| WHAT CAME IN, NOW GOES OUT! Our massive county wide food give out to orphans living in the remote parts of Balama District has begun. In 4 days this week, our team used both the 6- and 7‑ton-trucks, plus 2 Land Cruisers to move the following life-saving food gifts. 343 sacks dried corn (19 TONS) 64 sacks dried beans (4 TONS) 25 sacks salt (500kg/1,100 lbs.) 1,145 pieces of bar soap  Excited orphans touching the life-saving food your gifts provide.  So precious in God’s sight.  Dedicated staff hard at work. YOUR LOVE GIFTS fed 1,145 orphans and widows this week, and we aren’t done! Next week, we have 1 more give out in the Kwe Kwe (Quay-quay) area.  Guard the food means “sit on it” to these young orphans.  Big brother balances the bike, while little brother looks on as their Aunt can load it up! THANK YOU AND PRAISE THE LORD FOR PROVIDING GOD’S PRECIOUS ORPHANED CHILDREN WITH THE LOVE OF JESUS THROUGH A LIFE-SAVING GIFT. HOUSE NUMBER 7 RECEIVES THE “CREATION” MURAL IN THE BOY’S ROOM. Painter Vicente has begun brightening each wall of the boy’s room with a special mural.  “CREATION” brightens the boys room of house #7 The murals most loved by our children are the Bible stories with animals in them. He will be painting the girl’s room next week. What we plan for those walls will be revealed in the next blog. BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL! BUSH BUNNY BRENDA LANGE AND THE BALAMA STAFF |
Monthly Archives: August 2021
BUSH BUNNY BRENDA BLOG: AUGUST 14, 2021
| FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“ DATE: AUGUST 14, 2021 ALFERES FIGHTING MALARIA CONVULSIONS Thursday morning, 10 a.m., Alferes, our construction trainee who was receiving treatment for malaria, began having severe spasms in his right arm. Our staff rushed him to the hospital where all 4 of his limbs began to spasm as he tried to walk into the emergency room.  Alferes, our hero (above left) who saved baby Angelica when she had a febrile seizure. He remained conscious, but seemed mentally distant. IV malaria meds along with powerful IV antibiotics and anti-seizure meds were immediately given. It took repeated IV meds and fervent prayer before his body became calm about 6pm, 8 hours after these episodes began. He will continue IV treatments for the next 6 days, and only a mild arm spasm was seen once on Saturday. PTL ALFERES is improving, but not “out of trouble yet”. PLEASE keep him in your prayers this week. He has a bright future and needs his body working 100%. THE RACE IS ON AS MOTHERS CORRAL 5 TINY TOTS! All but 3 of the 8 tiny tots in the Zebra House are now walking! We praise their advancement, but it does keep the mothers hopping! In the afternoon lull between meals, it is PLAYTIME with these precious little ones. PLAYTIME PHOTO SHOWS ALL BUT CHEBANE, WHO WAS SLEEPING.  PLAYTIME at the Zebra House! They won’t be small for long. All but 3 now walking. FRONT (L to R): Gilda, Juma, Fatima. MIDDLE: Adelina, Julho, Maezinha FAR BACK: Tiny Suzanna, our youngest at 15 weeks, now 4kg/8.8 lbs. That is an incredible increase of 1.4kg/3lbs since July 10th when we received her into our family. They are growing/changing so fast, it is hard for me to fathom that they all came here as malnourished infants.  Roommates Mazinha, left, and Adelina on right, braving a cold morning to be first in the sandbox.  Julio decides he likes the girls next door!  Chebane super happy in his new home. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THEM IN PRAYER, AND SUPPORTING THIS TINY TOT HOME THAT GIVES THEM A PLACE TO LIVE. BLESSINGS BUSH BUNNY BRENDA LANGE AND THE BALAMA STAFF H BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: AUGUST 14, 2021 |