My Name is
Patience
Patience
Patience’s mother died a month after she was born. Her father was killed a year later in a farming accident. She and her half brother, Moses, were placed in the care of their uncle. He struggled to support both his family and his niece and nephew. The children were referred to the Rafiki Foundation and arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2010. Patience soon proved to be a kind young woman with lots of personality. Patience enjoys studying math because it makes her think through problems and find a solution. She thinks she would like to be a soccer player when she grows up. Patience knows that Jesus died for her sins and advocates for her in heaven. She loves the hymn "Trust and Obey" because she knows that if she trusts and obeys God, she will be with Him in paradise one day.
DOB: Feb 28, 2007
Sara
Sara's mother abandoned her when she was an infant, and her father remains unknown.
Chloe
Chloe is a double orphan; both of her parents died when she was around three years old.
Tizeta
Tizeta was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown.
Benson
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
Mary
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Juliet
Both of Juliet’s parents died when she was about two years old. She was then placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Sarah
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Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008.
Albert
After the death of both of his parents, Albert arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Nancy
Nancy’s father died in war and her mother died while delivering her younger sister, Patricia.
Jamesetta
Jamesetta, her sister, Amelia, and her brother, Jimmy, arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012.
Akosua
Akosua and her twin brother Kwasi arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
John
Both of John’s parents died in 2003 and John was placed in the care of his grandmother.
Karen
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Brighton
Brighton came to the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 along with his older brother Petros after the death of their parents.
Philip
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Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness, and his mother died giving birth to him.
Josephine
Josephine and her twin sister Justina arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Bethuel
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Micah
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Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.