Ground Zero Ministries

12/21/2025

Hello Abbotsford (and surrounding areas) friends and family 😍🥰

Below is a picture of all the amazing stockings you guys have put together to be handed out on Christmas Day-HOLY MACARONI THERE IS ALOT!! 😍🤗

If you still have a stocking or two to drop off to Blackwoods home hardware - this is your gentle reminder to get your butts in gear 🤣🫶🏼❤️ the deadline and pickup is on Tuesday at noon 🙌🫶🏼

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in the stocking drive this year, the response and numbers is astounding. Many hurting hearts will be touched this year because of your guises acts of kindness ❤️❤️

12/15/2025

Its been quite the week….🥰🙌🤗

I got a call last night from my friend Arvy (Golden Leaf Catering) and he asked if I would like to give some Indian food out today to our unhoused friends affected by the flood, and I thought they’d love a hot afternoon meal-boy was I right!😍🤗😋

Arvy asked me to pick up the food at Vaishno Devi Mandir Abbotsford, and from there I went to Cole rd, and then Whatcom where the meal fed 35 folks altogether, and this meal opened the door to a few conversations for treatment opportunities and housing for the seniors living in the camps ❤️

After I left the east side of Abby, I went to salvation army to pick up more food, then meet the team to do our Sunday outreach in the community. We met many soggy friends who loved the chicken noodle soup, sandwiches and left over Indian food, and again had a few more conversations about recovery with some almost ready folks to leave the life of addiction behind.

For those who are new to following our page-this is the heart of why we do “community outreaches” and hand out food-to build relationships,build trust and encourage our friends to make the choice to take the steps into recovery. Then we walk with them through the nasty process of navigating the almost impossible tasks our pathetic government has created to enter a treatment centre. It’s tough and fraser health makes it damn near impossible to achieve, but once in a while we see victory-if one is determined enough-and doesn’t die in the process.

Thank you Arvy for setting us up today and the Vaishno Devi Mandir Abbotsford for rhe amazing Indian food, and Salvation Army for the soup, sandwiches and snacks. Also, thank you to our volunteers who show up to serve our community for free, without judgement and share unmeasurable love every week🥪 🧁 ❤️❤️❤️❤️

One act of kindness might not change the world, but we hope it changes the world for atleast one person… ❤️

12/14/2025

🚨 UPDATE ON HWY #1 🚨

I was just down at the Whatcom exit and highway #1 IS OPEN both directions. It is important to not Whatcom exit IS CLOSED, you can NOT get onto the highway or off the highway here, for now. Cole rd exit is also CLOSED to exit off the freeway but you can get back onto the highway from Cole rd. #3 rd exit is open. Both north parallel AND south parallel rd’s are CLOSED.. you can use sumas to exit and enter highway #1-it is open.

12/14/2025

Highway #1 to chilliwack is open both ways

As of this morning, the floodwaters in Abbotsford continue to gradually recede with some areas seeing notable improvement. There is still overflow water coming across the Canada/U.S.A. border from the Nooksack River, but the amount of water is decreasing at this time.

Last night, the City of Abbotsford lifted existing Evacuation Alerts and downgraded Evacuation Orders for some properties to Evacuation Alerts. The interactive map has been updated to show the status of properties in the evacuation area. The map is searchable by address.

Rapid Damage Assessments continue today by City of Abbotsford staff and Canada Task Force 1 to ensure that people returning home can do so safely. Roads, culverts and bridges are also being inspected. Returning home after a flooding event can be difficult. To support residents, the City of Abbotsford has launched a Return Home information page at abbotsford.ca/returnhome. This page provides information and guidance for residents in the days following their return home, as they turn to agencies, insurers and other levels of government for support. Residents returning home can email floodrecovery@abbotsford.ca with general flood recovery questions and call 604-504-4049 with building assessment inquiries.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food is working with the City of Abbotsford Emergency Operations and have advised that commercial farms that have experienced loss of livestock contact their industry association. Non-commercial and other farms should contact the AgriServiceBC phone line 1-888-221-7141 .

Highway 1 through Abbotsford is now opened in both directions. The on and off ramps remain closed at Whatcom Road and drivers are asked not to attempt to bypass flooded areas using side roads that are still within evacuation zones and to follow traffic control signs and barriers for their safety.

The Emergency Operations Centre remains active today as staff continue closely monitoring river levels, d**es, and roads. We also continue to closely monitor upcoming weather conditions as more rain is predicted in the coming week. If subsequent evacuations are necessary, new alerts or orders will be issued.

