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
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died in 2002.
Juliet
Juliet Faith was found abandoned in a remote area outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Martha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Josephine
Josephine and her sister Tendo were living in a local hospital in Kampala for some time. They were then placed in a temporary home for abandoned...
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Mediatrice
Mediatrice arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Brino
Brino and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Divine
Divine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Yordanos
After their father died and their mother abandoned them, Yordanos and her younger brother lived with their grandmother. Their grandmother could not...
Micheal
When he was two months old, Michael was abandoned at a shop in Kampala, Uganda. Michael then came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in February of 2005.
Olivier
Olivier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Gad
Gad arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Jordan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tendo
After Tendo and her two sisters, Christina and Peace, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Clarisse
Clarisse arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Daniel
Daniel and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
George
After George’s mother and father died, he was placed in the care of his sixteen-year-old aunt.
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Boaz
Boaz's mother lacked the mental and physical faculties to adequately care for him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008.
Gracious
Gracious’s mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her.
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.