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Joseph
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three, he was screened and approved to come the Rafiki Village Nigeria. He arrived at the Village in 2003. Joseph admires the Lord's trustworthiness, and it produces in him a desire to be trustworthy.
DOB: Sep 1, 2000
Joshua
Joshua and his twin brother, Samuel, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Blessing
Blessing’s father died in a motor accident before she was born, and her mother died three weeks after her birth.
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Hope
Hope was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle after the death of her parents.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned as a young child and was then referred to a babies' home.
James
James's parents died within months of each other; he was an orphan before he was six months old.
Aynalem
Aynalem was three years old when her mother died. Her father remains unknown.
Feraol
Feraol's mother abandoned her when she was one month old.
Hana
Hana’s mother died in 2008, and her father remains unknown.
Dalitso
Dalitso and his twin sister, Blessing, moved four times after their mother died when they were babies.
Patience
Patience’s mother died a month after she was born. Her father was killed a year later in a farming accident.
Glen
Glen was found abandoned in 2005.
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Martey
Martey and his sisters Selom and Francesca were under the care of their mentally ill mother who would leave them unattended for days at a time
Purity
After her parents died in 2004, Purity was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle.
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother.
Enala
Enala’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her twin brothers, and their father also died in 2007.
Patrick
Patrick’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was mentally ill and unable to care for him.
Mika
Mika and his brother, Bulus, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Kasayoka
Nancy's (Kasayoka) father died when she was two and her mother died eighteen months later.
Peace
Peace and her sister, Gift, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs.
Fabrice
Fabrice was abandoned and placed in front of a children’s home as a small child.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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