Francis Rogers was born to a Muslim father and raised in a small village near the location of what would become the children’s home.  His father had many different wives in a multitude of locations and gave little attention to him, his mother and siblings. At the age of 9, his father died and his life changed. As a young man he worked as a house keeper for the local mining company where he met the love of his life, Agnes.  Francis and Agnes married and had 4 children.  During the war, they, like so many others, fled to the capital to escape the horrors imposed by the rebels.  At wars end Francis had already given his life to Christ and worked as a manager of a security company.  Financially he was doing well, but God led him to service.  He trained to become a pastor and followed God’s vision to build a church in Moribatown and care for the impoverish children in the area.  Against many odds and financial insecurity he moved to the struggling, devastated area.  Today, Pastor Rogers is a man held with the utmost esteem as he wears many hats in his community.  Francis is the senior pastor in his district with over 15 church plants in his care.  He is the director of the children’s home and is on the board of directors at the Christian school his church developed. He is a child and woman’s advocate with the police, is on the Community Relations Board for the mining company, and is the owner of a very small lumber business.  All the while he cares not only for his own family, but also for his mother, sister, nieces, and a group of orphans he took off the streets prior to the children’s home being built.  His integrity, honesty, and faith set him apart from most leaders in the area.  He gives all the glory and honor to the Lord.