TWO NEW BABIES RECEIVED THIS WEEK An Uncle and a Granny, both from remote vil­lages, brought in 2 very mal­nour­ished orphaned infants to our milk pro­gram on Thurs­day. Baby boy, Nedo, is 4 months old, while the 2nd boy, Boni­to, is 7 months old and they both weighed exact­ly the same, 3.3kg / 7.2 pounds! Very bad indeed! I rushed them both to the hos­pi­tal, where they were exam­ined by our Nutri­tion­ist MD.   BABY BONITO is in crit­i­cal con­di­tion due to his very low-weight, blood­less body (4.9 Hemo­glo­bin), and he has malar­ia! The Grand­moth­er cried when she heard this, as she knew her grand­son may not live. We promised her that we would sup­port her with all she and Boni­to need­ed if she would admit the baby to the hos­pi­tal for treat­ment. (Sor­ry, no pho­to). With our promise of help, she con­sent­ed to stay in hos­pi­tal, as she is from a vil­lage over 40km/24 miles away, with no fam­i­ly near­by to help her. The lab helped me orga­nize blood for his emer­gency trans­fu­sion which he is receiv­ing as I write. JESUS IS OUR HOPE AND HEALER, SO PLEASE JOIN US IN DECLARING LIFE OVER THIS LITTLE ONE! BABY NEDO is suf­fer­ing from severe gas­troin­testi­nal inflam­ma­tion, as we do not know what the fam­i­ly has been feed­ing this 4‑month-old, but it obvi­ous­ly wasn’t good for him. Nedo’s Uncle says the infant’s Grand­moth­er was car­ing for him, but she has become debil­i­tat­ed and isn’t func­tion­ing well. The Uncle released the infant to us, and promised to return next week to pro­vide the Birth Cer­tifi­cate.   Nedo is now under the care of Fos­ter Moth­er Alzi­ra. She is car­ing for him in the emp­ty boy’s room of the New Tod­dler House since he needs iso­la­tion for his own safe­ty and ours. We must be sure he didn’t bring any oth­er dis­eases with him. He was giv­en Pro­bi­otics and 24 hours lat­er, his tiny tum­my is soft and slight­ly less dis­tend­ed, Praise the Lord!

Fos­ter Moth­er Alz­era with 4 month old Nedo as he sleeps peacefully.

JUMAIDA AND REGENIA REMAIN IN HOSPITAL Jumai­da start­ed with diar­rhea and must con­tin­ue on IV flu­ids, as she takes only small amounts to eat or drink. Regenia’s malar­ia smear says she still has a small amount of malar­ia lar­vae in her blood, so must receive 3 more days of treat­ment. (Sor­ry, no pho­to while in the hos­pi­tal.) PLEASE KEEP ALL 3 OF THESE LITTLE ONES IN YOUR PRAYERS, for they are still fight­ing to regain their health.   CIS TEAM PARTY WITH A SURPRISE! Last Sat­ur­day the CIS TEAM, who pro­vides our chil­dren with a deli­cious high pro­tein meal every oth­er Sat­ur­day, showed up with a spe­cial sur­prise. The gift was 2 cas­es of a high­ly nutri­tious choco­late milk called MILO, from South Africa. Just add warm water, and you have a deli­cious hot choco­late drink!

CIS donates 2 cas­es of high pro­tein choco­late drink to our children.

The meal was very nutri­tious as usu­al with rice, chick­en legs, and large meat balls along with sal­ad and dessert. The fin­ger foods are always a big hit with our tod­dler group, as they think there is noth­ing bet­ter than chick­en legs! Our entire staff is very grate­ful for this high pro­tein meal which helps our chil­dren build stronger bodies.

Our fam­i­ly, patient­ly wait­ing for their super deli­cious lunch by the CIS TEAM.

HAPPY RESURRECTION DAY! JESUS IS LORD! BUSH BUNNY BRENDA LANGE AND THE BALAMA STAFF