My Name is
Shedrak

Shedrak
Shedrak’s mother died in 2006, and his father died shortly after. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009. Now, Shedrak is a good student who likes to learn and improve his grades. As Shedrak studies the Bible, he seeks to apply it to his life. He loves reading 1 and 2 Samuel because it provides an example of leadership and shows the importance of following God's commands.
DOB: Aug 1, 2005
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abraham
Abraham's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Wesen, eighteen months later.
Frank
Frank arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Miriam
Miriam was found at a local market in the Machakos district of Kenya.
Obadiah
Obadiah was found abandoned as a small child in 2006 in Paynesville, Liberia.
Aquila
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother.
Brino
Brino and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Keza
Keza arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
Silas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Silas
Silas loves listening to stories, especially from the Rafiki Mothers and the short-term missionaries who visit the Village.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Grace
Grace’s teenage mother gave birth to her and then left the hospital the next morning, abandoning her infant.
Lucia
Lucia’s mother died shortly after she gave birth to her and there were no records of her father or other relatives.
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Kelvin
After the death of their parents, Kelvin and his sister lived with their grandparents for a time.
Phineas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.