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Sep 26 – At approximately 2:25 am,  Howe Police Officer Keith Milks arrested a 27-year-old Farmersville man for DWI after stopping him on Van Alstyne Parkway and US 75. The stop occurred after the officer saw the man driving erratically. After failing a sobriety test, the man was taken to a nearby hospital for a blood draw, and subsequently taken to the Grayson County Jail.

In Howe and all over the country this morning, students gathered at school flag poles for a moment of prayer.

The history of the “See you at the Pole” program began when a small group of teenagers in Burleson, Texas, came together for a DiscipleNow weekend in early 1990.  At 7:00 a.m. on September 12, 1990, more than 45,000 teenagers met at school flagpoles in four different states to pray before the start of school. Reports came into toll-free number for days after the first event.

A few months later, a group of youth ministers from all over the country gathered together for a national conference in Colorado. Many of them reported that their students had heard about the prayer movement in Texas and were equally burdened for their schools. No other events had been planned, but it was clear that students across the country would be creating their own national day of student prayer. There was no stopping them.

On September 11, 1991, at 7:00 a.m., an estimated one million students gathered at school flagpoles all over the country. From Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles, California, from North Dakota to the tip of Texas, students came together to pray. Some sang, some read Scripture, but most importantly, they prayed. Like those first students, they prayed for their schools, for their friends, for their leaders, and for their country.

Since 1991, See You at the Pole™ has grown from the U.S. Now each year, more than 3 million students from all the world participate in See You at the Pole™. Students in more than 20 countries take part. In places like Canada, Korea, Japan, Turkey, and the Ivory Coast, students are responding to God and taking seriously the challenge to pray.

“United”(from Acts 1:14) is the theme for See You at the Pole 2015, which is all about students praying at their schools. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, September 23, at schools across the United States and in many other countries.

Just as it was in SYATP 2014, the event will be more than just one day of prayer. With diverse schedules at participating schools, students are being challenged to find new and unique ways, places, and times to pray throughout Global Week of Student Prayer—September 20 – 26.

Then on Wednesday, September 23rd at 7:00 a.m. local time, if possible, students are encouraged to gather at a school flagpole to pray at See You at the Pole. This means that, all around the world in every time zone, for 24 hours, students will be praying for their school, friends, families, churches, and communities.

This is the 25th anniversary for See You at the Pole, a student-initiated and student-led movement that started in the Ft. Worth suburb of Burleson, Texas, in 1990. SYATP brings students to their school flagpoles to intercede for their leaders, schools, and families, asking God to bring moral and spiritual awakening to their campuses and countries.

Everything necessary for students to plan and promote a successful SYATP is available free at www.syatp.com. There is also an active Facebook page: “See-You-at-The-Pole”. Additional promotional resources can be ordered online or by calling (817) HIS-PLAN (817-447-7526) between 9-5 (Central Time), Monday-Friday. Brochures, a promotional DVD, and posters are some of the materials available for 2015.

The San Diego-based National Network of Youth Ministries coordinates SYATP promotion. Daryl Nuss, executive director of the Network, commented: “See You at the Pole encourages students at the beginning of the school year to do the first, best thing to reach out to their peers-by praying for them.”

Church congregations can show support for See You at the Pole by sponsoring special “Campus Challenge Sunday” commissioning services September 19-20, the weekend before See You at the Pole. Participants can recognize and pray for Christian students and educators in their congregations. For resources, please contact Doug Clark at (858) 946-1410 or email dclark@nnym.org.