ENCOURAGEMENT! You Need it, Others Need it!

Did you know that ‘The Bible’ is FILLED with incredible good news and encouragement for you?  You just need to know where to look!  Today, you will be encouraged by what you ‘hear’ and by what you ‘see’.  Really good news will be unpacked for you and you will learn HOW to encourage others too!

You may have heard God loves you, but did you know He LIKES you too.  The message the ‘typical’ church sends to the world is that God is really ticked and his anger is building…well….that God doesn’t even EXIST!! And we wonder why people feel condemned by the message ‘the church’ seems to send.

Let’s share the GOOD NEWS for all people TO all people!  God loves EVERYBODY!  No one is excluded!  That is good news!! Now believe it!!  For more info, visit:

• hopefellowshipycc.com
• gracewalkcanada.org
• gracewalk.org
• https://mikezenker.wordpress.com/

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Good News from Mike

Grace Walk Canada is entering a ‘new season,’ a reboot if you will.  Stay tuned as we launch new resources, conferences, and speaking dates over the next two years.  It is time to take this message of Grace beyond the church walls and bring it to people who have never heard it before! This has been sparked by a number of conversations with the Grace Walk leaders, by asking the question ‘who are we trying to reach’?  One of the discussions involved the importance of including and stimulating the youth of our generation to hear, believe, and understand the message of Grace.  This means that we need provide them opportunities to practice and learn how to share the love of Christ.  Hence the birth of the “2016 Mexico Missions Trip”.  This trip took place during March break and I want to invite everyone to watch the video in the following link, which summarizes what happened, personal experiences, and what we learned from the trip.  (CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO)

As a result of our trip and speaking with village leaders, teachers and townspeople, we realized there are some very practical and inexpensive things we could do to ‘love this village with the love of Christ’.

1. The village is bare and gray, hardly any colour.  We had 12 homes painted and began giving the gift of colour and joy to this little village.
2. We found out that the public Jr. High School was functioning without even basic supplies such as:
   1. ‘Missing and broken glass’ in the school windows, causing dust and wind to blow through each classroom everyday, causing dust piles, blown around papers, a lot of dirt.
   2. Hardly any desks for students to sit at, and the few that were there, were broken bent and fragile.
   3. The teacher had hardly any tools or resources for teaching.
   4. No working fans in the classrooms to cool them down
   5. Bathroom facilities were in a dangerous state: they had to go to a water pit outside, let down a pail on a rope, bring the pail in, use it to pour in the toilets, and this was for every toilet.
   6. The water hole had a large enough opening that a smaller youth could ‘easily’ fall down, creating a constant danger.
   7. They lacked any sports equipment, soccer balls, basket balls, Frisbees, bouncy balls, skipping ropes,
3. This village lacks hope and encouragement.  They struggle with such a low income level that they simply cannot afford a single improvement.
4. They were very, very open to the message of Grace and Love we shared with them.

Click here to donate now.

Next Step: 2016 Mexico Missions Trip – Part Two (July)

I’m going back to this village ‘El Limon’ this July and would like to invite you to participate with a financial gift so we can help this village in a practical way.  I believe by doing this, they will see our love and be even more open to the message we bring.  We need to raise $3300-$3500 to fulfill the purpose of this trip.  When you see what these funds will do, your heart will be warmed, I hope you will partner with me on this second trip!!  Click here to donate now.

Purpose of the trip:

• Discipleship training of leaders
• Replace all the glass
• Install rooftop water tank and pumps to have flushing toilets in the public school
• Bring resources for training
• Bring fans into the classrooms
• Begin painting a few more homes
• Extra chairs for a grace house church

This village has been put on my heart for a number of reasons.

1. The need is great, and for very little expense as Canadians, we can speak deeply into this village with simple help.
2. This village has already been exposed to the message of Grace and needs to have this message cultivated so it can grow and reproduce
3. This is the town Gerardo Vasquez’s wife Gloria grew up in.  It was a missionary who came to the village that allowed her the opportunity to hear and believe in God.  Let’s continue the work that has already been started and be the missionaries who bring even more good news.

Click here to donate now.

