Michigan—At 12:55 p.m. each day, students at Greater Lansing Adventist School (GLAS) made their way to the church sanctuary for Prayer and Bible Study (PBS) time. The team of teachers at GLAS thought that it was irresponsible to tell students they should spend time each day with Jesus and not provide time for them to do just that. So they came up with PBS time.

The goal was to provide students with an opportunity to fall in love with Jesus and develop a personal relationship with Him that would last for eternity. The staff believes prayer and Bible study are essential to develop that relationship.

Students paired up with a prayer and Bible study partner for one quarter. Each day they spent 20 minutes together praying and discovering more about Jesus in His word.

According to the staff, this was a real blessing to the school. Students were able to get to know each other better by praying for one another. Wyson Ndovie, a ninth grader, said this about PBS time: “It’s pretty cool. You get to know your partner more. You get to find out more about their life and they get to know more about you. As you spend more time with them, you become better friends.”

Students led out during PBS time. Jared White, an eighth grader, was music leader and Ethan Johnson, a third grader, was prayer leader. They were in charge of organizing each day. The students became familiar with the program and it ran like clockwork. They started the time off with a song and ended with another song.

Adislen Perez Varela, a seventh grader, said, “Stacy Carter, [third grader] and I have learned a lot. We have just finished reading the book of Matthew. It is a great book. It tells you how to pray, how to get married and not divorced, and stuff like that. PBS helps us to share our faith with each other.”

Deanna Shultz, a sixth grader, said, “I think PBS is needed because it lets us get to know God more as well as each other.”

After PBS time was over, the school returned to regular class work. The teachers know God wants to live in the hearts and minds of all of the students, staff, and families. This program is one way they hope to see that happen.

Greater Lansing Adventist School staff