Update from Nick Greenwood

The following press release comes from Nick Greenwood, a CB Chaplain to the music industry. Please keep Nick in prayer as he guides this unique ministry.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 12, 2009

Contact:
Nick Greenwood
RYFO NETWORK
Director
(c) 949.683.3983
(e) nick@ryfo.org

RYFO NETWORK Helps Change How Musicians Tour
SAN CLEMENTE, CA. JANUARY 2008 -- The next step in changing how musicians tour has been taken by Nick Greenwood, founder and director of RYFO NETWORK; an organization established to holistically care for the unique physical, emotional and spiritual needs of touring musicians. Greenwood has been preparing for the January 12, 2009 launch of RYFO's new website (www.RYFO.org) since the organization's conception in the fall of 2007.

"With a new site, band members will be able to book nights through the site at interviewed host homes across the country for free, receive counseling from music industry professionals, request on-the-road tour chaplains, order free books from RYFO’s publishing partners, manage their own prayer networks, receive and interact with regular devotional content and find RYFO partners offering discounted services such as mechanics, restaurants, stores and more. There's nothing else out there like this," says Greenwood.Greenwood first saw the need for bands a few years ago while being on the road himself. Solid State recording artist, Haste the Day's Mike Murphy describes it best, "Getting sick wasn't a matter of if, but when. We were lucky to be able to eat off dollar menus and would run out of clean clothes within the first week or two. We had no idea what we were doing. It was easy to be taken advantage of. The network RYFO has set up would be amazing to be a part of even today. It's those little things that make or break bands at all stages of their career."Organizations such as Tooth & Nail Records, Facedown Records, EMI/CMG, The Sparrow Foundation, XXXChurch.com, HeartSupport.com, Zondervan, CBAmerica and Desiring God have connected with RYFO and support the organization's endeavors to encourage the musicians.

Individuals who will act as bloggers and counselors for RYFO are Chad Johnson (A&R at Tooth and Nail), Nigel James (Third Day’s road pastor), John Thompson (EMI/CMG), Pastor Jerry Bryant (Nashville Vineyard) and Pastor Seth Ebel (former employee of Tooth and Nail, now pastor). Fans can register for the prayer network, TheFifteenThirtys (Romans 15:30), and then apply to be a host home on RYFO's website. Interviews will help to ensure the safety of both the individual and the bands.

Everyone has benefited from music. For some, the songs have helped them through the valleys of life or simply provided entertainment. RYFO hopes to encourage listeners to give back and help care for the artists they love.

For additional information on RYFO NETWORK contact Nick Greenwood or visit RYFO.org on January 12th.

About RYFO NETWORK – RYFO NETWORK is a ministry out of Cornerstone Community Church, San Clemente, CA (501c3), established to holistically care for the unique physical emotional and spiritual needs of touring musicians. By partnering with individuals, companies, and organizations across the country, we are able to offer musicians a diverse range of services to assist them on their mission as they are away from their ordinary systems of support at no additional cost to the artist.