PRAYERS OF THE WEEK:
For Our Students
This week we started our Christmas series called "Light of the World". The Christmas season is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. But for a lot of our students, it's complicated. It's a time of year that surfaces family tensions, unmet expectations, and the pain of absent parents or guardians. Pray as our students refocus on the true meaning of Christmas that they will not be distracted. Pray that if this is a complicated season for them, that they would be able to live in the truth that Jesus is the light and life that overcomes darkness.

For Our Ministry

Pray that our students and leaders would experience the joy of Christ as they worship Him in word and deed. Pray that with thanksgiving in our hearts we would reflect Jesus in all we say and do.

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM OUR STUDENTS:
- That I will not regress in my faith and that my relationship with Christ will be strengthened through hard times.

- Good grades, help with relationships with family and friends, help with peer pressure, help me not listen to insults or worldly influence.

- My mom for strength and an open heart to be able to forgive. My dad for understanding and to be able to see his wrongs. My brother for a craving for God and his family.

- I pray for strength. I have been diagnosed with anxiety and depression and I am scared I will never to be able to deal with it without my medication.

- I really need strength to finish the school year well. I feel bogged down and worn out. I need to find time to spend with God and do other important things. Also, please pray for my friends who aren’t living for God – Jessica, Madisen, and Becka.

- Dealing with depression, health problems, PTSD and flashbacks and a lot of pain.

STUDENTS IN OUR MINISTRY:
Please take a moment to pray for these students individually. Pray over their week, family life, friendships, and character.

Conner

Jaden

Raina

Abby

Gabe

Mia

Brady

PRAYERS OF THE WEEK:
For Our Students
This week we do not have Thrive or Fusion on account of Thanksgiving. A lot of our kids don't necessary enjoy breaks like this because their home life isn't good. Pray during this Thanksgiving holiday that students will be wrapped in love and peace, even when their home life might be filled with turmoil. Pray that as their families unite that it would be a good time of fellowship and celebration for them. Pray for safety for those who are traveling.

Angel Tree

This year our Thrive students and leaders are participating in Angel Tree. We have committed to purchasing gifts for 10 high school students. Pray that as we see students give money to this ministry, they will see the ripple affect of their giving. Pray they felt led to give.

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM OUR STUDENTS:
- I want to be able to have a good prayer life and continuous conversation with God.
- Help me control my temper. Help me to lead my girlfriend to Christ.
- I pray for a heart of gold that I can follow God’s own heart. For my parents to restore their relationship. For my grandfather to overcome the sorrow of the impending death of my grandma. I pray for a spirit to help me spread the Gospel. Better focus to study for school. Pray to overcome these lust of sexual feelings I have, for they distract me from the heart of God.
- That I would listen to the Holy Spirit instead of suppress Him. That my mom would have people in the church who would see her, ask her how she’s doing and support her. That the Holy Spirit would guide me as I take the SAT. That certain things in my life, my mom’s, and my brother’s lives would be bought back and given to us by God. That I will believe and trust God.
- I pray for confidence at work and at school and for peace. I have been feeling really anxious and have had a hard time being myself. Also prayer for my family in general.
- Prayer would be nice for making decisions for my future and what to do with my life. That the SAT’s go well. Pray for relationships in general.

STUDENTS IN OUR MINISTRY:
Please take a moment to pray for these students individually. Pray over their week, family life, friendships, and character.

Trisha

Harley

Logan

Grant

Paige

Rylee

David

PRAYERS OF THE WEEK:
For Our Students
We finished our last week in our series "Boulevard" and we wrapped up the series with a challenge - will you follow Jesus even if it costs you something? Pray that as our students wrestle with this, they see that following Jesus is worth it. Pray that as they would not be a consumer, but a follower. Pray they see that their soul is worth much more than this world.

For Our Ministry

Pray that our students and leaders would experience the joy of Christ as they worship Him in word and deed. Pray that with thanksgiving in our hearts we would reflect Jesus in all we say and do.

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM OUR STUDENTS:
- Allow my friend Robert to become a follow of Christ.
- Pray for my mom to get saved.
- That I’d be able to rely on God more throughout the year. That I’d be able to see myself the way God sees me. That I can bring my friend Alyssa to Thrive.
- For my mom for strength and forgiveness. For my brother for direction and a desire to seek God. For my dad for a new life with God.
- Recently, I have made some poor choices and I have had to confront those problems. It has been hard and I need the strength to move on from these issues.
- Sunday was like the worst day of my life and I don’t know why. I told my mom I think I have anxiety and depression and I have to explain to her why.

