My Name is
Dereck
Dereck
Dereck and his twin sister were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006. Dereck soon proved to be a kind young man with a great sense of humor. He loves to draw things in nature, and he enjoys playing soccer. Dereck likes reading about Paul in God’s Word and strives to be like him – trusting God through every trial and persecution. He sees God’s faithfulness in answering his prayers for good health. Dereck prays that he will be truthful, understand God’s Word, and be obedient to it.
DOB: Jan 28, 2006
Kwasi
Kwasi and his twin sister, Akosua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2009.
Candace
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rosemary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Innocent
Innocent’s mother died in 2005, and his father abandoned him, leaving him in the care of an uncle who also abandoned him as a child.
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Eric
Eric and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness, and his mother died giving birth to him.
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Patricia
Due to his own medical issues, Patricia's father could not provide for her basic needs after her mother's death.
Jennifer
Jennifer and her twin sisters lived with their aunt and her family after the death of their parents.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Eliya
Eliya and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Mercy
After both Mercy's parents died, she was placed in the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Now, Mercy has graduated from the Rafiki School.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zelalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Olivier
Olivier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Phineas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Isaac
Isaac and his twin sister, Sandra, moved to their home at the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother. Due to her mental condition, Jane's mother could not properly care for her.
Rebeccah
Rebecca was admitted to a babies' home in October 2004.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.