John returned last week from a trip to the coast and then left this morning for a two week trip to the States. During his time in Madang he was able to help this group of Papua New Guineans (photo below) with their translations. They are going at it alone (without an expat adviser), so John’s help was much appreciated by them. He stayed and worked with a colleague named Jon (far right), and enjoyed getting to know him over those two weeks.

Now John is headed to Texas where he will take part in Seed Co. meetings but will also be able to spend time with Joey and Grant on the weekends before and after the meetings. Both boys are nearing the end of their school years; Joey as a freshman at East Texas Baptist University and Grant as a junior at John Brown University.

Please pray for safety for John and peace and good health for me and Luke as we stay here. As we were reminded this Easter weekend…

“Because He lives, I can face tomorrow, because He lives, all fear is gone; because I know He holds the future, and life is worth the living, just because He lives!”

Thank you for your prayers, love, friendship, and gifts. We appreciate you all and thankful we can be serving here in Papua New Guinea.

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)

Luke is back from his two-week adventure going out to Kavieng and then participating in the teen mission trip to Lae. He spent his time in Kavieng kayaking, snorkeling, attempting to surf, and eating lots of good food. In Lae, he especially enjoyed visiting an orphanage and playing with the children. This coming week Luke starts the final term of his tenth grade year. Thank you for keeping him in your prayers.

Luke out in Kavieng with friend, Micah

John left earlier this week for a  two-week stay at the coastal city of Madang where he is working with four teams of Papua New Guineans who are translating into their own languages. He is assessing the work they have done and helping them to improve their translation process. On April 9th John will fly from Madang to Port Moresby (the capital of PNG) where he will be involved in some meetings with Seed Company staff and the Bible Translation Association (BTA), the national translation organization, to discuss issues related to training translation consultants. When he gets back, he’ll only be here at Ukarumpa for a week and then he heads off to the States for two weeks to attend Seed Company meetings. He will also be able to see both Grant and Joey so he is excited about that. Please pray for safe travel and a smooth time here for me and Luke.

A few weeks ago John consultant checked the final two books for the Mato language translation project (photo below). The Stobers have been working with the Mato people for 20 years and are thrilled to finally be done with all the consultant checks. They still have a lot to do before the NT is ready to be printed, but this was a major hurdle to cross. Pray for the Stobers to persevere and stay encouraged.

 

I’m still enjoying my Staff Care “job” of hosting and baking for once a month Coffee Houses, weekly Cafes, and quarterly Teas. Different friends help me from time to time. Last night Christy Taylor was my co-host :).

and Christy’s husband and daughter were two of the guests :)

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)