Update

One of the greatest struggles all of us has is, to be honest. All of us are wanting to hide some aspects of our lives and present ourselves the best we can. This is obviously the same for us as missionaries and maybe even worse at times. We have many people looking at us, and […]

Halfway Home

January 15, 2019

It is now 6 months since we arrived here in South Africa. And even though we long for our home back in Papua New Guinea, we can thankfully summarize by saying, “The Laureti’s are doing very well”. Those first few weeks here felt like a whirlwind… landing in JHB, some medical appointments, seeing friends and […]

Holiday season recap

January 14, 2019

Looking back at the last eight years and I realized that we haven’t had two “holiday seasons” the same. Each year looks different around here when it comes to the “traditional” holiday seasons. November held a visit from Torre’s mom and us hosting Thanksgiving. We had a family from the Guest House over to enjoy […]

My Wasted Time

January 14, 2019

My wasted time Over the many years working with God’s people I have heard many good things about how faithful Janie and I have been leaving it all and going to the ends of the world with the gospel message. It is true we did leave home with four young sons and stepped out into […]

Thankful THirteenTH…

January 13, 2019

… is back! I’m thankful for the faithfulness of our God! I may not be so consistent in writing my blogs but I sure am glad our Father is ALWAYS consistent! I’m thankful for the beautiful reminders He has given us – like this rainbow that reminds of a specific promise He made to mankind […]

Parental Partners

January 12, 2019

It’s amazing the way God works and the different ways He uses people of all ages and walks of life, especially when those people are available to His purposes and willing to be available to put themselves out there if asked to. This blog will highlight one cool way the Lord recently used… my parents! […]

Gratitude Based Self-Discipline

January 12, 2019

Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude. -Colossians 2:6-7 We are knee deep into our new roles here on the field of Mexico and […]

Happy New Year!

January 10, 2019

We are enjoying our New Year but have already had some sad good-byes. Christina and Savannah were home for Christmas break but are now back at school. This was their last chance to come to our island before Christina graduates in May. When they have their spring break – Ned will be having his big […]

Happy 2019