Editing Nico's Youth Group Years (section)

=== The Aftermath ===
After the summer retreat, Nico did not want to return to the church. The prayer ministry experience had shaken him, and he felt the need to step back. He believed God was telling him to isolate himself—to spend months filling himself with Scripture rather than church activities.

But his uncle Mimmo intervened. "You need community," Mimmo told him. The isolation was not healthy; he had to come back. After several weeks of resistance, Nico relented. He returned to the youth group.