LOVE and FIRE MINISTRIES
Meet Rene
Dr. Rene Pelleya-Kouri was born in Havana Cuba. Dr. Rene came to the United States when he was 14 years old. In 1982 he graduated from University of Miami School of Medicine with a degree in internal medicine and nephrology. For several years he was involved in the fields of addiction medicine and alternative medicine. Investigated many psychological and spiritual modalities of healing.
In 2002, Dr. Rene received Jesus as Lord and Savior, and a year later he was baptized in the Holy Spirit.
Doctor Rene served as an internal medicine physician for 50 years in Miami, Florida. He was ordained as Minister of the Gospel in 2008. He married his wife Betty Lara, an ordained minister in 2009. They lead Love and fire Ministries, praying for the healing and deliverance of those that are broken and bound.
Rene has also gone to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to pray for those that are sick and bound in such places like Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil and United States.
Doctor Rene has written several books on healing and his first book “Praying Doctors, Jesus in the office” which include his testimony that includes teaching others to pray for healing and deliverance.
Meet Betty
Betty worked in the corporate/business world for more than 30 years. During that tenure she managed large accounts, established project guidelines, implemented internal information technology needs, and set up support structures in several major U.S. corporations. Eventually, she opened her own Real Estate Development business and oversaw all the Operational development of the business.
After working in the business and corporate world, she shifted to assist the Senior and Executive pastors of a large church in Miami, Florida where she worked for over eight years. Betty led the Global Leadership Summit for several years, helping to increase the attendance of over 350 community leaders. She also started a ministry of healing within the church for those that needed spiritual. emotional healing and freedom.
As Executive Director, Betty served at Glory House of Miami for over 12 years. The mission of Glory House is to “Reach, Rescue, and Restore” adult survivors of human trafficking. Betty took this new endeavor to lead Glory House, open the first long-term safe home in Miami, Florida where survivors could receive healing and restoration thru offering wrap-around services at no cost. Hundreds of survivors have been helped through this ministry.
After retiring as Executive Director of Glory House, Betty started her own ministry, Betty Lara Ministries. Betty is now taking all of her personal experience gleaned through business, ministry, and in her many travels in which she helping survivors as well as discipling women, in order for them to experience "Healing, Restoration, and Freedom."