I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world.
~Mother Teresa
Ezekiel People (aka ZEKE) are dedicated to the call to see the world touched by the love that Jesus taught. We are committed to go where ever and in whatever way that we can bring children hope, help, and a way to follow God. We believe in equipping kids, youth, and young adults as leaders in this team. We believe in allowing creativity to develop in each individual's expression. We depend on God to help us stand for those in a young generation dying physically, emotionally, and spiritually. We believe the least in the world will become the greatest, an army. So whether we are in our hometowns, or own country or traveling to nations of the world, Zeke aims to fulfill the following mandates:
1. RELATIONSHIP
'I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb' Jeremiah 1:4
Every child is special and unique. We can be impersonal and ineffective in reaching a child who desires to be called by name. Therefore, we believe in building relationships and relational projects that lets each child know that we care about every aspect of their lives. Everything we do should be founded on building love-based relationships that show a child, parent, or team member that we want to know them as an individual. We want to be a door that opens their heart to understand Father God.
2. EDUCATION AND TRAINING - We want to see a generation of children that has access and quality in developing their IQ and their EQ (emotional quotient) as well as in following Jesus. We are also a team organization. It is important to train and equip people to be all they are meant to be. To make sure they have the best tools in their tool belt for world change and impacting children. None of us can complete the work on our own; it is too big a job for that! Part of our mandate is concerned with developing leaders. Everyone, no matter what their age or experience, has a place to serve and to love.
3. CREATIVITY – As a group of artists we have chosen to use our skill sets and find those of like passion and talent to join us. We have a heart and a love to pursue everything we do through the eyes of a creative heart, an artistic eye, and the playful spirit of a child.
4. ADVOCACY – We believe that underneath all we do should be an effort to put forth the voice of the voiceless, the plight of children of poverty and injustice. We believe in standing in for them, fighting to help them not just thrive but survive.
5. MESSENGERS
'For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son that whoever believes in Him will not die but have eternal life.' John 3:16
More than anything else we have a passionate love for Jesus Christ. We believe He will help us bring life to everything we touch and do. We hope and pray with Jesus, integrity, and joyful zeal every person we encounter will experiences the life and love of God and we will be an example of truth.
WHY THE NAME ZEKE?
We’re named after a book in the bible called Ezekiel because:
Children are dying physically, emotionally, and spiritually in every populated region of the world, poor or rich. As they consist of over half of the world's population, we know that the pulse of God's heart beats hard for this broken generation. We hope to see children experience in areas of poverty, injustice, morality, faith, education, global contribution, and more the story of Ezekiel and the dry bones.
ezekiel 37:10 - Dry bones were brought to life, becoming the impossible - a great army.