FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“ DATE: DECEMBER 31, 2022 YOUNG EVANGELISTS BRINGING THEIR FRIENDS TO CHRIST Our Sunday School children have risen to the challenge to help their friends know Jesus! Each Sunday, we are seeing new faces in the classroom, and attendance has gone from 40 to almost 100 each week. Our ever growing Sunday School on Christmas Day! All ages from infants to 12-year-olds attend our class, as all are on the same level as far as knowing the Bible. They enjoy the Bible stories and the songs they sing (see video). Singing “Jesus I Love You” in English and then in the local language of Makua. https://youtu.be/645s417gKA0 They truly put their hearts into it! The children are the fertile ground taught in the Parable of the Sower. The devil wants the children to be his, so please reach out to all the little ones you know and make sure they know JESUS IS THE TRUTH, THE LIFE, AND THE ONLY WAY! It is so much easier to show them the way when they are young, then to wait until their hearts are hard and stuck in the sin of the world. TOYS FOR THE TOTS It was a joy giving out presents to our children this week. Infants received their first Christmas presents. Our youngest, Ancha, 9 months, likes her new rattle toy. Baby Elsa, almost 10 months old, was a bit overwhelmed with all the excitement. The most fun was seeing the faces of the many toddlers who were only infants last Christmas. Watch the video for their fun interactions, as 20-MONTH-OLD AMBROSIO, got so excited about getting a toy car that the stood up and WALKED for the first time in his life. The mighty toddlers of House #6 see Ambrosio walk! https://youtube.com/shorts/Lc1pGZbH83s All the mothers gasped with JOY as they watched him standing independently looking at his toy car. Everyone knew he could do it, he just needed a reason! Fatima happy receiving her handmade doll. The under 7‑year-old children received toys. The older children received money to go to the market and pick out what they wanted. Thank you to all of you who made this fun time happen. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL, AND MAY IT BE FILLED WITH BLESSINGS THAT ONLY OUR LORD CAN ORGANIZE. BLESSINGS, BUSH BUNNY BRENDA LANGE AND THE BALAMA STAFF |