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Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother, Surafel, were left in their uncle's care after their mother and father died. Their uncle struggled to care for the children, and he asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. Fortuna and Surafel arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2010. They happily began to adjust to their new environment and their Rafiki family. Fortuna enjoys studying the Bible and having devotion time. Her favorite hymn is "Trust and Obey" because it tells her that God can be trusted. Fortuna's favorite Bible passage is 1 Samuel 15:1–16:13 because it teaches her that God looks at a person's heart rather than one's outward appearance.
DOB: Dec 4, 2008
Deborah
Deborah’s parents were living in Uganda when they both died from an illness. Deborah and her sister Jane were then brought to Rwanda.
Sharon
When Sharon was barely a toddler, her parents died in a fatal accident.
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Christina
Christina and her two sisters, Peace and Tendo, were orphaned as small children and were living with their grandmother.
Claire
Not much is known about Claire's background or family.
Simon
Simon was found abandoned alongside the road in 2001.
Jamesetta
Jamesetta, her sister, Amelia, and her brother, Jimmy, arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012.
Richard
Richard’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Abel
Abel's mother died when he was one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Patrick
After Patrick’s mother and father died, he went to live with his uncle for a time.
Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby.
Paul
Paul was brought to a local children’s home in 1999 by a pastor.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Eric
After his mother died, Eric and his older brother, Eliya, were placed in the care of their aunt.
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Erick
Erick’s mother died a few hours after he was born due to complications with his delivery.
Mitchiel
Mitchiel was brought to the Nairobi Children’s Home in May 2001 by the local police after her mentally ill mother was placed in a psychiatric...
Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Moses
Moses’s mother died shortly after she gave birth to him.
Kilonzi
Kilonzi arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his older brother Mumo in 2006.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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