DMI Newsletter

Thursday, March 13, 2025

March Update -- 2025

Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! We're pleased to share with you the wonderful things the Lord has been doing in our lives and ministry.

Family: We celebrated Joseph's sixteenth birthday in February, with cake, cards, gifts, and singing Happy Birthday to him, once he was well enough following the cold that he had last month.

We also celebrated Len's 59th birthday in March with cake, cards, and prayer for him. Praise the Lord for another year.

Christopher is finishing his final two semesters in college, and is currently taking a course that is considered to be the capstone course for his degree program that brings together everything he has learned.

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Ministry: As we continue to administer our discipleship training school (DTS), now in its ninth year, we'd like to update you on the good things that God is doing with it. By the grace of God, we currently have disciples in four nations including Kenya, South Sudan, Uganda, and the United Kingdom.

Len received the following testimony from brother Henry, one of our DTS graduates in South Sudan. He wrote:

"Dear brother Len,

From Friday I was [conducting] hospital ministry, and there's a lady who needed blood, but there was no blood. So I donated blood, but still it was not enough. I was mobilizing people from outside to donate blood, but I want to thank God she accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior, and also God saved her life.

My brother, the temperature in this country has gone too high to the level that people are dying, schools have been closed, day and night the same thing, still enduring it like that.

Bro Henry."

Praise the Lord for what He did through brother Henry, especially that sick lady who got saved. Hallelujah!

Ministries of DTS Graduates

In February, Len received the following testimony from brother Grace, on of our graduates in Uganda:

"Greetings dear brother Len,

In the past few weeks I have seen God's hand of Salvation whenever I went out, Over 17 people gave their lives to the Lord.

Meanwhile a girl by the name Cathy was delivered from madness and completely restored. As a result, souls in that village of Oriamai in Anyara came to the Lord. I go there once in a week for follow up and starting LTGs. Glory to God!

Your bro Grace."

Amen! Glory to God! It's great to hear of so many people getting saved, and about the lady getting delivered from demons, as well as the establishment of discipleship groups, known as Life Transformation Groups (LTGs). Hallelujah!

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Len received the following email from a brother in Christ whom he ministered to in February. This brother had missed seeing Len when he was ministering in New England, in the US last year, so Len met with him by phone recently when asked to do so. During the call, he received deliverance, as well as the baptism with the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. Here is the brother's description of that experience:

Hi Len,

I want to personally thank you for taking the time to talk with me and help me connect with God! It was truly a wonderful session, and on a scale of 1 to 10, this might have just hit it right out of Fenway Park! You are undoubtedly a man of God, your voice filled with passion, and it’s clear that you love what you do. Please continue touching the souls around you, as you truly have a gift! I gained so much from this experience that words can hardly express how blessed I feel right now. If there’s anything I can do to support your family or your ministry, please let me know. I’ll keep in touch.

Blessings,

Mike."

Praise the Lord! To God be all the glory for the great things He has done in Mike's life. In a subsequent call with him, he received the baptism with fire. As he received the holy fire, he had a vision of himself all ablaze with fire. He felt a pins and needles sort of tingling sensation begin at his head and expand throughout his body from there. He also had a vision of his heart aflame. He had a sensation of icy heat (similar to the Icy Hot muscle rub cream), even though he had the window open in the office at work where he was and it was around 19 degrees F outside. He felt like he could run 10 miles, too. He doesn’t drink caffeine, but felt as if he had just drunk two Red Bulls. Praise the Lord!

DTS Testimonies

In March, sister Catherine in England graduated from her three years of DTS training. We held a graduation ceremony, in which she was presented with her certificate of completion, after which we prayed for her, including prayer to receive the baptism with holy fire (Mt 3:11). She testified afterward saying:

"Dear brother Len, sister Jennifer, and Dave,

Thank you so much for the Graduate day and time with you all.

