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Tapiwa
Tapiwa and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism. After their parents died in 2010, they were placed in the care of their widowed grandmother. She had no source of income and finding food for the family was a daily problem. Though she tried, she could not provide for the girls and sought help. Tapiwa and her sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2011. Tapiwa believes Jesus is the Son of God who died on the cross and now is at the right hand of God. Tapiwa knows the Bible is God's written word—it brings sinners to Jesus. She also believes that God has given her a new heart, saved her, and made her his child. A favorite hymn of Tapiwa's is "He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought."
DOB: Jun 30, 2007
Chipo
Chipo’s parents died in a tragic bus accident. Chipo's mother was pregnant with her at the time of the bus accident, and she lived just long enough...
Dereck
Dereck’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin sister Diana.
Irene
After being abandoned by their parents, Irene and her twin sister, Dorine, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother.
Ruth
Ruth was placed in the care of her elderly grandparents after her own parents died.
Natnael
After his mother died, Natnael went to live with his grandmother.
Thomas
Both Thomas's parents died from unknown causes when he was a young child, and the people in his village were unable to provide sufficient care for...
Jonah
Jonah’s father died when he was just a year old, and his mother died soon after.
Phoebe
Not much is known about Phoebe’s life before she came to Rafiki.
Tabitha
Both of Tabitha’s parents died before she was four years old, leaving her and her four older brothers and sisters as orphans.
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Reuben
Reuben’s mother died in 2007, and his father is unknown.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
Belis
Belis' mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Abigail
Abigail was originally part of the second group of triplets to arrive at the Rafiki Village Ghana.
Nellice
Nellice’s parents died within two years of each other, and she was an orphan before she was three years old.
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother who was epileptic and mentally unstable.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Boaz
Boaz's mother lacked the mental and physical faculties to adequately care for him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Ruth
Both of Ruth's parents are deceased. She and her brother Christopher lived with their grandmother before she sought help from social welfare...
Lilian
Lilian was born a twin but was separated from her brother at birth.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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