{"id":27,"date":"2022-08-25T04:23:19","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T04:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo2wpopal.b-cdn.net\/grenda2\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-09-15T23:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T06:24:12","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/?page_id=27","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27\" class=\"elementor elementor-27\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e612946 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e612946\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f81e319\" data-id=\"f81e319\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e57919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e57919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to Ziona Empowerment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca8c2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aca8c2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"6614\" data-end=\"6690\">Ziona Empowerment exists to serve with compassion, faith, hope, and purpose.<\/p><p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"6692\" data-end=\"6967\">The name Ziona represents a place of refuge, restoration, healing, and the presence of God. It reflects a calling to serve people with compassion, empower them to overcome adversity, and help them discover the purpose God has given them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf547bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cf547bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d13d3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d13d3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a06d8e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a06d8e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"7494\" data-end=\"7576\">Ziona Empowerment, The Barrier Breaker, is founded on God&#8217;s love, hope, and faith.<\/p><p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"7578\" data-end=\"7786\">Our mission is to serve vulnerable children, abused and abandoned women, and people in need, providing mentorship, counseling, guidance, leadership development, community support, and humanitarian assistance.<\/p><p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"7788\" data-end=\"7962\">We are committed to restoring dignity, strengthening families, feeding children, developing future leaders, and extending the compassion of Christ to communities and nations.<\/p><p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"7964\" data-end=\"8152\">Through faith-based guidance, education, and practical resources, we help people overcome obstacles and build a future filled with hope and purpose.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6be1f26\" data-id=\"6be1f26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f30df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4f30df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Logo512X512Z.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-42240\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Logo512X512Z.png 512w, https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Logo512X512Z-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Logo512X512Z-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Logo512X512Z-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0107f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0107f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff72b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ff72b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To be a beacon of God&#8217;s love and restoration, transforming the lives of children, women, families, and communities by providing hope, healing, mentorship, leadership development, and practical support that enables them to thrive and fulfill the destiny God has given them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0862a50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0862a50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06b816 elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b06b816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/zzionaaabbou.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-42258\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/zzionaaabbou.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/zzionaaabbou-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/zzionaaabbou-1024x335.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/zzionaaabbou-768x252.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/zzionaaabbou-1536x503.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/zzionaaabbou-600x197.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6732a55 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6732a55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f44c7a9\" data-id=\"f44c7a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c75d279 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c75d279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80dcee0 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80dcee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3517468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3517468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ziona \u2014 The Barrier Breaker<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58aae2a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58aae2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5720aa2\" data-id=\"5720aa2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc91c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9bc91c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/imagenesinicicios.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-42252\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/imagenesinicicios.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/imagenesinicicios-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/imagenesinicicios-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/imagenesinicicios-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/imagenesinicicios-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/imagenesinicicios-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/imagenesinicicios-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.zionaempowerment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/imagenesinicicios-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e761d10\" data-id=\"e761d10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8216bb testimonial-align-left testimonial-align-center arrow-style-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-grenda2-testimonials\" data-id=\"e8216bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"grenda2-testimonials.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"elementor-testimonial-item-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"row grenda2-carousel\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;dots&quot;,&quot;autoplayHoverPause&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;autoplaySpeed&quot;:5000,&quot;items&quot;:1,&quot;items_laptop&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;items_tablet_extra&quot;:1,&quot;items_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;items_mobile_extra&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;items_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;breakpoint_laptop&quot;:1366,&quot;breakpoint_tablet_extra&quot;:1200,&quot;breakpoint_tablet&quot;:1024,&quot;breakpoint_mobile_extra&quot;:880,&quot;breakpoint_mobile&quot;:767}\">\n                                            <div class=\"column-item elementor-testimonial-item\">\n                            <div class=\"inner\">\n                                                                    <h3 class=\"title\">2026<\/h3>\n                                                                                                    <div class=\"subtitle\">Maria Elizabeth Summitt is the President and Founder of Ziona Empowerment.<\/div>\n                                                                                                    <div class=\"content\">Ziona Empowerment was established around a calling to serve people who are facing barriers and difficult circumstances.\n\nThe organization is centered on God's love, hope, and faith, with a commitment to restoring dignity, strengthening families, helping children, developing leaders, and extending Christ's compassion to communities and nations.\n\nRather than defining people by the obstacles they have experienced, Ziona seeks to help them recognize their value, rebuild their lives, and discover their God-given purpose.<\/div>\n                                                                                                <div class=\"testimonial-caption\">\n                                                                        <div class=\"details\">\n                                        <div class=\"name\"><\/div>         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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c56ee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c56ee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meet awesome people<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30bba9b arrow-style-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-grenda2-team-box\" data-id=\"30bba9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"grenda2-team-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"elementor-teambox-item-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"row\" 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                              <div class=\"team-icon-socials\">\n                            <ul>\n                                                                                                            <li class=\"social\">\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/opalwordpress\">\n                                                <i class=\"grenda2-icon-facebook\"><\/i>\n                                            <\/a>\n                                        <\/li>\n                                                                                                                                                <li class=\"social\">\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/opalwordpress\">\n                                                <i class=\"grenda2-icon-twitter\"><\/i>\n                                            <\/a>\n                                        <\/li>\n                                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