Teen Revival… The Problem with Ordinary, By Kalista King
As I was going through my journal last week from sophomore year, I came
across some notes I took at a youth event called, “Acquire the Fire.”
The speaker for this event was an incredible godly man named, Mike
Guzzardo, and his messages rocked my world that weekend. As I read
through my notes, Mike’s words began coming back to me very clearly. He
addressed the issues of being “cool” and fitting in, calling out all
the lies we so easily... read
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Revival… Prayer: a Powerful,
Unstoppable Thing, By Kalista King
Hello again! Unfortunately, I have been unable to write for quite some
time, so it brings me great joy to finally have the opportunity to
update you on the wonders going on in the youth of Darke County! There
is much to share. I speak on behalf of those who wish to see a
supernatural revival break loose in this place. Hopefully you all enjoy
this as much as I do. Mark 11:24- “Therefore I tell you, whatever you
ask for in prayer, believe you have... read
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Revival… The Revival Continues,
By Kalista King
I am very pleased to be able to keep you up to date on the things that
have been happening in the youth of Darke County. This is a passion of
mine because I know how it is to continually hear about negative things
in our society and especially our youth. However my perspective is
quite different than others. Coming from a past of indulging in
drinking and doing drugs at a very young age, my desires in life now
mainly consist of helping other... read
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Revival… Ignited Once Again,
By Kalista King
Greetings, friends! I realize it has been quite some time since I have
written an article, almost 6 months to be exact. I could come up with
several excuses as to why I ever stopped writing to you, but to be
quite frank, it all comes down to laziness. I can honestly say that I
am a busy individual, and I could probably argue that my time on
writing articles is very limited. However writing is a passion of mine,
and when I began writing to you back in April of... read
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Revival… A Christian Fashion Show,
By Kalista King & Leanna Meade
Today you are going to hear from a good friend of mine named, Leanna
Meade. Leanna graduated from Greenville High School last year and was
one of our "starting five" in the Friend2Friend ministry going on
there. By this I mean that she was one of the 5 teens (whom I have
mentioned in past articles) that met every other day before school to
pray for revival at Greenville. Leanna was able to see revival break
out through F2F, and also got... read
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Revival… Keeping the Faith,
By Kalista King and Kelsi Mancillas
Hi my name is Kelsi Mancillas and I am a good friend of Kalista's. She
asked me to share a bit about my experience last weekend when I went
with Pleasant View Missionary Church to a Keeping The Faith conference.
The main speaker was named, Chad Meister, and he is a professor at
Bethel College. Let me tell ya, this man knows his stuff! He has
completely dedicated his life to God and is an awesome man of The Word
and of The Lord... read
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Revival… Together We will Change
the World, By Kalista King
This article may be rather scattered, but there are many things that
have happened recently in which I wish to share with you. To start, I
will give you an update on our Friend2Friend ministry at Greenville
High School. Because F2F has grown so much in the past year, word is
spreading fast about this ministry. I learned that not only is F2F our
biggest club at Greenville, (with over 80 students,) but it is also the
biggest group out of all the... read
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Revival… A Soldier of Christ…
Built in His Image, By Kalista King & Alex Dearing
This week, I asked a dear friend of mine if he could write to you and
share about his experience in Lima, Ohio last weekend. I shared a bit
about the trip we were taking to Lima in my article last week. We went
to see Teens for Christ's ministry team perform there and also to
experience Saturday Night Prayer with the teenagers involved in Lima's
Teens for Christ organization. There were 18 teenagers that went on
this trip to Lima, along with... read
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Teen Revival… Revival is
knocking at our door, By Kalista King
As I pondered what to write about for this week’s article, it occurred
to me that I have not updated any of you about our local drama team
that evolved last year around this time. I've mentioned the drama team
in several past articles, but have not done much follow-up with you on
it. This team came about through EUM's youth group, The Corner
Shack, when a few teens put a skit together for the youth group one... read
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Teen Revival… Relationships are
Personal, By Kalista King & James Conway
Hello, friends. It occurred to me the other day that most of the
articles I have written with other people have been with primarily
females. Though there is nothing wrong with this, I think it is
important that you hear from a male perspective too as opposed to only
females. I asked my friend, James Conway, to share a little bit about
what God has been doing in his life, including His recent Chrysalis
experience... read
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Teen Revival… I’m Staying Strong,
By Kalista King & Tiaira Cheatham
Last week I was able to share about the ongoing battle teens are facing
right now when it comes to unhealthy high school relationships. The
enemy uses this as a main tool in his scheme to distract believers from
their journey of following Christ to their fullest potential. I had
mentioned something about giving one of the teens a chance to share who
has been personally experiencing this battle, (along with many others).
