Education
Sunday
Pray for Forsyth School District students parents day cares Crane School District preschools public schools Blue Eye School District private schools librarians home schools bus drivers Bradleyville School District teachers aides food service workers technical schools Branson School District colleges universities today.
Thank you for joining us in the United Prayer Room. In this room, you can share your prayer requests, pray for others, see how many times others have prayed for your requests, and learn how God is responding to our prayers.
By submitting prayer requests and praise reports, you are acknowledging that you are over 14 years old and are giving consent for Ozark Mountain Legacy (OML) to post the prayer requests and responses online, on our social media, and in emailed prayer lists. OML has the right to edit all information submitted to ensure the proper level of privacy and decency is maintained. Prayer posts are moderated according these guidelines, so please allow up to 24 hours for your requests to appear.
In the United Prayer Room, we invite people to pray to God as a community. This is a place to connect to others by praying for needs and seeing how God responds.
We want the United Prayer Room to be a welcoming and trustworthy space for all. When submitting requests, please:
- Keep a community focus in mind; while our main priority is prayer for Stone and Taney Counties, we also want to remember needs in our state, our nation, and other countries
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As we follow these guidelines, we honor God, respect each other, and strengthen our community. Thank you for participating in this ministry.
Thank you for joining us in the United Prayer Room. In this room, you can share your prayer requests, pray for others, see how many times others have prayed for your requests, and learn how God is responding to our prayers.
By submitting prayer requests and praise reports, you are acknowledging that you are over 14 years old and are giving consent for Ozark Mountain Legacy (OML) to post the prayer requests and responses online, on our social media, and in emailed prayer lists. OML has the right to edit all information submitted to ensure the proper level of privacy and decency is maintained. Prayer posts are moderated according these guidelines, so please allow up to 24 hours for your requests to appear.
In the United Prayer Room, we invite people to pray to God as a community. This is a place to connect to others by praying for needs and seeing how God responds.
We want the United Prayer Room to be a welcoming and trustworthy space for all. When submitting requests, please:
- Keep a community focus in mind; while our main priority is prayer for Stone and Taney Counties, we also want to remember needs in our state, our nation, and other countries
- Respect the privacy of individuals by not giving last names or identifying information
- Do not post hyperlinks, ads, spam-like content, copyrighted material, or content – including political content – that OML deems inappropriate
- Remember the importance of posting praise reports of answered prayer; this encourages the prayer warriors and allows us to thank and praise the Lord for His responses
As we follow these guidelines, we honor God, respect each other, and strengthen our community. Thank you for participating in this ministry.
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Kathy Osenga
This week let's focus on the support staff in the Bradleyville schools.
The bus drivers, nutrition staff, and custodians all have daily opportunities to interact with our children outside the classroom. Opportunities to share a smile, speak a word of encouragement, or just listen to a child's comment.
Pray for God to impress on each of these support staff the importance of their positions and the momentary interactions they have with the children. Pray that God would lead them in each encounter and burden their hearts to become prayer warriors for the students. Pray too for God to meet the needs of each of these workers and draw them close to Him.
Received: January 12, 2025
Kathy Osenga
In 2025, let's focus our prayer on the school districts throughout Ozark Mountain Country. Each day this week focus on Bradleyville schools.
Please pray for the administration and staff at Bradleyville. May God give wisdom and righteous judgement to the superintendent, principals, and administrative support staff as they balance the task of following governmental guidelines, supporting & guiding teachers, and meeting student's academic and emotional needs. May God give them strength, mental energy and peace sufficient for each day.
Received: January 5, 2025
Kathy Osenga
The local school populations look different than they did at the beginning of the school year. Already many children have moved because of family situations, financial needs or other circumstances. The children have no say in the time they spend in any one place but do reap the results of this unsettled, transient lifestyle.
Please pray for these children to find compassionate and understanding teachers at each new school. Pray for teachers as they strive to help these children catch up and make progress in learning. Pray for the families to find "home" and seek & find God's wisdom, provision and hope.
Received: November 9, 2024
Kathy Osenga
Nationwide threats against schools on social media are increasing continually. Local school administrators, safety & resource officers as well as teachers are constantly attentive to watch for the safety of our students.
Please pray for wisdom, discernment and awareness for our school personnel and safety for our students. Pray also for God to reveal any hidden threats before they can be realized. Pray for counselors, teachers and administration to recognize troubled students as well and direct them to the help they need.
Received: September 16, 2024
Kathy Osenga
Words spoken and integrity displayed to our children by those placed in authority over them have life changing effects. Coaches and club sponsors hold those important positions of influence in the lives of our students.
Let's pray for those coaches & sponsors that God will guide their hearts to speak words of encouragement rather than discouragement, words of instruction and correction with kindness. May they choose to live lives of integrity before their students and set good and moral examples. May God also strengthen and encourage them as they walk in His call to our children.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. Proverbs 25:11 ESV
Received: September 8, 2024
Anita VanGilder
Pray for revival in schools and colleges. As students experience the life-transforming power of Jesus, may the Holy Spirit move through the next generation, raising up Christian leaders who will impact the nation for decades to come.
O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds. Psalm 71:17 ESV
Received: August 25, 2024
Kathy Osenga
Over the last few weeks of speaking with teachers, administrators and staff from various local schools it has become evident that the source of most problems is the brokenness of many families. Whether poverty, homelessness, illness or substance abuse many families need the intervention of the Lord.
Pray for open doors of communication between Christians within the school system and parents in need. Pray that the light of those Christians within the schools would shine brightly to draw those broken families to the healing light of Jesus. Pray, too, for an awakening within area churches to see the depth of the need and mobilize to work together to minister to broken families in prayer and action. Pray for a sweeping move of the Holy Spirit in Taney and Stone Counties to heal and redeem.
Received: August 25, 2024
Kathy Osenga
As school preparations are in full swing I have spoken with various educators and received several prayer requests. One area of critical need is substitute teachers.
Father we ask you to provide workers for our classrooms; stir the hearts of qualified individuals who care about our children to make themselves available. Father we know that every opportunity for your people to touch the lives of children is an opportunity to sow seeds of your love. Help those qualified for this task to look beyond the "work" to see the reward. In Jesus' name.
Received: August 10, 2024
Kathy Osenga
Proverbs 22:6 ESV
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Let's focus our prayer time this week on our special needs students. There is no such thing as "one size fits all" education. Special needs students are no exception to that rule. Every child needs to be understood and challenged to reach their full potential. Pray for parents to be engaged in the education of their special students, for teachers to have wisdom and creativity in creating and executing effective lesson plans and activities. Pray too for the children, that God would work in their minds and bodies to enable them to excel academically and socially.
Received: July 21, 2024
Kathy Osenga
Let's pray for our new teachers for the '24-'25 school year; those who will enter the classroom as "the teacher" this year. Statistics show that in Missouri 44% of new teachers don't stay past their 3rd year. Teaching is a calling. Ask God to anoint and equip them for the task ahead to not only educate but love, encourage and help equip students for living life. Pray for God to send them friends and mentors within their schools who will help them stay the course and above all, that those who do not know Him will find Him on their journey.