Children’s Mission Moments
Across Africa, children need our love and support because their parents have died from sickness and disease. Every day, 6,000 children become orphans due to HIV/AIDS. Your church's participation in ZOE Children's Mission Moments will make a lasting difference in the lives of many children. While these were originally created as a Vacation Bible School resource, the moments can also be adapted for use throughout the year. ZOE also has a full VBS program "Journey to Blessing Bakery" and a mission program designed for middle and high school students. Read more about the Seed Grant Challenge for Youth. ZOE Ministry Is ...
ZOE Ministry’s Inspiration
“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.” 1 Timothy 4:12 Amanda Eckelkamp Batten was just 15 years old in the fall of 2001 when she walked into her pastor’s office to announce her intent to spend the following summer working with AIDS orphans in Africa. Neither Amanda nor her pastor, the Rev. Greg Jenks, had any idea of the chain of events that Amanda’s witness set in motion and resulted in the establishing of ZOE Ministry. You were just ...
Hope Walk – Youth Helping Youth
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqJHV2cqgkg The Hope Walk is a transformative youth event that joins American and African youth in the quest to see AIDS orphans move out of poverty and dependency and into lives of self-reliance, dignity and faith. How does it work? The lives of thousands of AIDS orphans in Africa are being transformed daily through ZOE’s Hope Companions Empowerment Project, which gives whole families of orphans the training, tools, and communities they need to raise themselves and one another out of poverty—all within 2-3 years. These orphans receive and embody the love of Christ in amazing ways—which is where Hope Walk comes in! This is ...
Stories of Hope: Penenah
Like so many children, Penenah was orphaned at a young age and left with siblings to care for. At the tender age of 12, she was left to provide for a younger brother. An uncle quickly stole the best of the land Penenah’s parents had left for her. Hungry, alone and frightened, Penenah was approached by a man with the offer of $8 and some bread. With a hungry brother at home, and no other options before her, this young girl accepted. Penenah became pregnant and gave birth. ZOE began working with Penenah two years ago. A recent ZOE workteam met Penenah, ...
Carry the Light – Benefit Concert
Carry the Light, an ecumenical contemporary gospel concert will benefit ZOE's programs in Africa. Set for Sunday, September 26 at 3pm and 7pm, the event will be held in the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas. Carry the Light will feature over 300 singers and instrumentalists from various denominations from the Dallas/Fort Worth area who are uniting to form one voice for one great cause - to care for orphaned children in Africa. The event is part of a larger plan to sponsor an entire community, over 1000 orphaned children, through their 3-year journey with ZOE's Empowerment Project. For information, ...
orphaned children are raising their brothers and sisters due to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
In response, ZOE Ministry shares the Love of Christ and gives hope to vulnerable children in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, and Rwanda through:
Giving Hope Empowerment Project
Training in farming, animal husbandry, vocational skills, income-generating activities, HIV/AIDS education, health and hygiene. The training frees orphans from poverty and dependency within 2-3 years in the program.
Including food, school fees, clothing, clean water, and medical care.