My Name is
James
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph. Their father died in 2007. After his death, the children lived with their aunt. The aunt had seven children of her own. Though she tried, she struggled to provide for the children's needs and asked for help. Joseph, his twin brother, and their sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2008. James is respectful, industrious, and growing in maturity. He believes Jesus is the Son of God, his Savior, his Provider, and his Healer. He also believes God has saved him and that he is a child of God.
DOB: Jun 12, 2006
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Emmanuel
Both Emmanuel's parents abandoned him when he was a small child.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Abraham
Abraham's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Wesen, eighteen months later.
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her.
Irene
Irene and her sister were abandoned by their parents as young children. They lived on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Reuben
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bernice
Bernice was in the care of her paternal uncle before arriving at the Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Salvio
Salvio's mother died shortly after giving birth to him. His neighbors tried to help but had six children of their own and were unable to adequately...
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to an illness.
Kofi
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Beauregard
Beauregard’s mother died soon after giving birth to him in November, 2006.
Baraka
Baraka’s mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father is unknown.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Theresa
Uwase
Uwase arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Sharon
When Sharon was barely a toddler, her parents died in a fatal accident.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.