Liz and I spent Christmas with family in Charlotte N.C. this past week. This was a really refreshing trip knowing that my next outreach was only an hour and half from Charlotte. I arrived this weekend for a really cool east coast youth conference called Edge. The rad thing was besides doing my skateboard demo on stage and sharing about Jesus changing my life, I had the opportunity to teach two Bible studies. One session was on 1 Kings 19 (listening), and the other on Isaiah 6 (responding). The teachings went really well and I look forward to the Edge moving to the next city on the N.C. Coast where we do it all over again on New Years eve. All for Jesus! Tim B.

The Skaters Bible was just released and I have a copy. This is an amazingly done peace of work that will have an eternal impact on skaters all over the world. It is New Testament in contemporary english translation it has full color photos and highlights with a very modern look. It has about 10 skater testimonies from everyday skater kids who love Jesus to a few Pros, I am one of them. I am very humbled to be a part of such a "God thing". I am so stoked and cannot wait to receive more copies and encourage churches to get these as well. This bible is being distributed and published by The Australian Bible Society. God bless Tim B

I was in a music video for some friends in Above the Golden State. Check it out:

My first trip this month was to Ottawa, Ontario. John Ruben, Manafest, myself were the lineup for a really great outreach. The church removed its normal seating (pews) and had the local skateshop come out and do a demo and set up ramps right in the sanctuary. I was encouraged the most by how the teens from the church youthgroup took on the responsibility of reaching their peers. The kids showed up with us at one of the worst local High schools in the city to back Manafest and I in prayer and to reach out and invite kids to that nights event to hear the gospel. A lot of people showed up and were given bibles as they answered the call to follow Jesus.

Trip # 2 this month was in Lewistown, PA. I got to go to a place called the underground which is an old cafe\multipurpose building made into a youth hangout. I did my skating and shared how receiving Jesus revolutionized my life. It was tough trying to relate to kids who have never even heard about Jesus. I also shared how my life changed when I recognized my sin and saw my need for a savior as well as a new life. This is where I believe my heart and ministry are changing as I would have loved to have had more time hanging out mentoring and skating with these kids. I know seeds were planted and God will bring someone to do the watering, I just pray that one day I would be in a position to do more ministry and have more time with people.

My last trip this month was in Maize, KS located right outside Wichita. This was one of those trips that when I met the pastors we just instantly connected, I had a genuine conformation that this was really a "God thing". This was not just another date to be booked and going through the motions of programs and that kind of stuff. These guys take discipleship and Gods Word seriously as well as genuine followup with any student that had made or makes a decision to follow Jesus. That is why we were able to see a whole bunch of kids surrender to Jesus that night because "the ground had already been tilled, seeds had been planted and it was time for a harvest", glory to Jesus! I had a blast at this outreach I am going home stoked about all the things God did and is doing in so many lives.

Thanks for reading this,
"Be encourged to go out today and tell someone about Jesus and ask how you can serve them.
"All for the Lord Jesus"
Tim B.

God has called us in these tough times to give more and to love people more. I have been reading chapter 1 of James, which is found in the New Testament. Trials come and will test us all but we should consider this to be God's perfect will producing patience and character in us so we can be more like Jesus. We need to band together as a family in Jesus and really pray and give in this time of hardship for so many who are in need in this country. If it is money, a warm meal, maybe it is prayer or a place to stay... we are called as Christians to live this. Galatians 2:20 Tim B.

I began this month's ministry in a small town in TN. where I was invited to a mini-festival that was located in a field by the city skatepark. I shared the Gospel and skated and a few kids came to Jesus. I only would have hoped that the churches who put this event on would have spent time with these local skaters building relationships and earning their trust and showing them the love of Jesus, not just telling them about it.
The second outreach was right outside Nashville TN. This was a ministry for the smaller church youth groups who couldn't afford to attend larger youth events. This local guy donates his property annually to these smaller churches so that the youth and the volunteer church staff have some sort of retreat time. God's hand was on this event and over 400 people came out. The guy who puts this event together brought me in to do the outreach side of things and it was awesome because they had great follow up set in place. We had around 30 decisions that night and it was all for the glory of our Lord Jesus.
The next weekend I was off to FL for our Asphalt Assault Tour which had 4 bands and a BMX team. The event was held at an amusement park. I skated and shared the gospel message and when it came time for the invitation nobody raised their hands when shortly after I gave the invite to know Jesus, I realized and later told that the crowd was the church's youth group that initially brought us in. I really enjoyed this ministry time and had a few opportunities to pray with people and encourage other believers to be whole-hearted followers of Jesus Christ.
This past weekend I was invited to a youth rally in N.C. and was very encouraged by the churches that showed up as well as meeting a passionate youth minister who hosted me. There were about 70 kids in all and 3 decisions to follow Jesus I also got to pray with kids that were facing tough circumstances in life. I really enjoyed this outreach. I wish I could have come and done it for nothing, these smaller more personal settings are my most favorite ministry times. Thanks for reading this please pray for God's direction. All for Jesus! Tim B.

