FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: MARCH 20, 2021 BACK TO SCHOOL, HOORAY! On Tuesday this week, the announcement was made that all schools would open on Monday, March 22nd. Children 12 and up are required to wear a mask in the classroom. Our children’s school uniforms were ready, as we had prepared for this in February. Giving out school supplies on Wednesday. On Wednesday, excitement was in the air as school supplies
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: MARCH 13, 2021 GOD’S AMBASSADORS DELIVER LIFE SAVING SUPPLIES On March 9th, Dave H., a missionary pilot, flew into southern Mozambique to fetch a load of assorted life saving supplies that included Hypo cereal for malnourished infants. May seem like a small thing to many, but this trip took weeks of planning by our ground team. Pilot Dave unloading the Hypo packets. The Hypo Plus Power
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: MARCH 6, 2021 URGENT PRAYER NEED Baby Christiano, only 4.5kg/9.9 lbs. at 10 months, had to be admitted to the hospital late yesterday afternoon for life-threatening gastroenteritis. Christiano needs your prayers. This little boy was eating everything placed before him and doing well until yesterday, so his illness is a mystery to us all. He is receiving IV electrolytes and IV meds to try and
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: FEBRUARY 27, 2021 JESUS RAISES THE DEAD! Pastor Gito, in the remote area of Impire, 17 miles/34 km from Balama town, received a 3 a.m. phone call on Feb. 24th. The caller told him that Andre, the 7‑year-old son of a church member, had just died of a twisted intestine in his hernia. Gito told them to leave the boy just as he was, DO
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: FEBRUARY 20, 2021 RESCUING MULTIPLE LITTLE ONES IS NEVER EASY For 5 days, our staff has worked tirelessly to save 4 innocent babies suffering from abuse of some form. Three had to be admitted to the hospital this week, and a fourth was released to us on Friday after being admitted last week. Three of these innocent infants were on deaths door with post-malaria anemia
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: FEBRUARY 13, 2021 TWO INFANTS WILL JOIN OUR FAMILY ON MONDAY Friday, Feb. 12th, I received a call stating that a baby girl twin, and an unrelated orphaned baby boy, should be released from the hospital on Monday and they definitely needed our expert care. This meant our staff had to switch into high gear to prepare places for them. The baby girl’s mother is
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: FEBRUARY 6, 2021 MEET THE ZEBRA GANG OF HOUSE #6 The Zebra gang hosts 4 babies under 2 years, plus 4 other children under 10 years. It’s a busy house, and the ONLY FOSTER HOUSE with 5 “live in” foster mothers. Reason: orphaned baby explosion Note: 2 of the foster mothers are in training for house #7 when it opens. Four of the mothers each have an
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JANUARY 30, 2021 INSIGHT INTO RAINY TIME ACTIVITIES A month behind us and PTL our children are safe, healthy, and happy. Today, January 30th, marks the middle of the rainy season. It rained most of the night, and heavy, grey rain clouds still hang overhead. Our 3‑man milling team rush to mill 1.1 TONS, or 23 sacks of corn so our hungry “mob”
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JANUARY 23, 2021 FIVE BABIES IN 15 MINUTES! A new record for sure! While eating lunch on Wednesday, I received a call from Social Services requesting formula and baby bottles for TRIPLETS who were born earlier that morning. While organizing the formula, I heard a noise outside. Sticking my head out the door, I saw 2 women with 2 crying babies sitting on our “reception
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JANUARY 16, 2021 QUISTON GAINING STRENGTH Our 12 babies are all weighed at our food distribution each Thursday. All of them are steadily gaining weight, and I happened to catch Quiston showing off his new strength after his Foster Mother, Angelina, put him on her back to secure him in a “caplana”. Quiston shows off his arm strength on the back of his Foster Mother,