Orion & Keren Lawrence

Career Missionaries since 2014, serving the Ama people of Papua New Guinea.

We were both raised on mission stories, and as we entered our college years we felt God’s call to full-time mission service. We each spent time as student missionaries in PNG with AFM to confirm our call to lifelong mission service before starting life together as missionaries. Prior to joining AFM, we served as short-term missionaries in Zimbabwe, Nepal, Bangladesh and six years in India. We have been working among the Ama and May River peoples of PNG since October 2017.

Orion enjoys tinkering and fixing things, which comes in quite handy here in the bush. Keren has a love for all types of handicrafts. She is working on mastering the art of making bilums, the traditional string bag of PNG.

While many tribal groups live along the many rivers of the area, other smaller tribal groups live deeper into the jungle. Our dream is to see strong churches raised up throughout our region of PNG. In animistic cultures, it is often difficult for converts to fully separate themselves from the deep-seated customs of spirit manipulation and appeasement that filled their daily lives before they came to know Jesus as their Savior. Pray that we will hear and follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit as we seek ways to disciple the Ama and May River peoples into new lives completely free from fear of the spirits.

Frontier Stories

Patience

We are waiting for our work permit to be approved and our visas to be issued. While waiting, we are attempting to make the best use of our time, yet it is easy to feel impatient.

By: Orion Lawrence
June 01 2017, 9:09 am | Comments 0

Saying Goodbye

Please join me in praying for V and for the rest of the missionaries who went through AFM training this summer.

By: Keren Lawrence
May 01 2017, 11:22 am | Comments 1

Fully Funded

Please join us in praying for more people who are willing to go tell others of our Redeemer’s love for them. Will you go?

By: Orion Lawrence
April 01 2017, 4:06 pm | Comments 1

Treasure Buckets

We are eager to join David and Edie in the jungles, with not only our earthly treasure of five-gallon buckets, but with heavenly treasure in the message of salvation as well.

By: Keren Lawrence
March 01 2017, 1:58 pm | Comments 1

Wish List: Things we need to take to Papua New Guinea

Ever wonder what a missionary packs? Here is your chance to see our wish list and decide which items you would like to help with.

By: Orion & Keren Lawrence
February 08 2017, 2:28 pm | Comments 0

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