azriELicia

Our ministry is comprised of two individuals, Azriel and Elicia. Since the Lord has brought us together into the covenant of marriage we are now one azriELicia. The amazing part of our name is the capitalization of EL, in which in Hebrew means, God. Since God has brought us together, and He is the bond that will keep us together, its only fitting that EL is capitalized. Another wonderful axiom of out name is that EL is fittingly located in the middle of our name, thus showing that God is the nucleus of our marriage, family and ministry. We seek to show Mark 10:8-9 true, and the two shall become one flesh, so then they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.

A relationship that was predetermined by God humbly began with friendship in 1990. The setting was the West Bluff Housing projects located on 23rd street in the heart of Kansas Citys famous West side Hispanic community. Azriel and Elicia were both recruited by their parents at the ages of 10 (Azriel) and 8 (Elicia) to assist in evangelizing Kansas Citys inner-city children. For more than three solid years Azriel and Elicia would be used by God to help lead their peers to the Lord in various housing projects within the Kansas City metro area. As time progressed and the interests of Azriel and Elicia began to shift from the church to the streets, God in His perfect timing, effectually called them out of their lifestyles of sin, and brought the prodigal son and daughter back home. During a few more years of growing and maturing in the Lord, in the spring of 2001, the Lord began to lay the foundation for Azriel and Elicias future together, both in marriage and ministry. To Gods glory, on June 28, 2003 Azriel and Elicia humbly entered into the covenant of marriage in front of over 700 lives that they have touched during their time serving the Lord. To maintain their hearts desire to see the Gospel preached to everyone they come in contact with, a call to salvation was given during their ceremony, to show the symbolism of Christ coming for His spotless bride. Today, Azriel and Elicia are both enrolled full time at Calvary Bible College in Kansas City, MO. Knowing the plans the Lord has for them, they are pursuing degrees in Biblical Studies (Azriel) and Organizational Leadership (Elicia) so that they may be properly trained and equipped to plant their church/community center in the inner city. The Lord has blessed Azriel and Elicia with over 9 years of ministry experience, in which during this time span, they have been blessed to minister to over 20,000 people in the past few years alone. Azriel and Elicia have been brought together by God to accomplish His will in their lives and the lives of their children. Currently Azriel and Elicia have one precious daughter, Izabelle, whom they are lovingly raising and training in the ways of the Lord. Azriel and Elicia are equipped and ready to minister to any type of audience in any setting across the world. They bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ in culturally relevant ways via the Fine Arts; Rapping, Spoken Word Poetry, Preaching, Teaching, and Acting. If you are looking for a ministry that maintains the same integrity at home as it does on the stage and in the church, we humbly present to you, azriELicia.

We play live, and are in the process of getting musicians to roll with us for our sets (accustic/lead guitar, bass, keys and vocalists).

Emcees - The Entire Crossmovement Camp, Lampmode, Redeemed Thought, Christ-Centric, BlackMoseArt, 3D Rememdy, Thi'sl, Json, Cho'Zyn, 2 Live is Christ Records, Young Reps, Lauryn Hill, Rakim, 94-96 Wu, Common and NaS (on the secular side during our B.C. days)

MacArtur Study Bible, Strongs Exhaustive Concordance, Various Commentaries, Biblical Manner's and Customs Dictionaries, Street Vernacular and other various extra-Biblical/Christ-Centered documentation.

We preach Chris alone, thru the medium of Hip Hop, advocating HIS agenda, not that of the "secular" perspectives of the culture.