FUN IN THE SUN! It’s summer here in Mozambique AND SCHOOL IS OUT till February 1st. The children celebrated with lots of giggles and laughter as they competed with each other on the soccer field. I caught one of the races where the bigger kids piggyback the little kids.They had a blast as they celebrated their first day out of school! Piggy back relay race with
OUR CHILDREN WELCOMED THE ADMINISTRATOR OF BALAMA On Tuesday, December 2nd, the Balama Administrator visited our school age children at our Learning Center. He greeted the children by shaking their hands, and then went to meet the little members of the family, as he was on a tight schedule. At House #7, we had all 34 infants and their Foster Mothers waiting under the Mango tree. Capena,
CIS PARTY DURING THE RAINY SEASON The children were all present as the CIS Team brought in another delicious lunch for the children. Singing Lift Jesus Higher, Stomp Satan Lower! Samuel, who was once a resident orphan here, and is now the Foster Father for the school age children, led with action songs as the children waited for the lunch to arrive. This every 2 week party is
ERGILCIA NEEDS LOTS OF PRAYERErgilcia developed malaria late last week, and was placed in hospital for IV treatment. Her lab tests from 2 weeks ago showed a Hemoglobin of 12.5 (normal is 12 to 14). Upon her admission, her Hemoglobin was only 8.5 (transfusion is only done below 8). On Sunday, her body began to swell, which can be caused by anemia, so another lab test
POLIO VACCINES FOR THE LITTLE ONES A team from the Balama Hospital blessed us by vaccinating all of our children who are 5 years and under with the oral polio vaccine. The children received it well, as it was like getting 2 drops of water into your mouth. We are grateful that this vaccine is available, and that the hospital made our children a priority
KIDS GIVING TO KIDS! At last week’s delicious lunch party given by CIS, we were gifted with a box of toys and coloring books from the Twigg Graphite Mine workers. The Twigg employees asked their children to donate toys to our children, making these toys extra special. We are most grateful for the generosity of these employees and their families. Enjoy the photos of our children receiving the toys. Oops! The big
MILAGRE IS FINALLY WALKING! After 5 weeks in a leg and waist cast due to a broken femur, Milagre was too afraid to move his leg when the cast was removed. He was stiff and sore, so we did easy massaging movements to encourage him to bend his hip, knee, and ankle. After 7 days of scooting on his tummy, he finally started bending his knee
WATER IS A PRECIOUS GIFT Our mission’s water well next to our church is a busy site each day as many of the local hand dug wells have dried up. This is the DRY SEASON for our area, meaning no rains will fall until probably December. That will refill all the local wells, and make water more accessible to most of the locals who now use
MILAGRE GETS HIS CAST OFF! Milagre was released on Wednesday from the hospital after his 7‑day anti-malaria treatment. Office Administrator Capena made an appointment for Thursday to have Milagre’s cast removed as his X‑RAY showed his femur bone is healed! PTL! Milagre gets his cast off! He is a bit stiff after being casted for almost 5 weeks, but that is to be expected. With a bit of physical therapy by
MALARIA THREATENS MORE THAN BABIES Foster Mother Franquina in Baby House #7 (Leopard House) came down with a serious case of malaria on Monday that tried to go Cerebral. When Head House Mother Gilda called me at 7pm, Franquina was delirious and had a high fever that hit very suddenly. I called in 2 of our men and then several mothers. It took 5 people to