It is with great joy and excitement I get to announce that all the funds have been raised for the Mexico Missions trip!! I can’t thank everyone enough for their generous support. We are leaving first thing in the morning, Thursday March 10th and returning on the 17th. If you’d like to see what’s happening or has happened, please visit me on Facebook (Michael Zenker, or Grace Walk Canada) or you can follow my blog at https://mikezenker.wordpress.com/ . We’ll be posting pictures and updates along the way (pending Wi-Fi).
This trip is not your ‘typical missions trip’, this one has a deeper hope and purpose. Here’s what the team read before they signed up:
“This mission’s trip is NOT your ‘traditional’ mission’s trip. This is not about you….or the people we are going to. This is all about discovering Jesus on each step of the journey. Look for Him on the flight there and back, look for Him in the people you’ll meet, look for Him in the culture you’ll experience. Listen for Him to speak to you and reveal Himself to you in all the activities of this trip. This trip is designed to be a ‘wake up call’ as to the riches we have here vs what they don’t have there, the riches they have there, and the lack we have here….your job is to discover the difference. “
I’d like to invite all of you reading this to pray for us on our trip. Pray for the impact the entire adventure will have on each person going and on each person that we’ll encounter! Pray for our host and guide, Gerardo Vazquez (Director of Grace Walk Latin America), he has done all the ground work and planning to keep us safe and organized.
Here are some of the things we’ll be doing on the trip:
A team of adults and youth are flying into Guadalajara, Mexico
- then driving 4 hours east to Celaya Guanajuato, where we’ll be meeting a Church connected to Grace Walk and share stories, bring some gifts for the children and explore the city.
- Next we’ll travel to Santiago Ixcuintla Nayarit. (Gerardo’s wife’s hometown)
Some of the things we’ll be doing in Nayarit are:
- Painting the fronts of twelve homes (they
cannot afford paint, and yet they love colour) (**we are planning on investing back into this little town and hiring the locals to do the painting, so we can do more ‘relational’ time with the children, teens and community). - Purchasing chairs for the Community Centre (which seriously lacks seating, they have dirt floors)
- Bringing as many school supplies to give away as possible, buy them there if need be. They cannot afford basic supplies
- Canadian Tire Waterloo has graciously allowed us to purchase sports equipment at cost and we’ll be giving some to the children and the rest to the Community Centre/Church
- Health supplies (shampoos, toothpaste, toothbrushes, hand sanitizer, etc.) the town has ONE home that has an indoor working bathroom, otherwise the rest of the town utilizes community out-houses with running water.
- Connecting Canadian teens with Mexican teens in order to share culture and life stories
- Working with children through stories, games, bringing stickers, playing sports with them, etc
- We’ll be exploring the deeper needs of the places we visit so that we can return with a better understanding of how we can partner with these towns, bringing practical help, but also the profound message of Grace and Love!
Thank you again, I’m looking forward to sharing updates as the trip progresses!!
Mike Zenker
ant to thank everyone that has already participated in the financial partnership of the MEXICO MISSIONS TRIP 2016!! We are only $2800 away from having the entire trip covered, allowing us to bless the folks in Mexico in a significant way.
, I would like to offer a very special “Adult Colouring Book” that was created by one of the participants going on the trip. This is a small way we can say thank you AND you get to enjoy God given art gifts when you use it! (*please see the cover of the colouring book below as well as just a few samples of what you will be getting.)
Today’s video will give you a wonderful glimpse into the the special Missions trip to Mexico that will be happening March 10-17!! Please watch and support ‘something’ by visiting 
What is the bid deal with ‘The Bible’? Have you ever wondered ‘how to understand or read ‘the Bible’? In this three part mini series, I’m going to enthusiastically show you there is tremendous value to reading and understanding your Bible. I will also walk you through the key stories and how they fit together so you can begin to read AND understand! Todays message is a brief intro, and then it will be followed up by a rapid run through the main stories and how they flow together. Lastly, I will take you through the New Testament in the same way. By the time we are done, you will have enough understanding to begin reading and understanding your Bible!! I really hope you enjoy!
What is the bid deal with ‘The Bible’? Have you ever wondered ‘how to understand or read ‘the Bible’? In this three part mini series, I’m going to enthusiastically show you there is tremendous value to reading and understanding your Bible. I will also walk you through the key stories and how they fit together so you can begin to read AND understand! Todays message is a brief intro, and then it will be followed up by a rapid run through the main stories and how they flow together. Lastly, I will take you through the New Testament in the same way. By the time we are done, you will have enough understanding to begin reading and understanding your Bible!! I really hope you enjoy!
MUCH Bigger & Better Than You Think! (*PART 2*) The Love Of God, Agape, is SO much bigger and better than you think! Enjoy this encouraging message that digs deep into 1 Corinthians 13 (The Love Chapter)….however, one thing you WILL discover, is that these verses are NOT the ‘to-do list’ for married couples, instead, it is a description of WHO God really is and how He wants to live through us! ENJOY!!
MUCH Bigger & Better Than You Think! 
Do You Understand? I mean REALLY understand? How wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. Enjoy today’s message diving into the profound depth of Ephesians 3:14-21. This small text is SO RICH with deep truth….you will be encouraged!!
When you weep, He weeps! Yes, life can be rough and in the pain we often ask, where is God in my mess and pain? Today’s message will encourage you to look back properly, but also look ahead even better!! Be encouraged today!
A Grace Journey of Learning to Live Loved 