STUDENTS IN OUR MINISTRY:
Please take a moment to pray for these students individually. Pray over their week, family life, friendships, and character.

Jackson

Alexia

Winn

Kaylee

Michael

Hope

Kyler

PRAYERS OF THE WEEK:
For Our Students
This week we continued with our series "Boulevard". This week we focused on people in our lives that are difficult to love. Pray that our students are able to clothe themselves in patience, gentleness, kindness, compassion, humility, forgiveness, and love. Pray they see this kind of faith is powerful, and that this faith makes a difference in the world.

For Our Ministry

Pray that the light of the church and the heart of the family would continually come together to reach and raise the next generation in Christ Jesus.

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM OUR STUDENTS:
- Pray that my mom and step dad except Christ.
- Good grades, a good school year, and a non-stressful school year.
- Please pray that as I work closely with friends who don’t share my beliefs, I would be able to say/do what I know is right, but still be accepting and loving towards them. I’m really stressed about school right now, please pray that I can have peace.
- Please pray that I will stay faithful and loyal to God as the next four months I won’t be able to come to Thrive. Also that I will stay on top of homework, tests and grades.

STUDENTS IN OUR MINISTRY:
Please take a moment to pray for these students individually. Pray over their week, family life, friendships, and character.

Trisha

Cameron

Abigail

Daniel

Addison

David

Kailey

PRAYERS OF THE WEEK:
For Our Students

This week we started a 3-week evangelism series called Boulevard - which will teach students the importance of being a “boulevard” or road that connects their friends to Jesus. Pray our students are able to meet their friends with God’s love, not condemnation, to their situation. Pray as students interact with their friends who need to know Jesus, they will have opportunities to pray for them and invite them to Thrive.

For Our Ministry

Pray that students and leaders would depend on prayer for their direction, life, and purpose, that apart from Him we can do nothing. Pray we would boldly come to the throne of grace to seek God to do more then we could possibly ask or imagine. Pray that we would trust God is good, hears us, and responds.

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM OUR STUDENTS
- Prayer to help my dad and mom talk about their differences.
- Pray for my sister please, she’s getting an MRI since she’s been having a lot of headaches.
- Pray for my friend Elizabeth to accept Christ and for her to come to Thrive.
- That I will be aware when God is speaking and that I will be able to focus on my school.
- Being able to be confident enough to being someone to Thrive.

STUDENTS IN OUR MINISTRY:
Please take a moment to pray for these students individually. Pray over their week, family life, friendships, and character.

Meredith

Daniel

Aurora

Etai

Alaina

Caleb

PRAYERS OF THE WEEK:
For Our Students
The past couple of weeks have been filled with retreats! At the Fusion retreat, we saw 5 students come to know Christ! Pray for those students, that they will continue to get plugged in and will continue to grow in their new faith! At the Thrive retreat, we had a very special "Say So" at the end of the weekend, we saw a lot of students be honest with what God is teaching them, as they wrestle with believing just how much He loves them. Pray that our students would be able to see and feel how much their Heavenly Father loves them. Pray against the enemy and his lies that he tells our students.

This week during youth group we have been focusing on who God says we are and why we should believe that, and act out of that.

For Our Ministry

Pray that student-leader relationships would grow as they do life together to mature in and for the glory of Christ.

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM OUR STUDENTS:

- Help me do well in school. Fix problems at home.

- Pray for calm during my busy schedule. To see my brother more. For my mom.

- School – that I will continue to work hard. Wisdom in the decisions I make.

- I need prayer for what college to go to and getting scholarships to.

- My shoulder and neck to heal quick from car accident.

SUDENTS IN OUR MINISTRY:
Please take a moment to pray for these students individually. Pray over their week, family life, friendships, and character.

Courtney

Brenden

Madi

Marcus

Ethan

Jacob

Josie

PRAYERS OF THE WEEK:
For Our Students
This week we ended our series "Tough as Nails" -  Pray that as students see how fearless Jesus was that they would be challenged and find courage to act fearless as well; in their families, in their schools, and in their communities. Pray that when God lays something on their heart, they would act boldly. Pray they see that Jesus isn’t finished changing the world. That He is calling on each one of them to follow him.

For Our Ministry

Pray that the Gospel is proclaimed boldly, clearly, and often. Pray that the good news of God’s grace would be received and trusted. Pray for revival to come to Fusion and Thrive.  

