My Name is
Emmanuel

Emmanuel
Emmanuel was cared for by a pastor of a small Baptist church and his wife after his mother died. The pastor and his wife looked for a permanent home for Emmanuel, and he arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006. Emmanuel is now an excellent student. He says that God made Himself known to him by the gospel of Jesus Christ. Emmanuel continues to pray to grow academically and spiritually. As he reads God's Word, he learns about the value of truth and loving one's neighbor. Emmanuel seeks to love others well and learn from his mistakes.
DOB: Jun 1, 2001
Natnael
After his mother died, Natnael went to live with his grandmother.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Naomi
Naomi’s father died when she was a year old.
Thomas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
Mathew
Abraham
Abraham’s mother died when he was just nine months old.
Daniel
Daniel’s mother and father died in 2006 when he was an infant. He and his sister Esther arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009.
Israel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Grace
Grace's father died in 2007 in a motor accident.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died two days after he was born.
John
John’s mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Isaac
Isaac was brought to the Rafiki Village in 2011.
Gladys
Gladys arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state-run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria. Vicky was severely malnourished and in...
Simon
Simon was found abandoned alongside the road in 2001.
Juliet
Both of Juliet’s parents died when she was about two years old. She was then placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother.
Bethuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.