BUSH BUNNY BECOMES 1 PAW ON WEDNESDAY 13TH. Yeap, I am back in RSA due to a damaged tendon on my left thumb. Dropsy Bunny has been my nickname for the last few weeks as my left “trigger” thumb decided it no longer wanted to hold anything. It was a minor day surgery, and I will be allowed to fly back to Mozambique on Thursday, 14th. Prayers
THE RAINY SEASON HAS HIT US! As I write, lightning is flashing and thunder is rolling, as rain drops tap on my tin roof. It’s a nice sound as long as one is safely INDOORS when all this happens. The cooler weather that hits while it is raining is a welcome relief from the hot temps and high humidity. Great thing about our rains is that is mostly rains
Bush Beat Blog FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: NOVEMBER 26, 2017 ORPHANS BLESSED WITH MANY VISITORS THIS WEEK Our annual State Level Social Service inspectors dropped by mid-morning Thursday, and stayed till 1.p.m. They checked the children’s records, then visited all the children in their homes, asking the older ones many questions. They also inspected the new children’s home still under construction. This 3 member team departed very satisfied
Bush Beat Blog FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: NOVEMBER 18, 2017 BARN HALF EMPTY, ORPHANS BUSY PLANTING This week was finals week for all Balama school children as classes let out for our “summer break” just yesterday. It also signaled the completion of food give outs to the 2,000 plus orphans and the widows who care for them. Thanks to your love, the village orphans have the needed seeds
Bush Beat Blog FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: NOVEMBER 12, 2017 A BUMP IN THE ROAD CHANGED EVERYTHING Our food buying team was returning from their first load to Tuane (too-any) Village, 8 miles (13 km) into the bush when a loud POP forced them to stop to see what was wrong. The main spring bar on the right front wheel had SNAPPED IN 2 PIECES, leaving
Bush Beat Blog FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: NOVEMBER 4, 2017 FINAL FOOD GIVEOUTS AS THE RAINY SEASON BEGINS LATER THIS MONTH MANUEL took the final 5 tons of corn to Meluco last Friday as the first 2 day rain of the season caught us by surprise. On Saturday, the team delivered planting corn as well as the final food supplies to the 120 Elephant Village orphans. Now everyone (children
Bush Beat Blog FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: OCTOBER 28, 2017 DE BUNNY IS BACK IN BALAMA! Sorry for the silence over the last 2 weeks, but bad weather knocked out the WIFI at Horseback Africa. HORSEBACK AFRICA WAS A THRILL! 400 hectares (1000 acres) of beautiful wilderness forests with lakes, small mountains, and a beautiful scenic overlook to the valley below. Took me back to younger days
Bush Beat Blog FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: OCTOBER 7, 2017 KEEP OUR STAFF IN YOUR PRAYERS: OUR TRUCKS KEEP ROLLING! THE BALAMA TEAM DISTRIBUTED 12 TONS of food in 2 days this week to 315 orphans and the 99 widows who care for them. LONG DISTANCE DRIVER MANUEL AND HIS 2 MAN TEAM TRANSPORTED another 210 sacks (12.6 TONS) to Meluco this week to completely fill that orphan warehouse
Bush Beat Blog FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 EVIL LOSES TO PRAYERS OF FAITH At 2 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, thieves broke into Manuel’s home. Manuel is our long distance truck driver, and he was in Meluco District on an overnight run to deliver food to the 520 orphans in that area. Manuel’s wife totally depends on that motorbike for her job as she teaches
Bush Beat Blog FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: September 23, 2017 BABIES GALORE! We’ve received 9 orphaned babies into our formula program in the last 2 weeks. (7 single births, 1 set of twins). TWENTY of the 24 babies in our infant program are cared for by their grandmothers or aunts, living with family in their home villages. They come each Thursday to “weigh in” and receive their