John was raised in a Christian Mennonite home on a Canadian farm by his mom Violet Nickel (now deceased) and his dad John  Nickel (who is now 89) along with 6 sisters and two brothers. He was born in Kerrobert Saskatchewan and raised in Owen Sound Ontario and Kelowna British Columbia. As a young man he was involved in Youth Ministry ever since he graduated from high school. He taught Sunday school , sang in the youth choir as well as the main choir at Evangel his home church, he served as youth leader in the church for 5 years and then was selected along with 40 other youth leaders from across Canada to go on a ministry development trip to Israel where he stayed six months and had his first exposure to cross cultural ministry and where God sowed into his heart the ministry that he is involved in today. When he arrived back in Canada, he was invited to share on 100 Huntley Street a National Christian TV talk show in Toronto. Upon returning to his home town he was called upon to establish the college and career youth group. Later at 25 years old he married his beautiful wife Angela who also had a call of God on her life to serve on the missions field. As a couple they became involved in a street ministry at the Light House then became the founding members of the steering committee for the newly created Bible school and missions board. From which they were sent out as partially supported independent missionaries with an apostolic mantle to establish independent ministries in Mexico.

  In the secular realm, John was raised and trained on the farm, where he was always told that their was no job impossible for him to do. His German dad never let him say "I don't know!" Building into him an attitude that nothing was impossible and the need to search out the wisdom of God to make the impossible possible. After graduation from High School God opened the door for him to work in a computer firm called Datatech Systems Ltd. Where he worked for 15 years and became Manager for Western Canada of computer installations and client relationships. He has since been establishing churches in Mexico and now has expanded into starting self supporting ministries, that are not dependent on mercy giving but on starting small businesses that are an integral part of that ministry and thus fulfilling the  vision that Jesus had for His church and true religion.

  John also desires to be the best Grand dad possible and is trying to understand the delicate balance of being a good Father-in-law and building influence with his grand children to be able to help their parents mold them into great men and women of Faith.

   God has sown into John's heart the concept of the Father's table and how to relate to grown spiritual children that God wants to and is thrusting forth into apostolic ministries.

Pray for him as he works through these dynamics, helping others achieve greatness, thru business ministry ventures where others can be discipled.