My Name is
Patience
Patience
Patience was abandoned by her mother in 2005, and her father cared for her until he died in 2008. Patience's uncle took her into his home with his own six children and wife. Unable to care for Patience and his own family adequately, he contacted the Rafiki Foundation for assistance. Patience arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2009. Patience loves learning and her friends and teachers at school. Patience knows and loves Jesus as her Savior and Creator. Through her Bible class, she has learned to put her confidence in her sovereign and faithful Savior.
DOB: Oct 16, 2003
Elizabeth
After Elizabeth’s mother died in July of 2005, her children came to live with their maternal aunt who worked as a mother’s assistant at the Rafiki...
Tizeta
Tizeta was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown.
Maria
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of HIV in 2010.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Honorine
Both Mufasha's mother and father died when she was a young child.
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
Abigail
Abigail was originally part of the second group of triplets to arrive at the Rafiki Village Ghana.
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Timothy
Timothy was abandoned at a church as a small child.
Mary
After the death of her parents, Mary and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Adam
Little is know about Adam's family and his parents whereabouts.
Alice
After Alice’s mother and father died, she and her brother Wilson were left in the care of an uncle.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Grace
Grace’s teenage mother gave birth to her and then left the hospital the next morning, abandoning Grace.
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Hope
Hope’s father died HIV positive, and his mother was also living HIV positive and was very sick. She wanted Hope placed in a good home before she died.
Clint
Clint was found abandoned at the edge of Thogoto Forest in Dagoretti
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Pross
Prossy lost her father to AIDS at age four, and her mother was unable to care for her due to severe mental illness.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.