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Joshua
Both of Joshua’s parents are deceased. His father died from a brief illness in 2004, and his mother died when Joshua was two years old. Joshua then lived with his elderly, impoverished grandmother for a time. She sought help to raise Joshua, and he arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005. Joshua excels in biology, civics, and art. He says he learns best by going on field trips because it gives him a vivid look at things he's learning. He says education is important because helps him make important decisions about his future. Joshua is inspired by the passion and boldness of the apostle Paul, and he wants to be unashamed of the gospel like Paul was. Joshua's favorite book of the Bible is Colossians because it teaches him to live as a new man.
DOB: Mar 18, 2000
Veronica
Veronica and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Shadreck
After the death of his parents, Shadreck was in the care of an impoverished widow could not properly feed him.
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.
Thomas
Both Thomas's parents died from unknown causes when he was a young child, and the people in his village were unable to provide sufficient care for...
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Robert
Robert’s father admitted him to the hospital due to malnutrition in 2001.
Brian
Brian’s mother died at childbirth, and his father remains unknown. Brian was then placed in an orphanage about four hours from the Rafiki Village...
Godiya
Godiya’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was a year old.
Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Maureen
Maureen's parents died in a road accident in 2004.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Rabson
Rabson and his brother, Vincent, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Janjay
Janjay’s mother died after giving birth to her, and her father died shortly after in a car accident.
Kevin
Kevin was found in the central district of Nairobi by the local police in December 2001. He was brought to a children’s home to wait while the...
Tendo
Tendo and her two sisters, Christina and Peace, were orphaned as small children and then lived with their grandmother for a time.
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Martin
Martin and his sister, Grace, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Diane
Diane’s parents died of an illness. Before that, her family was living in a refugee camp in Tanzania.
Rebekah
Both of Rebekah’s parents died in 2004 from unknown causes.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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