My Name is
Gladys
Gladys
Gladys arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009. She is quite athletic and is often found playing soccer. As she has studied the women of the Bible, Gladys has learned that God is not looking for perfect people but for those who will obey Him. The hymn "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" encourages her and reminds her that no storms can destroy her while she's in God's arms.
DOB: Jul 24, 2003
Erick
Erick’s mother died a few hours after he was born due to complications with his delivery.
Joseph
Both of Joseph’s parents are deceased. He and his sister Abigail came to Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Jonathan
John’s mother died in 2003 in a drowning accident, and his father died later that same year. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005.
Memory
Memory and her twin brother, Uchizi, had no family to care for them. Their mother died, and their father remains unknown.
Caroline
Caroline's parents died within one year of each other before she turned three years old.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zalalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Yaw
Yaw and his two sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Innocent
Innocent is a double orphan. He and his sister were approved by Social Welfare to come to Rafiki in May 2008. They have rapidly transformed thanks...
Henry
Henry's mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died soon after his mother.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt
Margaret
After Margaret's parents died, she lived with her impoverished grandmother who had little means to provide for her and her sister, Grace.
Moses
Moses arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Joshua
Joshua's parents were killed in 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and the families living there. Joshua, his twin brother Gideon, and...
Ibrahim
Ibrahim was quite fearful when he arrived at Rafiki Village Kenya in 2004. His background and history made him fearful of change and strangers.
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned as a young child and was then referred to a babies' home.
Clarisse
Clarisse's elderly grandmother cared for her since her birth.
Umu Blessing
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Edmund
Edmund and his brother, Ebenezer, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in May 2009.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.