My Name is
James
James
After the death of his parents, James's grandmother took care of him and his brother, Frank. Because of poor health, their grandmother was afraid that she would not be able to care for the boys. She asked Rafiki for help. James and Frank arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2008. James is a great reader, and he enjoys reading whenever he can. He also enjoys playing tennis and basketball. James continues to actively seek answers to his spiritual questions and grow in his knowledge of the Lord.
DOB: Jan 2, 2006
Esau
Esau's mother died while delivering his younger brother, Isaac, and his father died the next year in a car accident.
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Diana
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Reuben
Reuben’s mother died in 2007, and his father is unknown.
Kebah
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Judith
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt.
Nellice
Nellice’s parents died within two years of each other, and she was an orphan before she was three years old.
Blaze
Blaze arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Yordanos
After their father died and their mother abandoned them, Yordanos and her younger brother lived with their grandmother. Their grandmother could not...
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born, and she was put in the care of her grandmother.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after she was born.
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Bethuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Hope
Hope arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Sophie
Sophie was found abandoned and malnourished as young child.
Caleb
Caleb’s mother was placed in prison when he was young child, and his father is unknown.
Pamela
Pamela and her brother, Francis, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Nicodemus
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.