Anicia Pederson, middle twin of 4 girls of Dave and Julie Pederson, decided to serve in her parents’ mission for a year before deciding on a career, that was 6 years ago. The Lord called her to remain. She grew up with her family in Nigeria, has served in the Rifiki schools in Kenya, Gana, and now Liberia. She wrote in 2020 “Being connected with Rafiki for over twenty years, I have seen growth, challenges, joy, and God working in ways both mysterious and miraculous. Rafiki literally means friend in Swahili and the aim of Rafiki is to be a friend to those who are friendless based on James 1:27 “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” She is currently acting-Supervisor of the school, K-12 and working with the widows group