BUSH BUNNY BRENDA BLOG DATE: MARCH 9, 2019 BUILDING THE FUTURE CHURCH OF BALAMA Children are the center of Jesus’ eye, and He wants ALL children everywhere to know how much he loves Him. I know these numbers must seem too good to be true, but believe me, these are TRUE HEAD COUNTS. The largest population in Balama is UNDER 15 years age. So it makes sense that
BUSH BUNNY BRENDA BLOG DATE: MARCH 2, 2019 FLOOD CRISIS TAKES OUT 3 BRIDGES NEAR MELUCO ORPHANAGE Capena drove to Meluco last Monday for his annual meeting with staff and government officials in Meluco District (county). Your Love Gifts assist 515 orphans and widows with food, clothing, school materials, and building simple mud hut housing in very critical situations. All went well on Monday until a
BUSH BUNNY BRENDA BLOG DATE: FEBRUARY 23, 2019 Blog is very brief today as BBB’s internet is out with just brief moments of connection. She did manage to get us this photo of baby Jesuino. He was released from the hospital today with a low, but improved, Hbg of 8. He is in a fragile condition, but improving. Please continue to pray. They are all so
BUSH BUNNY BRENDA BLOG-supplement DATE: FEBRUARY 19, 2019 Just wanted to send a quick mid-week update and prayer request. Baby Jesuino continues to improve in the hospital after his Malaria and anemia scare last week. However, he is in need of a 2nd blood transfusion today to correct his severe anemia. He still has a battle before him, so please continue to lift him up in
BUSH BUNNY BRENDA BLOG DATE: FEBRUARY 16, 2019 BABY JESUINO ALMOST LOST HIS FIGHT FOR LIFE JESUINO started with a fever late Tuesday night, which developed into full blown malaria by Wednesday morning. Even with oral malaria treatment, his emaciated body quickly lost strength by Thursday morning. The malaria kills the red blood cells causing severe ANEMIA, the most common killer of post malaria babies and young children. Jesuino
BUSH BUNNY BRENDA BLOG DATE: FEBRUARY 9, 2019 SCHOOL DAYS, SCHOOL DAYS, OUR MOMS ARE CELEBRATING SCHOOL DAYS! Monday found our staff busy distributing backpacks filled with the appropriate books, pens, pencils, rulers, etc. for each grade level from 1 to 12. The kids are thrilled for it means new school uniforms and shoes! Village orphans receiving school materials. ALL OF THIS IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE YOU GAVE SO
BUSH BUNNY BRENDA BLOG DATE: FEBRUARY 2, 2019 EXPECTED 4, RECEIVED 10!!! Our whirlwind week starting at 8 a.m. Monday morning with a call from Balama’s Social Services Director. He had a critically malnourished 1 year old orphan boy, (4.3kg) (9.5 lbs), who needed immediate placement with us. An hour later he was in our care. JESUINO UPON ADMISSION, JANUARY 26, 2018. Sorely neglected by his Aunt, little Jesuino’s (Jez-wee-noo) body
BUSH BUNNY BRENDA BLOG DATE: JANUARY 26, 2019 POWERFUL TROPICAL STORM GIVES FATIMA EXTRA DAYS IN BALAMA If anyone has a doubt at how the Holy Spirit works in mysterious ways, then read on. Sunday, Jan. 20th, a friend, Karen, in Ohio sent me a late night notice on messenger. A tropical storm with 40 mph (68 km) winds was approaching the Mozambique coast very near where
BUSH BUNNY BRENDA BLOG DATE: JANUARY 19, 2019 FOUR NEW ORPHANS MOVING INTO VICTORY HOUSE NEXT WEEK An overwhelmed Grandmother with 5 hungry, orphaned grandchildren, 4 children of her own, 1 infant grandchild, and a disabled husband, defines a “family in a difficult situation”. All 12 are living in one small mud hut in the village of Kionga. When this family was brought to our attention just
BUSH BUNNY BRENDA BLOG DATE: JANUARY 12, 2019 DUCK DAYS CONTINUE AS RAINY SEASON LIVES UP TO IT’S NAME Our rain-out days are lovingly called “DUCK DAYS” because the only happy creatures are the Ducks. January/February are Balama’s heaviest rainy days each year. We did manage on Monday and Tuesday to build up all the walls of Orphan House #6 to the 2 meter (6.5 ft.) level. The ring beam