My Name is
Yeabsira
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown. Yeabisira's uncle could not work as a day laborer and care for his young nephew at the same time, and he sought help for Yeabisira. Before arriving at the Village, Yeabisira had low hemoglobin and was in poor health. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2011. His health soon improved with nutritious food, extra vitamins, and supplements. Yeabsira now continues to grow physically and spiritually. He prays for his family, his teachers, and his sponsors. He asks for prayers for good health, for success in school, and for obedience in all things. Yeabisira's favorite hymn is "Come Thou Fount" because it teaches him to praise God.
DOB: Jan 23, 2009
Francine
Francine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Olivia
Olivia and her twin sister, Gloria, were placed in the care of their uncle after their father died.
Jacob
Jacob first arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006 after the death of his parents.
Christabel
After both of Christabel’s parents died of illness, she and her brother Jehosephat arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008.
Denise
When Denise was one month old, she was abandoned at the Kenyatta National hospital.
Frank
Frank's mother is deceased, and his father is in prison. After his father was imprisoned, Frank was left in the care of an elderly widowed neighbor.
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Karen
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Nicole
Nicole's mother abandoned her and her father remains unknown.
Paula
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Elizabeth
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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.
Brian
Brian’s mother died at childbirth, and his father remains unknown. Brian was then placed in an orphanage about four hours from the Rafiki Village...
Queenie
Queenie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Tapiwa
When Tapiwa and her three sisters lost their parents in 2010, they were placed in the care of their widowed grandmother.
Epa
Epa arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Seth
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Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared.
Dan
After both of Dan's parents died when he was a small child, he was placed in the care of an elderly and impoverished uncle.
Sandra
Sandra lived in her uncle's care after her parent's death.
Julia
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Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.