A WEEK OF PUSHING FORWARD WITH JESUS LEADING THE WAY It’s been a week of just “digging and doing” as we call it. What missionaries do “behind the scenes” is not always exciting, but it is always rewarding to see the job “well done” when it is over. 1. All BBC teams continue to make large impacts on over 13,000 village children. With school holidays in progress, all teams report
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: July 22, 2017 ELEPHANT VILLAGE ORPHANS FACE ANIMAL CHALLENGES For our new readers, Imbada, better known as the Elephant Village, is on the eastern border of a massive game reserve in the Meluco District of northern Mozambique. Why the name Elephant Village? Elephants come out of the nearby reserve to invade the farmer’s fields just before May harvest. They eat their corn and
Bush Beat Blog FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: July 15, 2017 THERE IS LIFE AFTER CORN BUYING! That’s how our ENTIRE staff felt as we started a “normal” week last Monday after 6 weeks of intense food buying. Black eye peas (110+ TONS), June corn (180 TONS), rice (27 TONS), peanuts (1.5 TONS), Juko beans (1.7 TONS), Montega beans (1.5 TONS), and FINALLY, the big finale with
IT’S ALL ABOUT TEAM WORK! June 10, 2017 YOUR PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED, for we had a smooth time of corn and bean buying without one accident! Our 3 truck crews of 9 men each, and the 75 man barn crew showed great skill in getting the job done. The program ran smoother than I’ve ever seen it happen. NAVIGATING THIS LADDER OF BEAN SACKS ‚WITH A SACK
BUSH BUNNY BRENDA BLOG JUNE 3, 2017 NATIONAL CHILDREN’S DAY PARTY ! OUR YOUNGEST JOIN IN THE FEAST. JUANITA ( FAR RIGHT), IS WALKING NOW. THE KIDS LOVE THEIR PARTY HATS. HOW CUTE! HAND WSHING A MUST BEFORE DIGGING IN FOR LUNCH. Games, prizes, great food, and lots of laughs, was the scenario for the 150+ kids at our party on June 1st (National Children’s Day in Moz.) The Sack races and
Beat Blog FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: November 12, 2016 VISITORS COMING TO BALAMA THIS WEEK Two of our USA friends, Dave and Larry, will be arriving this week to teach and take a look at our current programs. The whole BAWANA program came into “being” here because of Dave’s vision for our children in Mozambique. Dave introduced me to Larry, and the
Bush Beat BlogF FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: Sept.24,2016 FALLING FROM A TREE TODAY SERIOUSLY INJURES ONE OF OUR ORPHANS As I was busy writing this blog, 3 neighborhood men walked up to my home carrying 9 year old orphan, Fernando. He was unconscious after taking a face first fall from a mango tree nearby. Seems his grandmother was working in her
Bush Beat Blog FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 SHORT AND FUN This week De Bunny was hit with a mild case of malaria on Friday, and thus the late blog. (malaria is like a body flu with a bad headache). It tends to make thinking difficult, and writing impossible. The locals call it “malaria brain”, but thankfully it goes away by the
Bush Beat Blog FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: August 28, 2016 MY KINGCAB BECOMES A SCHOOL BUS ABANDONED CHILDREN RECEIVE NEW CLOTHS. THEY ALL HAVE SHOES, BUT WHEN PLAYING THEY LOVE TO GO BAREFOOT. While at the “Abandoned Kids Complex”, Pedro, one of the 5 year old twins, walked up and asked me something in Makua. I didn’t understand, so I took his hand and walked him
Bush Beat Blog FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: August 14, 2016 AGUAS VIVAS SHOE STORE PUTS SMILES ON LITTLE FACES Foster Mother Balbina and her girls, the first to get to choose shoes from our Australian donors at Syrah Resources. These smiles tell it all, as these orphans/abandoned kids show off their new shoes. Thanks to our Australian friends and their families at Syrah Resources,