TRIALS TO TRIUMPH! Tuesday night at 7pm, 17-year-old orphan Ivodia called me in a panic to say their Foster Mother, Bertina, had been hit by lightning! A HORRIBLE THUNDERSTORM was in progress at that moment which caused horizontal lightning flashes along the ground. I raced to my car, calling Capena, our office manager, to join me. Together, we slopped through 6 inches of muddy road in my 4
ADDER (RATTLESNAKE) BIT PASTOR ALBERTO LAST NIGHT! Pastor Alberto was walking to his mud hut at 6pm (dark) last night in Namuno District/county, 25 miles (42 km) south of our Balama mission, when he was bitten by a well camouflaged Adder (rattlesnake without a rattle, thus no warning). They are called the “silent killers” in Africa for they wait till their prey practically puts a foot
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST Pastor Alberto was bitten by an Adder (rattlesnake family) just now. He is in county south of us and we can’t get to him. Youth Pastor, Bertino, his son, has gone by motorbike in the night on a dangerous road to try and reach him. Please PRAY, PRAY, PRAY! Bush Bunny Brenda
RAINY SEASON REALITY IN REMOTE AFRICA Going the extra mile leaps to a new level when trying to deliver supplies to our isolated Meluco orphans. Driver Manel and Monsur, his helper, left our base after an all night rain at 5 a.m. Friday morning. Balama was wet, but Meluco reported a dry night.Since 2 bridges are out on the main road to Meluco, we had no choice but
RAINY SEASON COMPLICATES CONSTRUCTION, BUT GREAT FOR CROPS This week has us all “walking like ducks” as we wear our rubber boots to wade through muddy water puddles. Rainy Season “normal” for end of January and all of Feb. weather. We receive anywhere from 0.5 to 1 inch (12 to 25 mm) of rain per day. With our dirt roads, that means not even the mighty Toyota 4X4
BABY ANGELINA IN HOSPITAL WITH RESPIRATORY INFECTION With 9 babies in our care, and more than1 baby per house, it is a real challenge during the hot and humid rainy season to keep them from getting an Upper Respiratory Infection. Baby Angelina is only 3.5 months old, and the youngest in our care as of today. At about 1 a.m. Thursday morning (January 16), Baby Angelina
BABY NELITA RELEASED AND HOUSE # 6 IS NOW OPEN WITH 7 CHILDREN Baby Nelita, released late Friday, January 10th, is now happily in her NEW HOME at House #6. Enjoying her high protein diet, Nelita is still on oral antibiotics for 5 more days, as her ear and respiratory infections have not totally resolved. Her weight gain should accelerate now that her body is more healthy,
BABY NELITA IN HOSPITAL WITH 3 ILLNESSES We knew from the start that 1 year old Nelita’s immune system was weakened due to her malnutrition upon joining our family. A sinus infection, resistant to Amoxicillin, complicated by malaria put her in the hospital last Monday. Her CBC blood analysis showed she had another infection, but the Doctor could not pin point where. One day later, her
CHRISTMAS WITH OUR CHILDREN Fun games, great food, and a lively bunch of 150+ children made our Christmas Eve Day party an item to remember. See the video of our Christmas feast for 170+ children and foster mothers. THANKS TO YOU, OUR CHILDREN ARE HEALTHY, HAPPY, AND FULL OF ENERGY! See the video of 100+ kids enjoying a great obstacle race! TROPICAL STORM DELAYS OPENING OF
EVA TEACHES US ABOUT GIVING TO OTHERS EVA, our oldest resident at 21 is a young woman who never lets her Cerebral Palsy get in the way of her heart for Jesus. Taken to multiple witch doctors as an infant suffering from 6 seizures a day, Eva basically was a bedridden in a vegetative state. After prayer from our Pastors, her seizures reduced to only 2–3 per