My Name is
Jacob

Jacob
Jacob first arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006 after the death of his parents. Jacob is now an excellent student who likes school. He strives to work hard in school and to be a good example to other boys in the Village. He enjoys singing tenor in the Rafiki choir. He would like to study computer engineering someday. Jacob continues to grow closer to God through His Word.
DOB: Oct 25, 2002
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney...
Levi
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Albert
After the death of both of his parents, Albert arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Lydia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Alex
Alex was living with his widowed mother who was dying from a fatal illness.
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
Ellen
Ellen arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November of 2010.
Violet
After Violet’s parents died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood.
Damaris
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jimmy
Jimmy and his two sisters, Jamesetta and Amelia, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Francis
Francis enjoys spending time with the short-term missionaries who visit the Village and helping his friends with homework.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Nancy
Nancy’s father died in war and her mother died while delivering her younger sister, Patricia.
Mabel
Mabel is an outgoing and talkative young woman. She enjoys science class because she learns about God's creation.
Pierre
Pierre and his brother first arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Kenny
Kenny and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Jehoshaphat
Both of Jehosephat’s parents died of a fatal illness when he was a young child.
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
Issac
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Zachariah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.