My Name is
Joyce
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki. At two years old, she was found wandering the streets by a probation officer in 2006. She was then taken to a local hospital in Uganda. They investigated her situation thoroughly and were not able to trace any family, so they referred her to the Rafiki Village Uganda. She arrived at the Village in 2006. Joyce enjoys playing dodge ball and jumping rope with her friends. She looks forward to science experiments in the laboratory. She sees God in science because He created all living things and organisms. Joyce understands that while she was still a sinner, Christ died for her. She loves that nothing can separate her from God's love.
DOB: Mar 29, 2004
Dan
After both of Dan's parents died when he was a small child, he was placed in the care of an elderly and impoverished uncle.
Raphael
After both Raphael's parents died, he was placed with an impoverished grandmother who struggled to feed herself, let alone him.
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Laurine
Laurine’s parents died in 2006. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was unable to care for him and abandoned him.
Kelvin
Kelvin was orphaned in 2002 and nothing is known about his family.
Gift
Gift was abandoned by his parents at a young age and placed in the care of his grandmother.
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Mercy
Mercy’s mother passed away some time in 2003, and her father remains unknown.
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Mabel
Mabel, her brother, and her sister moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Peter
Peter’s grandmother and other relatives cared for him after the death of his parents.
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after she was born.
Timothy
Timothy was orphaned as an infant and brought to a babies' home in Kitui in 1997.
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
Obadiah
Obadiah was found abandoned as a small child in 2006 in Paynesville, Liberia.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was cared for by a pastor of a small Baptist church and his wife after his mother died.
Luke
Luke’s father was a soldier and died before he turned three.
Rebekah
Both of Rebekah’s parents died in 2004 from unknown causes.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.