And thank you for all your prayers and the prayer for the baptism of Holy Fire. I have been praying for our Lord to show me more of his love. And when I received the Holy Fire Baptism tonight. I felt our Lord's presence so strong and a lot of heat and tingling from head to toe. I still feel the heat and tingling and our Lord's presence.

Jesus is so wonderful and his love is so awesome. He showed me so much love through the Holy Spirit and all of you tonight. Thank you so much. I will keep in touch and I know I will be able to witness more, with the baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire and abiding in Jesus.

Praying for you all.

Bless you all.

With love in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Sis Catherine"

Hallelujah!

In March, Len received the following testimony from brother John, one of our DTS graduates in Nigeria. He wrote:

"Hello brother Len:

"My recent evangelical outreach program titled 'Life Beyond the Grave' to the Ukwel Obudu community in Obudu Local Government Area was a successful souls revival program. God helped me as I searched for the vital true life testimony of Pastor Victor Paul, who truly died and spent three days in the mortuary before Jesus brought him back to life.

"I showcased his testimony for two days using my projector, and I preached on the last day on the topic I received in my dream: 'Be the Light.' Many souls were revived during that program, including some pastors, and most backsliders were touched and returned to their faith.

"Because of how touching the testimonies were, many souls repented. Someone even freely gave us his generator to use and pleaded with me to repeat the program in other areas of their community. He willingly offered to rent chairs in case I plan another program in his community again. This is God's doing."

Praise the Lord for the souls saved during brother John's outreach. As the Scripture says, "My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins." (James 5:19-20).

Len also sent out the Old News That's Still Fresh in March to pastors, elders, disciples, and laborers in the harvest in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. We encourage you to read it also.

In closing, we have much to praise God for, and many opportunities for you to join us in prayer.

Praise the Lord with us for the many answers to prayer:

For blessing us with such wonderful birthday celebrations for Joseph and Len.
For the testimonies of brothers, Grace, Henry, and Michael, especially the hospitalized lady who gave her life to Jesus in South Sudan and the seventeen people who got saved in Uganda and in Nigeria.
For the wonderful testimony of sister Catherine about what the Lord did during her graduation ceremony.
For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings.
For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Prayer needs:

For the Lord to help Christopher to find an excellent, well-paying job in the IT field, as well as help him with all of his many responsibilities.
For the Lord to heal Christopher's fingers completely with no pain or loss of feeling.
For the Lord to help all our students in their studies.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students and graduates.
For the Lord to continue multiplying disciples through all of our students and graduates.
For the Lord to give us wisdom and assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples.
For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

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Friday, February 14, 2025

February Update -- 2025

Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! We're pleased to share with you the wonderful things the Lord has been doing in our lives and ministry.

Family: We celebrated our 28th wedding anniversary in February by taking a little time away together for a couple days at an Inn located not far from where we live. That was the first getaway we've taken for our anniversary since we've been back in the States.

Joseph was healed from the cold that he had last month, but then he and Christopher both got sick again this month with a cold. Please pray for a full recovery for him and Christopher, and that the Lord will keep Jennifer from getting sick with the cold they have, as she seems to be resisting it.

Joseph turned 16 years old in February, so we sang Happy Birthday to him and prayed for him. But since he was and still is sick, he decided to postpone his birthday party until he's feeling better. So we're hoping to celebrate that next week on Tuesday. On Joseph's birthday, Len also celebrated his 39th spiritual birthday since coming to know Jesus in 1986. Praise God for another year of His faithfulness and keeping power.

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Sister Catherine, our student in England, finished her DTS studies this month, and will be graduating next month. Here is what she had to say about it:

"Dear brother Len and sister Jennifer,

Now that I have nearly completed the Doulos Training School studies, I have had my mind completely renewed from growing up in Churches that teach a watered down gospel. I have learned all about the true gospel through these wonderful studies, and I have grown a lot in our Lord.

So now I am more prepared to teach and witness to the lost, and to other Christians who still live in the 'ideal' of the watered down gospel. Some people are asking me questions that I am now able to answer with the true gospel.

