My Name is
Micah
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers. He was placed in the care of his impoverished uncle who had five other children he struggled to raise. Micah and his sister, Magdalene, arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Micah strives to spend time with God in prayer and Bible reading. He also works to apply God's Word to his life. Micah wants his relationship with God to be built on consistency and true love for his Savior.
DOB: Dec 15, 1998
Mary
Mary was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Grace Masozi
Grace lived with her grandmother after the death of her mother and father in 2006.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Raphael
After both Raphael's parents died, he was placed with an impoverished grandmother who struggled to feed herself, let alone him.
Susan
Susan's mother is deceased and her father is in jail.
Mwaka
Mwaka’s aunt cared for her after the death of her parents.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Peter
Peter's mother died of meningitis one month after his birth.
Winnie
After her mother died, Winnie was sent to live with her uncle.
Tendo
After Tendo and her two sisters, Christina and Peace, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
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...
Emmanuel
Little is known about Emmanuel's life before coming to the Rafiki Village Rwanda.
Simon
When just an infant, Simon was found abandoned near a hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Praise
Praise's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Hillary
Hillary’s mother died in childbirth, so he was brought to the AIC babies’ home in Mogogosiek—a village four hours from Rafiki Village Kenya. He had...
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Reuben
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was cared for by a pastor of a small Baptist church and his wife after his mother died.
Irene
Irene and her sister were abandoned by their parents as young children. They lived on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Martin
Martin and his sister, Grace, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Martey
Martey and his sisters, Selom and Francesca, were often left unattended for days at a time by their mentally ill mother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.