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FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“
DATE: SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
 
 
RICE AND BEANS, A GREAT TREAT!
 
This week found our food dis­tri­b­u­tion team in 3 dif­fer­ent vil­lage areas giv­ing out TONS of dried rice and beans, along with soap, and salt to the many orphans we serve. Rice can­not be grown in many parts of our Dis­trict, so it is a real treat for these chil­dren.

The pho­tos will give you a bet­ter insight into what hap­pens, than I can describe in words. 


Devo­tions with orphans before the food give-out
 

Orphans wait­ing with their Aunt to receive their beans and rice
 

Orphans help­ing their Granny who lost her fin­gers from Lep­rosy
 

A super strong Granny as that sack of rice weighs 50 kg or 110 lbs. Glad she did­n’t live too far away!
 
The food give-outs con­tin­ue next week, as we com­plete our Sep­tem­ber “help­ing hand” to the orphans and wid­ows liv­ing in remote areas. Our objec­tive is to assist them to grow their own food with the seeds that our team will give out in Novem­ber which is the begin­ning of our rainy/food grow­ing sea­son.
 

RESCUING BABIES IN CRITICAL NEED
 
Infants in severe need of help are not always orphans. The infant shown in the pho­to was sent to our milk for­mu­la pro­gram because the moth­er is ill and has no breast­milk. This tiny lit­tle boy is 
2 months old and very ema­ci­at­ed. The mother’s ill­ness had the moth­er bedrid­den, and sad­ly the fam­i­ly delayed get­ting him the care he so des­per­ate­ly need­ed.


A real­ly hun­gry 2‑month-old baby boy who is very under­weight (2.7 kg‑6 lb), but has a rav­ish­ing appetite
 
When Children’s Direc­tor Anna gave him his first bot­tle, he lit­er­al­ly inhaled it, and wouldn’t let go of the bot­tle when it was emp­ty! I’ve nev­er seen a 2‑month-old grasp some­thing so hard! Starv­ing infants are a sad sight that breaks my heart, but this is a big part of the rea­son Jesus sent us to this area. Help­ing the help­less find the love of Jesus!
 

HANGING OUT IN THE AFTERNOON SHADE
 
When the days wash­ing and clean­ing is done, the Fos­ter Moth­ers enjoy some time to relax in the hot after­noons and play with the tod­dlers. Sit­ting under the mas­sive Man­go Tree at House #7 is a great way to cool off! 


Fos­ter Moth­ers and tod­dlers relax­ing under the big Man­go Tree at House # 7
 
I love vis­it­ing in the mid-after­noon, as it helps me to get to know the moth­ers a bit bet­ter than when they are super busy in the morn­ings. The tod­dlers are always up to some­thing new and are a joy to play with.
 

7‑month-old Orlen­cia in front with 6‑month-old Madeli­na behind her
 
BLESSINGS,
BUSH BUNNY BRENDA LANGE
AND THE BALAMA STAFF