Though she is not here with... read
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Teen Revival… We will stand firm,
By Kalista King
Due to lack of time and preparation for this week's article, I would
like to keep this one rather short and sweet. I have one simple goal I
would like to achieve in this article, and that goal is to awaken
you to the constant battle that is and has been going on with teens all
over the world who are seeking The Lord. I have spoken with many teens
this week who are very passionate about their faith, yet have... read
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Revival… It's that Time Again,
Chrysalis is Back! By Kalista King
It's that time again for another West Ohio Girls' Chrysalis Flight in
Piqua, Ohio. In a previous article, I shared about "The Chrysalis
Experience" and why it is such an important weekend. For those who have
not read or heard about Chrysalis, it is the youth version of an
"Emmaus walk." Emmaus and Chrysalis are trips for anyone who is ready
to get to know the Lord and get to know Him in a much deeper way over
the course of a three-day... read
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Revival… There's No Looking Back,
By Kalista King & Caitlin Beasecker
Today I am sharing the privilege of writing this article with another
very good friend of mine. This girl goes by the name of Caitlin
Beasecker and she is a freshman at Greenville High School. Now what
Caitlin doesn't know is that I have been wanting to write an article
with her for a very long time because as soon as I met her, I knew that
God was going to do huge things in her life. I'm not sure why I felt
this way when I met her, but for whatever... read
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Revival… Completely Transformed,
By Kalista King
Greetings, friends! It has been a while since I have had the privilege
of writing to you myself. As you heard from my mother last week, I just
recently got back from Guatemala. Me and 13 others had the wonderful
opportunity to embark on a life-altering experience to this third world
country through Greenville's EUM mission team, "Destination Known."
This week, I would like to share a little bit about my trip with you
and how it had an impact on... read
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Revival… They are an inspiration
to me, By Kalista’s Mom
I am writing an article for Kalista this week. This is her mother, and
I am sitting in my kitchen watching the snow fall the day after
Christmas. Kalista is on her way to Guatemala for her mission trip with
other teens from EUM. I just heard from her a little while ago during
her layover in Atlanta. It was just a brief text letting me know she
was there and getting ready to board the plane to her destination where
she and the other teens will be ministering... read
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Revival… The Lord Has Revived
Me, I Can't Help but Share! By Kalista King
As I was sharing my testimony with someone the other day, I realized
that I have never shared my full testimony on here of how I came to
know Christ as my personal Savior. All my articles are testimonies of
what God is currently doing and what He has done recently. However in
this one, I am going to back up and give you a blast from my past,
leading up to my salvation. Some have said that my life story has been
one of the craziest they have... read
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Revival… Can you hear Him
calling? By Kalista King and Kelsi Mancillas
My hope for these articles is that all of you who read them will be
filled with encouragement as you read about what God is doing here in
Darke County. I have been able to get together with some incredible
teenagers the past few weeks and share the privilege of writing about
what God had been doing in their lives. I am here today with another
girl who is very passionate about her relationship with Christ. She has
been a huge inspiration to me... read
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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... read
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Teen Revival… God will put us
where He wants us, By Kalista King
With Elizabeth Conway, Brianna Denham and Becca Riffell - I am here
today with three of my favorite girls in the whole world. You have
heard from all of them in past articles, but I asked them to write to
you again together. Their names are Elizabeth Conway, Brianna Denham,
and Becca Riffell. These girls have an incredible passion for the Lord
and seeing His lost children come to Him. The three of us... read
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Teen Revival... Outreach… the
start of something great, By Kalista King
Today I am going to bring up the topic of our local outreach team which
I wrote about a while back in my article, "Starting a Local Teens for
Christ Ministry Team in Darke County." It has taken a lot of time and
prayer to get this outreach team started and it is still not complete.
However, the drama team which currently exists has been sharing ideas
and discussing ways to get this team up and going. If... read
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Revivial… God will hold you,
By Kalista King & Alexis Minnich
The past two weekends have been incredible, life-changing weekends for
me and many other teenagers who attended Youth for Christ's annual "Go
Mad" conference two weeks ago and for the girls who attended the
"Untangled" girls retreat last week. In my last article, I shared about
Go Mad and the effect it had on me and the other teens who went.
