NOTE: The Prayer Warrior currently is mailed to approximately 486 people who have communicated to the Alumni Office that they wish to pray for Sterling College. We are expanding this prayer ministry to the entire Warrior Family: current campus community, alumni - both graduates and former students, and friends. If you have a prayer request that you would like to share, please email, David Earle at david.earle@sterling.edu. It would be our honor to include prayer and praise items in the monthly Prayer Warrior.
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November 1 As we move into the month when Thanksgiving is celebrated, take time to praise and thank God for His many blessings in your life.
2 Scripture focus: Hebrews 4:12 "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."
3 This coming Friday is the Founders Day of Giving for Sterling College. A $200,000 matching challenge has been secured for this special event. Thank God for the generous donors that have made this giving challenge possible and ask Him to move in the hearts of hundreds of alumni and friends to help fulfill the matching challenge.
4 Pray for President Scott Rich and his wife, Kathy.
5 Ask the Lord to move in the hearts of our young alumni to be moved to support the work and mission of Sterling College with their time, talents, and treasure.
6 Pray for the Admissions team to have the energy and devotion to contact and build relationships with all prospective students.
7 Today is the Founders Day of Giving. This is a very important day for the future of student scholarships at Sterling College. Pray that thousands of donors generously give to the Sterling Fund today and fully match the $200,000 matching challenge.
8 Pray for SC students, Gibson Coyle, Morgan Urwiller, and Josh Allen, and sponsors, Scott '79 and Karen (Allan) '86 Downing, attending the National Student Leadership Conference in Washington, DC this weekend. Thank the Lord for Chuck '58 and Joyce (Skeen) '57 Olsen who, through their generous support, made this opportunity possible.
9 Scripture focus: 12:2 "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."
10 Pray for the fall sport teams that are wrapping up their seasons and the winter sports teams that are getting started with their seasons.
11 Pray for the President's Cabinet as they meet today. Ask the Lord to give them wisdom and discernment as they work towards unity and God-honoring leadership of the college.
12 Pray for all the coaches traveling to recruit new student-athletes for the Spring '26 and Fall '26 semesters.
13 Please lift in prayer, Renee Dodson, Admin. Asst. to the Academic Dean and the President. She will be having surgery today at the Mayo Clinic.
14 Pray for all students who are considering being involved with a college mission trip this year. There will be five different trips: Craiova, Romania, Cairo, Egypt, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Wilmington, Delaware, and Famagusta, Cyprus. Pray that the right students are led to the right group, that the Kingdom will be enlarged, and the Lord is honored.
15 Pray for all SC alumni who serve as pastors in local churches across the country and around the world. Ask the Lord to guide and direct them as they share His Word and Truth tomorrow.
16 Scripture focus: Deuteronomy 13:4 "It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him."
17 Pray for the NCCAA (National Christian College Athletics Association) and its mission to keep Christ at center of Intercollegiate Athletics. Sterling College is a member of the NCCAA.
18 Today, pray for unity in our country and for true healing between those with varying views and opinions.
19 Pray for all alumni who are nearing the end of their lives. Pray that the Lord will be present with them, that He will draw them to Himself, and that they will experience His perfect peace and comfort.
20 Pray for Paula McCormick, Student Accounts Coordinator. Paula recently began this vital role on campus. Ask the Lord to help her learn the ins and outs of the job well and to have a joy-filled spirit while working with students and their families.
21 Most students will travel home after classes today for the Thanksgiving break. Pray that they all have safe travel, a restful and renewing week, and enjoy time with their families.
22 Pray for Board of Trustee member, Dan Fahrenholtz '68, who celebrates a birthday today.
23 Scripture focus: Isaiah 43:11-12 "I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no savior. I have revealed and saved and proclaimed— I, and not some foreign god among you. You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “that I am God."
24 Pray that the Lord will lead all the right students to SC for the Spring 2026 semester and the Fall 2026 semester.
25 Campus is quiet today with the majority of the students home for Thanksgiving break. Pray that the work needing to be finalized by staff and faculty is accomplished today and is completed before students return next Monday.
26 The campus is closed today through Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. Pray that all faculty and staff find the next few days restful and renewing.
27 Happy Thanksgiving! May you be ever mindful and thankful of ALL that Jesus has done for you.
28 Ask the Lord to raise up many new donors who value Christian higher education and desire to help move the work and mission of Sterling College forward.
29 Men's and women's basketball teams compete today. Pray that the Lord would deeply move in the student-athletes to represent SC and honor Him well.
30 Scripture focus: Psalm 63:1 "You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water."
