You Are More Than Your Trials Featuring Ezekiel Chapman

Hello dear friends! Today we have a really special show because it features our good friend and brother in the Lord, Ezekiel Chapman, or “Zeke” for short. Zeke has been a family friend of ours for over nearly two decades and has quite a powerful testimony. He was on the show a few years back sharing about his struggles with suicidal thoughts and how Jesus met him where he was and not only saved his life, but his soul too. Zeke talks on the various creative outlets he is pursuing, to include sharing a never before publicly heard poem that he wrote over the course of 10 years and after being diagnosed with Bipolar disorder. You get to hear it here first and we consider that such an honor! If you wrestle with mental illness, dark thoughts, or perhaps know someone close to you who does, “Covina Vance” (Zeke’s artist name) has a lot of encouraging material coming soon in the form of reading and listening materials. You can find out more at the links below:<br /><br />Dial “988” to reach the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline if you need to talk to someone but don’t have anyone you feel comfortable talking to.<br />——————————————————<br />Listen to Covina’s 10 YEARS poem here:<br /><a href="https://on.soundcloud.com/pBQfuXEtG6YLKy6d6" rel="noopener">https://on.soundcloud.com/pBQfuXEtG6YLKy6d6</a><br />Written by: covina vance (Ezekiel Chapman)<br />Score by: MiiL (Kyle Oesterle)<br />Lyrics:<br />genius.com/Covina-vance-10-years-demo-lyrics<br /><br />"even though i don't reach the masses, i will forever write for those going through the throes of life. for those standing toe to toe with their origin of pain, and have the courage to live wildly free." <br />-covina vance<br /><br />FOLLOW / SUPPORT<br />You can follow CV’s POETRY here:<br /><a href="http://www.instagram.com/CovinaVance" rel="noopener">www.instagram.com/CovinaVance</a><br /><br />You can follow CV’s PHOTOGRAPHY here:<br /><a href="http://www.instagram.com/EzekielChapman" rel="noopener">www.instagram.com/EzekielChapman</a><br /><br />Buy Covina’s b