My Name is
Luke
Luke
Luke’s father was a soldier and died before he turned three. He and his sister, Patience, lived with their three older siblings and their mother until she died from a brief illness. Luke's grandmother was impoverished and was unable to care for him and his sister, so she sought help. Luke and his sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Luke has completed his studies at Rafiki and has been taking computer hardware and software classes at a computer school in Jos, Nigeria. Luke continues to strive to make good use of his time and seek God more often. He is learning to follow God no matter the cost.
DOB: May 25, 1999
Makatee
.Makatee’s mother died in a car accident when she was eleven months old.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother died, and her father is unknown.
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Gideon
Mphatso
Mphatso's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
Mwaka
Mwaka’s aunt cared for her after the death of her parents.
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2007.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother, Edmund, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in May 2009.
Patrick
Patrick’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was mentally ill and unable to care for him.
Jack
Jack is a double orphan who was living with his impoverished grandmother.
Linda
Linda’s parents died in 2006, and she and her sister, Beatrice, were then left in the care of their aunt.
Beauregard
Beauregard’s mother died soon after giving birth to him in November, 2006.
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
John Mueke
Very few details are known about John. His mother is deceased and his father is presumed to be as well.
Neema
After the death of her mother and father, Neema lived with her elderly grandmother and adult sister.
Frankson
Frankson and his older sister, Ariet, were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Judith
Judith's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002. She and her brother Josiah came to the Village in 2004.
Samuel
Samuel was found wandering the streets of his village when he was two years old.
Moses
Moses arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Comfort
Comfort arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to an illness.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.