My Name is
Ezekiel

Ezekiel
Both Ezekiel's parents died within two years of each other, and Ezekiel was left to be raised by his grandmother. Social welfare was concerned for his well-being and recommended that he and his sister, Jummani, be placed at Rafiki. Ezekiel and Jummai arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006. Ezekiel is now a good student. His favorite subject is science because he would like to know more about the world and God. Ezekiel says education is valuable because we get to know about new things, it gives us greater knowledge about God, and it can help us survive even when we are lost. He hopes to study computer engineering at a university. Ezekiel strives to relate well with others and serve others well so he can share the gospel with those around him.
DOB: May 6, 2003
James
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Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to an illness.
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.
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Jackson
Jackson arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Christina
After Christina and her two sisters, Peace and Tendo, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Romeo
Romeo's grandmother cared for him after the death of his parents.
Baraka
Baraka’s mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father is unknown.
Aynalem
Aynalem was three years old when her mother died. Her father remains unknown.
Diane
Diane arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown.
Rachel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Odel
Odel was in the care of an aunt after her parents abandoned her.
Rachael
Rachael and her sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Kebah
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother worked at Rafiki. Her last request before her death was her hope that Enoch could come to live at Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Chipo
Chipo’s parents died in a tragic bus accident. Chipo's mother was pregnant with her at the time of the bus accident, and she lived just long enough...
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Ebenezer
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Patience
Patience’s father was a soldier who died before she turned three.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.