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
Purity
After her parents died in 2004, Purity was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle.
Kofi
In 2006, both of Kofi’s parents died in a vehicular accident while they were transporting their farm produce to a nearby market.
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother would leave her, her brother Martey, and her sister Selom unattended for days at a time.
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
Isaac
Isaac was abandoned by his grandmother who could not care for him as a small child.
Blaze
Blaze arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Grace
Grace’s teenage mother gave birth to her and then left the hospital the next morning, abandoning Grace.
Tiwonge
Tiwonge first arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Violet
After Violet’s parents died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood.
Memory
Memory and her twin brother, Uchizi, had no family to care for them. Their mother died, and their father remains unknown.
Joseph
Both of Joseph’s parents are deceased. He and his sister Abigail came to Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Leul
After Leul's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
James
After the death of his parents, James's grandmother took care of him and his brother, Frank.
Randall
Randall was abandoned by his mother shortly after his birth.
Emmanuel Kobi
Emmanuel (Kobi) arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Micheal
When he was two months old, Michael was abandoned at a shop in Kampala, Uganda. Michael then came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in February of 2005.
Reuben
Reuben’s mother died in 2007, and his father is unknown.
Denis
After the death of their father, Denis and his brother, Charles, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small room, one-room house.
Ruth
Ruth was placed in the care of her elderly grandparents after her own parents died.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.