My Name is
Faith
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown. Faith was in the care of her grandmother after the death of her mother. There were no other family members to care for Faith, and her elderly grandmother could not properly care for her; Faith was malnourished, slept on a palm mat, and her clothing was shabby. Her grandmother asked Rafiki for help. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2010. Faith enjoys studying math and English. She hopes to be a journalist when she grows up. She wants to be able to interview people and share their stories. Faith knows Christ as her personal Lord and Savior. Her favorite hymn is "How Great Thou Art" because it declares how great God is.
DOB: Jan 1, 2009
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Aquila
Aquila and his sister Priscilla literally lost their father in Jan 2000, when he went missing after riots broke out near their village. Considered...
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Chloe
Chloe is a double orphan; both of her parents died when she was around three years old.
Grace
Grace was orphaned when she was only three months old.
John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him with no one to care for him.
Mabel
Mabel, her brother, and her sister moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Saul
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Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Justina
Justina and her twin sister Josephine arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Kelvin
After the death of their parents, Kelvin and his sister lived with their grandparents for a time.
Hope
Hope arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Violet
After Violet’s parents died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood.
John
John’s mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Blaze
Blaze arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Thomas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kelia
Kelia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Emmanuel
Both Emmanuel's parents abandoned him when he was a small child.
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.