My Name is
Rachel

Rachel
Rachel’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown. Rachel was referred to the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006 by Social Welfare because she had no extended family to care for her. Rachel attends Open Doors School for special children, and she is doing well there. Rachel loves singing during devotions and learning new hymns. She continues to pray that she will love God more than anything else.
DOB: Sep 20, 2004
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
Esther
Esther's father died in 2004, and her mother died six months later.
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Silas
Silas loves listening to stories, especially from the Rafiki Mothers and the short-term missionaries who visit the Village.
Jane
Jane and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Abraham
Abraham’s mother died when he was just nine months old.
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Barakael
Barakael's mother died when he was one year old, and his father is unknown.
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rachel
Rachel is a double orphan. Both of her parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008.
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Divine
Divine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Dativa
Dativa and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Rinet
Rinet's mother was terminally ill and not expected to live much longer when it was suggested that Rinet be moved to the Rafiki Village.
Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Timothy
Timothy was abandoned at a church as a small child.
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.