Len prayed over me a few times for healing of my stomach, which has been healed, and a bad cough that I had is also healed, so I thank him and our Lord for this wonderful Doulos Missions International Ministry.

I trust our Lord that through him and the Holy Spirit, that I will be a successful witness to the lost and continue in the will of God. I am eternally grateful. Many Thanks. May your Doulos Missions grow and bless many people in the future. I am praying for you all. Bless you all.

With Love in Jesus Christ our Lord,

Sister Catherine."

Praise the Lord for helping her complete her three years of training. What an amazing accomplishment! We have watched her grow in the Lord and watched the Lord using her in greater ways than ever before. It's obvious that the Lord has wonderful plans for her life that she has now been equipped for.

Ministries of DTS Graduates

In March, one of our former students in Kenya, brother Stanley, will be returning to finish his studies. He had taken time off from the DTS due to living in a Muslim village with electrical power issues where he was teaching in a school. He has recently been married, and is now ready to resume his training with us. So we are looking forward to having him back.

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Len also sent out the Old News That's Still Fresh in February to pastors, elders, disciples, and laborers in the harvest in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. We encourage you to read it also.

DTS Testimonies

In closing, we have much to praise God for, and many opportunities for you to join us in prayer.

Praise the Lord with us for the many answers to prayer:

For His faithfulness in our marriage, enabling us to celebrate 28 years together.
For the wonderful testimony of sister Catherine about what the Lord has done in her life to equip her for works of service that He has prepared for her to do.
For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings.
For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Prayer needs:

For the Lord to help Christopher to find an excellent, well-paying job in the IT field, as well as help him with all of his many responsibilities.
For the Lord to heal Christopher's fingers completely with no pain or loss of feeling.
For the Lord to heal Joseph and Christopher from a cold, and keep Jennifer from catching it.
For the Lord to help all our students in their studies.
For the Lord to provide discipleship partners for our DTS students that are in need of one for the Life Transformation Group (LTG).
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students and graduates.
For the Lord to continue multiplying disciples through all of our students and graduates.
For the Lord to give us wisdom and assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples.
For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

January Update -- 2025

Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! We're pleased to share with you the wonderful things the Lord has been doing in our lives and ministry.

Family: As we begin the New Year, we believe that we're in the end times and we must stay close to the Lord. The Scripture says that there must be a great falling away (apostasy) in the last days before the Lord returns, and we don't want to be deceived by the enemy into being a part of that. We know you don't either. So let's all draw close to the Lord and seek His face.

Joseph and Faith were very sick with colds, but the Lord has been healing them, and they are better now, but Faith is still symptomatic. Praise the Lord! Please pray for a full recovery for Faith.

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Brother Henry, who is one of our graduates in South Sudan, as well as our National Facilitator there, shared the following testimony with Len in January:

"Dear bro Len,

In 2021, I was invited to preach in a state called Yambio, which is in the western equatorial part of South Sudan. It's a bit far from Juba, so the team that wanted me to go there sent the money for booking the flight to their friend in Juba to book it for me. He communicated the dates and time, but yet he used the money, and didn't book at all. The time came, I went to the airport, and the following day the conference and crusade was arranged. When I reached there ready to travel, my name was not in the list of those traveling. I was confused. I wanted to leave immediately, but in my spirit I said, 'No, let me wait.'

People started boarding, and after they had all entered the plane, a man came and greeted me. He asked if I was pastor Henry. I said, 'Yes.' I asked for his name, and he told me he is called Paul. I asked if he was working with South Supreme company, and he said, 'Yes.' Then he held my hand and made me to enter. I had not received even the boarding pass, my name is not on the list, and I didn't pay any money.

We reached our destination, and they started collecting the boarding pass, but I didn't have one. They questioned me how I entered. I told them one person called Paul allowed me in. They checked, tried to call the head office, but they didn't have any worker by the name of Paul. They decided to let me go because I was going for the work of God.

