From: “Brenda Lange” Subject: Blog, April 7, 2013 BBB BACK IN BALAMA! Eric Dry and Linda Stanley picked me up at the Pemba airport at 3pm yesterday, and we had a great time talking all evening to get caught up on all that has transpired for the last 10 weeks. Customs in RSA was a breeze, and I thank the Lord for His favor. With 5
From: “Linda Stanley” Subject: Blog, March, 2013 Date Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ March 2013 It has been a busy month since the roads are drying so we can travel to the villages. Two weeks ago we went to Namara west of here for services. One of the ladies who had been in witchcraft had brought some articles to be burned since she is now saved.
From: “Brenda Lange” Subject: Blog, March 17, 2013 NAMARA CHURCH STANDING ROOM ONLY Eric Dry and Linda Stanley visited our Namara church on Sunday, March 17th to find it at standing room only. He said about 80% were children (not surprising in a nation with the majority of its population under 15 years of age. The Namara Sunday school numbers over 140 children/week. Maria Fatima, Baptized last
From: “Brenda Lange” Subject: Blog, March 12, 2013 44 BAPTISMS All is going well in Mozambique with the orphans as they study away in school. The Impire church was able to have their Baptism last Sunday with 44 new believers being Baptized in a local lake. We have 106 goats in our herd now, as they continue to drop new babies during this rainy season. It’s
From: “Brenda Lange” Subject: Blog, March 12, 2013 ALASKA TRIP CANCELED Due to a strained right shoulder after a horse decided to lift me off the ground last week while I was leading him out of his stall, the decision was made last Saturday that I should return home since lifting my suitcase and a long 2 day flight was not conducive to the healing of
From: “Brenda Lange” Subject: Blog, Feb. 26, 2013 FLOODING WIPES OUT BRIDGE ON ROAD LEADING OUT OF THE BUSH Eric wrote this morning that our pick-up which was headed to our Meluco Orphan site had to turn back yesterday. A major bridge that crosses a deep ravine was washed away on Sunday night. This “bridge” was on a temporary bypass as the main bridge never completed this
They were in church today and seemed perfectly happy. Eric told me that their rescue took place in a thunderstorm, so everyone was wet! It has rained for over 31 hours now, only stopping for 15 minute intervals every now and then. The Montepuez River which crosses the road to the 3 Mango Tree churches in the Mavala area, was 300 meters out of its banks. The water
Your prayers needed urgently to help us find them. DENISE, AGE 7 MOMADI, AGE 4 Eric notified me this morning that a man claiming to be the father of Momadi (age 4) and Denise (age 7) came to their foster home (Atija’s house) late yesterday and took the boys. These boys were signed over by their older sister 4 months ago as wards of
While Bush Bunny Brenda is traveling in the USA she wants to share the latest news from Balama, as Linda Stanley writes. Linda is our favorite Grandmother Missionary. Her love and care for our children and the foster moms and grandmoms ‚who care for them, is contagous. We hope you enjoy hearing from Linda. To all my brothers and sisters in Christ Greetings from Mozambique I
From: “Brenda Lange” Subject: Blog, Feb. 4, 2013 Date: February 4, 2013 6:00:14 AM CST TREMENDOUS RAINS HAS BALAMA SOAKED Eric has been in contact with me during this last week as 10 days of rains has caused some destruction among our widows homes. One widow and her child had to be moved to a spare home on higher ground because so much water passed around her house that