My Name is
Isaiah
Isaiah
Isaiah was placed into his grandparents' care following the death of his parents. However, they soon became too old to care for him, and he was given to the care of his aunt. She had six of her own children and was also unable to properly care for Isaiah, so she sought help. Isaiah arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006. Isaiah is a good student who enjoys school. He describes education as a process of learning, showing a good attitude, and behaving well. He has learned about Jesus personally through the Rafiki Bible Study. God has shown Isaiah His power, love, and patience through the Scriptures. He desires to serve God and spread the gospel when he is outside of Rafiki and to love and obey God, even when it is difficult.
DOB: Sep 16, 2001
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Edmund
Edmund and his brother, Ebenezer, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in May 2009.
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Hannah
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Yordanos
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Gift
Gift was abandoned by his parents at a young age and placed in the care of his grandmother.
Charles
Charles was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage. Little is known about his background or his family.
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child.
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
Meklit
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia, Meklit's grandmother cared for her.
Racheal
Racheal's birth mother has never been located. Her father took another wife, abandoned Racheal, and never returned. She arrived at the Rafiki...
John
Both of John’s parents died in 2003. John was then placed in the care of his grandmother, but she struggled to provide for him and was unable to...
Alice
After Alice’s mother and father died, she and her brother Wilson were left in the care of an uncle.
Alick
Alick is a double orphan. He lived with his grandparents after the death of his mother in 2007.
Hana
Hana’s mother died in 2008, and her father remains unknown.
Jemima
Peter
Henry
Henry's mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died soon after his mother.
Jennifer
Jennifer and her twin sisters lived with their aunt and her family after the death of their parents.
Kwame
Kwame was brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Martha
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Mercy
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Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.