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM OUR STUDENTS:
_^- For school to go well. For sports to go well. To help me put Jesus first.
- To make new friends at my new school and get good grades.
- Excellence in school work. Closer relationship with God.
- My family and myself have been through a lot of emotional hurt for years but it’s really been staring to hit me now. I would ask for prayer against my own bitterness and judgement and also for healing.
- Help with stress and time management with my job and school.
- My mom got custody and temporary visitation rights. Pray that my mom gets full visitation, not just temporary.

STUDENTS IN OUR MINISTRY:
Please take a moment to pray for these students individually. Pray over their week, family life, friendships, and character.

Georgia

Ellie

Taylor

Victoria

Drew

Paul

Cooper

PRAYERS OF THE WEEK:
For Our Students
This week we talked about Faith. Pray that as our students live out their faith in their schools, that they would be a light to those around them. Pray that even if their life might seem uncertain, they would remain faithful. Pray they would be able to fix their eyes on Jesus instead of trying to take their situations under their own control. Pray that as they strive to do this, God would bless them and teach them.

For Our Ministry
Pray that student-leader relationships would grow as they do life together to mature in and for the glory of Christ.

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM OUR STUDENTS:
- That my dad would submit to Christ and that I’d be kind of my family, my little brother especially.
- Thanks for a good first couple of weeks of school. Pray to keep God before everything and everyone else.
- Pray for healing. I was diagnosed with a never condition called Reflex Neurovascular Dystrophy about a year ago, but I have been dealing with it for close to 4 years. Pray for understanding as I have family members that do not believe I am sick and they think it’s in my head. 
- Pray that the chains stay broken and for my mom and brother. Also for my friends Marni, Miranda, Molly and Alisha on the prayer wall.
- Wisdom in decisions about college, use of time. Courage to be a leader.

STUDENTS IN OUR MINISTRY:
Please take a moment to pray for these students individually. Pray over their week, family life, friendships, and character.

Angel

Roberto

Gretchen

David

Hope

Malia

Simon

PRAYERS OF THE WEEK:
For Our Students
This week was our official kick off for Thrive and Fusion! We had a great turn out and a lot of new faces! Pray for those new students, that they would have a desire to come back and learn more! We started a new series called "Tough as Nails" and this week focused on fear. Pray that our students know that living in fear is optional. Pray that they see that Jesus was born into, lived through, and walked into the jaws of uncertainty for them personally! Pray as they wade through a culture with so much fear and anxiety that Jesus would cut through so clearly for them.

For Our Ministry
Pray that our students and leaders would experience the joy of Christ as they worship Him in word and deed. Pray that with thanksgiving in our hearts we would reflect Jesus in all we say and do.

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM OUR STUDENTS:
- I pray that my parents won’t argue as much.
- Please pray that my parents will put their faith in Christ
- New school is tough. Stress that is coming. Mormon friends. Meeting new friends.
- Pray for my brother and his wife to have a healthy first baby and for senior year to go well so I can handle the stress better.
- Pray that I am guided into my senior year by God’s wisdom. This is a year of decision making and I pray that my decisions will be guided with the Spirit. Overall, just pray for a fun and successful last year of high school!
- I’ve been struggling with worry and anxiety. Also it would be great if you prayed for my friends Jessica and Becka because they are choosing not to follow God.

STUDENTS IN OUR MINISTRY:
Please take a moment to pray for these students individually. Pray over their week, family life, friendships, and character.

Madison

Claudia

Isaac

Eli

Isabella

Valerie

Gabriel

PRAYERS OF THE WEEK:
For Our Students
We had our first week back at Thrive and Fusion this week! We had our student leadership teams (Thrive's the "Bringers" & Fusion's "Core Crew) come and we were able to get them excited for this school year! In Thrive we placed names on our Gospel Wall - a wall that has the names of students' friends that they would like to see come to Thrive and come to  know the Lord. Right now there are 43 names on the wall! Please pray for our students as we send them out into their schools to be a light for Jesus.

Please pray for next Tuesday and Wednesday - we have our official kick offs and are praying for each student that will walk through these doors. Pray that each student will feel welcome and known in our groups; that they will see God's love so evidently in our students and leaders.

Pray to for our students as they started school this week! Pray for this transition - especially those who started 6th and 9th grade!

For Our Ministry
Pray that the light of the church and the heart of the family would continually come together to reach and raise the next generation in Christ Jesus.

 STUDENTS IN OUR MINISTRY:
Please take a moment to pray for these students individually. Pray over their week, family life, friendships, and character.

