearly tradition that started in 1990 in Burleson, Texas. What began as a small group of teenagers turned into a global movement. And today -- some two million students in all 50 states will petition the Almighty.
Lord knows we need it, folks.
As inspirational as this story may be, it's unlikely you will see these young people on the evening news. It seems that kids who pillage and plunder generate more ratings than kids who pray.
But truth be told - the only prayer our nation has may be as a result of those kids.
[bold and italics emphasis mine]
"'See You at the Pole' 2016: Sadie Robertson Joins Millions of Teens Praying at Schools, Crying Out to God" - By Stoyan Zaimov, September 28, 2016|http://www.christianpost.com/news/see-you-at-the-pole-2016-sadie-robertson-joins-millions-teenagers-praying-schools-crying-out-to-god-170170/
While national statistics show a rising growth of unbelief among young people, millions of teenagers from across America and the world are gathering before school hours on Wednesday to cry out to God together in prayer for the annual "See You at the Pole" event.
The prayer initiative began as a grassroots movement in 1990 with 10 students praying at their school, but it has since grown into an international phenomenon, giving young people the opportunity to express their Christian faith and cry out to God, which is this year's theme...
Much like this year's event, past SYATP gatherings have encouraged the spiritual awakening of young people in America and around the world, calling on students to meet at school flagpoles to lift up their friends, families, teachers, school, and nation to God.
"Our nation, with all the division that we have right now, really needs a moral and spiritual awakening. Part of See You at the Pole is a call to the Body of Christ, including parents to be involved in an extraordinary commitment to pray," SYATP organizer Doug Clark told CP back in 2012.
Clark said that it is also an opportunity for young people to enter into a whole year of ministry."It's a launching pad for them to begin by praying together, which is the most important first thing to do. But then to consider what God might be saying to them about how they would reach their friends," he said.
The SYATP website stresses that it is a student-led event, and says that strong student leadership is crucial for the success of the gatherings. It tells young people that while parents or youth pastors can support them through prayer and encouragement, it is students who need to take charge.
The website notes that while students are free to gather for prayer before school, they also need to inform their school administration about the planned event.
"God is continuing to call His people to repentance and prayer. Countless inspiring testimonies of how He has used See You at the Pole to bring students to Christ and to change lives affirm God's power to answer those who cry out to Him in humble dependence," the organizers say.
"Bible clubs, weekly prayer meetings, and other ministries have begun on campuses where students participated in See You at the Pole."
"Students say they weren't allowed to attend 'See You at the Pole'"- http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/208421230-storyett.
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