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FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“
DATE: OCTOBER 22, 2022
 
HIGH WINDS DAMAGE CHURCH ROOF
 

Remov­ing the secur­ing bricks and bro­ken beams from church roof.
 
Last Sat­ur­day morn­ing, our team of car­pen­ters and brick lay­ers had their hands full repair­ing 5 tin sheets and 3 bro­ken wood­en beams dam­aged by high winds on Fri­day after­noon.  We are grate­ful that none of the tin sheets came com­plete­ly loose from the roof as they become fly­ing razor blades when pushed by high winds.  The dam­age was repaired in 4 hours, as the brick lay­ers and car­pen­ters worked togeth­er to com­plete the work in record time. We are grate­ful it was ready for ser­vice on Sun­day, and that the dam­age was minor. High winds plague this area and rip off many roofs dur­ing the hot and dry sea­son that lasts until Decem­ber.
 
BBC MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF MANY
 
Our BBC (Bush Bik­ers for Christ) teams are gath­er­ing larg­er crowds this week as the word is out that they are back with games and great pic­ture books.
 

Drop­ping bean bags and oth­er assundry con­fu­sion as new kids learn relay rac­ing.
https://youtu.be/uL0GzZZpwHM
 
You can see from the pho­tos and video that the crowds are much larg­er, yet many kids aren’t stay­ing for devo­tions. 
 

Devo­tions and Bible sto­ries after Bawana Games.
 
I worked with the teams to “tweek” their pro­gram so that every­one hears the Word of God if they come to the games. So they are now start­ing a Bible sto­ry and leav­ing it as a “cliff hang­er” with the end­ing only giv­en in devo­tions. IT IS WORKING! 
 
Car­l­i­tos, leader of the BBC team, stat­ed that it worked very well today as they dou­ble the num­ber of chil­dren in devo­tions. 
 

Rais­ing hands to receive Jesus as Lord and Sav­ior!
 
Some chil­dren just need a spir­i­tu­al push to get them inter­est­ed in know­ing who Lord Jesus real­ly is.
 
LEARNING THE VALUE OF MONEY WHILE HELPING A WIDOW
 
Since we rep­re­sent the par­ents of the 58 chil­dren who live with us, it is our respon­si­bil­i­ty to teach them good morals as well as finan­cial respon­si­bil­i­ty. When the school year begins in Feb­ru­ary, each child receives shoes and a school uni­form.  If their shoes wear out, or become too small, it is then their respon­si­bil­i­ty to report it to our staff so they can earn a new pair. 
 

Clear­ing a farm­ing field for a blind wid­ow earns a pair of shoe as pay­ment.
https://youtu.be/vcjWZhz4U5M
 
The teens in our boy’s dorm are now busy work­ing for new shoes, and at the same time help­ing a blind wid­ow who lives in one of our improved mud hut homes.  This is a win-win for both par­ties, as the wid­ow gets her field pre­pared for plant­i­ng, and the boys get a new pair of shoes.  I call it LEARNING BY GIVING A HELPING HAND.
 
MANY THANKS TO ALL WHO HELP US TO HELP OTHERS.
 BUSH BUNNY BRENDA LANGE
AND THE BALAMA STAFF