Roby, first off, I hope you have been well..........Anyway, your post actually drives home my point. Just because a person is raised in a Christian household means nothing. What matters is God's timing. While we Christian parents are called to "preach the Word", we do it because we are compelled to. Nowhere in scripture are we told that our preaching will always fall on hearing ears. However, what we do know, is that God's Holy Spirit must first enter a man before he can understand, and accept the Gospel as Truth. It is then that the Gospel we preach, be it to our children, friends, co-workers ect will be heard, and connected to Christ.
I know of a man who was raised in a Godly home, whose family is rooted deep in Christian faith. His father, and brother are pastors, and many of his relations are evangelists going back generations. This man was dedicated to Christ as an infact, submerged in Baptism, attened seminary, and can read, and speak the Bible in Hebrew, and Greek. He is now a professed atheist, who routinely mocks the existance of Christ as Lord.
On the opposite end of the spectrum are people who were raised in depravity, sexual abuse, and fear in God hating homes , yet have emerged as true followers of Jesus Christ. This is the Sovereign power of Christ at work!
I myself was a non believer for 39 years, raised in an abusive home, where belief in Christ was seen as a weakness. It was Gods Good Purpose that I was saved out of death, into eternal life, where I now minister to the very people that used to falsely teach me. For you it is my firm belief that it is God who must first open the eyes of the non believer to the Gospel truth. Even the most Ardent followers of Christ lack the ability to open the eyes of non-believers. Though the "feet who bring the Good News" of Jesus are blessed, there must first be a re-birth in the Holy Spirit, for we are told that the man without the Spirit of Christ is unable to accept the things of Christ, for he is blind to them.
This is a very topical thread, and it's very important to understand our role as Christian parents, and teachers. While we must always teach our Children to live according to OUR Christly principles, while under our care, we must also point out to them that they are not Christians by association, and that it is through Jesus Christ that they become members of the Body, and not by simply being our children.
As for a "lost generation". While it may appear that way, the Bride of Christ is still sound, and those called to it cannot be seperated from it. The Bible tells us that the road is narrow, and that the majority will be lost, so if anything, I see the current situation as Gods Word being revealed daily as the Truth it is.
Shalom