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I was standing at Office Depot right by the airport in Kansas City a few days ago. It was important for me that I got the Reveal workbook printed off before I made the flight back home so I could work on it.

I was standing at the counter patiently waiting as the girl behind the counter was helping another individual with the laminating machine. She was all tangled up with it and I was doing my best to not be frustrated with her. It was fine waiting since I noticed a tv was playing some of the March Madness games on it.

She paged a manager and I proceeded to help the manager know how to print it. I think that I have a future in the office supply workforce if I ever need a job. We got it printing and then the question came out –

“What is this Reveal thing?” she asked and then proceeded with the next comment of “It sounds very interesting especially when it says here – joining in the activity of God?” “Is God really involved in our world?” “Is this for students?” “What church do you work at?” “Is this because of Easter?”

The questions were coming faster than I could provide answers. I did my best and encouraged her to read a few things that I am reading and encouraged her to connect with a faith community in her area.

It proved to me something once again – the world is looking to see if God is at work in this world and they are looking directly at us. What are you and me showing with our lives?

This fall, Youthfront/Sonlife are releasing a brand new student initiative/event called Reveal. In Reveal, we teach students (and adults) a few things about how and what God reveals:
- God reveals himself to us
- God reveals himself through compassion and justice
- God reveals himself through character and community
- God reveals himself through conversations and stories

I am so excited to walk students through this two day experience. We are looking at doing it in 12 cities across North America this fall. Our biggest hope is that “communities” will be changed because they learned about God and then revealed God to the world around them. Could you imagine a community wide impact in your network or city?

- Matt