Thank you so much for your continued prayer and support as
we seek to serve the Lord and be obedient to His direction!
It has been a very interesting season over the last few
months for us as a couple. God has been stirring in us our passions to be
creative and to be intentional to develop and use the gifts that God has given
us in ministry. This has led to some really cool things for us.
Monique is still teaching herself how to play the keyboard in
effort to be more effective in leading and participating in worship and she has
been progressing rapidly! It has been so life giving to overhear her practicing
and singing beautiful songs to the Lord. She has also begun to write new music,
in hopes to record some new songs in the near future.
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Toward the end of last year, I spent some time away with the
Lord and realized that I hadn’t been the best steward of some of the tools the
Lord had given me to use for His kingdom. This led to me being more open to the
idea of speaking in different locations to serve the Church at large and the
opportunities have come. I’ve been humbled to see God at work during these
times and feel alive inside of the obedience to the call. Also, I had been
interested in writing for some time and had never really pursued the
opportunity to connect to this medium but the Lord opened the door for me to do
it. On June 17th my first published work will be available! It is a
bible study series called Converge and the book is called Sharing The Gospel.
Praise the Lord!
God has been continuing to move mightily in the discipleship
groups that Monique and I get to lead in Richmond. God’s word is taking root in
women and men’s hearts and their love for the gospel continues to increase. It
is so amazing to see hearts and minds that have been distant from God continue
be transformed by His love and grace. We are growing in grace and learning more
and more everyday.
Our Food Bank outreach is growing. We are now serving well
over 100 households with free produce every two weeks. This is also opening the
door for more children in the community to hear about our Awana program.
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| Families forming a line to receive free produce |
Monique is finding great satisfaction in her job at
Abolition International. She is working to build church & community
partnerships across the nation in order to bring quality aftercare to survivors
of Human Trafficking. She was recently given the opportunity to help develop an
international prayer community to intercede for survivors as they embark on the journey to healing from the deep wounds of repeated trauma.
She too has been exploring the joys of writing and currently provides the
prayer community with bi-weekly devotionals on the power of prayer. (If you’d
like to join the community, click here.)
Monique is also leading our church staff in receiving
training for street outreach to effectively minister to the women and adolescents in our
neighborhood who are bound by a life of prostitution. Please pray for us as
we connect with those who so desperately need a way out.
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| The USA's average age of entry into sex trafficking is just 12-14. California harbors 3 of FBI's top 13 highest child sex trafficking areas in the nation. We're seeking God as we map out ministry strategies to help change lives. |
We appreciate your intercession for us as we seek the Lord for
direction and vision in life and ministry. We continually feel the affects of
the prayer that you offer on our behalf and would love to be able to return the
favor!
Blessings…
The Zackery's
