A man from a small town once gathered seventy-two ordinary people (farmers, carpenters, mothers, fishermen, roughnecks, cowboys) and said, “I need you to go ahead of me into every village and city around here. Travel light. Don’t pack extra money or clothes. Just walk in pairs and bring a simple message: ‘Everything broken in the world is starting to be fixed. A better way of living is closer than you think.’
“If someone welcomes you, stay with them, eat what they offer, help anyone who’s sick, and show them what kindness looks like in real life. If a whole town slams the door in your face, don’t fight them. Just stand in the street, wipe the dust off your feet so everyone can see, and say out loud, ‘We offered you something good, and you said no—remember that when things get harder.’
“I’m not sending you out because it’s safe,” he told them. “You’ll be walking into places full of powerful people who don’t like being told they’re wrong. You’ll look like lambs walking straight into a pack of wolves. Be gentle, but don’t be naïve. Speak the truth plainly, even when it costs you friends or gets you thrown out.”
So they went. And when they came back, they couldn’t stop talking: “People actually listened! The sick got better! Even the darkest, most messed-up situations started to change when we showed up and spoke up.”
The man smiled and said, “That’s great—but don’t get drunk on the power. The real win isn’t that evil backed down today. The real win is that your names are already written on the guest list for a world where love and justice finally win forever. So keep going. Keep telling the truth. Keep offering hope. Some will hate you for it. Some will thank you. Either way, the message still has to get out.”
That man’s name was Jesus Christ. Two thousand years later, at Christmas, we still light candles and sing about peace on earth because those seventy-two regular people decided it was worth the risk to carry a dangerous, beautiful idea into a hostile world: that a new and better kingdom is breaking in, and every single one of us gets to choose whether we welcome it or shut the door.
This Christmas, as we celebrate the birth of hope in a humble stable, ordinary Albertans are once again being sent ahead—like those seventy-two—with a message that everything broken in our province can start to be fixed. A better way of living, rooted in faith, family, and freedom, is closer than we think. For too long, Ottawa has encroached on our rights, our prosperity, and our self-determination. But now, with recent legal victories and the passage of Bill 14, the path to an independence referendum is clearer than ever.
In January, Mitch Sylvestre will launch our official signature collection drive to force that referendum. Door-to-door canvassing will be the heartbeat of this effort—neighbours talking to neighbours, sharing the vision of a sovereign Alberta where we keep more of what we earn, protect our families, and build a future of true prosperity.
We need you. If you’re an ordinary Albertan ready to carry this message of hope, sign up today to volunteer as a door canvasser. Travel light, walk in pairs if you can, and help us gather the signatures that will change everything.
Come On Let’s Go!
Visit www.albertaprosperityproject.com to volunteer or learn more.
Faith. Family. Freedom.
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