When I was reading about how angels manifest to us, I immediately remembered this [experience], and I believe that must have been an angel of God that came to my rescue, because everybody was calling me, [asking], 'Are you coming [to the crusade]?', I really give God the glory."

Wow! Praise the Lord for sending His angel to help brother Henry board a plane without a ticket and fly to his destination to preach the gospel in South Sudan. That was truly a miracle. It reminds me of the angel named Paul that helped our student Catherine in England when she was lost as a youth. You can read about that here.

Ministries of DTS Graduates

In January, Len received the following email from sister Amani, one of our new students in South Sudan:

"Dear bro Len,

I have been getting dreams when I am preaching, telling people Jesus is coming, turn away from your sins, the time is now. This has happened to me many times, and one time I shared with a friend what I was going through, but she only asked me if I am a pastor or want to be a pastor. Another time I got a dream, [in which] there was a pit in front, people had lined up moving towards that pit. They were all moving while dancing and celebrating, but [unaware] where they were going; they were all going to perish in that deeper pit. I was shouting at them, 'Stop, you are going to die,' but none of them listened. Others started falling into the pit, but still others were coming. I woke up from the dream like it was a reality, [with] too much fear inside me. I just prayed about it and slept again.

Sister Amani."

Praise the Lord for the dreams He has been giving to sister Amani, including this one about people needlessly falling into the pit of hell, while remaining oblivious that it's there until it's too late. Please remember her in prayer for healing from pain, bleeding, and dizziness that she has been having in her pregnancy. The doctors do not believe the baby is in danger.

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In January, Len also received the following email from brother Isaac in South Sudan, who's a new student in the DTS.

"Dear bro Len,

I greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Hope my mail finds you well.

I was much transformed since I joined DTS, in terms of my prayer journal, spiritual growth, discovering my purpose for God, and understanding His mystery. l also thank God for transforming individuals, partners, families, and societies with the LTG formed.

Yours faithfully,

Bro Isaac."

Praise the Lord.

DTS Testimonies

Brother John in Nigeria, who is one of our DTS graduates and a pastor there, sent in the following New Year's testimony recently:

"I am truly grateful for the incredible journey that God has placed before me in my ministry efforts to reach out to ageing widows and prisoners with the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. This year, I felt a strong calling to begin my outreach with the ageing widows and some less privileged individuals in our community.

"To show them the love and compassion of Christ, I prepared delicious rice and beans with assorted dried fishes, a simple yet heartfelt meal that brought smiles and joy to their faces. It is my sincere belief that through these acts of kindness, we can reflect the love of Jesus and provide comfort to those who often feel forgotten.

"I would like to express my profound gratitude to DTS for the impactful teachings and training on how to make disciples. Their guidance has been instrumental in shaping my approach to ministry, equipping me with the tools needed to effectively share the gospel and nurture others in their faith journey.

"May God continue to prosper DTS and bless their efforts in equipping others to fulfill the Great Commission. Together, we can make a lasting impact in the lives of those we serve, bringing light to the darkness and hope to the hopeless.

Bro John."

Praise the Lord for what He is doing through brother John's ministry to the less privileged people in Nigeria -- widows and prisoners.

Len also sent out the Old News That's Still Fresh in January to pastors, elders, disciples, and laborers in the harvest in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. We encourage you to read it also.

In closing, we have much to praise God for, and many opportunities for you to join us in prayer.

