Next Wednesday, September 23, is the annual student-led See You at the Pole event, where our young people gather before school around the flag pole at school to pray. So, I thought it would be a good week to focus in prayer on our teenagers.
For the See You at the Pole event:

• Pray that all Christian students would participate and proudly align themselves with Jesus.
• Pray for all those students who will be leading the event.
• Pray that SYATP would spur conversations between teens who are lost and teens who believe in Christ, and that the believers will be emboldened to share their faith with their friends.
• Pray that teens would be burdened to pray for their classmates, their school, and their country throughout the entire school year.

 For Teenagers in General:

• Pray that teens would imitate Christ in their speech, actions, and thoughts towards one another. 
• Pray that teens would not create idols and put anything ahead of their commitment to Christ.
• Pray for teens as they learn how to balance a busy schedule along with keeping Christ supreme.
• Pray for teens as they begin to reconcile worldly perspectives through a biblical worldview.
• Pray that teens would use social media as a way to edify one another instead of destroying each other.
• Pray that teens would stand for Christ even though He is becoming less and less popular.
• Pray that they will hold each other accountable in their walk with God.

WEEKLY PRAYER UPDATE – September 16, 2026
Missions:
Capstone Church, Helena, Montana – Caleb Groteluschen, pastor; Ben Quigg, worship leader
Lauren Cartwright, Caleb Bowman – BSM staffers at UNT and TWU
Juan Pablo and Sol Herrera – Hispanic ministry in Ponder
Senator Barnes & family – East Asia Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative for World Ventures
Stephen & Sabrina Marshall – church planting in France
Church:
New ministry -- Mother's Day Out
Youth "See You at the Pole" – next Wednesday, Sept. 23
Registration for women's retreat, Oct. 16-17
Registration for DBA's Serve Together, Oct. 4, at Camp Copass
Needing several more volunteers for the preschool area on Sundays
Training and start-up for Meals on Wheels
Staff search for worship leader
This week’s worship service, BodyBuilder groups and all Bible studies
Personal Needs:
Spiritual awakening in our community, in our nation
Salvation -- Those on your "Who's Your One?" list
Grief: Shelly Keshler & family – death of her stepfather
Shelly Keshler – having knee replacement surgery on Monday, Sept. 21
Martha Wyatt
Pat Potter -- diagnosed with lung cancer
Gene & Judy Vaughan – dealing with many ongoing issues, including Gene's broken arm
Steve Simpson's mother, Vel – recovering from surgery for a broken hip
Guy Stagner: at home recovering after hospitalization for pancreatitis, gallstones, breathing difficulty, and pneumonia, as well as installation of a pacemaker
Paula Haddix (former member) – was to have had kidney removal May 26, but postponed due to diagnosis of husband's cancer, for which it has been decided nothing can be done
Jill Potter's infant grandson – being monitored at home now for seizures; awaiting appointment with neurologist
Those in assisted living/nursing homes: Barbara Nofziger, Carolyn Gillespie, Bud Smith, Mary Alice Benton
Tim Johnson -- had surgery for a deviated septum on Monday; is recovering well but still experiencing a great deal of pain
Jesse Woolery's uncle, John Esau; has an aggressive Angiosarcoma (cancer) that has metastasized to his lungs and throughout his body. He is in treatment at MD Anderson but does not have a good prognosis. His doctor said 18 months

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