Esther KaiKai Memorial Outreach is changing the trajectory of children’s lives. Here’s the story of an 11-year old boy by the name of Francis Mosema. He was born on May 25, 2009 and lives in a small village called Gbongboma located 7 miles away from Bo City, Sierra Leone.

A few months before Francis was born, his father was struck and killed by a car as he was on his way to the city to sell charcoal to provide for his family. During Francis’ birth, his mother passed away due to poor medical attention, so he never got to meet any of his parents.

He was abandoned because according to the family’s traditions, a child born with Francis’ circumstances is considered cursed, and his birth has brought much sorrow in the family so no one wanted him.

After much thought, his aunt Madie Mosema went against the family’s wishes and decided to be responsible for Francis and raise him. His aunt couldn’t fully care for or provide for him so Francis automatically became a farmer at the age of seven. Francis would wake up at 5:30 am and walk 2 miles each way every day to go to work at the farm from morning until evening.

Everybody knew him as the only child that works full time on the farm while other children went to school.

Having to grow up quickly, Francis never experienced being a child. One day, he was working at the farm when one of his friends ran to him and informed him about Esther KaiKai Memorial Outreach. He walked from his village and came to introduce himself as an orphan and asked to be a part of the program. After some investigation about his story, Francis was accepted into our program. He started learning to read and write. Through the support of the ministry, he is thriving and has been truly transformed. Francis now has a great future and only goes to work on the farm occasionally.