This week, I am going to share about the "Untangled" retreat in which
twelve girls from Darke... read
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Teen Revival… Mad about our
Savior, By Kalista King
This week, I have the privilege of sharing about a recent Youth for
Christ retreat I went on called, Go Mad. This event is a retreat that
is meant to reach out to hundreds of teenagers from all over who are
involved in Youth for Christ's Monday night "Campus Life" program. Now
if you did not know, I have been involved in Youth for Christ (YFC)
since my eighth grade year of school, and I am currently involved... read
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Teen Revival… A Better Way to
Trick or Treat, By Kalista King
I would like to inform you today about an event called S.H.I.N.E. that
has evolved through EUM church. This event is taking place today at the
new EUM church building, (1451 Sater Street, Greenville, OH), from
4:00-7:00 PM. S.H.I.N.E. is aimed toward a variety of ages. The typical
ages of the children who attend are about 3-8 years old, but there are
usually a few who are a bit older than that. S.H.I.N.E... read
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Teen Revival… We’re just along
for the ride, By Kalista King
As our Saturday Night Prayer family got together last week, we prayed
about and discussed where we feel God is leading this ministry that we
have on Saturday Nights. Since our discussion, I have caught myself
thinking quite often about the many ministries God has brought about in
the past year and what His plans are for these ministries in the near
future. A few weeks ago, I did a recap over the main... read
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Teen Revival… Breaking through
walls of hurt, By Kalista King & Brianna Denham
In past articles, I have talked a lot about other teenagers who are on
fire for God. You have even heard from a few of them who have
tag-teamed with me on certain articles. Well this week I asked a girl
who I have recently gotten to know very well to write a bit about what
God has been doing in her life lately and about her hopes for this
school year. Her name is Brianna Denham, and I must say that she is... read
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Teen Revival... A recap:
Something Marvelous is going on here, By Kalista King
I would like to focus this article on recapping some of the things that
God has been doing in our teen generation over the past year or so. I
started writing these articles around springtime last year and have
been ever since. At first, I was unsure about how I would come up with
an uplifting message for my readers every week, but God was faithful in
constantly giving me something to write about. In my first... read
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Teen Revival… No Makeup Tuesday,
Jericho Walk, By Kalista King
In my last article, I mentioned the Day One event that was held at the
Darke County Fairgrounds in Greenville, Ohio last Saturday. I would
like to inform everyone that this event went very well, and we had over
200 people attend! Everyone who came very much enjoyed our speaker,
Mike Guzzardo, music from local band, I Am Victorious, and EUM's skit
team which performed a brand new skit to finish... read
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Teen Revival… Revival is here
and spreading like wildfire, By Kalista King
There are numerous things to be excited about in Darke County, Ohio for
this school year! We have begun the year with a bang as Greenville's
friend2friend program started out the first meeting with an attendance
of 30+ students and EUM church's youth group, "The Corner Shack" kicked
off with 71 people! Teens from all over have been attending Corner
Shack and Saturday Night Prayer, and to add to the... read
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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... read
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Teen Revival… Time to put our
Faith in Action, By Kalista King
Though the new school year is approaching very quickly, we teens of
Darke County are not yet finished with our summer. Most teenagers this
week are probably finishing out their summer with wild parties and who
knows what else, but not us revivalists! We are finishing out our
summer with prayer and evangelism. What do I mean by this? Well in one
of my past articles, I wrote about how people... read
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Teen Revival… Taking small steps
to keep the fire going, By Kalista King & Rachel
Mendenhall
This week, I asked a girl named Rachel Mendenhall to share about
something God has placed on her heart, as well as some others, and what
they are doing to respond to what God has placed on their hearts. She
is a member of our Corner Shack family, and is also a part of our Set
Me Free skit group. I have seen Rachel grow a lot in her faith over the
past year or so that I’ve known her, and it’s been a great... read
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Teen Revival... A Chosen
Generation, By Kalista King
This week has been a very interesting and compelling week for me and
many others as we attended Ludlow Falls Church Camp in Troy, Ohio. Many
teens from the Darke County area came to this church camp to draw close
to God and experience Him in new ways. Our theme for this week was
“Overcome” as we talked about what it means to be an overcomer for
Christ and dove into the scriptures to find out how... read
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Teen Revival… Set Me Free skit
to be performed at Illumination, By Kalista King
I would like to start out this article by saying that it’s a tremendous
blessing to be able to share these uplifting messages with you weekly.