Praise the Lord with us for the many answers to prayer:

For all He did in our lives in 2024, for bringing us safely into the New Year, and for all He has in store for us in 2025.
For the wonderful testimonies of our DTS students, including the miraculous help of an angel that brother Henry received in 2021.
For the new students from South Sudan.
For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings.
For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Prayer needs:

For the Lord to help Christopher to find an excellent, well-paying job in the IT field, as well as help him with all of his many responsibilities.
For the Lord to heal Christopher's fingers completely with no pain or loss of feeling.
For the Lord to heal Faith from her cold.
For the Lord to heal sister Amani, and give her a healthy pregnancy.
For the Lord to help all our students in their studies.
For the Lord to provide discipleship partners for our DTS students that are in need of one for the Life Transformation Group (LTG).
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students and graduates.
For the Lord to continue multiplying disciples through all of our students and graduates.
For the Lord to give us wisdom and assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples.
For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

Friday, December 13, 2024

December Update -- 2024

Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! We're pleased to share with you the wonderful things the Lord has been doing in our lives and ministry.

Family: In November, we celebrated Thanksgiving together as a family by giving thanks to the Lord for His bountiful blessings in our lives, and we enjoyed a wonderful, home-cooked meal together around the table, along with good fellowship.

As Christopher continues with his college studies, he is still serving as our DTS Kenya Facilitator and overall DMI IT Support Lead, working at the grocery store deli, as well as picking up some extra hours each week in the produce department there. He is still hoping to find a job in his IT desktop support field, and has his resume posted online, but there have been no bites or nibbles. Please remember him in prayer, as the Lord leads, to find a well-paying job in his field. We're still praying for his fingertips to be completely restored to normal as well.

Joseph is still in home school. He is making great progress in his math and computations this semester, as he's been working with a math tutor during this first year of high school. His woodworking class with the carpenter ended, and he has been taking a professional locksmith course online with Foley Belsaw, which is widely considered one of the most well-known and respected locksmith courses in the country. This is expected to take him about two months to go through all fifty-two lessons at his own pace, after which he will become a certified locksmith. He has already duplicated his first key using a file, which worked perfectly in the lock. So it's great to see him gaining another new skill that he enjoys.

We mentioned last month the devastation caused by the floods in Western North Carolina. Len has posted a blog called Mountain Relief, containing resources that you can partner with to help, as the Lord leads you. One correction we'd like to make is that we stated that the affected region was home to around 100,000 people, but it is actually much higher than that. The population of the 23 most commonly associated counties for the region, as measured by the 2020 U.S. Census, is 1,149,405. The region accounts for approximately 11% of North Carolina's total population.

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Brother Max, who is one of our returning students in Uganda, is back with us after taking a hiatus for a few months to finish his degree. He sent the following email to Len in early December:

"Praise the Lord brother Len. I'm glad I'm back to finishing my remaining courses.

First of all I thank God for his divine protection. Many people are [spiritually] dead. When I see myself alive, I'm reminded of God's love for me.

I'm glad I have started my DTS course study, and I thank Him for allowing me to resume, so that I may complete my course and continue to serve Him with knowledge.

Finally, my wife Rebecca got healed from a fracture, and I thank God for having us come successfully to Mbale City. For tomorrow 14th 2024 is my graduation for Bachelor's degree. I thank Him for all the provisions He made for us at school and home. I will praise Him forever. Amen

Bro Max."

Praise the Lord for helping brother Max complete his Bachelor's degree and for healing his wife Rebecca from her fractured bone.

Ministries of DTS Graduates

In December, Len received the following email from Grace, a pastor in Uganda, who is one of our graduates and is also our DTS National Facilitator for Uganda:

"Praise the Lord brother Len!

Our God is so good to us [all the] time! He has always done a lot in our lives and ministry!

This year has been the most difficult financially for us as a family; we have debts to pay and had no idea where to get tuition for our three daughters; Faith, Mercy and Grace who are doing their university courses, plus Peter, our son in high school. I thank God who saw us through and all of them did their end of year exams, returned home well today! At the same time we thank God who has sustained us till now, and are still trusting Him for Vicky to get a job of her course and the other's course continuation.

I take this opportunity to thank you and everyone who stands in the gap praying for us,

Much blessings to you brother,

Bro Grace."

Brother Grace continues to praise God and thank Him in the good times and the hard times. As the Lord leads you, may you remember his needs and those of his family that he is trusting the Lord for.

