My Name is
Timothy
Timothy
Timothy was abandoned at a church as a small child. The police conducted a search, but they were not able to find anyone who knew the child’s identity. After failing to find a family to take him, Timothy arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in January 2010. Timothy enjoys playing soccer and basketball with his brothers. He is thankful to the Lord for providing him with a family at Rafiki. Timothy enjoys studying the Bible, and he strives to remind himself of God's goodness daily.
DOB: Apr 4, 2008
Moses
Moses was only a year old when both of his parents died of an illness.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Mercy
Mercy’s mother passed away some time in 2003, and her father remains unknown.
Charity
Both Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria. She came to live at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003.
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was a young child, he was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra.
James
After the death of his parents, James's grandmother took care of him and his brother, Frank.
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.
Lucy
After Lucy's parents died in 2011, she lived with an unemployed uncle and his children until Social Welfare contacted the Rafiki Foundation in 2012...
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003.
Juliet
Both of Juliet’s parents died when she was about two years old. She was then placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Diana
Diana was placed in the care of her young uncle after her mother died.
Ellen
Ellen arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2003.
Prince
Prince and his two brothers, Randy and Emmanuel, were abandoned by their mother as young children. Prince and his brothers arrived at the Rafiki...
Ezekiel
Both Ezekiel's parents died within two years of each other, and Ezekiel was left to be raised by his grandmother.
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Fred
Fred and his two brothers Champ and George were placed in the care of an elderly woman because their mother, who had physical disabilities, could...
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Marcel
Marcel was found wandering alone near a church close to the Burundi border.
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with relatives for a time, but they found they could not provide for her and her brother, Caleb.
Rabson
Rabson and his brother, Vincent, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of HIV in 2010.
Glen
Glen was found abandoned in 2005.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.