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Dorcas/Deborah
Dorcas/Deborah
Deborah's parents and siblings went missing during religious riots in Jos, Nigeria. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2007. Deborah is a graduate of the Rafiki School, and she is studying English Literature at Bingham University. Deborah says that God has made Himself known to her through His providence. Learning that God is true to His Word is helping her grow closer to Him and to submit to His sovereignty.
DOB: Apr 15, 1998
Nahom
Nahom’s mother died when he was just nine months old, and his father died when he was twenty months old.
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown.
Clifford
Clifford and his brother, Namukolo, were living with their parents in the Kanakantappa Village when their mother died in 2010.
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Gifty
Gifty arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in June of 2009.
Gift
Gift was abandoned by his parents at a young age and placed in the care of his grandmother.
Joseph
Both of Joseph’s parents are deceased. He and his sister Abigail came to Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Ester
Ester was in the care of her impoverished grandmother after her parents died of a fatal illness.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Agnes
Agnes was abandoned by her family and was referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda at two years of age.
Jehoshaphat
Both of Jehosephat’s parents died of a fatal illness when he was a young child.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Agrippa
Agrippa’s mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died before her.
Haggart
After both Haggart's parents died, he arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Paul
Paul's mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father remains unknown. Upon arriving at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2012, it was learned...
Inocent
Inocent was malnourished and small for his age when he arrived at Rafiki Village Tanzania in May 2012. His grandmother cared for him after he was...
Gift
Gift and her sister, Peace, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs. Their mother abandoned the family in 2008 and is believed to be...
Juliet
Juliet Faith was found abandoned in a remote area outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Adam
Adam is a double orphan. His mother and father died of malaria in 2007.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born, and she was put in the care of her grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.