Charles Elephant was born and brought up in Mukurwe-ini, Nyeri in Kenya. His real name is Charles Njogu, but Njogu means Elephant in his language. He completed a Master's degree in International Finance and Economics at Brandeis University in 2003. He is completing another Master's Degree in Science at New York University. He came to the United States in 2001.He came to know God and understand His ways in the early 1990s.