My Name is
Patience
Patience
Patience’s mother died a month after she was born. Her father was killed a year later in a farming accident. She and her half brother, Moses, were placed in the care of their uncle. He struggled to support both his family and his niece and nephew. The children were referred to the Rafiki Foundation and arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2010. Patience soon proved to be a kind young woman with lots of personality. Patience enjoys studying math because it makes her think through problems and find a solution. She thinks she would like to be a soccer player when she grows up. Patience knows that Jesus died for her sins and advocates for her in heaven. She loves the hymn "Trust and Obey" because she knows that if she trusts and obeys God, she will be with Him in paradise one day.
DOB: Feb 28, 2007
Austin
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Timothy
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Olivia
Olivia and her twin sister, Gloria, were placed in the care of their uncle after their father died.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
Carol
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Joseph
Joseph’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, James.
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Daniel
Daniel and his brother were orphaned after their parents died.
Isaac
Isaac was abandoned by his grandmother who could not care for him as a small child.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of HIV in 2010.
Linda
Linda’s parents died in 2006, and she and her sister, Beatrice, were then left in the care of their aunt.
Epa
Epa’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him in 2003.
Fred
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Hope
Hope was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle after the death of her parents.
Juliet
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Josiah
Josiah's mother is deceased, and his father remains unknown. He and his twin brother Joseph arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2003.
Ariet
Ariet and her little brother Frankson were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Rachel Mwila
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents.
Adonay
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Mwawi
Mwawi's mother died two weeks after delivering him and his twin brother.
Tabitha
Tabitha was abandoned as a child, and none of her family members were able to care for her.
Nellice
Nellice’s parents died within two years of each other, and she was an orphan before she was three years old.
Moses
Moses’s parents both died within a year of each other, leaving him orphaned as an infant.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.