Kiersten

Paige

Kyle

Jacob

Hannah

Tyler

Zach

PRAYERS OF THE WEEK:
For Our Students
We had our last mid-week meetings for Thrive and Fusion this week. We ended the year with a celebration! One girl put her faith in Jesus at H20, so we got to celebrate her putting her light bulb into the wall!

Pray for August, as we as a leadership team take time off to recharge and rest for the upcoming school year. Pray for Pastor Brian and Pastor Patrick as they work on the teaching schedules and events coming up, that the Lord would be leading them. Pray for the upcoming school year, and for the students that will be coming. Pray for our students, that they would not be idle during this month, that even though we don't have our mid-week meetings they would still be challenged and be growing in their walk with the Lord.

For Our Ministry
Pray that student-leader relationships would grow as they do life together to mature in and for the glory of Christ.

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM OUR STUDENTS:
- My friend just left for Columbia to be a missionary teacher. Pray for her safety.
- That I will spend more time with God.
- That I will have patience in waiting and trust in God's timing.
- Help me focus on God.
- Pray for me to find intentional time in the mornings over this month; to trust God in my sadness.

STUDENTS IN OUR MINISTRY:
Please take a moment to pray for these students individually. Pray over their week, family life, friendships, and character.

Tristan
Sammie
Jacob
Alex
Paul
Zoe
Nathan

PRAYERS OF THE WEEK:
For Our Students
This week we continued our series on friends - mainly focusing on how can I help my friends in their relationships with God? Pray as our students spur on their Christian friends, that it would grow their relationships deeper. Pray for accountability to happen. Pray that they will risk speaking truth to their friends in love. Pray they have Proverbs 27:17 friendships, that they are able to sharpen each other.

For Our Ministry
Pray that our students and leaders would experience the joy of Christ as they worship Him in word and deed. Pray that with thanksgiving in our hearts we would reflect Jesus in all we say and do.

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM OUR STUDENTS:
- Pray for our family as we get ready to move to another country. Pray for safe travels.
- I have really low self - esteem. Pray that I can see myself the way God does.
- I have a friend who has questions about God and homosexuality. Pray I can answer her questions well.
- Pray I can grow in my relationship with Christ.
- That people in my life would get along.

STUDENTS IN OUR MINISTRY:
Please take a moment to pray for these students individually. Pray over their week, family life, friendships, and character.

Riley
Anna
Noah
Ben
Andrew
Valerie
Megan

PRAYERS OF THE WEEK:
For Our Students
We continued this week with our series on Friendship - this week we focused on choosing friends. Pray that as our students wrestle with their friendships that it will be made known to them who in their life is leading them down paths that might not be good. Pray that they choose friends who will encourage them and challenge them to make wise decisions.

For Our Ministry
Pray that the light of the church and the heart of the family would continually come together to reach and raise the next generation in Christ Jesus.

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM OUR STUDENTS:
 - I’m working on giving God my life and trusting Him complete and always.
-  I’m not sure I’ve just been irritated lately and caught up in things a lot from my past and they are affecting me. I just feel a bit lost at the moment.
- Pray for my relationship with God and that I’ll make new friends and be bold to tell my friends and family about Christ.
- Pray that my relationships with others would be purposeful, that I would have Christ-like attitude among them.
STUDENTS IN OUR MINISTRY:
Please take a moment to pray for these students individually. Pray over their week, family life, friendships, and character.
Abby
Andrew
Mia
Jeremiah
Valerie
Bre
Paul

PRAYERS OF THE WEEK:
For Our Students
This week we started a new series call "Squad" which focuses on friendship. We took a look into the lives and friendship of Jonathon and David. Pray that our students would be sensitive to God's leading in their lives regarding friendships. Pray that He will strengthen those friendships that need to be strengthened. Pray also for the new 6th graders and freshman who have just joined our groups, that they would feel at home and welcome in their new youth groups.

For Our Ministry
Please continue to pray for our Dominican Republic Team! They still have a couple more days in the DR. Pray for health, safety, unity, and that God would do mighty things in them and through them!

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM OUR STUDENTS:
 – For my words to be God’s. For me to have lots of good conversations.
– Pray that I will be able to find out who I really am.
- Pray that I would have a selfless attitude and that I would think of others before myself. 
- Pray for strength and encouragement to be a man of God 
STUDENTS IN OUR MINISTRY:Below is the list of our students and leaders serving in the Dominican Republic. Please take a moment to pray for each one by name.

