24-7 Prayer Space Impacts UK StudentsPhil Togwell - 21 Dec 2009
A few weeks ago, I helped my friends from re:generation church host the prayer space in Frances Bardsley School for Girls in the UK. This was their third 24-7 Prayer Space in twelve months. I confess I'd been worrying that familiarity with the creative prayer space 'format' would mean that the students were less interested and less engaged... I needn't have worried.
We adapted a few of the prayer stations and tried out a couple of new ideas too, which was fun. The Prayer Wall was as usual covered in all kinds of prayer on post-it notes. We were surprised at the number of 'RIP' messages on the Wall this time, many for family members. My favourite prayer was this one...
During the reflection/feedback afterwards, it was amazing to hear a few students said that they "felt something" as they threw their 'sins' away... I responded by explaining that in one of John's letters, he says that God forgives and heals us of our sin, and that perhaps this is what they were experiencing?
For a fuller report on how this amazing prayer time went and to see more photos of the prayers that covered the room pop over to my blog.
Phil leads the Prayer Spaces in Schools teams, as well as the Anglican Diocese of Durham’sPrayer Project. He’s worked in a wide range of Youth and Community settings and also served at 24-7’s UK Director for 7 years. Phil lives by the North Coast of England with his wife, daughters and dogs.
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