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Celestina
Celestina
Celestina and her sister, Esther, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009. Celestina is a creative and enthusiastic young woman, and she is also a great dancer. She likes the hymn "Be Not Dismayed Whatever Betides" because it reminds her of God's unending love and care for her. She continues to pray that her love for others will grow, the spirit of the Lord will fill her each day, and she would grow in humility and truth.
DOB: Apr 16, 2005
Francine
When Francine was a small baby, her mother took her to Francine’s grandmother’s home and then disappeared, abandoning her.
Dagim
Dagim's mother died shortly after his birth.
Naomie
Naomie was living with her mother in Burundi when her mother became ill and died.
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...
Catherine
Catherine was found wandering the streets of her village when she was approximately two years old.
Champ
Champ's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Paul
Paul’s father died during the religious riots that occurred in Jos, Nigeria in 2001.
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Wilson
Both Wilson’s mother and father died when he was a small child. Wilson and his sister were then referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda in September...
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Erick
Erick lived with his impoverished uncle who could not provide for his needs before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after she was born.
Peter
Both Peter's parents abandoned him when he was a young child.
Blessing
Blessing’s father died in a motor accident before she was born, and her mother died three weeks after her birth.
Ezekiel
Both Ezekiel's parents died within two years of each other, and Ezekiel was left to be raised by his grandmother.
Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Comfort
Comfort arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Edda
Orphaned at birth, Edda lived with her grandparents when she was a small child.
Kelia
An old woman from a local village brought Kelia to a police station in 2011, hoping to find someone to care for her.
Abel
After Abel's mother was killed in a car accident, an elderly neighbor brought Abel into her home.
Vivian
Vivian’s mother was mentally ill, and her father was unknown.
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Dumisani
After the death of his parents, Dumisani arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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