Tag: new tribes mission

Good buy and hello!

Good buy and hello!

And just like that, 365 sleeps in South Africa is over…well almost… 5 days to go before we GO! this was our third furlough since we left for PNG in 2007 and it was by far our best one yet!!! I want to mention 4 things that stood out for us as we reflect over […]
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Plans for the next Term?

Plans for the next Term?

HI FRIENDS We are getting ready to go back to Papua New Guinea soon, and I thought it would be good to give you guys a bit of information on what our plans look like for the next term. A term would mean about 2 years for us, as we are needing to settle Naomi […]
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News from Home

News from Home

Here we are again, 50 days before we leave for our HOME in Papua New Guinea! Are we super busy, excited and a little frazzled? Yes, Yes, Yes! We have throughout the year tried to pace ourselves and make the best of each opportunity, tried to spread out our appointments so that no bottle neck happens […]
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Madeleen is doing well!

Madeleen is doing well!

HI FRIENDS Thanks so much for the way you guys have been praying for Madeleen and thanks to those who have helped financially supporting Madeleen up to now. I thought it would be good to write a quick report for you guys about how she is doing. For those who do not know Madeleen, let […]
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More links in the chain

More links in the chain

As you know we are not working among the Mengen on our own! We are part of a much larger team. It all starts back here at home and stretches all the way to where we are working. And each link is vital. Check out this blog, and see how you can be part of this chain reaching the Mengen.
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Surveys

Surveys

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 […]
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Home for the Lauretis

Home for the Lauretis

Heres a couple of clips, that gives you bit of an idea of what home is for us. Check out these next clips…
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“Hausboi”

“Hausboi”

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 […]
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A Sad Sad Story, but Hopeful!

A Sad Sad Story, but Hopeful!

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 […]
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Halfway Home

Halfway Home

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 […]
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Brus’ story

Brus’ story

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 […]
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5 Important Questions About Finances.

5 Important Questions About Finances.

Hi friends Through Gods grace, we have reached an amazing milestone and that is being involved in Gods ministry for 25 years. It has been an absolutely amazing journey, from Bible School to youth worker, to support missionary and now church planter amongst the Mengen for the last 12 years. God has used you guys to […]
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Quick update April 2017 – Kaupas’ story

Quick update April 2017 – Kaupas’ story

To be honest, I do not know where this year has gone? I think I am becoming more like PNG people that are just not time orientated. In a way it’s been crazy as I have been running around in PNG and also coming back home for a short stint after my dad passed away. […]
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New Believers

New Believers

In October, Edward and Francesca became the 4th Mengen missionary family to leave their home and travel to a distant location. Their story is special in so many ways. Two years ago, Edward went to visit a village some distance away. One of the men from there had heard some Bible teaching from the first […]
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