FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JULY 2, 2022 JESSICA RETURNS! Jessica Christie, now a Board Member for Orphans Unlimited, is returning to assist with our children while I am tied up with corn buying. So, I was off to Pemba to fetch her at the airport on Friday, just 3 days before our Corn Buying Spree takes off on Monday, July 4th. While you celebrate the USA Independence
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JUNE 25, 2022 INFANT ELSA JOINS OUR FAMILY Elsa was admitted to our baby formula program shortly after her birth on April 9th, as her mother died of postpartum problems. She presented with malaria a month ago and a bloodless lower eye lid, which told me she was very, very anemic. Baby Elsa joins our family. Her grandmother agreed to admit her to the hospital
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JUNE 18, 2022 FINALLY! BRINGING IN THE BEANS! Better late than never, as the 108 TONS of beans are finally dry and ready for storage! With a team of 43 men, we had 1,200 sacks (72 TONS), in the barn over the last 2 days. Capena, Office Manager, weighs 3 sacks of beans at a time while Carlitos Jorge holds the 🔦 torch. Moving 600 sacks
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JUNE 11, 2022 PRE-TEENS COME FOR A VISIT National Children’s Month in Mozambique helps to “open the eyes” of the local young people to the important programs in their county. Having these youngsters visit our facility was a first for us, and the children were truly surprised to see such nice homes and loving foster parents. 17 children from Balama received a tour
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JUNE 4, 2022 NATIONAL CHILDREN’S DAY FEAST A SUCCESS June 1st is National Children’s Day in Mozambique. The 1st to 7th graders are given a holiday as it is a day of fun and feasting for the younger children. With 28 fat chickens, 220 lbs/100kg of rice, 33 lbs/15 kgs of Montega beans, and all the “fixings”, these kids had a wonderful party. Always fun watching our
JESUINO SUFFERS FEBRILE CONVULSIONS On Monday at lunchtime, our executive staff was meeting outside under a cashew nut tree, also known as our 2nd office. I was facing our entrance road when I saw our Foster Father, Nuro, running towards us with a child in his arms. Capena and I ran to meet him with Capena carrying the convulsing Jesuino to the nearby table under the cashew nut tree.
HARVEST DELAYED The rainy season in Balama began 30 days later than normal, which means the harvest is just now being taken from the fields to be dried. Result: Beans will hopefully be dry by middle of June. All corn will only be dry by July. God has provided our children’s June corn needs via our 7‑ton truck driver, Pastor Manel of the Assembly of God. He knows a
THE 2 BISHOPS ARRIVE AT LAST! INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS, DAVID KAZIMA, AND NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF MOZAMBIQUE, IMMANUEL ZALIRA, were our guests for 5 days this week. Bishop Kazima, Brenda, and the tall Bishop Zalira at Indian Ocean in Pemba. Our church and orphan projects are all under the umbrella of LIVING WATERS CHURCH, based in Blantyre, Malawi. Our national headquarters is in Tete city, Mozambique. Rough drawing of Mozambique
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: MAY 7, 2022 9 LITTLE DISCIPLES LEARNING PORTUGUESE Through song and play time, these 9 little sponges, ages 3, 4, and 5, have mastered several Portuguese songs. See video at this link https://youtu.be/f8fgdlgexSI Singing from their hearts with all their might! Click photo for video. Little Disciples in their classroom. INTRODUCING JANDIRA JANDIRA (Jan Dee rah), is a new addition to our staff with a love for
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: APRIL 30, 2022 DOING WHAT JESUS WOULD DO Pastor Carlos lives in a large village about 30km/18 miles from our base, and has churches in 2 areas. While making his rounds, he met a 47-year-old grandmother who was going hut to hut begging food for the 7 children now living with her. When she told Carlos her story, and that she urgently needed milk