My Name is
Mehiret
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother. Her mother abandoned her at a very young age, and her father remains unknown. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2010 and began to thrive in the new environment. She enjoys playing soccer with her friends and reading God's Word. Her favorite hymn is "Wonderful Words of Life" because it reminds her that the Bible is the book of life and her favorite Bible verses are 2 Peter 3:8–10 because they remind her that Jesus will come again.
DOB: Nov 19, 2004
Isaac
Isaac and his twin sister, Sandra, moved to their home at the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to an illness.
Patience
Patience’s mother died a month after she was born. Her father was killed a year later in a farming accident.
Tabitha
Tabitha was abandoned as a child, and none of her family members were able to care for her.
David
At eight months old, David was abandoned in a suburb of Kampala, Uganda.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Abraham
Abraham’s mother died when he was just nine months old.
Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Abraham, eighteen months later.
Yamikani
Yamikani lost her father in 2004, and her mother was also dying of an illness at this time.
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Edwin
Edwin’s father abandoned him when he was a young child, leaving him with his uncle.
Mika
Mika and his brother, Bulus, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Thomas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Josephine
Josephine and her twin sister Justina arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Abigail
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Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Jehu
Jehu's mother died of yellow fever and his father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Grace
Grace's parents are both deceased. As an infant, she was in the care of an aunt who soon was unable to care for her properly.
Azuma
Azuma and her brothers, Atimbil and Awumbe, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Ebenezer
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Erick
Erick lived with his impoverished uncle who could not provide for his needs before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Kebah
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.