My Name is
Samson
Samson
Both of Samson's parents died when he was a young child. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006. Samson enjoys school. He excels in history and computer class, and he desires to be either a historian or an artist. He says he is excited about the future God has placed in front of him. He continues to pray for his country, and he has been strengthened to trust God in every circumstance. Samson is striving to become a godly man, and he desires to teach the gospel to others and see their lives, and his life, transformed by God's Word.
DOB: Mar 3, 2001
Dativa
Dativa and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Biruk
Biruk was eighteen months old when his mother died. He then moved in with his aunt.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s mother was mentally ill and living on the streets.
Sharon
Sharon's mother is deceased, and her father is unknown.
Mary
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Gerald
After the death of both Gerald’s parents, he was living with his older sister.
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Nicole
Nicole's mother abandoned her and her father remains unknown.
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gabriel
Gabriel’s mother died in an accident, and his father died of complications from malaria.
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her.
Yaw
Yaw and his two sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Hope
Hope and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
Frank
Both Frank's parents died shortly after his birth.
Ruki
Ruki and her older sister were abandoned by their parents at a young age. The two girls were living on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Marie
Marie and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Nancy
Nancy’s father died in war and her mother died while delivering her younger sister, Patricia.
Sharon
When Sharon was barely a toddler, her parents died in a fatal accident.
Rachael
Rachael and her sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
James
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mphatso
Mphatso's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.