My Name is
Ezekiel

Ezekiel
Both Ezekiel's parents died within two years of each other, and Ezekiel was left to be raised by his grandmother. Social welfare was concerned for his well-being and recommended that he and his sister, Jummani, be placed at Rafiki. Ezekiel and Jummai arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006. Ezekiel is now a good student. His favorite subject is science because he would like to know more about the world and God. Ezekiel says education is valuable because we get to know about new things, it gives us greater knowledge about God, and it can help us survive even when we are lost. He hopes to study computer engineering at a university. Ezekiel strives to relate well with others and serve others well so he can share the gospel with those around him.
DOB: May 6, 2003
James
James's parents died within months of each other; he was an orphan before he was six months old.
Lois
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Isaiah
Isaiah was placed into his grandparents care of following the death of his parents.
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Godiya
Godiya’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was a year old.
Bethuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sharon
When Sharon was barely a toddler, her parents died in a fatal accident.
Stephena
Stephena's father was killed by lightning and her mother died, along with Stephena's twin, while giving birth.
Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him with no one to care for him.
Champ
Champ's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Kiziya
Kiziya’s father died in 2006 after a brief illness, and her mother died while giving birth to her younger brother, Isaac.
Rebeccah
Rebecca was admitted to a babies' home in October 2004.
Paul
Paul's mother was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Isaac, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012.
Simon
Simon was found abandoned alongside the road in 2001.
Silas
Silas arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Keza
Keza arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Umu
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Lydia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Peter
Peter's mother died of meningitis one month after his birth.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.