BE ENCOURAGED….and encourage One Another .

We All Need Encouragement! Whether things are going well or if we are walking through a storm in our life, we all need some very KEY reminders about our Father’s love and acceptance of us.  Enjoy part one on ‘Encouragement’ focusing key verses from the Scriptures we need to be reminded of!  No matter where you are at in life, I hope you will find ‘some’ encouragement in what you hear today!!

You may have heard God loves you, but did you know He LIKES you too.  The message the ‘typical’ church sends to the world is that God is really ticked and his anger is building…well….that God doesn’t even EXIST!! And we wonder why people feel condemned by the message ‘the church’ seems to send.

Let’s share the GOOD NEWS for all people TO all people!  God loves EVERYBODY!  No one is excluded!  That is good news!! Now believe it!!  For more info, visit:

• hopefellowshipycc.com
• gracewalkcanada.org
• gracewalk.org
• https://mikezenker.wordpress.com/

You can’t control everything, but you can give up control!  That is exactly what you may have to do if God chooses a ‘different method’ of dealing with your problem, as in, ‘different from last time’.  Enjoy this encouraging talk about how David had to deal with TWO Giants in his life and God used different methods for dealing with each one!

You may have heard God loves you, but did you know He LIKES you too. The message the ‘typical’ church sends to the world is that God is really ticked and his anger is building…well….that God doesn’t even EXIST!! And we wonder why people feel condemned by the message ‘the church’ seems to send.

Let’s share the GOOD NEWS for all people TO all people! God loves EVERYBODY! No one is excluded! That is good news!! Now believe it!! For more info, visit:

• http://www.hopefellowshipycc.com
• http://www.gracewalkcanada.org
• http://www.gracewalk.org
• https://mikezenker.wordpress.com/

When God Messes Up Your Plan: SERIOUSLY GOD?  WHAT ARE YOU DOIN? What do you do when it ‘feels’ like He messed it up? Suddenly everything you planned goes out the window or looks NOTHING like what you had hoped? This message could be exactly what you need to hear! ENJOY!

https://vimeo.com/163179163

You may have heard God loves you, but did you know He LIKES you too. The message the ‘typical’ church sends to the world is that God is really ticked and his anger is building…well….that God doesn’t even EXIST!! And we wonder why people feel condemned by the message ‘the church’ seems to send.

Let’s share the GOOD NEWS for all people TO all people! God loves EVERYBODY! No one is excluded! That is good news!! Now believe it!! For more info, visit:

• http://www.hopefellowshipycc.com
• http://www.gracewalkcanada.org
• http://www.gracewalk.org
• https://mikezenker.wordpress.com/

Grace In The Face Of Fear & Darkness: When trouble, sickness, difficulties, pain and suffering come our way, we can easily be tempted to believe we are alone or even abandoned.  It is in times like these, we need to focus on TRUTH!  The Truth is we are NOT alone and that Jesus will NEVER leave or abandon us.  When the waves of life are crashing in on us in a big way, it is then we need to be reminded of our one-ness with our Saviour Jesus Christ!   I hope today’s message will encourage your heart and bring the reality of God’s Grace to the forefront in your heart and mind!

You may have heard God loves you, but did you know He LIKES you too.  The message the ‘typical’ church sends to the world is that God is really ticked and his anger is building…well….that God doesn’t even EXIST!! And we wonder why people feel condemned by the message ‘the church’ seems to send.

Let’s share the GOOD NEWS for all people TO all people!  God loves EVERYBODY!  No one is excluded!  That is good news!! Now believe it!!  For more info, visit:

• hopefellowshipycc.com
• gracewalkcanada.org
• gracewalk.org
• https://mikezenker.wordpress.com/

What do you REALLY believe? Have you REALLY thought about it?  Is it the same stuff you were told as a kid?  Have you ever thought through every belief that has been handed down?  It is time to visit each belief, challenge every thought and question the answers you have been given since childhood!  Some will come out just fine, some will be headed for the ‘garburator’, which is a good thing!!    Enjoy today’s message of HOPE and encouragement!  Once and a while it is important to visit the basic and exciting truths that have given us clarity and zeal for life!!!  DON’T FORGET the good news you ALREADY know!!  Enjoy!!

