FHL Week 2009 Recap
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Greetings in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ! What a privilege to work alongside all of you in these past few months. FHL Week 2009 was the largest impact we had in terms of number of salvations, people we touched, and projects completed and generated. The overall value of our projects and services in all categories saw significant improvement. It truly became a Year of Hope for many in Indianapolis and the hope within us became the tangible expression of God’s love to His people. Heaven came down and His Presence was evident in our communities.
Words cannot adequately express the miracles that happened (and are still happening) during of Faith, Hope and Love Week 2009. But here is a partial list below:
- 2 communities were transformed both spiritually & physically (Riverwood & Elizaville)
- 25 individuals were brought to salvation
- Creative miracles were witnessed, such as:
- people who were in wheelchairs started to gain strength in their legs and started pushing their own wheelchair (or jumped)
- transformed individuals
- Countless projects were generated for continuance after FHL Week 2009
- Numerous new relationships were started
- FHL reached out even farther to areas such as:
- Lebanon
- Avon
- North of Noblesville
- More businesses provided resources
- The Indianapolis Deputy Mayor preached the Gospel at the Circle in front of the general public
Thank you so much for allowing me to serve with you. As I mentioned in the past, FHL Week is just a beginning of the continued flow of God’s blessings to our communities. In the weeks to come, I would like to touch base with you to see FHL could serve with you or how you could join us in serving together.
I am sure that it is almost impossible for me to thank everyone personally so please extend my sincere gratitude. It’s been and will be my honor to work alongside with you again!
FHL Week 2010 is July 25-31, The Year of Love
Eph. 6:23-24, “Peace to the brothers (and sisters), and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.”
Merlin Gonzales
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Prayer Walk at Elizaville
Opening day of FHL Week 2009 (Tuesday, July 21, 2009) in Elizaville, Indiana. To see where Elizaville is and all the activity there this past week, please check out our FHL Flickr Photo map: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fhlinternationalorg/sets/72157621754861588/map/
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Days 5 and 6: FHL Week 2009
It seems like the days go by so fast during FHL Week and yet it feels like God stretches each minute of the day so that we have all we need to get the work done. Dozens of projects and services were performed by hundreds of volunteers in Central Indiana.
- Light Construction at residential homes, playground clean up and bottle water giveaway at apartment complex were among the many projects in the Urban area
- Visiting Nursing and Retirement Home outreaches by the Greenwood and Nora-Castleton areas
- Gardening in Avon, IN by the West side area and by the Multi-Cultural ministry of FHL
- Continued effort of community restoration of the Noblesvilles area (Riverwood Community) and the Northwest area (Elizaville)
- At least 20 individuals have come to salvation in the Lord to date
- Community Cookout with live music at Metro Baptist Center 952 N. Pennsylvania, noon to 4p (Urban area)
- Single Mom Oil Change (West side area)
- Elizaville Town dedication (Northwest area)
- Fishers Community worship at Holland Park, Fishers, 5:30pm (Nora/Castleton area)
Day 2: FHL Week 2009
2009 FHL Week Day 2
Monday the 20th was an exciting day! I had the opportunity to join the Nora-Castleton & Urban area gathering:
* The worship and fellowship was incredible at E91st.
* The Prayer coach was parked at 10th/Rural and 5 people accepted the Lord as their Lord and savior.
* More than 500 cold drinks and dozens of brand new t-shirts were given away.
* A ramp on the East side of town was started by the SAW Ministry
* A group of 70+ youth served the inner city
* Several projects were started at Elizaville
* A group of youth from Michigan through the partnership with Work Camp (Weeks of Hope) helped the West side area.
* The Noblesville area had a great start at the Riverwood community
* Some Carmel-Westfield local missionaries helped out at the Northwest area.
It was a day full of blessing and favor. The volunteers distributed God’s blessings in Central Indiana.
We are just starting the FHL Week and many relationships have been formed.
To be a local missionary, please call 317-578-3370 or contact your local church.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )FHL Week 2009: Prayer Walk Around Indianapolis
by Merlin Gonzales
Yesterday, we were baptized spiritually and physically. We accomplished what we were supposed to do…bringing His Presence and proclaiming His Name at the center of the state.
FHL Week Update: The Prayer coach will be at:
* 10th and Rural today
* Unleavened Bread Cafe on Tuesday.
* Johnson County Fair Grounds on Wednesday.
* Elizaville on Thursday.
* Saraga International Market 38th/Lafayette & Marion County on Saturday.
This week’s schedule, area-by-area, can be seen at FHLinternational.org on Facebook (see the links at the bottom of the page)! Come get involved!
Read more about the opening day of FHL Week: “Service Missions Close To Home” in The Indianapolis Star: http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009907200353
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Great Week For FHL: ESL Classes, Lamb’s Farm Planting, City-Wide Prayer, Mobile Food Pantry and FHL Week 2009 Planning
Hello everyone,
It’s been a great week.
