My Name is
Ruth
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there. Ruth arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2004. Ruth’s favorite Bible character is Noah. She thinks he was very brave to do what God asked him when he was not told why. Ruth is industrious and loves games and athletics, especially soccer. She enjoys math and reading fiction and nonfiction, and her inquisitive nature often energizes class discussions. She has learned about walking in a manner worthy of God's calling from the Rafiki Bible Study. She is also learning that we should be imitators of Christ.
DOB: Apr 12, 2004
Ruth
Ruth’s mother abandoned her and placed her in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed in the care of their with their grandfather when their parents died.
Candace
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Mwawi
Mwawi's mother died two weeks after delivering him and his twin brother.
Perpetual
Perpetual arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Naitoti
Naitoti, her sister, Nasha, and their cousin, Furaha, were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Chloe
When she was a child, the police found Chloe alone in a house.
Mercy
Mercy is a double orphan. She and and her sister Elikana were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let...
Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Theresa
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
Abel
After Abel's mother was killed in a car accident, an elderly neighbor brought Abel into her home.
Erick
Erick lived with his impoverished uncle who could not provide for his needs before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Eric
After his mother died, Eric and his older brother, Eliya, were placed in the care of their aunt.
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
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.
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Catherine
Both Catherine's mother and father are deceased.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.