Teen Revival
A Miracle We Never Saw Coming
By Kalista King & Kate Summers 

On Friday, I received some very exciting news about a friend who has been in my prayers for a long time. This friend claimed to be an "atheist" and did not want much to do with God. However, he did read his Bible quite often and even went to youth group at Grace Brethren Church here in Greenville. I never really understood how he could go to youth group, around so many believers, yet not believe himself. 

The news I received a couple days ago literally brought me to tears because he had been on my heart for so long, and was honestly one of the last people I expected to make the decision that he did! Though I am thrilled about this, I have asked someone who is in the same youth group as him to share the full story with you.  

We are going to leave this person anonymous so just know that the individual we are talking about is a dear friend of ours. The girl whom I have asked to write this article with me is named Kate Summers, and she is a sophomore at Arcanum High School. Please be attentive as she shares what God has been doing in her life and the miracle that took place on Wednesday. 

Kate: I came to know Christ in the seventh grade when I went on a retreat with my youth group. It was on the second night of the retreat that I gave my life to him. I could feel him working in me right away. It felt great to know that God was with me everywhere I went and to know that if I ever felt alone, he was always there with me no matter what. 

This past Wednesday, my faith in God was renewed. Because of what happened that night, I felt like I had the power to go out and share my faith with anyone and everyone. This concerns the friend that Kalista was talking about earlier who was an "atheist." At youth group, we had a testimony night where the kids who went on Grace's youth retreat the previous weekend shared how God worked in them while they were there. They all came back with the mindset of, "I do not care if people judge me for believing in God." 

Seeing them like this and hearing them say those words inspired me to the verge of tears. After we were done sharing and were getting ready to leave, our youth pastor came out with a big smile on his face saying that our friend (who had been coming to our youth group for a few years) gave his life to Christ. 

When I heard this, I just stood there in disbelieve for a little bit, then I gave him a big hug saying, "Welcome to the family, my brother in Christ!" I didn't even go to bed until 1 in the morning that night because I was completely overwhelmed! I have been so encouraged by what God is doing, that I couldn't care less what people think of me for having faith in Him. God has given me a new passion and strength that I have never had before. Through all of this, He has shown me that He truly is mighty to save and He is definitely at work in teenagers all over Darke County!