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Dorcas/Deborah
Dorcas/Deborah
Deborah's parents and siblings went missing during religious riots in Jos, Nigeria. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2007. Deborah is a graduate of the Rafiki School, and she is studying English Literature at Bingham University. Deborah says that God has made Himself known to her through His providence. Learning that God is true to His Word is helping her grow closer to Him and to submit to His sovereignty.
DOB: Apr 15, 1998
Patricia
Due to his own medical issues, Patricia's father could not provide for her basic needs after her mother's death.
Timothy
Timothy was abandoned at a church as a small child.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon were left as orphans when their father died in 2009 and their mother died of...
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother died in September 2002, and her father is unknown.
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Timothy
Timothy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local orphanage in Kampala, Uganda after he was abandoned and given to his grandmother as an...
Nahom
Nahom’s mother died when he was just nine months old, and his father died when he was twenty months old.
Wongani
Both Wongani's parents died by the time he was two years old.
Vincent
Vincent and his brother, Rabson, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Mumo
Mumo arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his younger brother Kilonzi in 2006.
Emelyne
Emelyne was brought to her elderly grandmother after both her parents died.
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Isaac
Isaac and his twin sister, Sandra, were left as orphans when their father died in 2009 and their mother abandoned them. The twins were moved to...
Mika
Mika and his brother, Bulus, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Jean de Dieu
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda, Jean lived with a couple who were neighbors with his mother before she died in November 2012 in a...
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Silas
In 2007, Silas’s mother died, and his father abandoned him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Denis
After the death of his mother, Denis was sent to the Nest, an organization funded by Catholic ministries before arriving at the Rafiki Village in...
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Mediatrice
Mediatrice’s parents became sick and both died in 2007.
Boniface
Boniface is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Leonard, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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