Ten years with young people taught me that transformation rarely comes through spectacle. More often, it begins with presence, patience, and the refusal to disappear. When I first came to Lebanon, Pa., to work with young people, I thought I was more ready than I actually was. I had theological training, ministry experience, energy, conviction — and, if I’m honest, too much confidence in myself. I believed I was coming to help change lives. I assumed that with enough vision, enough passion,...