My Name is
Gideon
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there. Gideon his twin brother Joshua, and older sister Mercy, survived. After an investigation by a social welfare officer, it was agreed that the siblings should be moved to the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2010. They soon began to thrive in their new environment with nutritious food, a bed of their own, and the opportunity to attend school. Gideon enjoys math and works hard in school. Gideon marvels at God's power, knowing no one can take His place. He has made a commitment to love God and serve Him; he desires to live a life pleasing to God.
DOB: Aug 12, 2007
Lonnie
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, Lonnie was called “Lonely” because both of her parents were deceased.
Vivian
Both of Vivian's parents died in 2005. She briefly lived with a maternal uncle, but he was unable to care properly for Vivian.
Serena
Serena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister, Rena.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Samson
At a very young age, Samson was abandoned and taken to a local orphanage.
Tracy
Both Tracy's (Tamar’s) parents died of illness in 2002.
Ato
Both of Ato's parents were deaf, mute, and mentally challenged.
Rachael
Rachael and her sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Bulus
Bulus and his brother, Mika, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Jamila Naomi
Naomi's mother gave her over to the care of her aunt.
Dagim
Dagim's mother died shortly after his birth.
Sam
An aunt cared for Sam after his mother and father died of an illness in 2010.
Pamela
Pamela and her brother, Francis, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Moses
Moses’s parents both died within a year of each other, leaving him orphaned as an infant.
Hannah
Hannah’s mother abandoned her shortly after she was born. Hannah came to Rafiki Village Kenya at less than a month old in August 2006. Now, she is...
Miriam
Miriam and her younger brother, Daniel, were placed with their grandfather after their parents died.
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Thomas
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi, Thomas and sister, Gloria, lived with their impoverished grandmother and the six other children she...
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s father died in a mountain climbing accident shortly before Emanuel was born, and his mother died when he was five years old.
Inocent
Inocent was malnourished and small for his age when he arrived at Rafiki Village Tanzania in May 2012. His grandmother cared for him after he was...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.