Brian Bolt
Pittsburgh City Outreach
Testimony:
Brian was born in Maryland and was quickly introduced to drugs. His teenage years growing up in San Diego were no easier; they brought him deeper and deeper into drugs and smuggling from Mexico. When he turned 18 he was forced to pick between jail or the military by a court of law, he choice the Navy. Brian was later discharged from the Navy and used his military ID to get in and out of Mexico dealing with more drugs. One night Brian was in a bar trying to make some deals when a fight broke out and he was shot point blank in the head with a .22. He was told by the paramedics that he would not make it to the hospital and that he better know where he is going after death. Seventy-five days later, after recovery surgery, Brian was released from the hospital. After that Brian was once again back on the streets causing trouble; one night a group of Mexican approached him, “I thought they were going to mug me,” and they asked him if he knew Jesus Christ. That was the turning point in Brian’s life! After a period of recovery time and relationship growing Brian began to accept his new identity in Christ. He worked along side of Nicky Cruz in evangelism outreaches and become involved in ministry. Later Brian joined with Gettysburg Masters Commission. Within his first year he met his future wife and they were married, after some bumps and trials Brian and his new wife Angie were accepted back into M.C…. Today Brian operates a men’s home in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh City Outreach. There motto is: we are vision driven, and go after the worst of he worst. Brian and his team work with 14 guys right now who are growing away from past life styles and toward recovery in Christ Jesus.
My thoughts:
Brian and his guys were great; they had awesome hearts after Christ. He has authentic and real, Brian was someone you could trust with everything you had, and yet you would never want to bad mouth him. Brian was acting in the way God made him to be he didn’t conform to the stereotypical Christian and that’s what sets him and his outreach apart. Pittsburgh City Outreach as a group looked to God for understanding and were not out to please people, he didn’t care what people thought of him, his identity in Christ was steady and steadfast. Brian ran the home in a way that focused o relationships with each other and with God, but this was not our typical relationships. These guys worked hard and were with each other in the good and the bad! They worked together and placed trust and love in one another. They were really centralized around community and it made them strong together. This closeness really allowed for growth into a new life and in Christ. There vision and passion for men and women around the Pittsburgh area was exciting. They dealt with different personalities and experiences every day. They really seemed to emphasize trusting in the Lord for their needs and that was very neat! I thought Brian was a great man of God, and I look forward to seeing him continue to grow in Christ and to see his ministry blossom.
Brian was born in Maryland and was quickly introduced to drugs. His teenage years growing up in San Diego were no easier; they brought him deeper and deeper into drugs and smuggling from Mexico. When he turned 18 he was forced to pick between jail or the military by a court of law, he choice the Navy. Brian was later discharged from the Navy and used his military ID to get in and out of Mexico dealing with more drugs. One night Brian was in a bar trying to make some deals when a fight broke out and he was shot point blank in the head with a .22. He was told by the paramedics that he would not make it to the hospital and that he better know where he is going after death. Seventy-five days later, after recovery surgery, Brian was released from the hospital. After that Brian was once again back on the streets causing trouble; one night a group of Mexican approached him, “I thought they were going to mug me,” and they asked him if he knew Jesus Christ. That was the turning point in Brian’s life! After a period of recovery time and relationship growing Brian began to accept his new identity in Christ. He worked along side of Nicky Cruz in evangelism outreaches and become involved in ministry. Later Brian joined with Gettysburg Masters Commission. Within his first year he met his future wife and they were married, after some bumps and trials Brian and his new wife Angie were accepted back into M.C…. Today Brian operates a men’s home in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh City Outreach. There motto is: we are vision driven, and go after the worst of he worst. Brian and his team work with 14 guys right now who are growing away from past life styles and toward recovery in Christ Jesus.
My thoughts:
Brian and his guys were great; they had awesome hearts after Christ. He has authentic and real, Brian was someone you could trust with everything you had, and yet you would never want to bad mouth him. Brian was acting in the way God made him to be he didn’t conform to the stereotypical Christian and that’s what sets him and his outreach apart. Pittsburgh City Outreach as a group looked to God for understanding and were not out to please people, he didn’t care what people thought of him, his identity in Christ was steady and steadfast. Brian ran the home in a way that focused o relationships with each other and with God, but this was not our typical relationships. These guys worked hard and were with each other in the good and the bad! They worked together and placed trust and love in one another. They were really centralized around community and it made them strong together. This closeness really allowed for growth into a new life and in Christ. There vision and passion for men and women around the Pittsburgh area was exciting. They dealt with different personalities and experiences every day. They really seemed to emphasize trusting in the Lord for their needs and that was very neat! I thought Brian was a great man of God, and I look forward to seeing him continue to grow in Christ and to see his ministry blossom.
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3 comments:
I am also Brian's cousin and I am appalled by the lies and misrepresentations he is presenting to those who believe him to be a man of God. A true man of God does not lie about his past or family.
Really
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