My Name is
Gadissa

Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt. Their nutrition and health were both poor. Social Welfare verified that the children were orphans in desperate need of help. Gadissa and Feyise arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in March 2011. They now enjoy a hope and a future! Gadissa's favorite subject is science, and he enjoys books about history and adventure. Gadissa likes to preach the gospel to others. He is a kind young man who asks many questions about the Scriptures. He likes praying and hopes to be a pastor one day. Gadissa's favorite Scripture verses are Romans 8:31 and Acts 9:15 because they encourage him to become a pastor.
DOB: May 7, 2005
Gideon
Gideon is genuinely kind and sweet-spirited. He is generous to those he meets and especially enjoys sharing God's Word.
Atsu
Atsu arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009. His favorite part of each school day is creative arts.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Gabriel
Gabriel’s mother died in an accident, and his father died of complications from malaria.
Rosemary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after she was born.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Tendo
After Tendo and her two sisters, Christina and Peace, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Ebenezer
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Hope
Hope and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Faustin
Faustin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Christabel
After both of Christabel’s parents died of illness, she and her brother Jehosephat arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008.
Alex
Alex and his sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Rebecca
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Lydia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Erica
Erica and her sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009. Erica proved to be a sweet and happy little girl.
Patience
Patience’s mother died a month after she was born. Her father was killed a year later in a farming accident.
Eyob
After his father's death, Eyob's mother abandoned him.
Marie
Marie and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Alex
Alex was living with his widowed mother who was dying from a fatal illness.
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Precious
Precious's mother died in 2009, and her father then abandoned her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.