FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: MARCH 14. 2015 BABIES BOOMING IN BALAMA!We received 4 in one day on Thursday, the 12th, so to say things were “hopping” around here is an understatement. Three of the babies have family to care for them, but one of those babies was critical, so I had to rush her to the emergency room to be admitted. Baby Edna and her grandmother
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: MARCH 8, 2015 SAYING GOODBYE TO FAITHFUL SERVANTS IS NEVER EASY Katie and Ashlynn busy sorting clothes for our kids. Saturday, the Balama Blazers, Katie and Ashlynn, and I will leave Balama for the 4 hour drive to Pemba. They can catch a plane and begin their 40+ hour journey to the USA. When Jesus sends you to one of the “ends of the earth”
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: FEBRUARY 28, 2015 YOUTH EARNING FUNDS FOR CHURCH KEYBOARDThe church youth group decided they wanted to buy a simple keyboard for the church. Bertino, our Youth Leader, knows how to play simple music learned from the Assembly of God music group (who have a keyboard). I’m very proud of our youth group, because they did not come running to “Mama Brenda” asking
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 2015 HOWDY FOLKS! BUNNY BACK FROM SOUTH AFRICASorry I missed making a blog last Saturday, but Eric and I didn’t finish organizing my new laptop until after church on Sunday. I flew back on Monday and all went well. Eric, my friend/hostess Elzabe, and I organized all the supplies, did the shopping, and even had some time for frozen yoghurt
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: FEBRUARY 14, 2015 Message from Bush Bunny in Johannesburg Today is day seven of Brenda’s trip to RSA. She has compressed her “to do” list into these few days, and is in the home stretch. . Her plan is to be back in Moz on Monday. Lots of packing and preparing for the flight to Pemba, and then the drive to Balama.
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: FEBRUARY 8, 2015 IN MEMORY OF OUR WEBMASTER, PHILLIP FERGUSON II PHILLIP FERGUSON II, 1970 — 2015 Phillip was a genius when it came to anything related to computers or the internet. When our old webmaster became terminally ill, it was Fil2 (as he was fondly known), who came to our rescue. He designed our new website as you see it today, and
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“DATE: JANUARY 24, 2015 INSPECTORS, DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE, AND AIR LIFTED SUPPLIES CAUSES FEB./MARCH TOUR TO BE CANCELEDI know this announcement causes many of you to groan, but it is just not practical for me to leave. Safety of the children and our missionary staff must come first, as we are facing a volatile situation at the moment with many post storm challenges. A cyclone
January 16, 2015 Thousands are displaced by the flooding. On Tuesday, I went to Pemba on business, and realized as we drove into town, there was no electricity. Never a good sign! I knew southern Mozambique was being hit by heavy rains (as we had received heavy storms for the last 4 days), with some central and southern areas of the country flooding with major housing losses. What
There was no doubt that the Lord’s hand was in this 4 day adventure. My Monday flight on LAM to Maputo went smoothly, with only a minor delay at landing. LAM (Moz. airlines) has the nick name of “Late And Maybe”, meaning it usually runs late and it “might” get you there. We got to within 30 minutes of landing at Maputo when suddenly the engines
FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA” DATE: JANUARY 11, 2015 FATHER AND SON EVANGELISTIC TEAM Pastor Alberto and his son Manuel, are quite the dynamic duo for Christ! Most stories start with the Father being the lead employee and his son following in his footsteps. In this case, Manuel is the long term employee, with the Father joining us many years later. Manuel was my first ever employee back