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Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006. He then lived with his grandmother, aunt, and brothers, Richard and Shadreck. The boys' aunt sold vegetables to provide for the family, but the children were not being cared for adequately and there was no money available for them to attend school. Social welfare recommended Emmanuel and his brothers be placed in the Rafiki Village in Zambia, and they arrived in 2008. Emmanuel believes Jesus is the Savior and the Son of God. He has learned that God wants him to live like Jesus: to listen, obey, trust, and have faith in Him. Emmanuel is creative and forgiving, and he is learning endurance. He enjoys reading and creating works of art.
DOB: Sep 1, 2005
Grace
Grace's father died in 2007 in a motor accident.
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Josephine
Josephine and her twin sister Justina arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Chifundo
Chifundo’s father died of an illness in 2006, and his mother soon became too sick to care for him.
Bernice
Bernice was in the care of her paternal uncle before arriving at the Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Pamela
Pamela’s mother died when her brother Francis was eight months old.
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned as a young child and was then referred to a babies' home.
Christina
Christina and her two sisters, Peace and Tendo, were orphaned as small children and were living with their grandmother.
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
Paul
Both of Paul's parents died when he was four years old, and he was then placed in the care of his impoverished grandmother.
Tracy
Both Tracy's (Tamar’s) parents died of illness in 2002.
Isaac
Isaac’s father died four months after he was born, and his mother died in 2010.
Carlos
Carlos’s mother died in early 2001. He and his sister, Laardi, were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2001.
Martey
Martey and his sisters, Selom and Francesca, were often left unattended for days at a time by their mentally ill mother.
Virginiah
Virginiah is a double orphan.
Mirriam
Mirriam’s father died in 2003, and her mother died two years later.
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...
Jimmy
Jimmy and his two sisters, Jamesetta and Amelia, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Timothy
Timothy was orphaned as an infant and brought to a babies' home in Kitui in 1997.
Hellen
Helen was found lost and crying in the streets in 2003.
Hope
Hope was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle after the death of her parents.
Mercy
Mercy’s mother passed away some time in 2003, and her father remains unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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