“And as ye go, preach, saying, the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.” - Matthew 10:7-8

God has given Pastor Wicks a dream to see the Kingdom of God manifested in the lives of His people in the here and now. That is, people who are willing and obedient in the hearing and doing of God's word. As a “minister to ministers”, his focus is to equip, edify and encourage everyone he meets. Along with their desire to see the power of the Holy Spirit touch people in a tangible way, Pastor Wicks and his wife Vilma offer their testimonies of how God has blessed their lives. God has taken them from "not enough" to a position to bless others.

He was trained in the Word of God since early childhood by parents who were Captains in the Salvation Army. Throughout his life he attended other churches of many denominations such as the Nazarene, Pentecostal, Baptist, Mennonite, Charismatic and Full Gospel. Through the teaching from so many viewpoints and through training in Practical Theology at Bible College he has gleaned a deeper understanding of what it is to be a Christian in "real world" practical terms.

For the past year Pastor Wicks has been based at Living Faith Outreach Ministries in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. From this jumping off point he has focused on making the word “outreach” a reality for the members of the congregation through local and international campaigns. Locally, these endeavors included offering of spiritual, mental, physical and financial help to all who would receive it while visiting every home in the town of Rosthern, the surrounding farming community and the Beardy’s – Okemasis First Nations Reserve. In this same time he began reaching out internationally through live internet broadcasting of the Living Faith Outreach services twice a week. 

Prior to being installed at Rosthern, Pastor Wicks was overseas, evangelizing and ministering to many people in the Northern Islands of Mindoro and Luzon in the Philippines. He considers evangelism to be one area where God has gifted him. He is not comfortable just viewing the world from inside the walls of a church building. To him the building is "headquarters" but we are the living church. We take the Kingdom of God with us wherever we go.

We're looking for partners that will join with us to help bring the good news of the love of Jesus Christ locally and internationally. We would be blessed to have you working with us through physical ministry, intercessory prayer or financial support. If you would like to partner with us, click on "Contact Us" for more information. We would really appreciate hearing from you. As a partner it is part of our ministry to be praying for you everyday too!

Local Ministry:

• Every Door Campaign #1 - Rosthern, Saskatchewan - March - May, 2008 - Reverend Mark Wicks and a few members of Living Faith Outreach knocked on the door of all the homes in Rosthern and ministered to all who would receive them.
• Every Door Campaign #2 - Beardy's - Okemasis Reserve, Saskatchewan - June - September, 2008 - Reverend Mark Wicks and some of the members of Living Faith Outreach knocked on the door of all the homes in Beardy's - Okemasis and ministered to all who would receive them.
• Outdoor Amplified Services - Beardy's - Okemasis Reserve, Saskatchewan - An outdoor service was held on three separate occasions at the reserve villages during the summer months.
• Home group Planting - Beardy's - Okemasis Reserve, Saskatchewan - A weekly home group was initiated during the summer for the residents of the reserve so that those without transportation to the church can have fellowship on a regular basis.
• Monthly Food Hamper Program - This program to help the most needy in the region has become an ongoing ministry to those in Rosthern and on Beardy's Okemasis.

International Ministry:

Philippines Ministry Trip 2007: - November - December, 2007 - Reverend Mark and Vilma Wicks embarked on a 2 week ministry trip to the northern islands of Luzon and Mindoro. During this time of ministry and encouragement the Lord moved and many miracles were seen as lives were changed and people were healed. Here is a list of some of the places where we ministered; 

• United Pentecostal Church - Ste. Mesa, Manilla, Philippines
• Pastor Parkman's Bible College - San Fernando, La Union, Philippines
• Nagbacalan Community Centre - Nagbacalan, Isabela, Philippines
• Jesus Christ the River of Life Church - Karumagi, Mindoro, Philippines
• Church of God - San Andres, Mindoro, Philippines

Philippines Ministry Trip 2008: - December, 2008 - Reverend Mark and Vilma Wicks spent 3 weeks on this tour of duty. This time God sent us to preach the Kingdom on four islands of the north and central Philippines. The islands we visited were Luzon, Mindoro, Cebu and Negros. Among those who we visited were many pastors and ministers at the Kingdom Leadership Conference on Mindoro as well as the Hislife King's Men Meeting in Bacolod City. As before the Lord moved wherever we went and miracles took place. Praise God! Here are some of the locations and events where we were priveledged to minister; 

• Triumphant Church of Jesus - Maravilla, Cebu, Philippines - Pastors Abe and Mila Lucmayon - Here we finally met brother Rey Del Rosario in person for the first time. The people who had gathered for the meeting were hungry for the Word and all came forward to be ministered to this night.
• Hislife House Church - Bacolod City, Philippines - Brother Rey
• HisLife King's Men Meeting - Bacolod City, Philippines
• His Life East, YX and YWAM Outreach - Barungay 41, Bacolod City, Philippines - With Christmas food hampers in hand we invaded the area, brought the good news and ministered to some of the most needy in the area.
• HisLife Central Church - Bacolod City, Philippines
• HisLife East Church - Bacolod City, Philippines
• Kingdom Leaders Conference - Karumagi, Mindoro, Philippines
• Jesus Christ the River of Life Church - Karumagi, Mindoro, Philippines
• San Andres, Calapan, Mindoro, Philippines
• Kingdom Leaders Conference - Nag-ibay Mindoro, Philippines
• San Augustine, Mindoro, Philippines
• Temple of Praise - Namboungan, La Union, Philippines
• United Pentecostal Church - Ste. Mesa, Manilla, Philippines