John is back from his three week trip to the States! Thanks for your prayers for his time there. This is how God answered prayer and what was accomplished…

• He attended three days of Seed Co. meetings discussing work in the Pacific.
• He was able to spend some time with two of his brothers and their wives, my (Brena) sister and brother-in-law,  two nieces, and his little great-nephew! He was also able to see two friends of Joey and Grant from school here in PNG who are in the U.S. now.
• He got Joey moved into his dorm at East Texas Baptist University (ETBU) and met his soccer coaches.
• He met up with Grant and drove him to his school (John Brown University) to start his third year of college, stopping first at Joey’s school so that Grant could see him and ETBU. (*their contact information is below)
• He shopped for things we need here.
• And he met with the typesetter for the Fataleka NT (yes, God provided a typesetter)!!

Please continue to pray for Joey as he adjusts to this new school where he doesn’t know anyone. We’re thankful that he is on the soccer team, which gives him a ready-made group of guys to hang out with and a coach that desires God to be glorified in their playing. Most of all, we’re thankful that God is there with Joey.

Joey (center) with his soccer team

Joey enjoyed showing his school to his Ukarumpa friend, Amaechi

Thank you for praying for my time here in Ukarumpa with Luke. My OCD didn’t bother me too much, I put on a Village Ladies Tea, and I was able to keep busy practicing with six other ladies for the community play which was performed this past weekend, a DAY after John returned!!! :) It was GREAT fun for me to act again in a real play (should I say more than 30 years after my high school drama days?!) A dream come true. It was a lot of work, but I would do it again in a heartbeat. I played a 25 year old hairdresser named Annelle. Maybe you can guess the play? (because of play write laws we are not allowed to name the play on the internet.)

Village Ladies’ Tea on our back patio

Luke has been busy with school, band, friends, and volleyball. It was fun for me to watch him play several games while John was gone. He recently took a trip down to Lae with friends and had a great time. Thank you for continuing to pray for him and us as we parent him.

Luke on his recent trip to the coast

TO BE IN TOUCH:

PO Box 1 (134), Ukarumpa EHP 444, Papua New Guinea – john_bruner@sil.org

Grant Bruner, PO Box 2159, John Brown University, Siloam Springs, AR 72761 – brunerg@jbu.edu

Joey Bruner, ETBU Box 6-331, One Marshall Drive, Marshall, TX 75670 – joseph_bruner@etbu.edu

TO GIVE ONLINE:

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

TO GIVE BY MAIL:

send gifts to:
Wycliffe Bible Translators
P.O. Box 628200
Orlando, FL 32862

(The check should be made payable to Wycliffe Bible Translators – include a note that says it is for the ministry of John and Brena Bruner)