My Name is
Rachel
Rachel
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents. Rachel’s brother Alick was accepted to the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2009. The family requested that Rafiki also consider his sister. With thirteen children, the family struggled to care for the children well. Rachel was approved and arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in October 2011. Rachel knows God has given her a new heart, saved her, and made her His child. Rachel praises Jesus as the King of Kings. Throughout her time at Rafiki, God has answered her prayers to heal the sick, guide her family, and take care of Rafiki. Rachel shows traits of loyalty, truthfulness, and justice.
DOB: Oct 19, 2006
Hillary
Hillary was found abandoned in the Moshi area when he was just four months old.
Moses
Moses arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Janjay
Janjay’s mother died after giving birth to her, and her father died shortly after in a car accident.
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers who passed away from unknown causes.
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
Nancy
Nancy was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Aquil
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Tabitha
Both of Tabitha’s parents died before she was four years old, leaving her and her four older brothers and sisters as orphans.
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Gritty
After the death of her parents, Gritty lived in the care of an aunt and uncle.
Mary
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Ruth
After the death of their parents, Ruth and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Metsenanat
Metsenanat was abandoned by her parents and given to her grandmother.
Bethany
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Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Rabson
Rabson and his brother, Vincent, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Enoch
Enoch’s father died in 2008, and his mother died the following year.
Dadi
Dadi arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.