FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: DECEMBER 18, 2021 HELDER GRADUATES TEACHERS SCHOOL! Helder is the first of our youth to get into and graduate from a school of higher learning! We are so, so proud of him. Helder on graduation day. As I write, Helder is on his way back to Balama with our 4 staff members who attended his graduation. I stayed with the other 57 children as they
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: DECEMBER 11, 2021 EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY SHARES THEIR LOVE Wednesday afternoon a young couple walked in with an orphaned infant needing milk. Nothing unusual about that until we read the Social Services letter. This young couple were doing something few family members would do. Take in FOUR orphans after the wife’s sister passed away 2 days ago. Usually the children are split up between
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: DECEMBER 4, 2021 GIANT MANGO TREE A SHADY BLESSING The sun was intense as temperatures soared to 101°F/38°C, but our 150+ year old giant Mango tree at the playground gave shade that was “just right” for games, art, and dramas this week. Jess and Steph went all out to “make their day” as the children worked on art, learned to “10-pin bowl”, and
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: NOVEMBER 27, 2021 VISITORS A HUGE SUCCESS! This week Jessica and Stephanie held art classes, taught the children new games, and held puppet classes! The Puppet classes excited everyone, as most of the younger children were too little to become Puppeteers when this was taught several years ago. So, this time, a bench full of little boys got their turn at making the puppets talk. Making
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: NOVEMBER 20, 2021 CHRISTMAS BEFORE THANKSGIVING? That’s a new one for me, but it’s exactly what happened when the MAF plane landed Friday, just 60 minutes from our mission station.Eric Dry connected with the plane in southern Mozambique to hand off lots of Christmas suckers and candy earlier this week as well as the essential supplies we can only get outside this country. The
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: NOVEMBER 13, 2021 LEARNING RESPONSIBILTY THE TOUGH WAY TAMACINA, age 14, is the young lady on the far right in the cooking pan photo. She has 4 siblings, a deceased mother, and a crippled father whom she cares for. All the children in this family work hard by fetching water, firewood, and keeping their mud hut area clean.Since there is no way this
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: NOVEMBER 6, 2021 TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK Houses 6 (Zebras) and 7 (Leopards) work hand-in-hand together to ensure their 8 infants are well cared for whenever a Foster Mother needs to run to the market, or just take a break. Better known as a “Built-In Baby Sitter” service. The famous 8 Foster Mothers of Houses 6 and 7 with their fast-growing crew of
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: OCTOBER 30, 2021 MIRACLE IN MANAPO! After 4 days of prayer, a 63-year-old woman who lost the strength in 1 leg after suffering a stroke 18 months ago, AROSE FROM HER BED AND BEGAN TO WALK! Manapo is so remote that only a motorbike can get there, but Pastor Jaime says this is now a super excited village after witnessing this healing,
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: OCTOBER 23, 2021 FINAL FOOD AND SEED GIVE OUT Our area had a freak rain storm on Tuesday night that left water standing in low spots. OCTOBER has always been hot and dry, so this Godly warning told us all that the rains are coming early, get your fields ready for planting! This week marked our final food give outs to the 1,144
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: OCTOBER 16, 2021 BABIES? NOT ANY MORE! I was shocked as I exited my King Cab pick-up to see 3 of our “now walking babies” come RUNNING to the fence to greet me. Little Fatima’s Foster Mother, Cecelia, was nearby so I asked her, “Did I just see Fatima RUN to the fence?” Cecelia shook her head yes, saying “It is her favorite speed now!” L