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Joseph
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died when he was nine months old, and his father was unknown. He was then placed in the care of his aunt. Though she tried, his aunt could not provide for his basic needs. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2014. Joseph is now a bright young man who does well in school. Joseph is polite and cooperative in class. He enjoys reading books in his spare time. He knows that God is with him at all times, and this gives him comfort. He enjoys studying God's Word and singing hymns of praise. Joseph is confident that God will lead him in the right path all his days.
DOB: Nov 8, 2010
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Gideon
Gideon is genuinely kind and sweet-spirited. He is generous to those he meets and especially enjoys sharing God's Word.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died in 2002.
Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed in the care of their with their grandfather when their parents died.
Eliya
Eliya and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Gracious
Gracious’s mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her.
Christina
After Christina and her two sisters, Peace and Tendo, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Awumbe
Awumbe is a happy and witty young man who has a special ability to brighten everyone’s day with his huge smile.
Makatee
Makatee’s mother died in a car accident when she was eleven months old.
Benjamin
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abraham
After Abraham's mother died, he was sent to live with his aunt.
Rachael
Rachael is a bright and bubbly young woman. Her favorite part of each day is studying God's Word every morning.
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zelalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Abraham
Abraham’s mother died when he was just nine months old.
John
John’s parents were killed in a tragic bus accident. His mother was pregnant with his little sister, Chipo, at the time of the accident, and she...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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