My Name is
Adella

Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt. Though she tried, her aunt could not provide for Adella's basic needs. Adella and her cousin Aneth arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2005. Adella is a conscientious, excellent student. She has high goals for herself and plans to work hard to achieve them. Adella is an avid reader and is often found with a book. She has also taken up the sport of basketball and is enjoying playing with the other girls. Adella is sure of her salvation because she trusts in Christ as her Lord and Savior.
DOB: Oct 10, 2004
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Timothy’s father died in 2002 of whooping cough, and his mother died several months later after a brief period of illness.
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her.
Felix
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Ruth
Ruth’s mother abandoned her and placed her in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Nahom
Nahom’s mother died when he was just nine months old, and his father died when he was twenty months old.
Memory
Memory was found in the care of a 65-year-old widow who lived in a village subsidized by the government for the homeless.
William
William was brought to a hospital with head injuries in August 2003.
Korah
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Salome
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John
John’s mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Atsu
Atsu arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Richard
Richard’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Christabel
After both of Christabel’s parents died of illness, she and her brother Jehosephat arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Tracy
Both Tracy's (Tamar’s) parents died of illness in 2002.
Samuel
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Patience
Patience’s father was a soldier who died before she turned three.
Jack
Jack is a double orphan who was living with his impoverished grandmother.
Ethan
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Chipo
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Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.