My Name is
Ester
Ester
Ester was in the care of her impoverished grandmother after her parents died of a fatal illness. There were many times when Ester had only one meal a day. When she came to Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was very malnourished. In the first four months of living in the Village, she gained eight pounds and grew four inches. Ester soon proved to be an obedient, quiet student who strives to do her best. Ester says she has come to know Jesus through the Scriptures and creation. She trusts the Lord and has made a commitment to trust Him all the days of her life.
DOB: Jan 21, 2003
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her.
Gabriel
Gabriel’s mother died in an accident, and his father died of complications from malaria.
Zawady
Zawady is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2006.
Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Frankson
Frankson and his older sister, Ariet, were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Yordanos
After their father died and their mother abandoned them, Yordanos and her younger brother lived with their grandmother. Their grandmother could not...
Josiah
Josiah's mother is deceased, and his father remains unknown. He and his twin brother Joseph arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2003.
Hellen
Helen was found lost and crying in the streets in 2003.
Nathan
Both of Nathan's parents died when he was young child.
Estery
Both of Estery's (Esther) parents passed away from an illness when she was a young child.
Kyle
Kyle was abandoned by his father shortly after he was born.
Tracy
Both Tracy's (Tamar’s) parents died of illness in 2002.
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003.
Erica
Erica and her sister, Priscilla, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother would leave her, her brother Martey, and her sister Selom unattended for days at a time.
Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years, except that his mother died and his father abandoned him.
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers and died from unknown causes.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child.
Joshua
Both of Joshua’s parents are deceased. His father died from a brief illness in 2004, and his mother died when Joshua was two years old.
Patience
Patience’s mother died a month after she was born. Her father was killed a year later in a farming accident.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.