SYATP

Students gather for prayer at schools' flagpoles

Ed Thomas
OneNewsNow.com
September 26, 2007

Students will rally around school flagpoles today as they participate in the 17th annual "See You at the Pole" (SYATP) nationwide rally.

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I'm all for the SYATP gathering of students.  In fact, as soon as I post this, I'm going to get ready to join the students of Bakersfield High at the flag pole along with my daughter - one of the local student leaders of this year's prayer effort.  However, I am saddened by the growing interest in the SYATP, and the growing lack of biblical faith our teen generation has.  As a substitute teacher in our local schools, I get to enter into some great conversations full-time teachers don't.  I have learned that there is a great void and growing misunderstanding that teens have about the things of God.  If only we could turn SYATP into a springboard event to lead them into a deeper relationship with the Lord, then it would be all the more sweet!