My Name is
Yeani
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt. Her aunt, who had two children of her own, became injured at her place of employment and could no longer work. She contacted the Rafiki Foundation in the hopes of a better life for her niece. Yeani was approved and arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2012. Yeani now enjoys learning. God has helped her by opening her mind in school to learn more about Him. Yeani's favorite hymn is "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" because it reminds her that there is no friend like Jesus, and her favorite Bible verse is John 16:16.
DOB: Apr 2, 2007
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Jonah
Jonah’s father died when he was just a year old, and his mother died soon after.
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Simon
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Emanuel
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Rinet
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Faith
Faith’s mother passed away as a result of severe pneumonia.
Nellice
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Joshua
Joshua and his twin brother, Samuel, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Mercy
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Dorine
Dorine and her twin sister, Irene, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother after they were abandoned by their parents.
Mathew
Winnie
Winnie's young mother died while giving birth to her, and her father died after being hit by a car.
Eve
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Emmanuel
Emmanuel was cared for by a pastor of a small Baptist church and his wife after his mother died.
Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him with no one to care for him.
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old.
Abraham
Abraham's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Wesen, eighteen months later.
Sharon
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Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.