My Name is
Odel

Odel
Odel was in the care of an aunt after her parents abandoned her. Though she tried, her aunt struggled to care for Odel and asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. Odel arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2010. She soon began to blossom under the loving care of her Rafiki Mother. Odel enjoys studying mathematics because she likes to learn about numbers and to solve problems. She hopes to be a teacher when she grows up. She loves Jesus because He loved her first and died for her sins.
DOB: May 14, 2008
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Wesen
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Bethuel
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Dumisani
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Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old.
Clifford
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Ruth
After the death of their parents, Ruth and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Randall
Randall was abandoned by his mother shortly after his birth.
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Joseph
Joseph and his sister arrived at the Village in 2009.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Kyle
Kyle was abandoned by his father shortly after he was born.
Nicodemus
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Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her.
Mara
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Adella
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Diane
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Kwasi
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Beatrice
Beatrice’s mother was mentally ill and living on the streets.
Makatee
.Makatee’s mother died in a car accident when she was eleven months old.
Phineas
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Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.