My Name is
Rachel Mwila
Rachel Mwila
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
Jennifer
Jennifer is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Janet and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Irene
After being abandoned by their parents, Irene and her twin sister, Dorine, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother.
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Ato
Both of Ato's parents were deaf, mute, and mentally challenged.
Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zalalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Surafel
Surafel and his sister, Fortuna, where left in the care of an uncle after their mother and father died.
Jane
Both Jane's parents died when she was a young child, making her a double orphan.
Fiyete
Fiyete was just a few months old when her mother became sick and was hospitalized.
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Hillary
Hillary’s mother died in childbirth, so he was brought to the AIC babies’ home in Mogogosiek—a village four hours from Rafiki Village Kenya. He had...
Judith
Judith's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002. She and her brother Josiah came to the Village in 2004.
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Sharon
When Sharon was barely a toddler, her parents died in a fatal accident.
Erica
Erica and her sister, Priscilla, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Lackson
Lackson became a double orphan at age 6 when both his mother and father died.
Jack
After Jack’s mother died in 2006, he began living with his grandparents. His grandmother died soon after that.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Naomi
Naomi’s mother abandoned her, and her father is unknown. She and her two siblings, John and Michael, were in the care of their blind grandmother...
Gift
Gift was abandoned by his parents at a young age and placed in the care of his grandmother.
Jane Kacyeye
Jane’s parents were living in Uganda when they died from a terminal illness.
Annie
After the death of both her parents, Annie was cared for by her aunt.
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.