More links in the chain

Surveys

January 25, 2019

Before we enter any people group, we first conduct different surveys. We thus first visit specific people groups who often invite us to come and live amongst them, to help us evaluate what the need is and to present to them the purpose of what we are wanting to come and do. Last year I […]

“Hausboi”

January 21, 2019

The “hausboi” is a Pidgen term, for a men’s house. In Mengen they call it “Giunga.” In our Mengen culture, this is a house only for men. Young boys used to leave their homes and move into the men’s house when they are between 10 – 13 years old and then they get introduces to […]

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 […]

Brus’ story

January 3, 2019

Many moons ago, a nervous me, landed in our bush village between the Mengen valleys and mountains. It was only for a short visit, to meet our future co-workers and meet the Mengen friends amongst whom we would live for the next roughly 20 years of our lives. During this time I met Brus and […]

How to support Madeleen

December 19, 2018

Hi Friends Marie and I have been sharing this morning about our joys and tribulations as missionaries in Papua New Guinea, and it was interesting to note, that our joys are actually our tribulations when handled correctly. One of these challenges for us was to have to raise a special needs child in our family. […]

Mengen Church doing well on their own

October 9, 2015

Hi friends Hope you are doing great! We are aprouching the end of our time in SA and have less than 3 weeks left before we start our journey back to PNG. Amongst the Mengen believers things are going on well. Progress in translation I am especially thrilled about how things are progressing with our […]

MENGEN CHURCH CONFERENCE…

June 25, 2015

Hi Friends Its always amazing to see how God is planting His church worldwide but also in Papua New Guinea amongst the Mengen people. Not many years ago they were in darkness, but many have placed their trust in Christ and now they are goring into a self-sufficient church! Just this morning, I received the […]

Introducing Eddie and Franseska

June 8, 2015

Please pray for Eddie and Franseska Another Mengen family I would like to introduce to you guys is Eddie and Franseska. Eddie was one of the first Mengen believers many years ago, and have surely been one of our most faithfull language helpers, carriculem developers and translation helpers. But he has also developed into an […]

This rescue-mission that we’re on is more important than personal comfort.

June 4, 2015

Hi Friends I know its long since I have written about how we are doing and how life is rolling on here on this side of the earth. So it’s about time to share a bit of my heart again, I know many of you appreciated the fact that we are showing our hearts and being […]

Introducing Kamalus and Sepin

May 27, 2015

Hi Friends Kamilus and Sepin are a very special married couple, with 7 beautiful children. They became believers a couple of years ago and have had a radiant testimony ever since. Although they are a young, quiet couple, they have taken a stand for Christ in the midst of persecution. We are so thrilled to […]

Where are you at?

June 11, 2014

Check out this challenge and make it out for your self? R u a going, sending or just disobedient?

What’s up with Lourens hiking around like that?

November 15, 2013

Hi Friends Hope you are all very well! As you know I regularly go to visit other villages , especially in light of our outreaches getting off the ground. To get to these villages is a real challenge as you know. During our 9 hour hike , we breathe sticky humid air and sweat without […]

Some prayer points

April 12, 2013

Hi Friends Thanks to all of you who pray with us and support us! May God richly bless you for your help. Here are some prayer requests for the next few weeks. – I’m going to put in extra time to prepare lessons for 1 Corinthians and 1 Timothy during these next few weeks. – […]

God uses the weak

February 2, 2013

Hi Friends Hope you are all doing great! In these days I started to share from 1 Corinthians and me and the teachers specifically discussed Paul’s words in 1 Cor. 1 which says: For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many […]