June | 2015 | johnandbrena

THANKS FOR YOUR PRAYERS as we’ve finished up our time here in Texas. Tomorrow we leave for our two week stay in California enroute to Papua New Guinea on July 6.

Thanks for praying for Joey. He made it safely to PNG and is having a great time with his friends. We’re thankful he had smooth flights and made all his connections, and also for our friends, the Nachtigals, who are hosting him until we arrive.

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Joey hanging with his friends

We have successfully packed up and moved out of 2515 Blue Quail Drive! Whew. The house we were renting from my (Brena’s) parents is now completely empty with boxes stored in my sister’s shed. Thanks for your prayers for strength. Another move accomplished!

our empty and clean house

Grant seems to be doing well in South Carolina. He’s getting lots of hours at Chick-fil-A, spending time with his cousins, attending a great church, and working out to stay fit . We are so thankful for how God is taking care of him.

Prayers Needed:

Although we weren’t able to see everyone we would have liked, we are thankful for the people who have been a part of our lives this year. God has been good and we trust Him now as we begin our transition back to PNG and settle back into life there. Please pray for us.
We are looking forward to seeing those that we can in CA. Look back to our previous post if you’re interested in coming to our Open House. Pray for our time in CA that it would be special as we spend time with friends and family. Pray too for Luke who is having to hang around exclusively with his boring parents. :)
And finally, please pray for the loved ones we are leaving behind.

To Be In Touch:

PO Box 1 (134), Ukarumpa EHP 444, Papua New Guinea

john_bruner@sil.org

cell # 817-300-5601 (until July 6)

To Give:

https://www.wycliffe.org/partner/Bruners

IT’S ALMOST TIME for us four (below) to leave Texas. Joey heads to Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, June 9th, on his own and we follow soon after – June 22 from Texas and July 6 from California. Grant is staying with his Uncle Dave and Aunt Ceil in South Carolina and working at Chick-fil-A. He will return to John Brown University in Arkansas in the fall.

We would appreciate your prayers for Joey as this is his first time to travel solo and also for us as we finish up packing and cleaning and then have some last visits with people.

For those of you who live in Southern California, we would love to see or talk to you while we’re in the area!

You are Invited to an Open House

on Sunday, June 28

at the home of Betsy Creswell

1521 Sierra Vista Dr.

La Habra, CA 90631

From 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

(*We will give a short presentation at 3:00 and 5:00)

Please RSVP to Betsy if you can make it:

562-697-9590 (home)

562-217-4205 (cell)

jbcreswell@verizon.net

If you can’t come to the Open House, you can give us a call at 817-300-5601 (our cell #) to chat or maybe we can squeeze in a time to get together with you. We will be staying with my parents, Warner and Jane Peters, in Riverside.