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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 helps keep their focus on God.

This is why Darke County has been buzzing with so much activity for the youth to get involved in. The teens who I have been talking about in each of my articles are not the ordinary, trouble-making teenagers that you constantly hear about or the luke-warm, Christian teenagers that just go through the motions to be a “good” person.

We teens have a huge desire to see a change in the hearts and lives of our generation. Therefore we will not back down, fade away, or freeze up when it comes to our faith. There have been many incredible things happening in our lives, and we long to share this passion in our hearts with others.

In this article, I wanted you to be able to hear from someone who has recently committed her entire life to following Christ and has stuck with it since. This girl goes my the name of Alex Baker, and I have grown very close with her over the past few months as I’ve seen the steady changes in her lifestyle and behavior.

I know that her commitment will last for a lifetime as she grows closer to God and deeper in her faith. She is an outstanding leader with unbelievable potential to change the world. This is what we teen believers in Darke County are all about; spreading this revival throughout the world one step at a time. Our hope is that our teen generation will continue to rise up and answer the call to be lifetime committed followers of Jesus Christ.

Alex...

For years I had struggled to keep my life on track, and definitely keep my thoughts on God. I was raised around Christian friends, but that did not make things any easier for me. After I figured out that the path I was going down wasn’t going to get me anywhere, I gave up.

But, I found a new way to fulfill my desires: God!

I accepted Christ as my personal Lord and Savior in September of 2011, but I kept my new life secret. I was too afraid of what my “friends” would think about me. Naturally, as a teenager alone in a new Christian world, I began to fade away from God, never making Him a priority... only an option.

Little did I know that four months later, I would meet Kalista. She shared her testimony at a Bible study I went to, (pretty much just to hang out with my friends). I was convinced that this girl wasn’t going to change me, but later I found myself thinking about what she had said, and our testimonies were actually almost word for word. I began to talk to her, but I still wasn’t over my stubbornness.

It wasn’t until I actually started paying attention at my church and going to youth group, when I started to hear and understand The Word of God. Kalista and I grew very very close, practically like sisters. She gave a helping hand in teaching me about the awesomeness that our Creator holds.

Now in my life, I have so much to look forward to. God has done incredible things, and I am so thankful! I have taken many “Next Steps” in my walk with Christ; I now attend my church regularly, Sunday School, youth group, and Saturday Night Prayer, which has inspired me so much!

I am so glad that I started going to Prayer, I could not think of any other way I’d rather spend my Saturday nights! Prayer has actually inspired me to take F2F to my school, and begin revival there. I have talked to the Youth for Christ leaders who are going to help me with bringing it to Tri-Village, and we can’t wait! I’m so excited for this coming school year to start up. I’ve got God on my side, and awesome support from my friends. Revival at Tri-Village is just around the corner!


 
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