INFANTS JUMAIDA AND TINY REGENIA BACK IN HOSPITALPrayer requested for both these little ones who are again battling malaria. Please note that with Regenia, this was a disease she was born with, and it has now reoccurred as she is limited in what medications she can take due to her being only 1 month old. Once she weighs 5 kg/11 pounds, she can take the medicine
FROM: Bush Bunny BrendaDATE: March 16, 2024 BABY BOY GILDO, 32ND INFANT JOINS OUR FAMILY Baby Gildo, 3 months old, weighed in at our Infant Formula Day on Thursday, March 14th at only 3.8kg (a little over 8 lbs.), down from 3.95kg on March 1st. Born on December 16, 2023, Gildo’s mother passed away when he was only 2 weeks old. Gildo was born in Nairobi village about 20km/12
FROM: Bush Bunny Brenda DATE: March 9, 2024 BLANKETS FOR BALAMA KIDS A very missions minded preschool class in Ohio raised funds this week so that our orphans can keep warm during the 2024 cool season. From late April until the middle of August, our night temperatures can drop to 50°F/13°C. That’s a bit nippy for anyone without a blanket. Enthusiastic pre-schoolers know how to give
REGINIA To be born with malaria is beyond belief, but baby Reginia is an overcomer. At 1 week of age, she is now home with us in the new Toddler House with our best mother, Mariamo. Reginia needs to be kept in isolation to prevent further illnesses, and the Toddler House can provide that since the little girl’s room is empty at the moment. Baby Regenia with
JUMAIDA IS HOME! Thank you so much for all your prayers! Jumaida was suddenly declared well, and released 1 day after you began to pray! What a miracle! Her appetite is back and she seems fine, just needs to eat to gain weight. A Zinc liquid supplement with other baby vitamins will soon strengthen her immunity level, giving her the resistance she needs to avoid infections. We are very
FROM: Bush Bunny BrendaDATE: February 17, 2024 IN MEMORY OF MADELINA On Saturday night, Feb. 10th at 8:30pm, my phone rang. Never a good sign. Head Foster Mother, Gilda was breathless and very upset as she told me that Baby Madelina (who had been doing fine after being released from the hospital 5 days before) was in critical respiratory distress. I raced down there, took one look at the infant,
FOUR BABIES IN HOSPITAL THIS WEEK! Two of our own, Madelina and Jumaida, as well as 2 orphan boys from our Baby Formula Assistance Program, had to be admitted for malaria last week.Madelina and the 2 boys were released this week, PTL! Madelina suffered severe side effects from the medicines, causing most of her skin to peel off like she had a severe sunburn. She is better now,
MADELINA STRUGGLING IN HOSPITAL Baby Madelina, 12 months, was admitted to the hospital last week for hidden malaria. An allergic reaction to the medications caused her abdomen and underarm skin to sluff off, looking like she had suffered 2nd degree burns. With a change in medications, this is now slowly healing. Please pray for her complete and rapid healing, as she has been through a lot since becoming ill. Baby Madelina with
30TH INFANT RECEIVED On January 18th, the malnutrition Dr. requested that we take in a 1 year old orphaned boy, Dionesio, 6kg/13.2 lbs. who was under the care of his mentally challenged Aunt.Dionesio was obviously very sick, and a lab test showed severe malaria with a Hemoglobin of only 5. That is death’s door for anyone since normal is 10 to 12.A transfusion that afternoon
BABY JUMAIDA IN HOSPITAL WITH “SILENT” MALARIA Wednesday started off rough as we had to call upon our Hospital ER supervisor, Rachide, to check out 7‑month-old Jumaida. Jumaida with Foster Mother Estefania At 4 a.m. she refused her bottle and was very weak and floppy when sitting up. Her weight had dropped by 300 gms, she had no fever, but something was very wrong! Rachide agreed, immediately