My Name is
Martey
Martey
Martey and his sisters, Selom and Francesca, were often left unattended for days at a time by their mentally ill mother. Social welfare services intervened, and the children were removed from their unhealthy situation. Martey and his sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2003 and soon benefited from the nutritious food, quality care, and loving environment at the Village. Martey's mother gave birth to another boy, Emmanuel, in 2004, and he arrived at the Village in 2009. Martey seeks to be wise during difficult times. He is thankful for the Lord's faithfulness and His great promises. Martey is confident that nothing will separate Him from God's love.
DOB: Apr 12, 2001
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008.
Diana
Diana and her twin brother, Dereck were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006.
Luka
Luka's mother died when he was a young child, and his father abandoned him.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Tracy
Both Tracy's (Tamar’s) parents died of illness in 2002.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Dennis
Dennis arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Meklit
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia, Meklit's grandmother cared for her.
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned as a young child and was then referred to a babies' home.
Lillian
Lillian lost both her parents to AIDS when she was a young child.
Gideon
Gideon and his younger twin brothers arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Naomi
Naomi’s father died when she was a year old.
Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Dan
After both of Dan's parents died when he was a small child, he was placed in the care of an elderly and impoverished uncle.
James
James's parents died within months of each other; he was an orphan before he was six months old.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Gabriel
Gabriel's father abandoned the family and his mother did not recover from the C-section she had when he was born. Since that time he lived with...
Simon
When just an infant, Simon was found abandoned near a hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zalalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.