My Name is
Frank
Frank
Frank’s father was killed in a car accident, and his mother died of an illness when he was a young child. A widow took care of him and nine other children, five of her own and four orphans. She could not afford to feed Frank or send him to school. Social Welfare gave approval for Frank to be placed at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010. Frank soon enjoyed devotions and singing with his new Rafiki family. Frank is now a healthy, energetic boy who enjoys playing football (American soccer). He works diligently in school and strives to do his best. Frank trusts in the Lord, and he is confident that all God's ways are good. He looks forward to seeing the gospel spread in Rwanda.
DOB: May 10, 2005
Samson
Both of Samson's parents died when he was a young child.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of HIV in 2010.
Estery
Both of Estery's (Esther) parents passed away from an illness when she was a young child.
Dagim
Dagim's mother died shortly after his birth.
Racheal
Racheal's birth mother has never been located. Her father took another wife, abandoned Racheal, and never returned. She arrived at the Rafiki...
Sharon
Sharon's mother is deceased and her father is unknown.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of terminal illnesses between 2003 and 2004. He was then referred by Social Welfare to begin living in the Rafiki...
Violet
Violet's mother died in childbirth, and her father died just a year later.
Hilda
Hilda was abandoned when she was two years old.
Rachael
Rachael and her sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Timothy
Timothy was abandoned at a church as a small child.
Thomas
Kiziya
Kiziya’s father died in 2006 after a brief illness, and her mother died while giving birth to her younger brother, Isaac.
Reuben
Reuben’s mother died in 2007, and his father is unknown.
Martey
Martey and his sisters, Selom and Francesca, were often left unattended for days at a time by their mentally ill mother.
Jean de Dieu
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda, Jean lived with a couple who were neighbors with his mother before she died in November 2012 in a...
Johnson
Johnson’s mother died of an illness ten days after his birth, leaving him abandoned in the hospital.
Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years, except that his mother died and his father abandoned him.
Dadi
Both of Dadi’s parents died in 2005.
Joanna
Joanna is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Janet, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Annie
After the death of both her parents, Annie was cared for by her aunt.
Rose
Both of Roses's parents are deceased.
Celestina
Celestina and her sister, Esther, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.