My Name is
Mary
Mary
Mary lived in the A. I. Children's Home in Kitui before coming to Rafiki. Her parents are unknown, and no other relatives could care for her. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2004. Mary enjoys reading her Bible and sharing about it with others. She tries to help those in need and pray for them. She continues to pray to do well in school, grow spiritually, and read God's Word daily.
DOB: Jan 15, 2000
Grace
Grace's parents are both deceased. As an infant, she was in the care of an aunt who soon was unable to care for her properly.
Julius
Julius’ mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Jesca
Jesca’s mother died in a car accident and her father and other relatives were unwilling to care for her. A babies’ home agreed to take care of...
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Moses
Moses was referred to Rafiki by Katherine Hines Ministries. The report from social services states that both of his parents are deceased. Moses was...
Ester
Ester was in the care of her impoverished grandmother after her parents died of a fatal illness.
Azuma
Azuma’s mother died during a riot and her father died soon after her.
Simon
Simon was found abandoned alongside the road in 2001.
Tracy
Tamar’s father died in 2002 of whooping cough and several months later her mother died after a brief period of illness. Tamar was staying with a...
Moses
Moses was only a year old when both of his parents died of an illness.
Sean
Sean’s mother abandoned him after his father was put in prison. He lived with his elderly and impoverished grandfather for a while until his father...
Sharon
Sharon was found abandoned and nothing is known about her background or her family. After investigating her situation, the social welfare officer...
Nancy
Nancy’s mother died, and her father is unknown.
Caleb
Caleb’s parents died when he was four years old, and his relatives were unable to care for him because they are impoverished and relied on...
Gladys
Gladys, her twin Priscilla, and her sister Erica, became orphans after their parents died within a year after Erica’s birth.
Keza
Keza was brought to her elderly grandmother in 2009 after both her parents died of sickness.
Miriam
Miriam was found at a local market in the Machakos district of Kenya.
Sensee
Sensee’s mother died three days after giving birth to her.
Lucia
Lucia’s mother died shortly after she gave birth to her.
Silas
In 2007, Silas’s mother died and his father abandoned him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Lulu
Lulu was abandoned at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center when she was born.
Marie Jeanne
Marie Jeanne was brought to her elderly, sickly grandmother when she was a young child after both of her parents died of sickness.
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.