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In the country of South Sudan, we have had two new students enroll in the DTS. One is a twenty-nine year old sister named Amani from Juba, who was saved ten years ago in 2014, when she heard the gospel from one of the preachers and decided to accept Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior, having been raised Catholic. She enrolled, because she desires to be trained to win souls for Jesus Christ. This week she has been very ill with a lot of dizziness, and has been temporarily unable to carry on with her studies. But after we prayed for her, the Lord healed her, and she is feeling fine now. Praise the Lord!

The other new student from South Sudan is brother Isaac from Juba, who is twenty-two years old. He was saved five years ago in 2019, by the grace of God, after hearing the Word from an evangelist preaching. He enrolled because, in his words, "I would love to understand deeper the gospel of holiness, so that I can win souls to the Lord."

He says, "Praise God Almighty. I really thank God [that], since l started DTS, l was much inspired to know more about God, mentally sharpened, my understanding was deepened, and my spirit filled by the Word of God."

Please join us in welcoming these two new students. Meanwhile, brother Henry has agreed to be our DTS National Facilitator for South Sudan, and he's already begun serving in that role. Thank the Lord for his willingness to serve.

DTS Testimonies

Sister Catherine, our student in England, shared about her ministry experiences this month:

"Dear brother Len and sister Jennifer,

Thank you for your message. That was very encouraging.

Three of us went street witnessing, and a few people got saved. Thank and praise our Lord.

Sue [my LTG partner] had pain in her head, and had passed out at work the day before. So I did just as I had learned from the videos of Charles and Frances Hunter [on How to Heal the Sick]. I prayed with my hands on her head in Jesus Christ's authority, and in Jesus Christ's almighty name, and I felt tingling and heat in my hands like I did before. The pain disappeared and Sue felt much better. Thank and Praise our Lord.

With love in Jesus Christ our Lord,

Sister Catherine."

Praise the Lord for healing sister Catherine's LTG partner, Sue, and for saving those three people to whom they witnessed!

Len also sent out the Old News That's Still Fresh in December to pastors, elders, disciples, and laborers in the harvest in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. We encourage you to read it also.

In closing, we have much to praise God for, and many opportunities for you to join us in prayer.

Praise the Lord with us for the many answers to prayer:

For the blessed time we had as a family at Thanksgiving in November.
For the wonderful testimony of the souls saved through sister Catherine.
For the new students from South Sudan.
For healing sister Amani.
For helping all of brother Grace's children to finish their exams and return home for school break.
For helping brother Max finish his Bachelor's degree and resume his DTS training.
For brother Henry's willingness to serve as our DTS Facilitator in South Sudan.
For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings.
For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Prayer needs:

For the Lord to help brother Grace through the challenges he is experiencing, and to help his daughter Vicky find a good job in her field.
For the Lord to help Christopher to find an excellent, well-paying job in the IT field, as well as help him with all of his many responsibilities.
For the Lord to heal Christopher's fingers completely with no pain or loss of feeling.
For the Lord to help our new students in their studies.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students and graduates.
For the Lord to continue multiplying disciples through all of our students and graduates.
For the Lord to give us wisdom and assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples.
For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

Thursday, November 14, 2024

November Update -- 2024

Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! We're pleased to share with you the wonderful things the Lord has been doing in our lives and ministry.

Community: As most of you know by now, while we as a family are fine, Western North Carolina (WNC) was severely impacted by Hurricane Helene during late September 2024, primarily in its western Appalachian Mountain region, causing an unknown number of deaths and significant destruction of infrastructure and residential areas across a vast swath of the state. Around 31 inches (78 cm) of rain were dumped in about a 24-hour period, which funneled into streams and rivers in the mountains, carrying away homes, vehicles, people, animals, roads, bridges, land, and trees. Hundreds of bridges and roads are still impassable. Part of Interstate highway 40 was destroyed, as well as many secondary roads. Some creeks went from six feet wide to 90 feet wide, and some rivers went from 40 feet wide to 450 feet wide. In some places the water became as much as 40 feet deep.

