My Name is
Emmanuel

Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006. He then lived with his grandmother, aunt, and brothers, Richard and Shadreck. The boys' aunt sold vegetables to provide for the family, but the children were not being cared for adequately and there was no money available for them to attend school. Social welfare recommended Emmanuel and his brothers be placed in the Rafiki Village in Zambia, and they arrived in 2008. Emmanuel believes Jesus is the Savior and the Son of God. He has learned that God wants him to live like Jesus: to listen, obey, trust, and have faith in Him. Emmanuel is creative and forgiving, and he is learning endurance. He enjoys reading and creating works of art.
DOB: Sep 1, 2005
Ruth
Ruth was placed in the care of her elderly grandparents after her own parents died.
Bethuel
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Hope
Hope arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
Sharon
Sharon was found abandoned as a small child.
Selah
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Nathan
Both of Nathan's parents died when he was young child.
Andrew
Andrew arrived at the A.I. Children’s Home in Kitui, Kenya in 2000.
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Uwase
Uwase arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Vincent
Vincent and his brother, Rabson, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Kiziya
Kiziya’s father died in 2006 after a brief illness, and her mother died while giving birth to her younger brother, Isaac.
Mariah
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Morris
Morris’ was brought to an orphanage in Kitui in April, 2003 after both his parents died.
Esther
Esther and her sister, Celestina, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown.
Simon
Simon was found abandoned alongside the road in 2001.
Jeremiah
Jeremiah was abandoned by both his parents at birth.
Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003.
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003.
Romeo
Romeo's grandmother cared for him after the death of his parents.
Isaac
Isaac’s mother died an hour after she gave birth to him, and his father shortly abandoned him after he was born.
Simon
When just an infant, Simon was found abandoned near a hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.