The following is for the glory of our lord Jesus. I started out this month's outreaches on the 7th in Lancaster PA. I was invited to share Jesus at a week long tent revival which was really cool considering the church that put it on used to be a conservative Mennonite church which had God's spirit fall on and light a fire to reach the community and break down the religious barriers of the various traditions of the Amish and Mennonite as well as other strongholds. I've gotta say I was really stoked to be at a real tent revival! I had the privilege to share the good news of Jesus and the freedom I found in knowing God. A few people gave their lives to Jesus and God really used this cool opportunity and this group of people to really ignite a community to know Jesus and to be set free from religous bondage. The next trip was Jackson, MS, In a well-to-do community called Madison. I had the opportunity to share God's good news with about 600 people at an event that was outdoors and extremely humid and hot. The cool thing about this event was that 5 different church denominations had gotten together to do this outreach we had about 20 decisions to follow Jesus. I was personally encouraged by the pastors and their hearts to be more like Jesus and walk in the body of Christ (in unity). I saved the best for last... This past weekend I did an outreach in Fredricksburg, VA. My brother and his fiancee came to the outreach to see me and visit. They stuck around and watched me skate and share the good news of Jesus, and during the decision time, my brother's fiancee gave her life to Jesus and told my brother later that day that God spoke to her heart and she felt it was time to surrender to God. I also am seeing my brother return back to Jesus. I know this visit and the cool stuff that took place in his fiancee's heart was an encouragement to him to be a man of God. This was one of the best things the Lord could have let me be apart of and I am so thankful to my Father in heaven who can do all things and work everything together for His purpose and His goodness. Please pray for Reach Your City, that God would continue to open doors for all the ministers to have opportunities to share Jesus. God bless Tim B.

The following is for the genuine glory of our Lord Jesus! God is showing me how to be the Gospel. He's also showing me that it is so easy to share a passionate outlined message on stage night after night and for the bands to sing and perform the same songs over and over. We can easily get caught up in just going through the motions, but our Father wants so much more from us, God wants us to get to know more of His children! We have all been called to go into all the world and not only share\preach the good news of Jesus but BE the good news of our Lord Jesus! In just the past week many raised their hands in a complete surrender to our Lord Jesus. The highlights that I would like to share took place more in one-on-one street witnessing. The other night I met a guy who told us that he was going to a party to get with girls and to get drunk. The Holy Spirit came upon me and before I knew it we had an opportunity to lead this guy to Jesus. You could see how God convicted his heart and I could feel the brokenness when I prayed with him. It was awesome and he gave his heart to Jesus on that empty sidewalk! The next day when I gave the call to surrender to Jesus, one of the band members (on this tour) raised his hand and I had an opportunity to pray with him and encourage him to follow Jesus. This was cool especially because he raised is hand in front of everybody without the lights being dimmed or heads bowed - just all out surrender to our Lord Jesus. God is amazing! Last night I had the opportunity to pray with and encourage a few VETS that were stationed at Ft. Bragg in N.C. I shared that Jesus went to the cross for all sin no matter how bad or shameful. I have to say when you hear of a 19-year old who has killed people in the line of duty or some other really twisted sins, it gets heavy. I shared that God paid a price to purchase our sinful, twisted, sick human existence and gives us a new life when we except His free gift in our Lord Jesus. Then and only then, when we see our sin and the price that God paid, we are truly born again and become a new creation in Christ Jesus. The following is the tour schedule: Thursday Jul 3 Fly to Nashville Friday Jul 4 Drive to Pensacola Saturday Jul 5 Drop In & Rock Out Tour (DIRO) - Pensacola, FL Monday Jul 7 Nacogdoches, TX - Go Tell Camps - Wednesday Jul 9 DIRO - Bluefield, WV Thursday Jul 10 DIRO - Mount Holly, NC Friday Jul 11 DIRO - Ahoskie, NC Saturday Jul 12 DIRO - Fayetteville, NC Wednesday Jul 16 DIRO - Raytown, MO Friday Jul 18 Bloomington, NJ - Camp - Saturday Jul 19 DIRO - Shelbyville, TN Sunday Jul 20 DIRO - Harrisburg, IL Monday Jul 21 DIRO - Roach, MO Friday Jul 25 DIRO - Bidwell, OH Saturday Jul 26 Knightstown, IN Sunday Jul 27 DIRO - Chicago, IL Monday Jul 28 DIRO - High Hill, MO

Among the delayed and canceled flights for this months schedule of five consecutive outreaches all booked in different states, I still could feel God's spirit upon me. What I mean is this: I am learning to decrease and allow God to increase in my everyday life as I learn to serve others. My first stop was Lafayette, LA a small street outreach in which we saw 2 people give their lives to Jesus. The next stop was Illinois in a town of 2000 people, I met this ultra passionate pastor that was only 28yrs old who just wanted to reach out and do something for the community and have an impact on lives for our Lord Jesus. A few people raised their hands in response to the good news of Jesus. I then flew to Georgia for a youth camp of around 1000 people. I was there to just strike a fire in the hearts of onlookers as I shared my passion for seeing people live what they believe and follow Jesus. My next trip was 3 days in Tulsa, OK for a conference in which we saw the gifts of the spirit really move in lives, I was really encouraged because this crew who brought me in were friends that I had worked with before and God used us on and off the stage in mighty ways to encourage one another. My final stop this month is at Liberty University in VA were I have the opportunity to challenge people to be whole hearted followers of our Lord Jesus. God bless, live for Him!

I just got back from Florida where I went to 2 skateparks and did some demos and invited people to come here the good news of our Lord Jesus at an evening church service. That night we had a packed house and a whole bunch of people stand and respond to give their hearts to Jesus. I have been really busy lately with alot of life stuff, I need to read and study more about Jesus and read God's word. My health and skating and family and everything is awesome, I just believe God wants to do so much more with all of us. "Live for Jesus, nothing else matters" Tim B.