GRANNY PUTS NEPHEWS TO WORK Once a month we need to dehull rice for our infants, as the Foster Moms make their own rice cereal for the babies in our care. This also gives the widows a chance to make some pocket money, as I prefer the funds to go to the widows vs. a local mill. Some of our widows hard at work, dehulling rice. See
LITTLE DISCIPLES CLASS RECEIVE NEW LEARNING MATERIALS Our Little Disciples class is for our children ages 3 to 5 years. Its purpose is to prepare them for 1st grade by learning Portuguese through song, and grasping “how to learn”. Our Assistant Children’s Director, Fatima, teaches them basic numbers up to 10, as well as the alphabet, and Bible Stories. While fetching my Passport in Maputo last week, I
READING IS A BLESSING Pastor Armando, Dorm Director for our teenage boys, came to our office this week because he was having trouble reading his Bible or even larger print on documents. I keep a small supply of reading glasses, bought with your Love Gifts, just for this reason. Pastor Armando busy reading God’s Word after receiving eye glasses. As our staff members get a bit
CHEBANY (#2) HOME FROM HOSPITAL Chebany (#2) will be 1 year old on October 7, 2024. There is no better way to celebrate than to have your health back, and move into a loving home with his newfound “Mom”, Foster Mother Estefania. He is smiling, gaining weight, and eating almost every 2 to 3 hours. Looks to me like his body wants to regain his intended weight for
PRAYER REVIVES QUISTON!A fter being unconscious for 3 hours, Quiston managed to wake up enough to know his Foster Mother and promptly fell into a deep sleep. He awoke during the night to eat and drink, making everyone very happy. At 6am he was up playing, ate his breakfast, and said he wanted to go home. 3‑year-old Quiston 16 hours after his 3 seizures. This is all
BABY EXPLOSION–THREE IN ONE WEEK! DOMINGO- 3 days old, 2.65kg/5.8lbs.Three-day-old orphaned boy, Domingo, came to us from a super remote village after his mother died from post partum complications at the Balama Hospital. He never received his life saving colostrum, so please keep him in prayer. The grandmother was unable to care for this precious little one due to her age, and the 20-mile distance she lives from our
ELISIO JOINS OUR FAMILY One year old Elisio has been in our INFANT FORMULA PROGRAM for several months after losing his mother earlier this year. Born on August 18, 2023, Elisio has been living with his father who truly tried his best to care for the infant, but this little boy needed a woman’s touch. On August 19th, Elisio became sick with malaria, and the
NINE-MONTH-OLD ADOLFO GRADUATES TO HEAVEN Adolfo has been with us since he was 2 weeks old. Severe malaria with complications hit his little system last Wednesday.With treatment, his malaria was destroyed 4 days later, but he failed to improve. Very unusual. Adolfo sleeping earlier this week as his energy was very low. On Monday he began coughing, and his respirations increased to 60 per minute. He was very, very
FAMILY NEWS All our children are growing up fast, especially the little ones! At our CIS luncheon party, I was able to finally capture most of them (minus the under 18-month-olds who aren’t eating big people food yet). I wanted to give you a good look at our family, since it has been some time since you have seen our older children. The 19 older children were
Bush Bunny Brenda Blog August 17, 2024 BABY ESTALESIA FINALLY BECOMES A TODDLER! Estalesia, has broken all the barriers in order to survive her rough start in life. Few medical people thought she would live, as her multiple illnesses and enlarged abdomen made it hard for her to breath unless held upright. I made her a wedge pillow that kept her sleeping in a slightly upright