FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 BABY ANCHA WITH POST MALARIA BLAHS DUE TO ANEMIA After completing the 3‑day course of malaria medications last week, Baby Ancha’s strength didn’t spring back as is usual with toddlers. Instead, she remains tired, lacks an appetite, and is running a low-grade fever in the late afternoons. We took her to the hospital for a post malaria lab test which
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: SEPTEMBER 23, 2023 PREPARING FOR MAJOR FOOD CHANGE On September 28th our teams will distribute a bag of rice to each Granny or Aunt who hosts orphans and receives their food at our Balama Mission base. Our 3 months of corn supply is now finished. We were unable to store corn for the entire year due to a lack of availability of the
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 RICE AND BEANS, A GREAT TREAT! This week found our food distribution team in 3 different village areas giving out TONS of dried rice and beans, along with soap, and salt to the many orphans we serve. Rice cannot be grown in many parts of our District, so it is a real treat for these children. The photos will give
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 PUZZLES AND ENGLISH, A GREAT MIX! This world map puzzle fascinated our school age girls, grades 4 to 7. Not only does it help to increase their abstract thinking, but when the girls finished it, our teacher, Sergio, used it to teach the English names of the animals on the puzzle. Saturday class mixes it up with boys playing Rummikub
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 REPAIRING WATER WELLS KEEPS VILLAGES HEALTHY Yes, we are still repairing/maintaining water wells in the villages of Balama and Meluco Districts as needed. We have never stopped doing this project, as no clean water means death to many and thus more orphans. Due to limited space in my blog, I haven’t reported each time we repaired a well. I will do a
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: August 26, 2023 HIDDEN MALARIA DETECTED IN 2 OF OUR INFANTS Baby Madelina with Foster Mother Felicina Almeida and Foster Mother Angelica Babies Madelina, 5 months, and Almeida, 9 months, were both taken to the hospital for testing after their foster mothers reported weakness in both infants. Hidden malaria is when a person is found to have a low count of malaria larvae from a
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: August 19, 2023 BABY JUMAIDA FINALLY HOME! Baby Jumaida and Foster Mother Estivania much happier now that they are home At Noon on Monday, August 14, the hospital released this sweet 7‑week-old infant girl, but the thrush in her mouth continues to be a problem. We are changing treatments in hopes that making her mouth less acidic with a super diluted bicarbonate of soda
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: August 12, 2023 JUMAIDA RECOVERING AFTER MINOR SURGERY Baby Jumaida just after minor surgery Saturday night, baby Jumaida didn’t sleep and cried most of the night due to the pain from the abscess in her shoulder as it began to “ripen”. The head nurse of the emergency room, who is a very fine man, agreed to open the abscess as it was now ready.
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: August 5, 2023 BABY JUMAIDA IN HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INFECTION Baby Jumaida in the hospital Baby Jumaida, now 6 weeks old, has had a very rough start to life. First, coming from a mentally challenged mother who rejected her and would have killed her if the grandmother had not whisked her away and taken her to Social Services for help. Secondly, suffering through a
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: July 29, 2023 MADELINA RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL! God answered your prayers for Madelina’s health just 1 DAY after you prayed for her. She is healthy, and eating well after returning to her home with us over the weekend. There is no sign of the malaria, no vomiting, or other symptoms that she experienced on her 7th day of hospital treatment. We are VERY HAPPY to have her