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Umu Blessing
Umu Blessing
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years after her father died and her mother disappeared. Blessing suffered from severe malnutrition, and she weighed only 12 pounds at age three. When Social Welfare discovered her fragile condition, they admitted her to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center. Shortly after her hospital stay, Blessing was taken to the Rafiki Village Tanzania. She arrived in 2013. Blessing continues to be a sweet, loving young lady. She loves Jesus and enjoys singing praises to Him. She often prays for those around her and continues to grow in her knowledge of the Lord.
DOB: Jul 7, 2010
Abel
After Abel's mother was killed in a car accident, an elderly neighbor brought Abel into her home.
Nehemiah
Both Nehemiah’s mother and father are deceased.
Juliet Babirye
Juliet and her twin brother Kato were brought to a babies' home as young children after they were abandoned by their mother and father.
Jacob
Jacob is a double orphan. He lived with his aunt for a time after his parents died.
Rebecca
Rebecca arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Eliya
After Eliya’s parents died, he was placed in the care of his aunt.
Sarah
Sarah's mother passed away as a result of severe pneumonia.
Rebekah
Both of Rebekah’s parents died in 2004 from unknown causes.
Olivier
Both of Olivier’s parents died—his father before he was born and his mother a year after his birth.
Dorine
Dorine and her twin sister, Irene, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother after they were abandoned by their parents.
Winston
Both of Winston’s parents are deceased.
Jimmy
Jimmy and his two sisters, Jamesetta and Amelia, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Richard
Richard’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Christina
Christina arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2008 shortly after her mother's death.
Ibrahim
Ibrahim was quite fearful when he arrived at Rafiki Village Kenya in 2004. His background and history made him fearful of change and strangers.
Isaac
Isaac was brought to the Rafiki Village in 2011.
Kelia
An old woman from a local village brought Kelia to a police station in 2011, hoping to find someone to care for her.
Alick
Alick is a double orphan. He lived with his grandparents after the death of his mother in 2007.
Ruki
Ruki and her older sister were abandoned by their parents at a young age. The two girls were living on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Joshua
Joshua's parents were killed in 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and the families living there. Joshua, his twin brother Gideon, and...
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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