As school starts this week for Jefferson County, The Bessemer/McCalla Kingdom Builders sponsored a prayer walk for our McAdory schools on Thursday, July 30th. Three of our SVPC members (Becky Jinright, Donna Holmes, and Julie Gibbs) joined in to surround the schools from the outside with prayer. The whole group began in prayer led by one of the principals and then the group prayed over him. Then our three walked around the outside of McAdory Elementary, Middle, and High Schools. Becky explained their time at the schools this way, “Since no one was doing that specifically, we decided to surround the school from the outside. We did that for all 3 schools letting the Spirit guide our prayers based on what he brought to our minds by what we saw as we walked, like bus drivers, sports teams, the band. We prayed over the play grounds, for those who have been bullied, for new student drivers, for students starting school for the first time, and for patience for teachers, students and parents. And we read Scripture over each school as well. It was an awesome time to spend with 2 of my sisters and Jesus who I know was sweating right alongside us!”
What an impact these three ladies have made! Let’s all be in constant prayer for our young people and their schools as they begin this new year. What these students face every day as they try to be Jesus’ light for the world is daunting but we know that He who is in us is greater than he that is in the world! “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” (I John 4:4)
