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
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: July 22, 2023 FAMILY EVICTS NEW CONVERT Nelson, 15, received Jesus in one of our Namuno County churches 2 weeks ago. When his family found out, they told him to fetch his clothes and leave. He was now dead to them. Nelson went to the only person whom he knew would give him refuge, our Pastor Alberto, who immediately notified me of the situation.Nelson
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: July 15, 2023 102 TONS OF RICE IN THE BARN! Yippie! Our 4 barns are full for 2023, so we can now concentrate on distributing it to the orphaned children who really need it! It was 3 days of hard work, as we started at 4:45 a.m. using battery operated lights (as it is very dark at that time). We held morning devotions,
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JULY 8, 2023 BABY #25 NEEDS PRAYER COVERAGE Three-week-old baby girl Jumaida was born on June 20, 2023 to a mentally deficient mother who frequents her local witch doctor. The Grandmother rescued the abandoned infant, taking her to Social Services at our Balama Hospital on June 29th. Granny walking into our mission station on June 29th with 9‑day-old Jumaida Granny had tried for a week
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: July 1, 2023 REGGIE IS STANDING!!! Reggie standing with chair support and almost taking a step towards Capena After a very long 2 years of treatments, Reggie finally won the fight against the very rare disease of Bone Tuberculosis and a broken femur due to fragile bones. Her tiny 7.7kg/19lb. body has struggled to gain weight and strength. On Thursday, June 29th, Reggie showed