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Joseph Owen
Joseph Owen
Owen and his three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare. Their father died in July 2006 from complications due to AIDS, and their mother was also HIV+ and not expected to live long. The children are all HIV negative, but they were very thin and anemic when they were found. All four children arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006. Owen and his siblings soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment at the Village. He knows that he has peace with God through Jesus, who has justified him before God. Owen loves reading Psalm 23 and always thanks God for a new day.
DOB: Sep 15, 2000
Mavis
Mavis and her twin brother and sister were orphaned when both of their parents died of illnesses.
Jehu
Jehu's mother died of yellow fever and his father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
David
At eight months old, David was abandoned in a suburb of Kampala, Uganda.
Mary
Mary and her brother, Emmanuel, were born to a mother who is mentally ill, and their father abandoned them.
Dagim
Dagim's mother died shortly after his birth.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
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...
Isaiah
Isaiah was placed into his grandparents care of following the death of his parents.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandparents shortly after her birth.
Denise
When Denise was one month old, she was abandoned at the Kenyatta National hospital.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Gabriel
Gabriel’s mother died in an accident, and his father died of complications from malaria.
Boaz
Boaz's mother lacked the mental and physical faculties to adequately care for him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008.
Beatrice
Beatrice was left in the care of her aunt after her parents died in 2006. They lived in a two-room house with nine other relatives.
Paul
Paul’s father died during the religious riots that occurred in Jos, Nigeria in 2001.
Champ
Champ's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Comfort
Both of Comfort’s parents died when she was a young child. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004.
Sean
Sean’s mother abandoned him after his father was put in prison.
Joanna
Joanna’s parents died during the religious riots that occurred in Jos in 2001. She and younger brother came to live at Rafiki Village Nigeria in...
Maria
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
Esther
When Esther’s parents passed away, she was placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Caroline
Caroline's parents died within one year of each other before she turned three years old.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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