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
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: OCTOBER 9, 2021 REGINALDA COMES HOME! Tuesday, we were blessed to have BABY REGINALDA released from the hospital after a 12 day stay due to malaria which caused serious anemia. Seven months old, but weighing only 4.7kg/10.3 lbs., this infant was in serious danger. Malaria destroys red blood cells, so if an infant is borderline anemic, which she was, then malaria can wipe out her blood supply very quickly.
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: OCTOBER 2, 2021 “ON FIRE” PASTORS REAPING A HARVEST At the end of each month, our 14 remote Village Pastors converge on our Balama mission station to report what has happened in the last 30 days. End of September completed the 3rd quarter of this year, meaning it was food distribution time for these men who receive a quarterly food allowance, thanks to
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 BABIES LOVING PLAYTIME With 12 infants in our care, I have warned the mothers that the “fun” times are coming when all 12 start walking!I’ll call it chas’em and corral’em! Eight of the twelve are now officially “toddling” or crawling while the other 4 are “observing their siblings” and thinking about crawling. I want to share 2 impromptu photos I snapped
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 REGINALDA FINDS A LOVING HOME At Thursday’s baby formula give out, a record 36 infants were weighed and given formula. Our staff was shocked when a 12-year-old girl walked in with a tiny infant girl whose Grandmother is supposed to be caring for her. The girl stated her Grandmother is sick, and unable to care for Reginalda, a 7‑month-old,
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 HOUSE #7 IS FINISHED! Health Inspectors will check the house on Monday and then we can officially open it to receive children, or more infants if the need arises. It was a joint effort from 2 donors on different continents. Thank you to Caleb and Sarah of Inspire International in the USA for your generous gift that built the 4‑bedroom children’s home and
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 TRIPLETS GRADUATE FROM MILK PROGRAM! Born January 18, 2021, these 3 husky babies are now 7 months and 3 weeks old. Triplets at this age are a rare sight around here, but this family, who live in a remote village over 15 miles from our mission station, has done an outstanding job in caring for these tiny tots. But, by the