We had the Fishers Area churches (FHL Week 2009) meeting at Christ the Savior Lutheran Church, NW area and Greenwood areas. They were attended by several churches and are now planning to meet again in the next few weeks. The week of 3/22, Nora-Castleton and Carmel areas will meet for FHL Week 2009 vision-casting.
The FHL Lamb’s Farm was cultivated and we planted seeds on several garde
n plots. The Burmese Refugees adopted the gardens. Later the same day, the Lord provided almost 30 jobs for these refugees at Heartland Growers through FHL connections. It is possible that we may have a few more acres to raise vegetables in the near future.
FHL’s ESL (English as a Second Language) has expanded to a Chic-Fil-A restaurant located in the Clearwater area. We will be teaching basic English to the employees at 86th St restaurant starting the first week of April.
On the 21st of March, FHL Mobile Food Pantry was held at Arlington High School. We had more than 100 volunteers including the Arlington High School Baseball Team. We served more than 150 families from several different nationalities including Iraquis, Burmese, and Hispanics. Food was abundantly shared with people but the main focus was the relationships we built with each other. To help these ones build a relationship with their heavenly Father, we also had a ‘Prayer Tent’ inside the building.
Next weekend, 3/28, we will have a ‘Prayer Tent’ at a vacant lot at 10th/Rural from 10a-2p. Through April 2 – 4 is FHL’s Kindness Weekend at Bread of Life in Avon, IN. We will be giving away clothes provided by the church. On 4/4, the 3rd FHL city-wide prayer meeting will be held at Bread of Life starting at 7:30pm.
I am so blessed to be part of this ministry. I have the privilege of witnessing what God is doing in our community. Thank you so much for coming alongside FHL in serving the least, the lost and last. If you have not been to any of the FHL events, try to come to the next few; you’ll witness what God is doing through FHL ministry.
Hope to see everyone at the Outback Luncheon on 3/25; it’s going to be awesome!
God bless,
Merlin
Meeting Minutes: FHL Launching Meeting for FHL Week 2009
FHL Week 2009
Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Thank you for coming to the (FHL Week 2009 Launching) meeting. We had many new potential Area Coordinators! Here are the meeting minutes for the January 15th meeting on Thursday:
- The Vision of FHL International, Inc. and the FHL Week (It’s about Relationships)
- Identification of NEEDS and RESOURCES in our neighborhoods and MOBILIZE our community to serve
- Projects, services and events are tools to reach out to the community
- We plan for all our events and projects but we are flexible to the leading of the Holy Spirit-He runs this ministry
- We are planning to have at least 10 Area Coordinators from the following areas:
o Nora/Castleton
o Urban-North
o Urban South
o Noblesville
o Fishers
o Carmel
o Westfield
o Zionsville
o Greenwood
o West
o Avon/Brownsburg/Plainfield
o Fortville/McCordsville
o East
- The Area Coordinators’ (AC) Training meeting is on Thursday, Feb 5th, 8a-10a at the FHL office. Please RSVP by Thursday, Jan 22nd by calling 317-578-3370 or by responding to info@fhlinternational.org . Bring your potential ‘Apprentice’ and leaders
- Please see your email for the ‘Invitation Letter’ to your area churches. You can fill in the blanks for your first area meeting. If you let me know in advance, I could come and assist you in casting the vision. Here is the One-Page ‘Save-the-Date’ brochure
- Together with www.fhlinternational.org these Links will provide you and your prospective area church partner with multi-media marketing and presentation:
FHL International,Inc.’s Splashcast Video Channel
FHL International,Inc.’s YouTube Channel
FHL International,Inc.’s Facebook Page
FHL International,Inc.’s Wiki Page
- Pastor Paul Backer of Central Christian Church in Carmel will be our AC Consultant. He had been an Area Coordinator for Carmel/Westfield area from 2006-2008 averaging 500+ volunteers every FHL Week
- Paul Bechtold is the Metro Indy AC Coordinator and will assist you for the FHL Week
- FHL Int’l., Inc. has several ongoing ministries such as the Mobile Food Pantry, Kindness Days, Prayer Teams, English as a Second Language, etc.
- The FHL e-newsletter will give you updates on a monthly basis. I will send you another email with the e-news
- You are invited to come to the FHL Prayer Team launching on January 24 7p-9p at: Providence Ministries, Indianapolis, Indiana 46218. I will send you another email regarding this event. Hope to see you there.
During these tough economic times, our churches need to work closer together in serving those in need. I would like to encourage you to continue to talk to other churches regarding this ministry that was birth in our own city.
God bless,
Merlin Gonzales
President, FHL International, Inc.
FHL International, Inc. 
