My Name is
John

John
John’s parents were killed in a tragic bus accident. His mother was pregnant with his little sister, Chipo, at the time of the accident, and she lived just long enough to deliver the baby girl. The mother’s single sister cared for the children after the accident. She was unemployed and thankful that John and Chipo would have a permanent home at the Rafiki Village Zambia; they arrived in September 2014. John continues to grow into a respectful, loving, and virtuous young man. He believes the Bible is the Word of God. When he prays, John asks God to give him wisdom and to help him love others. The story of Joshua is one of John's favorite Bible stories because it teaches him to be courageous.
DOB: Oct 15, 2008
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Blaze arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
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Bethany
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Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Moses
Moses arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Obadiah
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After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Ruki
Ruki and her older sister were abandoned by their parents at a young age. The two girls were living on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Eve
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Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
Hope
Hope and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
James
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Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
Akosua
Akosua and her twin brother Kwasi arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Tabitha
Tabitha was abandoned as a child, and none of her family members were able to care for her.
Abraham
Abraham's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Wesen, eighteen months later.
Rachael
Rachael and her sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.