lourens laureti mengen people group

Laureti’s Papua New Guinea

Lourens Marie

Who are we?

Madeleen (14) Naomi (10)

Marlou (8) Liam (6)

Where do we work?

Papua New Guinea

Quick facts

Population – 6 Million

Languages – 800+

Religion – Animists

Translation – 81% of language groups do not have a translation

We work amongs the Mengen people group on the

Island of New Britain

Our location where we live isVERY REMOTE!

How do we survive?

Supporters helped us build an airstrip

Supporters helped usbuild our houses

Supporters helped us withSolar Power and Vsat

Something about the Mengen culture?

What do they eat?

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Religion - Animism Animism is the belief that within all creatures and objects there exists a soul.  This would mean that there are non-human souls.

Animistic religions sometimes offer sacrifices of various types in order to appease these spirits. 

Animism is considered to be one of the oldest religious beliefs and world.  

Important!The Mengens were unreached before we arrived

Which means:

- They had NO evangelical witness amongst them

- They had NO translation of Gods Word

- They were illiterate.

- They were TOTALLY without HOPE.

How do we minister?

Due to your support we

learned Language And

Culture.

Due to your support we developed a

Literacy program

Due to your support we also

started the Translation

process.

Due to your support we can

love them!

Due to your support we taught

Chronologically from Genesis to Christ.

Due to your support we could spend time in discipleship

Due to your support the Mengen church was born

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• Alan wat var of dit volkome is

• Jesus is hulls held en baie van hulle wil soos hy word.

• Hulle kan nie wag dat hy terug kom nie!

Let me introduce you to a few believers?

Brus

Jakelin

Eddie

Kamalus

Alex

Growth Due to your support the church has been taught through:•Acts•Romans•Ephesians•1 Corinthians•1 Timothy

Due to your support teachers have been trained

Due to your support Mengens are reaching into

new areas

Future Goals

-To see the Mengen Church mature into self sustaining believers

-To see the Translation process completed

-To see the Mengens believers reaching out amongst their own

-To see the Mengens reaching into neighboring dialects and even cross culturally.

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