The area affected by flooding and mudslides in WNC extends across hundreds of square miles. While official reports are citing a death toll of 100-200 people, rescue workers on the ground have said that those numbers are "laughable". In one lake alone, authorities found 70 corpses before they stopped counting. At a hospital in Asheville on the first day, there were 900 or more corpses waiting to be identified. Whole families have been killed and whole towns (eg., Chimney Rock) and villages have been completely wiped off the map. Businesses and homes are destroyed. Many people are still considered missing, so they have not been counted as dead, but the actual death toll is probably closer to 2,000 or more (locals say "thousands" are dead), since this region was home to about 1,149,405 people (link). Reportedly thousands of body bags are being brought in. One local man there reported that thousands of buzzards are circling overhead in the evenings. The area looks like an apocalyptic wasteland of total devastation. General Flynn said it is worse than a war zone. It will take years to recover and rebuild, and some parts may never recover. Many who survived are still without homes and jobs, living in tents or cars, trying to survive, as cold weather begins to set in.

The government has not been much help and has mostly pulled out, saying they did not have enough funds. So it is mainly the Church folks, the Amish, and Christian ministries that are still there helping the communities recover, along with some compassionate militia men. Private individuals and groups have come from all over the country to help with the initial rescue and the subsequent continuing relief and recovery. If you are interested in helping, brother Wayne Allred has been coordinating Operation Mountain Relief via his Youtube channel called DeepRiverFarm, which is an effort involving several local churches of various denominations across North Carolina that have funneled food, clothing, and financial assistance to those who need it through the church closest to the disaster area, which is Bethel Wesleyan Church in Flat Rock, NC. While they do not need any more food or clothing at this time, you can still donate money or gift cards (Walmart, Lowe's Home Improvement, or Home Depot) to the church to help the people. There is also a Bible drive currently underway, in which people are mailing Bibles with a note of encouragement in them to that church to give to these disaster victims (see here). Another excellent ministry is IDES, which is working with local churches to provide relief in the name of Jesus Christ. And a ministry from Virginia called Cabins For Christ is building small cabins for these folks to live in, who have lost their homes that are either destroyed or condemned. For those who want to give financially to support that ministry, go to www.cabins4christ.org.

There have also been many countless reports of miraculous survival, miraculous provision, heroism of rescuers, and even apparent angelic assistance. Praise the Lord! You can read and watch videos about these online (eg., here). Please remember the mountain people of WNC in your prayers.

Ministry: As we continue to administer our discipleship training school (DTS), now in its ninth year, we'd like to update you on the good things that God is doing with it. By the grace of God, we currently have disciples in three nations including Kenya, Uganda, and the United Kingdom.

Brother Henry, who is one of our recent graduates in South Sudan, sent the following email to Len in early November:

"Dear bro Len,

I greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I am always grateful to God because of the training I received from DTS, I was equipped, trained and prepared for the work of God, above all the work of discipleship, I feel much joy when I see people repenting of their sins and giving their lives to Jesus Christ on daily basis, every time I move out to preach.

Last week by the grace of God, 20 people were preached to, accepted Jesus Christ, were taught about baptism, and on Saturday, they were all baptised by full immersion in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. By the grace of God I am also organizing another baptism in one weeks time, because I have seven new converts who are under teaching, and I believe by next week they will also be baptised. This was my passion for joining DTS -- to win souls to Jesus Christ, and I am glad to God that I am achieving it.

Attached are some of the photos when I am at the pool to conduct baptism.

Yours faithfully,

Bro Henry."

Praise the Lord for saving these people through the ministry of brother Henry.

Ministries of DTS Graduates

In November, Len received the following email from Grace, a pastor in Uganda, who is one of our graduates and is also our DTS National Facilitator for Uganda:

"Greetings, dear bro Len,

I thank God for His unfailing love and counting me to be part of His Kingdom and work!

