| GOD’S MIGHTY HAND SAVES 3 LIVES On Tuesday, the MAF (Missions Aviation Fellowship) pilot took off from their base in a single engine Cessna to fetch our visiting Bishops from Tete, a 3‑hour flight away. Just 10 minutes out of the airport, the pilot, Ryan, noticed an oil leak coming from the engine. Doing a quick turn-around, he headed back to their base. Oil leaks in plane engines causes the engine to “seize” if the oil level drops below a certain point. If you are in the air when the engine stops, down you go with little control! Ryan’s super alertness and lots of prayer for this trip, saved his life!  Pilot Ryan of MAF. A man of God who listens when the Holy Spirit speaks After receiving the call (I had left at 3:30a.m. and was just 15 miles/33 kms from Pemba), I notified the Bishops that the plane wasn’t coming. They would have to reschedule. I was just super thankful that the Lord showed Ryan the leak at the ONLY possible moment when a crash could be avoided! So Bush Bunny and her faithful sidekick, Mario, a 2nd driver who always travels with me, changed plans and went on a shopping spree! Flexibility is a key item every missionary needs if they are to make the most of rapidly changing plans. I hadn’t been in Pemba since December 15th due to the rainy season road conditions, so much needed groceries and other supplies which are only available in Pemba were purchased. The local children’s clothing store surprised us with the early arrival of winter sweatpants, so an hour later, we left $200 lighter, but with most of the needed sizes for our 58 children. Our Visitors should arrive on May 10th, as that is the next date that both they and a different plane are available. BABY FRANCIANO JOINS OUR FAMILY AT 5 MONTHS, this orphaned tyke had the high fever of malaria, was super anemic (blood count of 4), and only weighed 2.6 kgs/5.7 lbs! His very ancient grandmother and a middle age Uncle had brought him to us, requesting baby formula. In critical condition, this little boy needed more care than they could provide. I rushed him off to the hospital, where he was immediately admitted and a blood analysis with blood type was ordered. By a miracle, a B+ donor was quickly located. By 5pm, he was receiving a life-saving transfusion. Still in a fragile state 2 days later, he received a 2nd transfusion bringing his blood count up to a safe 10.  Tiny Franciano with Foster Mother Estevania, happy to be home from the hospital Released from the hospital on Monday, April 18th with no residual malaria, everyone is now hopeful that he will survive after such overwhelming challenges. Franciano is way too fragile to live in the bush, so with Social Service’s assistance, his family agreed to leave him in our care on April 22nd. GOD’S PLANS ARE ALWAYS THE BEST PLANS! Thank YOU, for your Love Gifts saved the life of this little boy. BLESSINGS, BUSH BUNNY BRENDA LANGE AND THE BALAMA STAFF |
Monthly Archives: April 2022
BUSH BUNNY BRENDA BLOG: APRIL 16, 2022
| FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“ DATE: APRIL 16, 2022 MALAWIAN MOTHER CHURCH SENDS VISITORS International Missions Director, Bishop David Kazima, and our newly appointed National Bishop, Emmanuel Zalira, will arrive in Pemba on April 19th for a 3‑day visit. Neither has ever been here to see our program. Living Waters Church of Blantyre, Malawi, is the founding church for Igreja Aguas Vivas (Church of Living Waters) in Mozambique. IT IS A GREAT HONOR to have these men visit, as Bishop Kazima was on the missions Board who allowed me to register their church in this Province/State way back in 1999. That birthed this massive orphan/church program. We haven’t seen each other since 1999 due to the physical distance between our ministry posts and difficulties in travelling to this area. Both men will tour our entire program as well as meet with our Village Pastors and the BBC while here.  Bishop David Kazima, International Missions Director  Bishop Emmanuel Zalira, National Pastor for Mozambique FRUITS OF OUR PASTORS’ LABOR From January to March, the “rainy season”, our Pastors have trudged through the mud to reach 100’s with the gospel.  Village Pastors in group prayer. Many refugees are now able to return to their northern homes, so our time to reach them with God’s Word has come to an end. SALVATION NUMBERS ARE: ADULTS 206 TEENAGERS 224 CHILDREN 954 REFUGEES 52 A MAJOR MIRACLE occurred when a mother in need of a C‑section was prayed for by one of our Pastors. As the staff was preparing her for the very rough 40km/24 mile ride to the Regional Hospital, THE BABY TURNED IN THE WOMB and was delivered immediately! HALLELUJAH! Thank you Jesus! LARGE PYTHON TRIES TO STEAL A CHILD! The 2 brave men who walk our fence each day heard a woman screaming from her field that a snake was after her baby! The men raced to the area and grabbed the child before this 2.8 METER/9 FT. PYTHON could harm the 1 year old. They then bashed in the snake’s head.  2.8 meter/9 foot python killed by our fence guards.  Courageous python killers. It is rare to find a python this long in our area, so it was shown all around our area before finally being buried. Non poisonous, but still deadly, it has a gripping bite that holds a small animal, or child, while they squeeze their prey until they suffocate. Moral: Not everthing that hugs means to say “I love you”. Happy Resurrection Day! BLESSINGS, BUSH BUNNY BRENDA LANGE AND THE BALAMA STAFF |