Full Information: www.abbotsford.ca/alerts/community-flood-update

12/14/2025

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Existing Evacuation Alerts lifted and Evacuation Orders modified

The City of Abbotsford has lifted existing Evacuation Alerts for 1,069 properties in Sumas Prairie West and Sumas Prairie East. In addition, a total of 160 properties have been downgraded from an Evacuation Order to an Evacuation Alert. This includes most properties in the western portion of the Evacuation Order area up to Angus Campbell Road, including Huntingdon Village, as well as some properties north of Hwy 1. Evacuation Orders remain in place for 325 properties throughout Sumas Prairie.

The interactive map has been updated to show exactly which properties remain under an Evacuation Order or downgraded to an Evacuation Alert. The map is searchable by address.

Rapid Damage Assessments were done on homes observed to be impacted by the floodwaters in the lifted Evacuation Order area by City of Abbotsford staff and Canada Task Force 1 to ensure that people returning home can do so safely. Rapid Damage Assessments advise whether or not the structure of a home is safe to re-enter or if additional work is required before it is safe to do so. Homes that required assessment have a placard to advise them of their assessment results and where to call for additional support should it be required. Placard categories include:

🟢Green: Re-entry permitted, at your discretion, if the building is not located within an Evacuation Order area.
🟡Yellow: Access is restricted subject to varying conditions. Further information is provided on the placard.
🔴Red: Do not enter the building unless authorization has been granted by the appropriate authorities.

Of the properties downgraded from an Evacuation Order to an Evacuation Alert that required a Rapid Damage Assessment, 32 homes were assessed as green, 1 home was assessed as yellow and no homes were assessed as red. Only the outer structure of homes were assessed, not the inside or other buildings on the property, such as sheds or barns. Upon returning home, residents may want to have their home and other structures further assessed with support of their insurer.
View full bulletin at: https://www.abbotsford.ca/city-hall/news-media/existing-evacuation-alerts-lifted-and-evacuation-orders-modified

12/14/2025

Today GZM partnered with Red Earth Contracting and Costco-Abbotsford, and a few close friends who are almost family, to build 40 Christmas hampers for some beautiful souls in our community who need alittle extra help this season.

We were blessed with some donations over the last month and used it to bless back our community-so we want to say thank you so much to those who believe in our ministry and make it possible to encourage, help and love those who need it because this wouldn’t be possible without your donations!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

12/13/2025

Today’s gratitude list of those that helped us feed the lives stuck in the flood.

A huge thank you to Paw Street Market and Oly’s Pet connection that donated cat and dog food today so we could make sure the fur babies had food for their bellies 🐈 🐕 😍🫶🏼

Next, Louise and the sandwich crew for whipping us up a few delicious snacks to bring to the encapments and people we found cut off from resources.

We trudged through 3.5 feet of water in some spots but we made it to our locations to bring drinking water, snacks, sandwiches, animal food and gas for generators-which almost everyone we found was out of fuel.

Last but certainly not least, to the folks that went onto our website and made fanancial contributions to our ministry so we can purchase items to hand out to our community. Ooohhhwwww- I can’t wait to make the post tomorrow and show yall what we’ve been doing!!

Stay tuned! 🤗🫶🏼😍🙌❤️❤️

12/13/2025

Great news for Abbotsford!! 😍🙌🤗

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12/12/2025

12/12/2025

11:45 pm Dec 11 2025

We were granted access into the bottom of watcom to retrieve as many folks living in the camp beside the freeway as possible, and bring them to emergency shelters.

The first trip we made the water was barely on the road at the bottom, the second trip 2 hrs later the water was 3 feet deep on the road and rising quick-and all the surrounding roads and highway is completley shut down.

Please say a prayer for our friends that remained in the camp, some wouldn’t leave due to animals and some just couldn’t leave what they have behind 😢

The Cole road encampment seems to be ok ATM, the crews are on scene working on the d**e to reinforce it, and what I hear the folks living there are dry…. For now..

For people wondering how you can make it to Chilliwack, I was told tonight by APD, that you can take the mission, Deroche and Agassiz way back home.

The whole sumas west area has been evacuated, and many families are displaced and their lives have been flipped upside-down from this flood. This is going to be a tough Christmas for some so let’s pray hard for these families suffering and band together as a community to help them get through this time.

Please watch for new posts on how you can donate to relief supplies or volunteer opportunities as I will find out in the community who is doing what and post them to our page.

Last but not lease, sorry parents-your kids wont be going to school tomorrow, all are closed.

12/12/2025

🚨 HIGHWAY 1 is closed. Please see description in post 🚨

12/12/2025

6:45 pm update from the city of Abbotsford BC, AND some aerial photos from a plane that were sent to me.

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