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  books:
    - 'King Me'
    - 'The Heart of a Warrior'
    - 'The Screwtape Letters'
    - 'Bondage Breaker'
    - 'The ​​Sacred Romance'
    - 'The Road Back to You'
    - 'Wild At Heart'
    - '​​Fathered By God'
    - 'Mere Christianity'
  address:
    additional_name: ''
    address_line1: '2254 Wetherburne Way'
    address_line2: ''
    address_line3: ''
    administrative_area: MD
    country_code: US
    dependent_locality: ''
    family_name: ''
    given_name: ''
    langcode: ''
    locality: Frederick
    organization: ''
    postal_code: '21702'
    sorting_code: ''
  birth_day: '4'
  birth_month: June
  birth_year: '1950'
  call: "Any time between 8 am and 8 pm.  If I don't answer, please leave a brief voicemail."
  discover: 'Another Elder-Sage'
  email: roger@welcomehomefrederick.com
  experience: |-
    I recently attended the Waterboyz Advance Expedition 11 in eastern MD, in which the Zoweh content was used for the first time.

    I have read Heart of A Warrior and am reading King Me.
  family: |-
    I am celebrating 50 years of marriage to my wonderful wife on June 19, 2026.

    We have 7 adult children who, by God's mercy and grace, are all following King Jesus.

    And we have 12 grandchildren, and are actively engaged with the ones who live locally.
  first_name: Roger
  heard: 'After nearly 10 years as a pastor in Orlando, I came home and told my wife that I had nothing more to say to these dear parishioners, that I myself needed to be in a more challenging environment so that I might grow in faith.  It was an Abraham and Sarah experience with God that has marked my life, and helped shape me into the man I am today.'
  last_name: Franks
  listening: 'Perhaps not formal training, but I would say my life is now characterized by this intention.'
  mobile_phone: '(301) 938-0738'
  reference_email: philip.lacey@gmail.com
  reference_first_name: Flip
  reference_last_name: Lacey
  reference_phone: '3015245383'
  story: "Last Monday, while waiting for my car to be maintenanced, I was given a Spirit-prompted opening to share my Jesus story with a retired man who was raising day lilies all over his garden.  He mentioned that he found a Bible recently in his mother's personal effects; I encouraged Him to read about  the life and claims of Jesus, as I had first done over a half-century earlier."
  terms: |
    Wounds - those inner scars caused primarily by words that cut into my soul by others, whether intentionally spoken or not.

    Vows -  Promises I have made to myself to protect me from further wounding.  One example is, "I will listen well, but never share with others at an 
    emotional level."

    Agreements -  Lies I have believed about myself, often planted and watered by the voice of my unseen but real enemy.  For example, "I'm a failure", 
    "I'm not good enough for God to fully love me".
  testimony: 'As a freshman at Ohio U. in 1967, I was so troubled by the atheism of my professors, that I started reading the Gospel of John in bed for 5 minutes each night, prefacing it with a verbal plea for Jesus to reveal Himself to me through His book, if He was real.  Sometime in January 1968 I crossed an invisible line from doubt to faith, and started following Jesus as Rescuer and King.'
  warfare: |-
    I have learned over time that I needed to be very aggressive with sinful thoughts, to immediately confront, and not entertain them, whether thoughts of
    lust, fear, worry, resentment, pride or selfishness, to name a few.
    Memorizing and stating relevant scriptures has been the key to experiencing victory.
    E.g.  "Father, I ask You to destroy the fortress of (pride) in my mind, and help me capture every thought to obey You."  (2 Cor. 10:3-5).
  why: |-
    I believe God brought this opportunity to me at this time to formalize the reality of this important stage in my life journey.

    He has already put me in this mentoring role with several younger men.

    My wife would surely affirm its value in my life.

    I know personally a few men who have been recognized as elder-sages in our area.

    And the LORD has provided a level of life experience, through failures and successes, to entrust this important assignment to me, to connect with other peers in the important task of mentoring the younger men among us.
  wound: 'My father angrily scolding me for tossing an item I saw as worthless.'