Supporting the Johnston Kids
Goal:
USD $20,000
Raised:
USD $11,112
Campaign funds will be received by Russ Johnston
Supporting the Johnston Kids
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Russ, your dad has talked so much about you and your family over the years, I feel like I know you. I rejoice with you in that Brenda has been made whole again by Jesus and I will keep you and your beautiful children in my prayers.
We may not know you all personally, but Bryan and Ashley Worley have kept us up to date in your journey. We celebrate Brenda's amazing life with you and praise God we get to meet her with Jesus one day. We will continue to pray and lift your family up to the God of peace, love and pure joy. We love you all! -JD, Deanna, and Gianna Porcelli
Keeping the whole Johnston family in our thoughts and prayers.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you Russ and the whole Johnston family. Love, The Ritenours
Keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers! Williams family (Kellan and Hayden)
Praying for you, Russ, and for your kids in the wake of Brenda's illness and passing. May the peace that passes all understanding be evident to you all in this time. Sending our love, Doug & Amy.
Praying for your beautiful family!
Praying for your family.
Russ, I wrote you something through LinkedIn messenger. Matt
my deepest sympathy ----
Praying for your family during this time.
You all are in our thoughts and prayers
So sorry for your loss. Prayers for you and your family during this trying period.
We continue to pray for you and your entire family. - The Pedevillano/PTL Family.
So sorry for your loss! Praying for you and your family during this difficult time.
Russ, praying for you and your beautiful family during this sad time…Brenda was a bright light and we have many fond memories of her
Russ and family, you are forever in our thoughts! We love you and are here for anything you might need! “The song is ended but the melody lingers on.”- Irving Berlin
Updates
A few details…
March 14th, 2025
We are excited to see many of y’all on Saturday to celebrate Brenda’s life and journey here on earth together! We just wanted to share a few quick details about the Celebration of Life prompted by some questions we’ve been receiving…
While we appreciate condolences and “sorry for your losses”…we want this to be a true CELEBRATION that Brenda is pain and suffering Free, Dancing in Heaven and Praising Jesus!!! There are no perfect words…so say what you want…but just know that the overall attitude will be one of Gratitude and Celebration!
The dress code is BEACH…so wear what you’d wear if you were taking your own family there for the day! And if you have been able to secure something Tie Die, then go ahead and wear it in Brenda’s honor…but don’t stress if you don’t have something Tie Die…it’s no big deal! Anyone that wears a suit to the beach will receive a soaking wet hug from one of my kids, straight out of the ocean!! 😂
This is a BYOE (Bring Your Own Everything) Event…so bring your own beach chairs, tent or umbrella, cooler with food/snacks/drinks, football/volleyball/frisbee, jacket or hoody (it may be a little breezy/chilly), etc. Pretend you’re on vacation for the day. Oh and make sure you bring your best Brenda stories/memories!
The “Service” portion of the day where we pull folks into one area to Pray, say a few words, and sing a couple songs in Brenda’s honor will most likely be around 1/1:30-ish, depending on if the majority of folks are there at that time. That’s a general “guesstimate” as to what time we will start. It won’t be too long as our goal isn’t to make you cry all day…plus we don’t want to cry all day either! 😢 So we’ll only cry for 20 minutes or so 😉
If you/your family aren’t or haven’t been feeling well, do not feel the need to “push through” on our behalf…we won’t be offended in any way and want you to take care of your own health. We can always arrange another time to get together with you and Celebrate Bren together, swapping hugs and memories 😎
Parking at the Citadel Beach Club is covered and should be easy. Once you are parked, please make your way out to the beach and set up your gear where it best suits you and your family.
Lastly, please mingle with folks you know and ones you don’t, sharing different stories and memories (both impactful/meaningful and silly/funny) of Brenda that folks may or may not have heard before. We want to honor her and carry her on through the retelling/sharing of these stories for generations to come! This is the main purpose of this whole Celebration of Life!
Thank you and we look forward to Celebrating with you on Saturday!
One Week…
March 8th, 2025
Just a reminder to folks that Brenda’s Celebration of Life “Day at the Beach” is one week from today.
Please join us if you can. We hope to see you there!
More Updates on the Family to come…
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