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Ruth
Ruth’s mother died in September 2002, and her father is unknown. After her mother’s death, she lived with her aunts and uncles who were unable to care for her. Ruth arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Ruth has graduated from the Rafiki School and is studying at university. She is now in her second year at Bingham University. Ruth appreciates the presence of God around her as she goes about her daily life. She is learning to trust and obey Him in the little things. Ruth strives to commit herself to God's word and to always stand up for the truth.
DOB: Jul 15, 1998
Thomas
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi, Thomas and sister, Gloria, lived with their impoverished grandmother and the six other children she...
Adwoa
It is unknown how Adwoa's parents died.
Feraol
Feraol's mother abandoned him in 2008.
Akosua
After both her parents died, Akosua and her twin brother Kwasi arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Judith
After Judith’s mother passed away in 2006, she was placed in the care of her grandmother, who could not provide for her basic needs.
Judith
Judith's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002. She and her brother Josiah came to the Village in 2004.
Glen
Glen was found abandoned in 2005.
Martin
Martin’s father died and his mother abandoned him when he was a young child.
Comfort
Both of Comfort’s parents died when she was a young child. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004.
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Mary
Mary lived in the A. I. Children's Home in Kitui before coming to Rafiki.
Kofi
In 2006, both of Kofi’s parents died in a vehicular accident while they were transporting their farm produce to a nearby market.
Dorcas/Deborah
Deborah's parents and siblings went missing during religious riots in Jos, Nigeria.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon were left as orphans when their father died in 2009 and their mother died of...
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.
John
John’s mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Tizeta
Tizeta was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown.
Magdalene
Magdalene was almost two years old when both of her parents were killed by armed robbers.
Ellen
Ellen’s family was transporting their products to market when they were involved in a car accident. Everyone in the car died, but Ellen survived.
Joseph Owen
Owen and his three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Rachel Mwila
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents.
Alinafe
Alinafe is a double orphan who was in the care of her elderly grandparents.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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