THE HISTORY OF FIELDS OF ZION

A Documentary Narrative

Before Fields of Zion became a blueprint for communities, a prophetic movement, or a network of refuges, it began in obscurity — in the quiet, ordinary rhythms of a small farm in Maine. There were no committees, no strategies, no frameworks. Only a man living his life, wrestling with the demands of a growing agricultural operation, and a God quietly writing a story that would take more than a decade to understand.

Leading Through Circumstance

The year 2008 was a turning point in the lives of many people. For Mark and Karie Bevan it was the end of the “American Dream,” as they watched their whole life’s work vanish overnight during the great financial crisis. Nearing the end of himself, mentally and physically, Mark turned to Jesus Christ in the nick of time, Karie shortly after. Facing bankruptcy, foreclosure and the loss of all their savings forced them to see that the world is not the stable environment most people think it is.

Mark began looking for a new career, one which would allow for a considerable amount of time spent with the Lord, who had become everything in his life by this point. Returning to the homesteading roots of his grandparents seemed like the perfect answer. What Mark did not understand, is that The Lord intended to use every tiny detail in his life, to bring about the manifested will of God. Even in the smallest decisions… a few chickens, pigs and goats… a vegetable garden… a greenhouse… God used every detail to lead through life’s mundane circumstances.

A Name Before a Mission (2012)

The origin of FOZI traces back to a single early morning when Mark Bevan sat in his hot tub, asking the Lord what to do with a farm that was outgrowing its hobby roots. Taxes were approaching. Branding decisions needed to be made. The work was becoming too big to ignore.

In that moment, instead of offering advice or business strategy, the Lord gave him a name:
Fields of Zion.

Weeks later came the image — a ram standing beneath a lone tree on a hill, the same image that would later become the FOZI seal. At the time, it seemed like a farm logo. In hindsight, it was the first thread of a story God was beginning to weave.

No explanation came with the name. No mission statement. Just a seed.
It would take years before anyone understood what it meant.

Years of Quiet Formation (2012–2016)

For several years, the name “Fields of Zion” existed without context. There was no doctrine attached to it, no vision for communities, no revelations about the bride, the remnant, or Zion as a place of refuge.

Life simply continued.

But beneath the surface, the Lord was shaping a steward — through the land itself. Farming turned into a classroom. Goats, sheep, fields, weather, and seasons taught the rhythms of faith, patience, stewardship, waiting, and trusting. These were not incidental experiences; they were apprenticeship.

The ground was being prepared long before the purpose was revealed.

Unseen Alignments (2016–2020)

During these years, subtle threads began to converge.
Strange timing. Strong impressions. Key relationships. Surprising connections.
Provision that made no earthly sense.

The Lord was guiding Mark into patterns he did not yet recognize:

• planting without knowing what would grow,
• building without understanding why,
• observing doors open and close with surgical precision.

In hindsight, this period reads like the early chapters of a biblical calling — the kind where God trains a man through motion long before He gives the mission.

FOZI still had no definition.
But God was threading it through everyday life.

Awakening to the Blueprint (2021–2022)

Everything began to shift when revelation and real-world experience finally collided.

Dreams such as Awake Mt. Zion introduced language Mark had never used before:
Zion, remnant, first fruits, refuge, manchild, spiritual fire, strongholds, and community patterns drawn from Scripture.

Suddenly, the farm wasn’t just a farm.
The work wasn’t just work.
The name wasn’t just a name.

The Lord had been forming the structure of a movement through physical life:

• A farm teaches covenant.
• A community teaches unity.
• A garden teaches growth.
• A storehouse teaches preparation.

The pieces were beginning to assemble.

FOZI Emerges (2023–2025)

These years mark the moment when FOZI moved from a mysterious phrase to a clearly defined vision.

The Lord began speaking with unmistakable clarity:

• “FOZI opens the door.”
• “Build the boats.”
• “Plant Kingdom colonies.”
• “Create nurseries for My bride.”
• “Build places where My fire can fall.”
• “The Farm & Community Center is the engine.”
• “Jamaica will be a training ground.”

And the missing pieces suddenly aligned:

• Saco River Farms wasn’t just a farm — it was a model boat, an ark.
• The homestead wasn’t just land — it was a school.
• Jamaica wasn’t just a dream — it was a launch point.
• First Light wasn’t just a ministry name — it was the spiritual torch for FOZI.

God had been architecting a movement through real land, real people, real trials, and real faith.

FOZI was revealed as both a spiritual construct and a physical system:
A framework of Interactive Farmstead Learning Centers, refuge communities, training hubs, and Kingdom colonies — all designed to prepare and protect the remnant bride in the days ahead.

Even life itself became prophetic:
While processing these revelations, Mark found himself literally tending his neighbor’s sheep, unaware that the Lord was using physical shepherding to mirror FOZI’s calling to spiritually shepherd a people out of Babylon and into refuge.

The timing of everything — exhaustion giving way to supernatural ease, doors opening without effort, clarity emerging after years of hiddenness — marked what felt like the beginning of a divine “suddenly.”

FOZI Today

Fields of Zion is no longer an idea. It is now:

A spiritual identity

Zion as a place of safety, the Bride’s refuge, the stronghold of Christ.

A physical blueprint

Farm-based communities, training centers, and FOZI “boats” designed as arks for the coming wilderness.

A geographical network

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Jamaica, and the developing corridor between them.

A prophetic mandate

To gather, train, and prepare the remnant for a season of global shaking and supernatural restoration.

What began as a simple name whispered in a moment of fatigue has now matured into a global Kingdom pattern — a model for Christian refuge communities that merge agricultural life, discipleship, worship, and cultural restoration.

FOZI is the story of a seed planted long before the gardener understood what it would become.