OUR CHILDREN WELCOMED THE ADMINISTRATOR OF BALAMA On Tues­day, Decem­ber 2nd, the Bala­ma Admin­is­tra­tor vis­it­ed our school age chil­dren at our Learn­ing Cen­ter. He greet­ed the chil­dren by shak­ing their hands, and then went to meet the lit­tle mem­bers of the fam­i­ly, as he was on a tight sched­ule. At House #7, we had all 34 infants and their Fos­ter Moth­ers wait­ing under the Man­go tree.

Cape­na, blue shirt on left, then me, and the tall man in black shirt, is the Admin­is­tra­tor of our District/County

It is HOT and HUMID here, so every­one loves the shade of these gor­geous Man­go trees. The Admin­is­tra­tor was amazed at how well the chil­dren are growing.One of the lit­tle boys even let the Admin­is­tra­tor pick him up and hold him. He ques­tioned the moth­ers about what was for lunch that day, and when they said MATAPA (Mah-tap-ah), he imme­di­ate­ly said he want­ed some. (He loves Mat­a­pa.) The moth­ers of the Ostrich House gift­ed him with a bowl of Mat­a­pa when it was ready, and he was very hap­py to receive it.

Admin­is­tra­tor hold­ing tod­dler Dione­sio, as I held my breath that Dione­sio would­n’t object to being held. He han­dled it well. Not a peep from him.

Note: Mat­a­pa is a deli­cious mix­ture of crushed Casa­va leaves mixed with peanuts and oth­er spices. It is a Mozam­bi­can favorite among chil­dren and adults alike.

Deli­cious Mat­a­pa. Put it over rice and you have a deli­cious high pro­tein meal.

ERGILSIA RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL After 8 days in the hos­pi­tal, an emer­gency blood trans­fu­sion, along with 7 days of treat­ment to stop her diar­rhea, our lit­tle girl is final­ly home again. Her ede­ma caused by the ane­mia is gone, and her real weight is 7.6kg/16.7 lbs. at 17 months of age.

ERGILCIA with Fos­ter Moth­er, Fran­quina. Both are very hap­py to be at home again

Her blood count is now 9.6, which is total­ly accept­able here, but we plan to keep a close eye on her for any signs of ane­mia. Her Fos­ter Moth­er, Fran­quina, is one of the best baby care­tak­ers we have, so we hope that Ergilsia will flour­ish under her care.Ergilsia is on a strict high pro­tein diet with spe­cif­ic vit­a­mins to boost her blood count and immu­ni­ty. PLEASE KEEP HER IN PRAYER, as her Dr. has declared her in a chron­ic ane­mic state. She needs a JESUS MIRACLE to cor­rect this as it is life threat­en­ing if not stopped. Thanks so much for call­ing on the Lord for her mir­a­cle heal­ing! TOGETHER, WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE! BLESSINGS, BUSH BUNNY BRENDA LANGE AND THE BALAMA STAFF