It’s amazing to think that I am able to update you about this so called
“revival” that is breaking loose in our teenage generation every single
week. Some of these articles may be shorter than others, some may hold
more information, and some may even be more... read
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Teen Revival… First summer
ministry without our “beloved youth pastor” By Kalista King
As you heard me say in my article a couple weeks ago, “Though I do
believe it is important to serve in our home towns and communities, I
also believe it’s important to serve outside of our comfort zones in
other places around the world.” In that article, you heard from
Cheyanne, who had gone on a Youth for Christ mission trip to The Bronx,
New York. This week, I asked a good friend of mine to share... read
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Teen Revival... The Chrysalis
Experience, By Kalista King
Many of you may have heard of or have participated in an Emmaus walk
sometime in your life. If you do not know what an Emmaus walk is,
http://emmaus.upperroom.org/about, describes it as, “The walk to Emmaus
is an experience of Christian spiritual renewal and formation that
begins with a three-day short course in Christianity. It is an
opportunity to meet Jesus Christ in a new way as God’s grace and... read
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Teen Revival... Starting a local
“Teens for Christ Ministry Team” in Darke County
By Kalista King - I am pleased to inform you about an incredible
ministry opportunity for teens which has been evolving over the past
two years. If you recall my second article about the Set Me Free skit,
you’d remember me talking about how powerful it is and how huge of a
success it has become. Thanks to God, we have had countless
opportunities to perform this skit in a variety of places, and are... read
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Teen Revival... The Week of
Change, By Kalista King & Cheyanne Mills
In the article last week, you heard from Alex, who has been making some
outstanding changes in her life since she accepted Christ as her
personal Lord and Savior. This week, I wanted you to be able to hear
from someone who just recently went on a Youth for Christ mission trip
to the Bronx, New York. This girl’s name is Cheyanne Mills, and we
became very close friends last year on this same mission... read
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Revival
at Tri-Village just around the corner, By
Kalista King
& Alex Baker
Often times, teens tend to fall back into their old ways after they
come to know Christ due to many reasons. However, I think that one of
the main reasons is because they don’t get plugged into anything that
will help them grow in their faith and put them around other believers
to encourage them spiritually. Unfortunately, it’s true that teenagers
quickly lose interest in their faith if they are not involved in
anything that... read
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Revived!
By Kalista King
I am pleased to say that there will be a new event coming up this
summer for teens in the Miami Valley area! We are starting a new
program called, “Revived” which will most likely take place beginning
sometime in July, and we are hoping to get permission from the City of
Greenville to use the bandshell which is located in the park by the
City Pool. We do not have all the details yet, but I will be sure to
let you all... read
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The Corner Shack Youth Group... Junior
High Initiation Event a Huge Success, By
Kalista King
If you read my article from two weeks ago, you should remember when I
explained the Jr. High Initiation event which took place at The Corner
Shack youth group. You may have also heard it called, “8th Grade
Welcome Night,” which is what we ended up calling it after an interview
with Dan Franks on Joy FM’s Christian radio station. This event was for
any 8th grade student from any school... read
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Prayer
team for revivals in our schools, By Kalista
King
An active summer for Christ - It’s official; school’s out and it’s
summertime! Around this time is usually when youth groups, school
clubs, (such as F2F), and other Christian events come to a close.
However, I am pleased to say that this summer will be thriving with
activity for the youth in Darke County who wish to get plugged into
places and events which will help them grow in their faith. As I
have... read
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The Students of The Corner Shack... Preparing 8th graders for the
obstacle
course of high school
By Kalista King - As the school year is winding down and coming to a
close, we teens at The Corner Shack (see second article for more
information on The Corner Shack) have decided to do one last event of
the school year. We have many seniors who attend The Corner Shack on
Wednesday nights who are graduating and moving on with their lives.
Though I’m sure many of them will continue coming to... read
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F2F,
the start to a tremendous revival, By Kalista
King
As many of you know, Thursday, May 5th was The National Day of Prayer.
As it is written on nationaldayofprayer.org, “The National Day of
Prayer has great significance for us as a nation. It enables us to
recall and to teach the way in which our founding fathers sought the
wisdom of God when faced with critical decisions. It stands as a call
to us to humbly come before God, seeking... read
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Youth For Christ... “Set
Me
Free” skit a powerful message for teens, By
Kalista King
As you heard me say last week, a revival in today’s teenage generation
has broken out in Darke County, as more and more teens join our Youth
for Christ’s Friend2Friend program, Saturday Night Prayer, and other
events hosted through F2F. This week, I would like to share about the
“Set Me Free” skit that has evolved through Greenville’s EUM youth
group (also known as The CornerShack). This skit has... read
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Friend
2 Friend... A
Teen
Revival in Darke County, By Kalista King
It’s been said that our current teenage generation continues to spiral
downward as more and more teens become lazy, disrespectful, and
unwilling to strive for their dreams and goals. Though this is true to
many people, I can tell you as a peer to these so called, “teen
hooligans,” there has been a change in many of the lives of these
teenagers in Darke County. I have been witnessing what I call,
“revival... read
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