As
many as 2 million students worldwide are expected to gather at 7 a.m.
Wednesday to pray for a moral and spiritual awakening in their schools
and nations during the 20th anniversary See You at the Pole (SYATP)
event.
Since the prayer day launched in Burleson, Texas, in
1990, millions of students--from preschool to college--have gathered
around their campus flagpoles to pray each September for their leaders,
schools and families during the annual event.
This year's theme is "reveal," drawn from the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6, which in The Message
Bible begins, "Our Father in heaven, reveal who you are." Organizers
are calling on students to ask God to reveal Himself to their campuses
and bring a spiritual awakening.
"For 20 years, we have seen
this day serve as a springboard for unity for teenagers on their
secondary and college campuses," said Paul Fleischmann, president of the
San Diego-based National Network of Youth Ministries, which helps
promote SYATP.
