The Whitefield community gathered in the Barnett Gathering Room on Friday, January 10, for the Parent Prayer Kickoff. Parents, administrators, faculty and staff met to pray for the Whitefield Academy and lift up specific needs as the school begins second semester.
The Kickoff meeting was just one of the many ways parents can become involved in praying for Whitefield which was founded 17 years ago because of a group of praying parents who desired a Christ-centered education for their children.
“To be Christ-centered is to denote that we as a community trust Christ and are in deep dependence on Him,” said Byron Johnson, father of J.B. Johnson (12th) and active in Whitefield’s praying community. “There is no better way to show Christ that we trust Him than through the avenue of prayer. In order to maintain the Christ-centeredness, Whitefield must be infused with Spirit-led, focused and intentional prayer.”
Parents interested in meeting together in prayer regularly are invited to join Whitefield’s Friday morning Parent Prayer Group, which meets right after carpool in the Flora Marbut Room to pray over the ongoing needs of the school. Led by parents Trudy Simmons and Lynn Sumlin, this Friday morning group provides support and encouragement to parents. They receive prayer requests through the school website and also from each principal’s administrative assistant.
Another group focused on prayer, the College Moms’ Prayer Group, was started by Sharon McClellan, mother of three Whitefield graduates. McClellan realized the need for prayer for Whitefield alumni when her own children faced challenges to their faith, critical life decisions, and unbelieving friends as they went off to college. The group meets twice a month, once on a Friday morning, and once on a Tuesday evenings to pray over their children who are in college or have graduated and begun working. The benefit of the gathering is not only concentrated prayer time, but the unity built among parents.
“You begin to genuinely love another mom’s child as you pray for them. We share our lives- our joys and our sorrows. There is something powerful about joining together in a prayer community.”
The Kickoff meeting was just one of the many ways parents can become involved in praying for Whitefield which was founded 17 years ago because of a group of praying parents who desired a Christ-centered education for their children.
“To be Christ-centered is to denote that we as a community trust Christ and are in deep dependence on Him,” said Byron Johnson, father of J.B. Johnson (12th) and active in Whitefield’s praying community. “There is no better way to show Christ that we trust Him than through the avenue of prayer. In order to maintain the Christ-centeredness, Whitefield must be infused with Spirit-led, focused and intentional prayer.”
Parents interested in meeting together in prayer regularly are invited to join Whitefield’s Friday morning Parent Prayer Group, which meets right after carpool in the Flora Marbut Room to pray over the ongoing needs of the school. Led by parents Trudy Simmons and Lynn Sumlin, this Friday morning group provides support and encouragement to parents. They receive prayer requests through the school website and also from each principal’s administrative assistant.
Another group focused on prayer, the College Moms’ Prayer Group, was started by Sharon McClellan, mother of three Whitefield graduates. McClellan realized the need for prayer for Whitefield alumni when her own children faced challenges to their faith, critical life decisions, and unbelieving friends as they went off to college. The group meets twice a month, once on a Friday morning, and once on a Tuesday evenings to pray over their children who are in college or have graduated and begun working. The benefit of the gathering is not only concentrated prayer time, but the unity built among parents.
“You begin to genuinely love another mom’s child as you pray for them. We share our lives- our joys and our sorrows. There is something powerful about joining together in a prayer community.”