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Samuel
Samuel’s father died in 2003 and his mother in 2005. Samuel and his brother Jeff then began living with their nineteen-year-old sister, but she was unable to care for them. In 2007 the boys were placed in Rafiki Village Zambia where they flourished with the security, food, and love of their new home. Now in Grade 10, Samuel studies hard and is on the honor roll . He believes Jesus is the eternal Son of God who was sent to save us from our sins and that He has done just that for him! Samuel knows that God gave him a new heart, saved him, and made him His child, because he asked God to save him and trusts Him to keep His promise. Samuel is learning to find answers in the Bible to the deep questions he has regarding his identity and purpose in life.
DOB: May 22, 2001
Mary
Both of Mary’s parents were ill. Her father abandoned her mother and she could not care for Mary because she was too sick. Mary’s mother contacted...
Dadi
Both of Dadi’s parents died in 2005. Dadi’s uncle brought him to Dadi’s grandmother when his mother died. His grandmother has struggled to care...
Adwoa Mary
Adwoa’s mother is mentally ill and living on the streets. The mother, due to her mental state, neglected the child completely. Social welfare...
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008. They were in the care of an aunt, living in a very impoverished situation. Their...
Dorcas
Before coming to Rafiki in 2003, Dorcas was abandoned by both parents at birth. She lived in a state run orphanage until the age of three when she...
Praise
Praise was living at a baby’s home before arriving at Rafiki Village Malawi in October 2014. His mother died shortly after he was born and his...
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff. The nurses were unable to trace the mother who left the...
Naome
Naomie was living with her mother in Burundi when her mother became ill and died. When a family friend heard that she had died she traveled to...
Jummai
Both parents died within two years of each other and Jummai was left to be raised by her grandmother. Social welfare was concerned with her...
Joshua
Joshua was abandoned by his sixteen year old mother. She was mentally challenged and frequently left the child with strangers. Social welfare...
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds. Her documents state that she was born on January 28, 2005 and that she was found...
Laardi
Laardi’s father died in 1996 and her mother died in 2001, leaving her and her brother, Carlos, in the care of their old and weak grandmother. She...
Ruth
Ruth’s mother was unable to care for her, and she was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother. The family lived in poverty, and her...
Blaze
Blaze’s father is unknown; his mother is very young and an orphan herself and felt like she could not care for Blaze. She notified Social welfare...
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism. After the deaths of their parents in...
Gertrude
Gertrude, or Trudy as she is called here, was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other. She was taken to stay with her...
Claudia
Claudia was passed from one house to another in the village where her parents died. Her elderly grandmother was unable to adequetly care for her....
Grace
Grace's parents are both deceased. As an infant, she was in the care of an aunt who soon was unable to care for her properly. She arrived at the...
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother. His grandmother did not have a job or the means to...
Siphiwe
Siphiwe’s mother died of a fatal illness. It is believed that the father died in Zimbabwe but relatives are unsure. Siphiwe was placed in a crisis...
Adam
Adam was living with people in the city cemetery. (These may have been his parents.) He was left in the care of a thirteen year old girl. The...
Jennifer
Jennifer was the only child of her parents. They both passed away in 2004. The mother’s relatives brought Jennifer to her grandfather but he could...
Awumbe
Awumbe’s parents were both millet farmers in Ghana. Awumbe’s mother died during a riot and his father died some time later. Awumbe and his siblings...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned near a police station. He was then brought to the AIC orphanage in Mogogosiek, an orphanage about four hours away from the...
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