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
David
David's mother died in 2003 while giving birth, and his father's whereabouts remain 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...
Rahab
Rahab’s mother was unable to care for her and her father remains unknown.
Obadiah
Obadiah was found abandoned as a small child in 2006 in Paynesville, Liberia.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents died in 2005.
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Atsu
Atsu arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Makatee
Makatee’s mother died in a car accident when she was eleven months old.
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Abraham, eighteen months later.
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Frederick
Frederick’s mother died in 2008, and his father is unknown.
Baraka
Baraka’s mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father is unknown.
Israel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Micheal
When he was two months old, Michael was abandoned at a shop in Kampala, Uganda. Michael then came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in February of 2005.
Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Edwin
Edwin’s father abandoned him when he was a young child, leaving him with his uncle.
Moses
Social Services recommended that Moses be removed from his home because his parents could not take care of him properly.
Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
Gabriela
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.