Teen Revival…
Reviving large cities one at a time
By Kalista King & Becca Riffle 

Lately I have had the privilege of getting to know a girl by the name of Becca Riffle who goes to our youth group, The Corner Shack, on Wednesday nights. You've heard me talk in past articles about teenagers who are on fire for Christ and ready to make a difference, and Becca is one of these teenagers. 

We have been talking about what it means to be a light in our school, and how challenging that can be. However, we have the blessing of many other fellow believers who are on fire and ready to make a difference as well. Our passion for Christ has been spreading more and more throughout this summer, and I know that it will carry on into this school year as revival begins to spread to other schools in Darke County. 

Becca will be a sophomore at Ansonia High School this year, and I am excited to see her spread revival throughout her school as she brings her passion for Christ into school with her this year. I asked Becca to share about what God has been doing in her life so you can hear from another teenager who is on fire for Christ. Instead of just telling you about them, I like for you to hear directly from them yourselves! 

When I talk about these teenagers, I'm not just making up the things I say about their passion for sharing the gospel with others. We teenagers are truly ready to bring revival throughout the world one step at a time.

Becca:

As Kalista said this year I'm going to be a sophomore, and I'm ready to spread revival through my school! My freshman year was very hard for me. I went my first day of high school ready to share the love of God with everyone in sight, but I was overcome with the fear of rejection. I was afraid of being completely blown off but even worse being the "loser" of my high school. 

I believe the reason I was so easily scared was because of my low self-confidence and desire to be accepted. I finished my freshman year with the feeling of having accomplished nothing, but with a desire to dedicate my entire summer to seeking God's heart, I was determined to find out who I truly am in Him. 

At the end of June, I attended a conference in New York City called Jesus Culture. Their vision is to revive large cities one at a time, and seeing thousands of Christians from all over the country pack into one stadium with one desire, to see God work, was the most amazing thing! 

That whole weekend God just fed my fire and really spoke into me about who I am to Him. I am His daughter and He has a plan so special and so specific that I am the only one who can complete it. A guy by the name of Carl Lentz, a pastor in Manhattan, spoke about a man in his church that had been free of heroin for a year and the man had been struggling not to go back. Carl told the man that anytime he was tempted, to call him. One morning Carl woke up with 20 missed calls. Later that day, he found out that a batch of heroin had been dealt and the man died. 

Carl's story really spoke to me. There are people all around that are trying to call us one way or another and we need to answer the call. People are desperately searching for something more and maybe I am the only one to share Christ with them. I have a passion to see kids my age transformed into what God desires for them to be. This year I'm ready to walk through the doors of my high school with confidence resting assured that God will guide me and be by my side the whole time. I'm so excited to see lives changed in my school for the glory of God and can't wait to see the things Christ will do through me!