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FROM “BUSH BUNNY BRENDA“
DATE: SEPTEMBER 17, 2022
 
BBC TEAMS UP AND RUNNING!
 
We received per­mis­sion to return to nor­mal church activ­i­ties includ­ing our Bush Bik­er for Christ (BBC) Teams using both bicy­cles and motor­bikes.
The lack of fuel is still a chal­lenge for the motor­bike team, but we man­aged to buy enough stock for 1 month for 2 bikes, and hope to expand that to 4 bikes in the near future.  At present the 2 motor­bikes with a 4 man team will vis­it each vil­lage they pre­vi­ous­ly went to over a 2 week peri­od ver­sus a 1 week peri­od.
 
ALL TEAMS were met with GREAT JUBILATION as the vil­lage chil­dren have been beg­ging them to come play games, and tell the Bible sto­ries for sev­er­al months now.
 

And the games are on! The chil­dren love the com­pe­ti­tion.
https://youtu.be/tBpm0ChxaEQ
 

Bible sto­ry time attracts all ages in large num­bers!
 
This was their first week in the field, but the chil­dren respond­ed well with more than a 100 per vil­lage hear­ing God’s Word at the devo­tion time that fol­lows the Bawana Team Games.  As word spreads that “THEY ARE BACK”, the groups will grow.  Before 2020, our teams had a fol­low­ing of over 21,000 chil­dren per week!
Keep these teams in your prayers, as they are the FRONT LINES in bring­ing chil­dren and teens to Christ.
 
DAVE DEBOER IS BACK IN TIME FOR FIRST FOOD HANDOUTS OF 2022
 
Our Food Dis­tri­b­u­tion Team tar­get­ed 4 major vil­lages this week, hand­ing out 14.46 TONS of corn and beans, along with 15 cas­es of bar soap, and 12 sacks (240kg/109lbs.) of salt.  A total of 776 orphans and wid­ows were served this week.
Dave Deboer hand­ed out 1 por­tion of soap for each fam­i­ly mem­ber that we serve, so he got to meet a lot of orphans and grannies.
 

Dave Deboer hand­ing out soap to the wid­ows who care for vil­lage Orphans.
 
The give outs will con­tin­ue next week as we vis­it the final 2 loca­tions where 469 wid­ows and orphans from mul­ti­ple vil­lages come to receive a help­ing hand from all of you who tru­ly love them.
 

Old­er Orphans help granny to car­ry their food gift back to their mud hut.
 
DAVE DEBOER is an Orphans Unlim­it­ed Board Mem­ber who has now been here 7 DIFFERENT YEARS to assist me in either food buy­ing or food give out.  His min­istry gift is HELPS, and that is sure­ly val­ued around here!  Dave will stay until Sep­tem­ber 28th, when he must return to the USA.
I GREATLY APPRECIATE HIS DEVOTION TO THE LORD AND TO ORPHANS UNLIMITED!
 
A SAD FAREWELL TO SISTER LIGUA, AN ANGEL IN DISGUISE!
 
Catholic Sis­ter Ligua (Lisha) has been a pre­cious friend to me, and a help­ing hand to our chil­dren for the last 8 years.  No mat­ter what time of night we called her, she was always will­ing to get out of bed to assist us.  Ligua has many tal­ents, and is excel­lent with start­ing IV’s in crit­i­cal­ly ill super small infants. That is a gift that has saved many a baby’s life here in Bala­ma.    We love her lots, but she has been trans­ferred back to Ecuador, her home coun­try, for the next 2 years.  At that time, God will­ing, we hope she will be able to return to Bala­ma as she desires to do so.
 

Sis­ter Ligua, an Angel in dis­guise!
 
God’s Bless­ings upon her as she is fly­ing this entire week­end (5 sep­a­rate flights) in order to return to Ecuador at mid­night on Sun­day.
Please keep her in your prayers for trav­el mer­cies.
 
BABY FRANCIANO IS HOME!
 
BABY FRANCIANO was released from the hos­pi­tal on Mon­day, and is eat­ing and gain­ing weight, PTL!  Thank you for your prayers for him.
 

Fos­ter Moth­er Esti­va­nia and a perky Fran­ciano hap­py to be home!
 
BLESSINGS FROM BALAMA,
BUSH BUNNY BRENDA LANGE
AND THE BALAMA STAFF