At a teen rally at Reunion Arena in Dallas in June 1990, more than 20,000 students were challenged to meet for prayer at their school's flagpole. Still, they prayed that God would visit the campus, and they prayed for their friends. Since then, See You at the Pole, which became a national movement in 1991, has students praying around the world. In 1998 more than 3 million students in 50 states and more than 20 countries participated. Groups meet for 45 minutes before school.
Some groups consist of several hundred.
She could do that, she said, knowing there were others all over praying too. Many students aren't about to let this prayer movement end at the flagpole. See You at the Pole has become a springboard to student-initiated Bible clubs and prayer groups or Fellowship of Christian Athletes groups that meet regularly. In 1998 three-fourths of the high schools in the United States had a See You at the Pole event, and there is a drive to be on every school campus by next year. This article appeared in Focus on the Family magazine.