My Name is
Bernice

Bernice
After the death of their parents, Bernice and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt. Though she tried, their aunt could not properly care for them. She was unable to feed and care for the girls and going to school was out of the question. Bernice and her sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2011. Bernice enjoys studying math and science because she wants to grow up and be a nurse. She wants to help others and teach them how to be healthy. Bernice's favorite hymn is "Trust and Obey" because it reminds her to trust and obey her God in heaven.
DOB: Dec 5, 2007
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Rinet
Rinet's mother was terminally ill and not expected to live much longer when it was suggested that Rinet be moved to the Rafiki Village.
Nathan
Both of Nathan's parents died when he was young child.
Hope
Hope arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Shedrak
Shedrak’s mother died in 2006 and his father died shortly after.
Mercy
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Patrick
Patrick’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was mentally ill and unable to care for him.
Mabel
Mabel, her brother, and her sister moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Margaret
Margaret’s mother died when she was an infant.
Esther
Esther's father died in 2004, and her mother died six months later.
Mary
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Joe
Joe was placed in the care of an aunt after his mother and father died.
Adam
Adam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Peter
Peter's mother died of meningitis one month after his birth.
Kyle
Kyle was abandoned by his father shortly after he was born.
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2007.
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Mika
Mika and his brother, Bulus, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Benson
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him with no one to care for him.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.