My Name is
Philemon

Philemon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or subsidies. They receive an excellent classical Christian education, daily Bible study, two nutritious meals per day, and basic school supplies. For a child in Africa, attending school means more than ABCs or 123s; it means a hope for a future – spiritually and materially. Your support makes that hope possible for these day students, their families, and their communities. We have given each day student an alias for the privacy and protection of the child and his/her family. If you sponsor a day student, you will receive some additional information about the child and will communicate with the child using the assigned alias.
DOB: Apr 11, 2016
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Hope
Hope arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Hana
Hana’s mother died in 2008, and her father remains unknown.
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown.
Francis
Francis enjoys spending time with the short-term missionaries who visit the Village and helping his friends with homework.
Obadiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father disappeared after her mother's death.
Ashenofi
Both Ashenofi's parents died within a year of each other. He lived with an aunt after their deaths. However, his aunt was unable to properly care...
Brino
Brino and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Silas
Silas loves listening to stories, especially from the Rafiki Mothers and the short-term missionaries who visit the Village.
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Moses
Moses arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005 as an infant. He soon benefited from the loving environment at the Village.
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jehoshaphat
Both of Jehosephat’s parents died of a fatal illness when he was a young child.
Gad
Gad arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Salvio
Salvio's mother died shortly after giving birth to him. His neighbors tried to help but had six children of their own and were unable to adequately...
Valiness
From a young age, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Michael
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Benon
Benon was born to a fifteen-year-old mother who died in child birth. His grandfather was old and unable to care for him. He was brought to an...
Comfort
Comfort is a very sweet and respectful young woman. She thanks God for his mercy and faithfulness in her life.
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.