Timothy Irwin Reist
Tim was born in Oak Park IL on June 7, 1963. His young years were spent in Fillmore and Hume NY where his dad was a pastor and professor at Houghton College. Tim came to Jesus as a 4-year-old boy. But he made the proclamation when he was scared, "I wish Jesus had skin on." He moved with his mother and sister to Illinois where he attended Hadley Jr High School in Glen Ellyn and then Wheaton Central High School in Wheaton. Tim wanted to play football but given his slender build, he decided soccer was a safer and better fit. He was a literal genius. Thinking of majoring in medicine he went to Illinois Wesleyan University. He ended up studying graphic design there and graduated in 1985.
Tim worked with Young Life for some years and attended seminary at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. His faith in Jesus Christ continued to grow and develop through the years. In 2002 he took a trip to the Czech Republic to visit an old high school friend, John Vax. There he met and

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