My Name is
Faith
Faith
Faith’s mother passed away as a result of severe pneumonia. She and her older sister Sarah were then left in the care of relatives who could not provide for their basic needs. The siblings arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2006. Faith is a serious student who excels in her academics and is enthusiastic about her studies. She excels in writing stories and poems and is good at music, art, math, science, geography, and sports. She is pleasant and friendly in class and contributes well, especially in Bible lessons. From the Rafiki Bible Study, Faith has learned that God's people are commanded to be holy.
DOB: Jun 2, 2002
Patience
Patience was abandoned by her mother in 2005, and her father cared for her until he died in 2008.
Timothy
Timothy was abandoned at a church as a small child.
Karen
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Mphatso
Mphatso's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Isaiah
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Bethuel
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Sarah
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Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state-run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria.
Jeremiah
Before Jeremiah arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011, he lived at a children's home in Moshi for four years with no known family.
Abigail
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Valiness
From a young age, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with relatives for a time, but they found they could not provide for her and her brother, Caleb.
Henry
Henry's mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died soon after his mother.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Nellice
Nellice’s parents died within two years of each other, and she was an orphan before she was three years old.
Champ
Champ's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Nancy
Nancy’s father died in war and her mother died while delivering her younger sister, Patricia.
Rebecca
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Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Divine
Divine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.