Our Founder

Elsa Ezell’s journey has been one of resilience, faith, and unwavering love. In her early years, she helped launch Aldape Asphalt in Texas, forging strong business relationships that reflected her drive and entrepreneurial spirit. In 1988, she married Charles Ezell, and together they raised two children. Elsa embraced the role of homemaker with joy, nurturing her family and actively serving in her church while also building small businesses. A creative soul and skilled designer, Elsa particularly cherished her time as a software educator for Viking-Pfaff, a leader in the sewing industry.

In what can only be described as her world crumbling with a force beyond measure, 2010 unleashed six years of family devastation, which has now become the beautiful backdrop of the Meant To Soar Foundation. As a graduate with a promising future including college scholarships, her daughter Britta, experienced a sexual assault. Despite three eyewitness testimonies, the perpetrator remained free on campus. Britta often had to pass this person on the way to classes, and this was unbearable. She began to spiral, skipping classes. Out-of-control drinking, then drugs, and finally isolation led to the horror of being trafficked, until her divine escape! But trauma often begins a repeating cycle of sabotage, recovery, and falling back. At times homeless, 2016 closed with a homicide investigation of Britta’s nefarious death. Beyond the tragic loss of her 24-year-old daughter, Elsa became a full-time mom to Britta’s two children.

Elsa continues to champion the ultimate life for all – removing the weight of sin and separation, to forever experience God’s power in our daily lives.