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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
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Sandra
Sandra lived in her uncle's care after her parent's death.
Alexander
Both Alex's parents are deceased. He came to live in the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003.
Gladys
Gladys, her twin Priscilla, and her sister Erica, became orphans after their parents died within a year after Erica’s birth.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Edmund
When Edmund’s parents died, he and his brother, Ebenezer, were left in the care of his aunt.
Queenie
Queenie was abandoned in 2010 and has no known family.
Boaz
Boaz's mother lacked the mental and physical faculties to adequately care for him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008.
Joshua
Joshua and his twin brother, Samuel, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, were left as orphans when their father died in 2009 and their mother died of...
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Brian
Brian’s mother died at childbirth, and his father remains unknown. Brian was then placed in an orphanage about four hours from the Rafiki Village...
Patricia
Due to his own medical issues, Patricia's father could not provide for her basic needs after her mother's death.
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Rabecca
Rabecca is a double orphan. She lived with her aunt and grandmother after the death of her parents.
Denise
When Denise was one month old, she was abandoned at the Kenyatta National hospital.
Michael
Michael’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and his father died after an accident.
Ahene Kojo
Kojo's father is deceased, and his mother abandoned him. He was brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2003.
Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Queen
Queen’s mother died in 2007 and her father, unable to care for her, abandoned her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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