Thank goodness our house hasn’t fallen down! In the process of enclosing our “basement dungeon”, the construction guys here on our center discovered that most of the posts supporting the house were rotten. So, for over a month now they have been pouring cement and fixing the rotten posts. John has also been working on the bathroom, also discovering rotten flooring and a joist under the shower tub that was about to break. Thank goodness the work is nearing the end of completion which means the house can be clean and quiet again! :)

In the midst of all the house chaos, John was able to assist in the consultant check of ten chapters of the gospel of Matthew for the Binandere project. He also organized an event to recognize two Papua New Guinean men who just completed the requirements to become translation consultants. It was a happy time recognizing all of their hard work.

We (John and I) are very much looking forward to getting on the plane tomorrow to attend the Fataleka NT dedication ceremony in the Solomon Islands. This is the NT that John and the Fataleka men have been working on since 2010. We will be gone for a week. I’m also very excited to get “home” again after seven years away, connect with colleagues (old and new), and remember the sights and sounds of life there. En route, John and I will spend two nights in the capital city of Papua New Guinea for a belated 24^th anniversary celebration. This “break” is coming at a good time, as I have been feeling a bit weary of late.

Father Sam Sibolo, one of the members of the Fataleka team, happily looking at one of the 2000 copies of the New Testament which recently arrived in the Solomons.

Luke will stay here with a friend and also attend the annual high school spiritual retreat called Encounter. He’s also one week away from finishing Term 1 of his junior year. He participated in volleyball and also entered the world of physics and pre-calculus. Yikes! Those are two classes I never took in high school. :) So Luke is also looking forward to a two week school break.

PLEASE PRAY:

1. Pray for our time in the Solomons – safety, refreshment, good connections with colleagues, and that God would be glorified in the dedication of the Fataleka NT.

2. Pray for Luke while we’re away that he would stay safe and healthy and that God would work good things in his life through the spiritual retreat.

3. Pray for Joey and Grant as they’ve started their 2^nd and 4^th year of college, respectively. Joey is playing soccer again and Grant ultimate frisbee. Pray for Grant and his fiancée, Sara Banter, as she spends the year in South Carolina going to Pharmacy school, which means long weeks apart from each other. Pray that they can concentrate on school and enjoy time with friends.

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)