My Name is
Blessing

Blessing
Blessing's mother died in childbirth in May, 2006. Her father then died on April 13, 2010. After her father's death, Blessing was cared for by an aged maternal aunt who struggled to provide for her. She contacted the Rafiki Foundation for help. Blessing arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2010. She soon bonded well with her Rafiki Mother and siblings. Blessing enjoys social studies class because she likes to learn about other countries as well as her own country of Liberia. Blessing wants to be either a teacher or a missionary, or both! She believes that education is important, and she strives to do well in school. Her favorite Bible verse is John 11:35 because wept for the friend that He loved, and He also loves her.
DOB: May 24, 2006
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Divine
Divine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Abigail
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Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Theresa
Obadiah
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Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Phineas
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Gift
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Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Julia
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Mary
Mary was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Emmanuel
Both Emmanuel's parents abandoned him when he was a small child.
Sharon
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Emmanuella
Emmanuella (Muki) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Mercy
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Jeremiah
Before Jeremiah arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011, he lived at a children's home in Moshi for four years with no known family.
Isaac
Isaac and his twin sister, Sandra, moved to their home at the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
Inocent
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Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Anne
Anne’s mother is physically handicapped and unable to care for her.
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.