BUSH BUNNY BRENDA BLOG: APRIL 9, 2022
| FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“ DATE: APRIL 9, 2022 CARING FOR HIGH RISK INFANTS FRANCIANO, a tiny 5‑month-old baby boy, was brought to our mission at noon on Friday after losing first his father, then his mother from illness. His grandmother and uncle had tried their best to save him since his mother died 3 weeks ago from dysentery, but he wasn’t responding. The thin grandmother, not very old herself, had been breastfeeding him as she has an infant of her own. His weight record of only 3kg/6.6lbs. told me he was not growing, and his high fever shouted malaria!  Franciano has a chance, thanks to your love for these innocent ones. Please pray for this little one, as his blood test at the hospital revealed life threatening anemia as his Hbg (red blood count) was only 4! (12 is normal) A transfusion was organized by nightfall, so now our 2 foster mothers are giving him plenty of love and baby formula, as we all wait to see how he responds as Saturday dawns. Caring for these fragile, high risk infants is one reason Jesus sent me here. The Lord arranged specialized training for me in this medical field as I was attending Bible School, and working in PICU AND NICU at St. John’s hospital in Tulsa, OK. With God’s healing hand, and the ability we have to help the most fragile of orphans, these “innocent ones” are given every possible opportunity to survive and thrive! THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE! I will keep you informed on how this little one does this week. LEARNING IN THE SAND Our primary school tutor knows how to make learning fun! With a week of dry weather, he had the 6:30 a.m. class outside in the sand doing their math lessons. The kids loved it as their faces beamed with happiness!  Anna shows off her super math skills!  Teacher PEDRO and our 2nd and 3rd graders enjoying “sand math”. NATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY! April 7th is celebrated in Mozambique as a day to honor all women. The hospital Director received a pick up load of food gifts for the women’s day feast, which she happily shared with our mothers. We honored all the foster mothers and female staff with the special “caplana” designed for this occasion. It’s a wraparound skirt that is the traditional dress of women in this country.  8 of our 21 foster mothers show off their Women’s Day caplanas! BLESSINGS, BUSH BUNNY BRENDA LANGE AND THE BALAMA STAFF |
BUSH BUNNY BRENDA BLOG: APRIL 2, 2022
| FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“ DATE: APRIL 2, 2022 JESUS NAMED US ORPHANS UNLIMITED… There is little doubt WHY God named us that. For those who don’t know the story behind the name, I can explain very simply. In the USA for a break way back in the late 1999 time, I knew the time was near for me to file as a charitable organisation. But I had no idea what I was to call this ministry. A simple prayer went up asking for the name God wanted to call us, and then I waited. That night, 2 a.m. on the dot, I sat straight up in bed from a sound sleep, saw a vision of a limitless sea of children’s faces, and heard the words Orphans Unlimited in my spirit. There was never any question in my mind that I had heard correctly, as orphaned/abandoned children keep showing up at our door each week. AND THE INFANTS KEEP COMING This week 4 more orphaned infants showed up at our door. Sadly mothers who have their babies at home, don’t always get the post partum care they need and complications set in which overwhelms their bodies. Three week old Ancha and 8 week old Papaito are prime examples. PTL these 2 have family who loves them, and went “the extra mile” to care for them. Ancha’s grandmother asked help from another suckling mother, who nursed her until the family could travel to Balama from 17 miles away. This is what we see most of the time. Papaitos family scraped together $6 to buy a can of powdered milk at their local market. It was a miracle this little one tolerated it, and didn’t get diarrhea. Both are now on formula and doing just fine.  Children’s Director, Anna teaching this Aunt how to bottle feed 2 month old Papaito.  Ancha, lost her mother 4 days after her birth. Granny will now raise her. On average, we have families bring Social Services documents weekly for 2 to 3 infants, plus older orphans, who need our food assistance program. Just today, we had grandparents bring us their 1 year old orphaned grandchild. They said he wouldn’t sleep because they didn’t have enough food to feed him. We organized baby food, and a gift of corn flour, beans, and salt for this family. They are now registered in our weekly food program. We know that the “sea of children’s faces” will continue until the Lord’s return. Our staff and I are totally dedicated to meeting their needs, 1 child at a time. THANK YOU FOR FILLING UP EMPTY TUMMIES WITH YOUR LOVE GIFTS! It makes our job so easy when we know we can give what is desperately needed so these little ones can survive. BLESSINGS, BUSH BUNNY BRENDA LANGE AND THE BALAMA STAFF |