FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: APRIL 1, 2023 THIS IS NO APRIL FOOLS! TWO INFANTS JOINED OUR FAMILY THIS WEEK BABY BOY, Almeda (baby number 20), 5 months old, came straight from the hospital to us on Monday after receiving treatment for malaria. His Granny was not feeding him properly before and during his hospital stay, even though we had provided all that was needed. The Malnutrition Doctor observed this
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: MARCH 25, 2023 IT’S ALL ABOUT BABIES TODAY It’s a BIG happy family that lives in House 6 (the Zebra House) and House 7 (the Leopard House). The many infants and toddlers are flourishing and growing rapidly as they learn how to relate to one another through play. The local visitors who were supposed to come today had to cancel, so I quickly snapped
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: MARCH 18, 2023 CLEANING RICE THE JESUS WAY Our rice is not store bought but comes straight from the rice fields in the hull to our storage barn. It stores without any danger from bugs, as the hull God provided for it keeps bugs from eating it. Processed rice, ready to eat, will only store for a few months before weevils would eat through the
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: MARCH 11, 2023 CAPENA GRADUATES UNIVERSITY! Capena receiving his diploma and rose. Our Office Manager in Balama, Capena, studied for 4 years to gain his Business Degree from the University of Rovuma. We are all very proud of him, as I personally know how tough it was for him to take on-line classes, and then go take a FULL DAY OF EXAMS one Saturday
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: MARCH 4, 2023 DOUBLE THE FAMILY, DOUBLE THE NEED! Aunt Angelica of Ntete Village suffered the loss of her sister this week, leaving her with 3 nephews to care for! Angelica has a husband and a young child of her own, but now must care for 3‑month-old Jesualdo, as well as Evandro, 2, and Edi, 6. That is a big burden to take
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: FEBRUARY 25, 2023 BABY #19 AN URGENT RESCUE FELICIO (Fe-lee-cee‑o), now 11 months old, lost his mother back in April 2022, cause unknown. The only female in the family was his elderly grandmother, so she took over his care. All was going well until Felicio had frequent illnesses, and began losing weight in late January. His family claimed he was not digesting his
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: FEBRUARY 18, 2023 A VALENTINE’S GIFT NO ONE EXPECTED NELCIA, the infant I spoke of last week, was released into our care from the Balama Hospital on Valentine’s Day! The reason: Nelcia’s family realized, after talking with the Doctor, that their Granny couldn’t care for such a fragile little one. Due to Nelcia’s mother passing away before this infant had any of it’s
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: FEBRUARY 11, 2023 5 INFANTS RECEIVED YOUR HELPING HAND On Thursdays, the infants in our milk formula program from all over the county/district come to our mission station to be checked, weighed, and given their milk formula and baby cereal. The following 5 infants all came to us this last Thursday. FIRST was the 3‑week-old orphan, Joao, whom you read about 2 weeks ago. Joao’s
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: FEBRUARY 4, 2023 20-HOUR-OLD INFANT BROUGHT TO OUR DOOR ERMESIA, born on January 31, lost her mother immediately after she was born in her village. Ermesia, 2.7kg/5.9lbs. never nursed or received any fluids before coming to us at noon the day after her 4pm birth. This put her in a very dehydrated state. Our two Children’s Directors, Anna and Fatima, were at the
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JANUARY 28, 2023 WEE WITTLE NEWBORNS RESCUED JUST IN TIME A Granny and Aunt came to us last week with a 4‑day-old orphaned boy named Joao (John, in English). Sadly, Joao’s mother passed away on the 2nd day after his birth. Thankfully, Joao had not lost weight, as he was being nursed by his Aunt who has her own healthy infant on her