Meet the author
Minister · Certified, licensed chaplain · Founder & CEO, Bridging Community
Karen is a certified, licensed chaplain through Trinity Church in Cedar Hill, Texas. Her ministry includes evangelism in Dallas, service as a children’s pastor at Covenant Church in Carrollton, and work with Mesquite Community Refugees in Mesquite.
Married to Pastor James O. Izekor, she is a mother of two adult children and a grandmother. Faith, family, and service to others remain at the heart of her life and her testimony in He Kept Me.
The book
Scripture and Prayer for Your Darkest Moments
By Karen M. Izekor
In this deeply personal autobiography, Karen M. Izekor shares her journey through trauma, abuse, addiction, and serious illness—and how God’s Word and prayer sustained her through her darkest moments.
Through testimony, Scripture, and prayer, she invites readers to face painful experiences through the lens of faith, find hope for healing, and embrace God’s grace, forgiveness, and mercy. Her story offers encouragement to move beyond the past and draw closer to His presence.
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Companion workbook · Paperback
He Kept Me Workbook is a powerful companion to Pastor Karen M. Izekor's book He Kept Me, designed to guide women on a journey of healing, restoration and spiritual growth. It combines biblical teaching, reflective exercises, and practical activities to help women experience God's grace, forgiveness, and mercy.
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Paperback
Short-Sightedness is an amazing book with many testimonies of overcoming obstacles the devil sets for God's people in the form of distractions and self-deception. Pastor Karen Izekor will equip you through the Word of God with her testimony of deliverance in many areas.
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A home for women of faith to grow in the Word, heal in community and be equipped for the calling on their lives — through live classes, courses and mentorship with Pastor Karen Izekor.
Visit Ladies of Zion AcademyGather weekly for live teaching, worship and Q&A.
Learn at your own pace, with replays for every session.
One-to-one guidance from women Scripture has carried.
Small groups that walk with you, not ahead of you.
Saturday, November 14, 2026 · Dallas, Texas
One message, carried from the book into a room full of women: He will keep you too. Worship, Scripture and teaching with Pastor Karen Izekor and Minister Marilyn Brown.
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