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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
Maria
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Odel
Odel was in the care of an aunt after her parents abandoned her.
Diane
Diane’s parents died of an illness. Before that, her family was living in a refugee camp in Tanzania.
Edmund
Edmund and his brother, Ebenezer, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in May 2009.
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.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005.
Enoch
Enoch’s father died in 2008, and his mother died the following year.
Agrippa
Agrippa’s mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died before her.
Mercy
Mercy is a double orphan. She and and her sister Elikana were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let...
Priscilla
Priscilla and her sister, Erica, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three,...
Tiwonge
Tiwonge first arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Mumo
Mumo arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his younger brother Kilonzi in 2006.
Adeline
Adeline and her mother were living with a family friend when her mother left one day and never returned.
Marcel
Marcel was found wandering alone near a church close to the Burundi border.
James
James was orphaned after his mother was involved in a fatal road accident in April 2005.
Leonard
Leonard is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Hope
Hope’s father died HIV positive, and his mother was also living HIV positive and was very sick. She wanted Hope placed in a good home before she died.
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Leul
After Leul's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
William
William was brought to a hospital with head injuries in August 2003.
John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him with no one to care for him.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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