
Thank God for all the local and international donors who made this a great Christmas at Rafiki. We wish you a blessed and prosperous 2020. Sharing our photo gallery of memories created below.
Thank God for all the local and international donors who made this a great Christmas at Rafiki. We wish you a blessed and prosperous 2020. Sharing our photo gallery of memories created below.
Rev. John Nganga recently returned to Florida for a month long visit and wishes to share some photos with you. He returned to Kenya and the Rafiki family on December 17th and sends blessings to all as we enter into 2020.
The Rafiki family received many needed donations prior to Christmas from one of Farm Workers Church. Many thanks to them for blessing us this Christmas season.
Dr. Terry Davis recently traveled overseas for his annual trip to Rafiki and is delighted to report that all is well at the Rafiki Children’s Center. The weekend was a great celebration of multiple accomplishments of our founder, the Rev. Dr. John Nganga.
On Saturday, February 17, a service of Thanksgiving was held to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Founding of Rafiki, the 30th Anniversary of Rev. John’s ordination and Rev. John’s 56th birthday! And what a celebration it was, we also celebrated the renaming of the Academy to Rafiki Terry Davis Academy. We were honored that the Upendo Choir traveled to Kenya to join in the celebration and provide their own brand of spectacular music.
Click here to read Dr. Davis’ full report and see more photos.
Terry Davis
Columbus, OH
February 2018
It didn’t seem quite right to be at Rafiki without John Nganga, the founder and CEO of Rafiki whose original vision and constant “pressing on” for 18 years has been the underpinning of the entire project. However, we are so grateful that
his health is holding up with the help of a skillful medical team, a dedicated wife and family, and the Grace of God. God willing, John is currently planning a return to Rafiki this summer. For this trip, John’s cousin Eston Kihara had been here for several days when I arrived, and represented John for the many events we had packed into a few days. Eston has just become a member of the US Rafiki Board.
Click here to download and read Dr. Davis’ full report.
St. Benedicts Dance Team visited Rafiki Children’s Centre in July and here they are performing “Because You Loved Me” for the children and summer guests.
God Willing
January 14, 2014 | Marafiki board meeting, Florida |
February 20 – March 12, 2014 | Kenya Winter Trip |
April 5, 2014 | Marafiki board meeting, Columbus, OH |
April 6, 2014 | First Community Church Fundraiser, Columbus, OH |
July 29 – August 8, 2014 | Kenya Mission Trip |
August 2, 2014 | Service of thanksgiving: Partnership between Marafiki, First Community Church and Rotary International |
September 6, 2014 | Dr. Terry & Barbara Davis Marafiki Golf Tournament, Foxfire Golf Club, Lockbourne, OH |
December 13, 2014 | Rafiki Children’s Center Christmas Dinner |
Have a blessed Christmas and a Prosperous 2015!
As of our July 2012 update, Rafiki Academy had started and was doing reasonably well with three classes (Preschool, Grades 1 and 2), but enrollment was somewhat anemic at about 35 students. The problem was transportation. We didn’t have a school bus that could pick up the students in town (an hour or so walk) to come to classes at the Academy. Thanks to major donations from the Rotary Club of Columbus and First Community Church, the bus became a reality. Enrollment has exploded!
To read more, view Dr. Davis’ February 2013 Rafiki Update here or download to your computer to view.