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Catherine
Catherine
Catherine was found wandering the streets of her village when she was approximately two years old. She was brought to the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2003. Catherine loves reading the Bible every day, and it is her source of inspiration and encouragement. From the time she was young, she was very prayerful and quick to be kind, obedient, and loving. Catherine is always eager to learn, and she is independent and curious. She continues to pray that she would please God in everything and be a godly example to others.
DOB: May 10, 2000
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished and unable to care for her or her sister Siphwe.
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
Lonnie
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, Lonnie was called “Lonely” because both of her parents were deceased.
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
Mercy
Mercy is a double orphan. She and and her sister Elikana were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let...
Kelvin
Kelvin and his sister had been in the care of their grandparents since the death of their mother and father. The grandparents found it difficult to...
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child.
Mavis
Mavis and her twin brother and sister were orphaned when both of their parents died of illnesses.
Patricia
Due to his own medical issues, Patricia's father could not provide for her basic needs after her mother's death.
Tabitha
Tabitha was abandoned as a child, and none of her family members were able to care for her.
Agnes
Agnes was abandoned by her family and was referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda at two years of age.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother died, and her father is unknown.
Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Jimmy
Jimmy and his twin sister Jane were brought to a local police station after their mother died in the Kenyatta National hospital.
Peter
Both Peter's parents abandoned him when he was a young child.
Kofi Sefa
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Francine
When Francine was a small baby, her mother took her to Francine’s grandmother’s home and then disappeared, abandoning her.
George
After George’s mother and father died, he was placed in the care of his sixteen-year-old aunt.
Diane
Diane’s parents died of an illness. Before that, her family was living in a refugee camp in Tanzania.
Natnael
After his mother died, Natnael went to live with his grandmother.
James
James's parents died within months of each other; he was an orphan before he was six months old.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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