SPU parents and family members are invited to be a part of the Parents Prayer Network to hold up their student and the SPU campus in prayer. Here each quarter, you’ll find simple prayer prompts that you can make your own as you pray for your student and Seattle Pacific University.
Dear SPU Parents,
As the new year begins, the SPU family of faculty, staff, and students are aglow with anticipation for what 2026 holds in store.
Here on campus the 2025–26 academic year is flying by. Your students have completed Autumn Quarter and are finding their rhythm in their courses and extra-curricular activities. In Chapel services each Tuesday, our campus community is experiencing Christ-honoring worship and a variety of inspirational speakers. We take time each week to pray for our school, our nation, and each other. Prayer at SPU is taken seriously.
The purpose of this quarterly newsletter is to assist you with practical suggestions of how to pray for our students. I hope you will utilize the following Scripture passages and prayer prompts to draw near to the Lord on behalf of those you love and about whom you are concerned. I also want to encourage you to email me at alumni@spu.edu with your prayer requests throughout the quarter.
Grace and peace,
Rev. Greg Asimakoupoulos
SPU Parent Prayer Guide Writer
Winter Quarter prayer prompts
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again, rejoice!” Philippians 4:4
- Give thanks to the Lord for those who have trusted Jesus as their Savior for the first time by virtue of being on campus.
- Give thanks to the Lord for healing that has occurred among those dealing with chronic illness.
- Give thanks to the Lord for enthusiastic attendance at our weekly chapel services.
- Give thanks to the Lord for those who are the first in their family to attend college.
- Give thanks to the Lord for President Porterfield and her biblically grounded vision.
“Cast your cares upon the Lord for he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:6
- Ask the Lord to help students make smart decisions as they face new-found freedom.
- Ask the Lord to sensitize students to his voice as they enter into dating relationships.
- Ask the Lord to help professors personalize their approach to the individual needs of their students.
- Ask the Lord to touch encourage staff and students who have family issues at home that concern them.
- Pray for a spirit of revival to sweep across the campus.
- Ask the Lord to keep athletes free from injury in their games and matches.
- Pray for those who will be leading chapel services.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding ...” Proverbs 3:5
- Pray for the resident advisors in the dorms to be alert to the needs of their floor.
- Ask the Lord to help professors find meaningful ways to express their faith in class.
- Pray for those workers who keep the facilities and grounds in attractive working order.
- Ask the Lord to encourage students dealing with depression.
- Pray for international students who are having a difficult time adjusting to a new culture.
- Pray for non-Christian students to hear with clarity the meaning of God’s love for them.
- Ask the Lord to use time away from home to strengthen students’ love for their parents.
- Pray for students to develop study habits that will serve them well for years to come.
Rev. Greg Asimakoupoulos is a 1974 SPU graduate, longtime author, and retired pastor.
With over four decades of ministry experience in California, Illinois, and Washington, Greg now serves
as Seattle Pacific’s volunteer alumni ambassador. A passionate advocate for encouraging prayer and
spiritual connection within the SPU community, he brings warmth, insight, and pastoral care to the SPU
Parents’ Prayer Network.