You may have heard God loves you, but did you know He LIKES you too.  The message the ‘typical’ church sends to the world is that God is really ticked and his anger is building…well….that God doesn’t even EXIST!! And we wonder why people feel condemned by the message ‘the church’ seems to send.

Let’s share the GOOD NEWS for all people TO all people!  God loves EVERYBODY!  No one is excluded!  That is good news!! Now believe it!!  For more info, visit:

• hopefellowshipycc.com
• gracewalkcanada.org
• gracewalk.org
• https://mikezenker.wordpress.com/

Luke 24:32: They said to each other, “Didn’t our hearts burn within us as he talked with us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?”

I believe the light and truth of Christ shines through all darkness, all people, everywhere…there is NO PLACE it does not shine. If you have come to believe the Good News of Grace that Jesus came to give, is your heart still on fire? Are you still excited about the deeper and wider love of God? Going through the Easter Story is certainly and great way to be REMINDED of the Amazing Love of the Holy Trinity towards ALL humanity!!

You may have heard God loves you, but did you know He LIKES you too. The message the ‘typical’ church sends to the world is that God is really ticked and his anger is building…well….that God doesn’t even EXIST!! And we wonder why people feel condemned by the message ‘the church’ seems to send.

Let’s share the GOOD NEWS for all people TO all people! God loves EVERYBODY! No one is excluded! That is good news!! Now believe it!! For more info, visit:

• http://www.hopefellowshipycc.com
• http://www.gracewalkcanada.org
• http://www.gracewalk.org
• https://mikezenker.wordpress.com/

Our first ever Hope Fellowship/Grace Walk Canada Mission’s trip to Mexico was absolutely amazing.  Today we had the chance to share how each step of the trip was deep and impacting through pictures.  The team shared a little bit of their experiences and would have loved to share more!!  Enjoy!  (*can hardly wait for the NEXT Mission’s Trip)

You may have heard God loves you, but did you know He LIKES you too.  The message the ‘typical’ church sends to the world is that God is really ticked and his anger is building…well….that God doesn’t even EXIST!! And we wonder why people feel condemned by the message ‘the church’ seems to send.

Let’s share the GOOD NEWS for all people TO all people!  God loves EVERYBODY!  No one is excluded!  That is good news!! Now believe it!!  For more info, visit:

• hopefellowshipycc.com
• gracewalkcanada.org
• gracewalk.org
• https://mikezenker.wordpress.com/

Dear Friends & Family,

We’ve decided to stay in Mexico. Hope you’re all well.

Love Team Flexico

Ok, not really but thank you everyone for your support for us to be here. God is at work.

Yesterday morning we set out towards the El Limon, in the State of Nayarit. Today was the quietest it’s been in the van for five days. You might think, ah yes, the fatigue is setting in. Well, it may be, but that’s not why. Gerardo told us his story of coming to faith. Which can be summarized by a lot of “long story short” (It wasn’t short but it WAS PHENOMENAL!) and he got the girl.  (Insert an eruption of cheers & clapping) Yesterday I said that Gerardo’s rapping increased my respect for him but that’s nothing compared to how I feel about him after hearing his story. Gerardo has such a heart for the people of Mexico. I’m thankful we could share this experience with him.

Also, the drive yesterday was OH MY STARS.  Can’t describe it. Check out this picture.

We passed so many trucks today like this.

Or it seemed we did. In actual fact it was only two trucks, but we kept stopping for washroom breaks.  “Why are there so many mattress trucks on this road? Is there a high demand for mattresses in the village?”

Mike has been the provider of Diet Coke for me(Linda) on this trip. (I’m a bit of an addict but that’s not the point of the story)

Me: I never have to wonder when I’ll get my next Diet Coke. It’s just there.

Mike: It’s like Gods grace. It’s just there.

Amen.

Also, if you want to freak out Gerardo, just mention you grabbed a taco at the last roadside stand. He is very strict about where we eat. Sadly, it didn’t give me the response I was hoping for. 😉

Flexi-quote of the day:

How will we describe this town?

Avery “Squishy”