Diadem Staff

Lesley-Anne holds a Bachelor of Ministries and Master of Theological Studies (Tyndale Graduate School of Theology, Aotearoa, New Zealand) and is currently studying for a PhD in Professional Practice. She is ordained with Iris Ministries. Coupling her extensive missionary experience with her educational background, she marries sound theology with practicality and teaches missions with great effectiveness. Most importantly, Lesley-Anne imparts all that she has received from the Lord without holding back – allowing her ceiling to be the floor on which future missionaries will be launched, and propelled to simply love Jesus more and express that love in the way they live for Him.

She set up Diadem International in 1994, initially as a humanitarian charity providing medicine for hospitals and Bibles for Christians in the Russian Federation, but which has since grown to encompass other ministries such as local church planting, a leadership discipleship school, missions practice programs and ministry with the poor.

In February 2005 Lesley-Anne founded and established Holy Given International School of Missions with the purpose of training a new generation of missionaries.

Lesley-Anne also speaks extensively in conferences, ministering with marketplace people and university students all over the world.

Amanda Rogers was born and bred in New Zealand and has been nursing for over 20 years, mainly in Child Health. She has lived, worked with and alongside at-risk youth and families since she was in her teens. She graduated with Bachelor of Ministries from Bible College of NZ (now named Laidlaw College) in 1999, and graduated from Holy Given International School of Missions in 2005, in Pemba Mozambique.

More recently she has been involved in equipping others through healing groups and missionary training. She continues in part-time nursing and works as executive assistant to Lesley Anne Leighton, Director: Diadem International. Amanda continues to be passionate for those struggling in poverty and oppression and loves to see the transformation of the Kingdom of God in their lives and communities.

Kelvin and Shirley have been married for 13 years and live in the Akatarawa Valley in the Wellington region, New Zealand. Kelvin is a professional engineer, and Shirley has a background in teaching.

In recent years, Shirley’s journey of teaching has led her through taking up the mantle of being the principal of a Christian school, facilitating co-operative learning among homeschooled students and completing a Bachelor of Education.

Shirley brings her administrative and educational experience to Diadem International in supporting the educational thrust of Holy Given Schools. She assisted Lesley-Anne as she developed the initial curriculum and now supports the ongoing development of the programme. As God initiates Holy Given schools across the globe, Shirley maintains a central document library that can be drawn on from almost anywhere in the world (Such is a blessing of modern technology!)

Kelvin and Shirley both serve on the Board of Diadem International.

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