My Name is
Mercy

Mercy
After both Mercy's parents died, she was placed in the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Now, Mercy has graduated from the Rafiki School. She is now attending university on scholarship. She studies law at the University of Jos. While at the Village, Mercy enjoyed reading and playing basketball. She says that God has been the greatest friend that she has ever had. She marvels at how God has revealed Himself in nature and His Word, and she is learning to see the hand of God in everything around her.
DOB: May 7, 1999
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Sindani
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Mabel
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Levi
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Lisa
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Zelalem
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Silas
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Randall
Randall was abandoned by his mother shortly after his birth.
Blessed
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Diana
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Lois
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Leah
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John
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Saul
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Serena
Serena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister, Rena.
Emmanuella
Emmanuella (Muki) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Benjamin
Benjamin came to the Rafiki Village Malawi with his younger brother Watson after the death of their parents in 2007.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Josephine
Josephine and her twin sister Justina arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.