Tag: Lourens Laureti

FROM SHAMAN TO CHRIST FOLLOWER!

FROM SHAMAN TO CHRIST FOLLOWER!

In these days I got the sad news that another Mengen believer has passed away. He and his family are very precious to me. When we moved into the area in 2009, this family was the first to open their hearts and home to me and Marie. It’s very very hard for me, as they have become my family! I would want to be there with them. I would want to spend a few days with them, standing at their backs! But this is God’s plan for me for now.
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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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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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How to support Madeleen

How to support Madeleen

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. […]
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Compelled by Christ’s Love

Compelled by Christ’s Love

The First time I met Gabi, was on a survey to the villages of Mar-Mar on the South coast of the Mengen people group. I went there with a few Mengen young men, with the purpose of visiting a few families that have been asking us to come to them and teach them Gods Word. […]
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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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