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Ministering to immigrants in Germany

Laurent and Aurelia La Brie. Ministering to immigrants in Germany. W ith a Masters in biomedical engineering and an MBA, Laurent was called by God to give up his engineering management career to help those cast off by society. Who we are.

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Ministering to immigrants in Germany

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  1. Laurent and Aurelia La Brie Ministering to immigrants in Germany

  2. With a Masters in biomedical engineering and an MBA, Laurent was called by God to give up his engineering management career to help those cast off by society. Who we are Aurelia was on the Moldovan national folkloric dance team and a television personality. She was a choreographer until the Lord spoke to her heart.

  3. Our Philosophy We believe that a Christian missionary should be held accountable to: • abandon materialism (Luke 16:13), • recognize the entire Body of Christ (I Cor. 3:3-4), • and live a transparent ministry of love (I John 4:16, 20), humility (James 1:23-24), wisdom (Matthew 22:37), and integrity (Psalms 26:1) • Become a part of the society he is attempting to reach (I Corinthians 9:20), empowering them to spiritually reproduce (Exodus 18:22).

  4. Our Focus Since, together, Aurelia and I speak 5 languages, we are focusing on 4 Peoplegroups: • Romanian-speaking • Italian-speaking • English-speaking • Russian-speaking This is a real need as, to our knowledge, there are no missionaries among non-Arab immigrants.

  5. Ministry to Romanians • There are thousands of Romanians who have come to Germany seeking work opportunities. • We run 3 Bible studies in Augsburg. • We publish monthly Christian articles in 12 countries in Actualitatea Romaneasca

  6. Ministry to Romanians From 1997 to 2003, we worked full-time in Romania. We continue to minister several months per year there. • We take humanitarian aid there from Germany and Italy. • We employ a college student in our website work. • iBiblioteca.ro is the #1 Romanian Christian library on the Internet. 30 visitors/day read at least one article. • HIVAnonim is the #1 Romanian site about AIDS. 15 visitors/day get a practical abstinence-based education. • Through Calatoria spre Vesnicie, an Internet visitor prays to receive Christ every other day.

  7. Ministry to Romanians In a Tuberculosis hospital, we have worked with abandoned children. • We teach the Bible, Christian living and life skills. • Aurelia teaches children reading and writing. • Laurent teaches typing and computer skills. • We have provided medicine, food, and clothing.

  8. Italians • 800,000 immigrants enter Germany per year • In Germany, 550,000 residents are Italians. • About 1% of Munich's inhabitants are from Italy. • Operation World grieves of the "many inadequately used opportunities among the nominally [Roman] Catholic Italians."

  9. Ministry to Italians • Casa Biblica, #2 Italian Christian bookstore on the Internet • Laurent is Secretary of the first Italian-speaking Toastmasters Club, Lasciatemi parlare. • In November 2005, he became the world's 1st Competent Toastmaster in Italian.

  10. Ministry to Anglophones • An Eagle Scout himself, Laurent serves as Advancement Coordinator and the unofficial chaplain on campouts for the oldest Boy Scout troop in Germany, Troop 21 Munich. • Via the Adventure in Eternity, 5 Internet visitors per month pray to receive Christ as Lord.

  11. Ministry to Russian-speakers Я пришол чтобы датъ вам жизнъ • Aurelia does relationship-evangelism with a few of the many thousands of immigrants from east Europe.

  12. Laurent and Aurelia La Brie Serving God in Germany with: 2580 North 3653rd Road Sheridan, Illinois 60551 LJ@LIV-N-LETLIV.NET WWW.LIV-N-LETLIV.NET

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