My Name is
Natnael
Natnael
After his mother and father died, Natnael lived with his grandmother. His grandmother, though she tried, could not provide for his basic needs. Natnael was approved by social welfare services and was brought to the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2009. Natnael now has a mature fear of the Lord. He loves others and is eager to help them. He enjoys reading the Bible, and he is growing in his understanding of God's word. He also enjoys singing, and his favorite hymn is "How Firm a Foundation" because it reminds him that God's love is strong.
DOB: Nov 22, 2006
Lackson
Lackson became a double orphan at age 6 when both his mother and father died.
Nancy
Nancy’s father died in war and her mother died while delivering her younger sister, Patricia.
Donatha
When Donatha was extremely young, her mother and father both died of an illness.
Ellen
Ellen arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November of 2010.
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.
Leul
After Leul's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Thomas
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi, Thomas and sister, Gloria, lived with their impoverished grandmother and the six other children she...
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Isaka
Isaka's mother was unable to care for him due to physical limitations, so he was placed in an orphanage that cared for young children.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Brian
Brian’s mother died at childbirth, and his father remains unknown. Brian was then placed in an orphanage about four hours from the Rafiki Village...
Thomas
Both Thomas's parents died from unknown causes when he was a young child, and the people in his village were unable to provide sufficient care for...
Valiness
After losing both of her parents to a fatal illness, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
David
David’s mother died in 2007, and his father died in 2008. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Winston
Both of Winston’s parents are deceased.
Faustin
After Faustin’s mother died, a woman in the community offered to take him.
Rinet
Rinet's mother was terminally ill and not expected to live much longer when it was suggested that Rinet be moved to the Rafiki Village.
Anna
Anna was left on a porch in Monrovia, Liberia when she was eighteen months old.
Blaze
Blaze arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Grace
Grace’s teenage mother gave birth to her and then left the hospital the next morning, abandoning Grace.
Benjamin
Benjamin came to the Rafiki Village Malawi with his younger brother Watson after the death of their parents in 2007.
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...
Dennis
Dennis arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.