My Name is
Emmanuel
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died two days after he was born. Because his father could not provide for his basic needs, Emmanuel was placed in a crisis nursery where he stayed for about one year. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2013 and benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment. Emmanuel is now an enthusiastic learner. He especially looks forward to Bible class and often helps his teacher distribute hymnals and Bibles to his classmates. He believes in Jesus as his personal Lord and Savior and prays for others who do not know Jesus.
DOB: Jun 2, 2012
Perpetual
Perpetual’s father had a heart attack at work and died, and her mother died in December 2008 after a lingering illness.
Jehoshaphat
Both of Jehosephat’s parents died of a fatal illness when he was a young child.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Uwase
Uwase’s parents died of an unknown sickness.
Yaw
Yaw, his twin sister, and his older sister were orphaned when both of their parents died.
Innocent
Innocent’s mother died in 2005, and his father abandoned him, leaving him in the care of an uncle who also abandoned him as a child.
Rinet
Rinet's mother was terminally ill and not expected to live much longer when it was suggested that Rinet be moved to the Rafiki village. Rinet and...
Carolyn
Carolyn was abandoned as a child and was found by a probation officer. Social welfare did a thorough search to find any relatives they could for...
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Josiah
Josiah's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002.
Winston
Both of Winston’s parents are deceased.
Grace
Grace's father died in 2007 in a motor accident.
Livingstone
Both of Livingstone's parents are deceased. He lived for a while with his grandfather. His grandfather was blind and unable to care for him, so he...
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...
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Enoch
Enoch’s father died in 2008 and his mother in 2009. After that, he lived with his grandmother. There were seven people already living in the home....
Alice
Alice was abandoned and given to her grandmother when she was only five months old.
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished and unable to care for her or her sister Siphwe.
Ruth
Both of Ruth's parents are deceased. She and her brother Christopher lived with their grandmother before she sought help from social welfare...
Nahom
Nahom’s mother died when he was just nine months old, and his father died when he was twenty months old.
Claudia
After Claudia's parents died, she was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Shadreck
After the death of his parents, Shadreck was in the care of an impoverished widow could not properly feed him.
Awumbe
Awumbe’s mother died during a riot and his father died soon after her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.