FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: OCTOBER 6, 2018 BBB BODY GUARD SAVES DE BUNNY Mario “BIG” is the tallest, strongest, Jesus Loving man on our staff. As my bodyguard and a qualified driver, Mario travels with me when I go out of Balama District. Yesterday, he was helping me pick up extra beds for the” soon to arrive” family of 9 orphaned/ malnourished children from a remote village. As
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: SEPTEMBER 29, 2018 BBC NOW 6 MOTORBIKES STRONG! Two new faces who attended our August Pastor’s Conference have now completed their BBC basic training. They began their “field trials” with BAWANA GAMES this week by riding out with the BBC Motorbike Team. As I write this, they are out playing games with over 1,000 children in 3 remote villages of Balama. Children intently
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 TWO BABIES SAVED BY YOUR LOVE Each Thursday is food give out for the orphans who live near our mission station. Weighing the babies who receive milk formula is mandatory. Baby Ahselmina’s (Ah-sel-meen-ah) is 6 months old, and very malnourished even though she has been in our program for 90 days. Her poor weight gain the last 3 weeks, as well as
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 NEWBORN BABIES NEED OUR HELP In the last 7 days, our staff received 3 newborn babies needing formula because their mothers are hospitalized and not producing breast milk. These innocent little ones deserve a chance to live, but cannot do so without life- saving formula. WE THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS LOVE GIFTS THAT HELP MEET THIS NEED. At present
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 THE OLD COMES DOWN SO THE NEW CAN BE BUILT While I am in RSA fetching the life saving Hypo food packets for our malnourished babies, the building team helpers (better known as the tractor group) is taking down 2 of our 10 year old “granny homes”. This makes way for 2 new orphan homes donated by 2 very generous
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: AUGUST 18, 2018 SOAK IT UP AND BE DRENCHED IN GOD’S WORD! THE ANNUAL BAWANA PASTOR’S CONFERENCE was truly a “soaking event” both spiritually and physically. Aimed at learning more about story-telling, repentance, confession, integrity, and the Holy Spirit, these men all claimed that they left “too full” to absorb it all. Larry and friends gifted a t‑shirt to each of the 68 attendees. The 3 days of after-lunch
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: AUGUST 25, 2018 BABY SANTOS NOW 5 MONTHS WITH A HEFTY APPETITE! Granny Josephina decided this week it was time to return to Rovuma to care for her 5 older grandchildren who were orphaned when Baby Santos was born. Friends reported to us that the children were struggling under their uncle’s care, and really needed their granny. Granny Josephine with Uncle and 5
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: AUGUST 11, 2018 NO SALT! With Food Distributions starting last week, we had a MAJOR PROBLEM, for there is no bulk salt for sale in our area. WHY? Our salt comes from evaporated sea water. SUPER HIGH TIDES have prevented the evaporation process for the last several months, thus shutting down production. Last Tuesday, I announced to our Pastors
JOSEPH PROGRAM: 4 BARNS OF FOOD MAXED OUT AND READY TO DISTRIBUTE TO ORPHANS 800 SACKS OF RICE (40.4 TONS) rolled in this week to fill the remaining food space in barns 3 and 4. In 2004, God showed me how to provide for orphans during their time of hunger in the same way Joseph had provided for Israel during their 7 years of hunger. Thus, the JOSEPH
GOING THE EXTRA MILE Storing 150+ TONS of corn in 5 days is quite a feat for 98 men! Having 1,300 of 2,500 sacks (132 lbs each/60kg) already in the barn from last week is the ONLY reason we could do it so quickly. As you can imagine, this program consumed all our time this week. Bales of 1000 sacks each are distributed to Pastors. A bale weighs over 100kgs (220 lbs.)