My Name is
Jennifer
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007. Jennifer is interested in travel, and she hopes to see much of the world someday. Jennifer has learned that no one knows when the Lord will come again, so she wants to be diligent in her zeal for God now. Her favorite book of the Bible is Ecclesiastes because it teaches her to set her eyes on eternal things.
DOB: Feb 1, 2003
Gift
Gift was abandoned by his parents at a young age and placed in the care of his grandmother.
Azuma
Azuma is a very creative child. She loves science because it broadens her knowledge about how things function.
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.
Kiziya
Kiziya’s father died in 2006 after a brief illness, and her mother died while giving birth to her younger brother, Isaac.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney...
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her.
Moris
Moris was put in the care of an uncle after his mother died, and his father remains unknown.
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
John
John’s parents were killed in a tragic bus accident. His mother was pregnant with his little sister, Chipo, at the time of the accident, and she...
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nancy
Nancy’s mother died, and her father is unknown.
Centia
Centia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Grace
Grace’s teenage mother gave birth to her and then left the hospital the next morning, abandoning her infant.
Enid
Enid arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Patricia
Due to his own medical issues, Patricia's father could not provide for her basic needs after her mother's death.
Boaz
Boaz's mother lacked the mental and physical faculties to adequately care for him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008.
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Mary
Mary and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002. Her favorite part of each day is when she participates in family devotions.
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