Armando
Phil
Allie
Maddy
Liz
Hope
Rachel
Debbie
Brian

PRAYERS OF THE WEEK:
For Our Students
This week we ended our series "Ask It" and we focused on making decisions. Our students were challenged to open their hands to God and choose Him for themselves, making their faith their own. Pray that as they wrestle with this decision, God would guide them. Pray that they seek out wisdom. Pray that as they continue to ask this question: In light of my past experience, current circumstances, and future hopes and dreams, what’s the wise thing for me to do? They will continue to surrender themselves to the Author of wisdom will determine what they will actually do.

For Our Ministry
Tomorrow Pastor Brian, Debbie Smith and a team of 7 students are headed to the Dominican Republic! Please pray for them as them - pray for safety, health, that all their luggage meets them there, that God will go before them and prepare the hearts of the kids who they will be reaching through VBS, and pray for unity for the team. Pray that their relationships with the Lord will grow and be challenged and that God will reveal Himself to them in mighty ways. They will be gone June 18th-28th!  

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM OUR STUDENTS:
- Help with my words. Help with sin and attitude.
- Growing more in Christ. Things with my mom continue to go well. Relationships continue to have God first so it can work out well.
- I would like to pray for a better relationship with God and live my life for God.
- I feel like I know of Jesus, but I don’t know Him.

  STUDENTS IN OUR MINISTRY:
Please take a moment to pray for these students individually. Pray over their week, family life, friendships, and character.

Joey
Brittany
Paul
Jacob
Sierra
Janely
Hannah
Lily

PRAYERS OF THE WEEK:
For Our Students
This last week we focused on "harmless distractions". Pray as our students go in to the summer, they will be making small investments in their walk with the Lord. Pray against distractions. Pray for them, that if there are things in their life they need to say no to, they would have the strength and courage to do so. Pray for health habits to be made and kept this summer, that as they have more free time, they would start making consistent "deposits" of time into things that matter.

For Our Ministry
Pray that student-leader relationships would grow as they do life together to mature in and for the glory of Christ.

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM OUR STUDENTS:
- I pray that some friends of my family would find God's peace.
- Graduation, moving out, going to college
- Temptation. Confidence in sharing the Gospel. 
- That I can use my summer to serve God.
- Pray that I can stay dedicated to my goals and not be discouraged. 

STUDENTS IN OUR MINISTRY:
Please take a moment to pray for these students individually. Pray over their week, family life, friendships, and character.

Alaina
Melissa
Brandon
Kaeleb
Roberto
Jacob
Valerie

PRAYERS OF THE WEEK:
For Our Students
This week we continued in our series "Ask It". We talked about the difference between being Simple (lacking experience), Foolish (knowing, but not caring) and a Mocker (critical of those who do right). Pray that as our students identify with one of these three categories, God will be moving in them, revealing new things to them and showing them His wisdom. Pray our students continue to ask themselves "what is the wise thing to do?". Pray that in spite of their past experiences, current circumstances or future hopes and dream, they will continue to ask that question.

For Our Ministry
Pray that students and leaders would depend on prayer for their direction, life, and purpose, that apart from Him we can do nothing. Pray we would boldly come to the throne of grace to seek God to do more then we could possibly ask or imagine. Pray that we would trust God is good, hears us, and responds.

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM OUR STUDENTS:
- As a senior there is so much stuff going on to prepare us for the future. I feel like there is no way to be fully prepared which is scary for me. I need prayer that I trust God’s plan for my future, that I live in the moment and follow God’s plan for me.
- God’s guidance, the gift of evangelism, a more servant attitude, protection from the evil one.
- End of senior year is coming and I have to make some difficult decisions about college and other things. Recently received some hard news and I am having a hard time processing it.
- Get through finals. Pass all of my classes. Influence my friends to attend Thrive. 
- That I can love myself through the pain and negativity. Trusting certain people. Closer relationship to God. Pray that the people who are with me never leave me.

  STUDENTS IN OUR MINISTRY:
This is a list of our seniors graduating high school this week and next. Take a couple minutes to pray over them, as they end their high school careers and their time with us in Thrive. Pray for their futures, that they will continue to love and serve the Lord no matter what comes.

Julissa Amador
Bree Anderson
Hannah Calkins
Jordan Campbell-Reyna
Ashley Champagne
Chad Fast
Ryan Ferries
Elizabeth Ford
Sabrina MacLaughlan
Jacy Martin
Andrew Patterson
Fatima Preciado
Gabby Simpson
Holly Smith
Philip Smith
Madisyn Sperling