My Name is
Ruth

Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there. Ruth arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2004. Ruth’s favorite Bible character is Noah. She thinks he was very brave to do what God asked him when he was not told why. Ruth is industrious and loves games and athletics, especially soccer. She enjoys math and reading fiction and nonfiction, and her inquisitive nature often energizes class discussions. She has learned about walking in a manner worthy of God's calling from the Rafiki Bible Study. She is also learning that we should be imitators of Christ.
DOB: Apr 12, 2004
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Martha
After the death of her parents, Martha and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Susanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Zachariah
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Awumbe
Awumbe and his brother and sister, Atimbil and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Janet
Janet is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
James
James was orphaned after his mother was involved in a fatal road accident in April 2005.
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kelvin
Kelvin was orphaned in 2002 and nothing is known about his family.
Leonard
Leonard is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Beatrice
After both Beatrice's parents died, she lived with her grandparents and four brothers and sisters for a time.
Mariah
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Nellice
Nellice’s parents died within two years of each other, and she was an orphan before she was three years old.
Kiziya
Kiziya’s father died in 2006 after a brief illness, and her mother died while giving birth to her younger brother, Isaac.
Jehu
Jehu's mother died of yellow fever and his father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Phineas
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Winnie
Winnie's young mother died while giving birth to her, and her father died after being hit by a car.
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother worked at Rafiki. Her last request before her death was her hope that Enoch could come to live at Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Uchizi
Uchizi and his twin sister had no family to care for them. Their mother died, and their father remains unknown
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.