My Name is
Thomas
Thomas
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi, Thomas and sister, Gloria, lived with their impoverished grandmother and the six other children she was caring for. Though she tried, she could not properly care for the children. Social welfare services asked Rafiki to take Thomas and his sister in. The siblings arrived at the Village in 2007. Now, Thomas is frequently called upon to help organize special activities or mentor younger boys who are struggling with neatness or behavior in the Village. Thomas knows that Jesus is near to him; he does not need to be afraid. He desires to grow in his faith, to die to sin, and to live in union with Christ.
DOB: Jul 30, 2001
Catherine
Both Catherine's mother and father are deceased.
Natnael
After his mother died, Natnael went to live with his grandmother.
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Jamila Naomi
Naomi's mother gave her over to the care of her aunt.
Valiness
After losing both of her parents to a fatal illness, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was a young child, he was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra.
Susan
Susan's mother is deceased and her father is in jail.
Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was unable to care for him and abandoned him.
Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up.
Josephine
Josephine and her twin sister Justina arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Mary
After the death of her parents, Mary and her brother, Clinton, were placed in the care of their grandparents.
Elizabeth
Abel
Abel's mother died when he was one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Adeline
Adeline and her mother were living with a family friend when her mother left one day and never returned.
Tabitha
Both of Tabitha’s parents died before she was four years old, leaving her and her four older brothers and sisters as orphans.
Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed in the care of their with their grandfather when their parents died.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s is a double orphan; her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2008.
Segen
Segen's young mother abandoned her soon after giving birth to her, leaving Segen with her grandmother.
Epa
Epa’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him in 2003.
Kiziya
Kiziya’s father died in 2006 after a brief illness, and her mother died while giving birth to her younger brother, Isaac.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.