FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: AUGUST 1, 2020 VISITORS ENCOURAGE OUR CHILDREN At 9 a.m. yesterday we welcomed Balama’s Administrator and seven other key District Leaders to our mission station for a brief 20 minute orientation of our project. The Administrator was keen to see our food warehouses, which are stunning right now since they are full. The group then visited our children’s homes, and were impressed at how well our children
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JULY 25, 2020 DOG SAVES BUNNY FROM NASTY COBRA! Sunday, July 19, I was about to step outside my house at noon (warmest day of last week), when Misha (Meesha), a visiting dog from next door, set up an urgent barking. She is normally very quiet, and loves to lay in the sun on my car port just outside my back door. I immediately
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JULY 11, 2020 SURPRISE PREGNANCY PRODUCES TWINS IN NEED OF FORMULA Friday, July 10th, an elderly looking couple walked into our mission with a beautiful set of twin girls, Liana and Riana. Much to our surprise, these folks were the PARENTS, not the grandparents with orphaned babies. The mother looks to be in her late 40’s so TWINS in addition to this surprise “late
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JULY 4, 2020 HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO ALL OF YOU IN THE USA! Be blessed at what you have, for time with FAMILY is irreplaceable. Those precious memories live on with us forever. Praying for all of you that you will have a safe and fun weekend. BALAMA KIDS CONTINUE TO FLOURISH DURING STAY AT HOME TIME With school out through July, our staff is
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JUNE 27, 2020 TRIPLETS GROWING AND OUR CHILDREN THRIVING And it’s all thanks to your prayers and love gifts. With the schools closed, we are doing our best to keep our children active and learning. The photos in this blog are worth a thousand words. They show much of what we are doing during the cold season (55ºF/15ºC) so our children stay healthy. Our children live and
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JUNE 20, 2020 GOD DOING SOMETHING WONDERFUL IN ZITO No one can explain it, but no one denies it is a good thing. Zito continues to THRIVE even with the odds against him. Zito is energetic, plays Rummikub with the boys, loves art class, and continues to wheel himself long distances in his adult tri-cycle without anyone helping him. He still requires a tiny dressing change on his
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JUNE 13, 2020SUCCESSFULLY RAISING TRIPLETS TAKES GOD’S BLESSING Triplets Antonio, Jacobe, and Armalindo are now 8 years old and in the 3rd grade. They are PROOF that with lots of prayer, raising 3 tiny babies weighing only 1.8kgs(3.9 lbs,) can grow into healthy children. Granny Arminda and (L‑R) Antonio, Jacobe, Armalindo Eight years ago the Aunt and Grandmother came to us for
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JUNE 6, 2020BALAMA BASH A BIG HIT! Our 105 children and the 32 foster mothers who care for them truly enjoyed a different kind of “careel” (topping over the rice) this year. The goat meat was enhanced with Montega (pinto) beans in a juicy sauce that made our meal super high protein for all. Sandra, in front in the red dress, enjoying
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: MAY 23, 2020ANOTHER TRIPLET IN TROUBLE Triplet Filomena from Rovuma Village developed a respiratory infection on Wednesday making it hard for her to drink from a bottle. When her family brought her to our Thursday weigh-in the next day, she had lost 125 gms. This shows just how serious any sickness can be for an infant that only weighed 1.75 kg
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: MAY 16, 20203RD SET OF TRIPLETS GRACE OUR DOOR! PRAYERS NEEDED, for these three tiny tots (1.5kg / 3.3lbs each) are showing just how tough they can be. The three (1 boy and 2 girls) were born May 9th and we received them on the 12th, for the mother’s milk was not sufficient for all of them. Triplets, 1 boy and 2 girls,