Throughout this year we have reached out to many families here in Soroti city, many coming to the Lord! There have been also numerous healings from various sicknesses and diseases!

We thank God for all this and what He is doing in other places!

Blessings in Jesus' Name!

Bro Grace."

We give God all the glory for the way He is continuing to use brother Grace to reap the end-time harvest and advance the kingdom of God in Uganda.

DTS Photo Album

His daughter Vicky is one of our current students. She wrote to Len in November:

"This month I thank God for the conviction of the Holy Spirit through the DTS teachings. I have also been encouraged to continue in salvation, and my trust in God has grown, because I am getting to know Him more, [as well as] His promises, how to seek Him through prayer, and other ways.

I am grateful to God, and pray that He continues blessing and strengthening you, brother.

God bless you,

Vicky"

Praise the Lord for what He's doing in sister Vicky's life and walk with the Lord.

DTS Testimonies

Sister Catherine, our student in England, shared about her ministry experiences this month:

"During the last two weeks in Manchester City, on Thursday afternoons, we have joined the Church Group witnessing, and I have been asked to give my testimony on a microphone. Other people have given out gospel tracts about salvation.

Seven people last week and five this week have been saved, plus a few others through the leaders of the Church. Thank and Praise our Lord.

I had a vision in December 2023, in which Jesus came to me and said, "As much as I would like to extend the time for you to witness, Our Father God has put His plans in place, and we are running out of time." Since then I have been regularly fasting and praying for opportunities to witness, and also praying for Revival. Praying for you all. Bless you all.

With love in Jesus Christ our Lord,

Sister Catherine."

All we can say is, "Hallelujah! Thank you, Lord!" What a wonderful testimony of God's hand moving in England through our sister Catherine.

In November, the Board of Directors of Doulos Missions International is welcoming brother Todd Loudon of Albuquerque, New Mexico (pictured left) as our newest board member. You may remember him from the July update, in which we reported Len's ministry trip to Albuquerque. You may read about Todd and the rest of our board at the new webpage for the DMI Board of Directors here.

Len also sent out the Old News That's Still Fresh in November to pastors, elders, disciples, and laborers in the harvest in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. We encourage you to read it also.

Attribution notice: Image of WNC flooding copyright Associated Press, used per the Fair Use Act for commentary purposes only.

In closing, we have much to praise God for, and many opportunities for you to join us in prayer.

Praise the Lord with us for the many answers to prayer:

For the many countless testimonies of miraculous survival, miraculous provision, heroism of rescuers, and even apparent angelic assistance in Western North Carolina's flood devastated regions.
For the amazing testimonies of the souls saved through brothers Henry and Grace, as well as sister Catherine's ministry and the team she went out with.
For the growth in sister Vicky's spiritual life.
For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings.
For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Prayer needs:

For the Lord to help the mountain people of Western North Carolina (WNC) to recover from the disaster caused by Hurricane Helene flooding, and redirect their hearts to Jesus, that they would be saved and comforted in their great loss.
For the Lord to help Christopher to find an excellent, well-paying job in the IT field, as well as help him with all of his many responsibilities.
For the Lord to heal Christopher's fingers completely with no pain or loss of feeling, form or functionality.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students and graduates.
For the Lord to continue multiplying disciples through all of our students and graduates.
For the Lord to give us wisdom and assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples.
For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

October Update -- 2024

Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! We're pleased to share with you the wonderful things the Lord has been doing in our lives and ministry.

Family: We celebrated Jennifer's birthday in October with dinner out, cards, homemade dessert with candles, and prayer for her.

We mentioned previously that Joseph is taking a course in carpentry. He and his instructor Derrick finished building a set of shelves, which they installed in someone's home (photos at link below). Their current project now is building a small house.

Regarding the work-related injury to Christopher's fingers that we previously reported, please continue to pray for a full restoration with no pain or loss of feeling, as the fingers are about like they were last month.

More Photos

Ministry: In October, Len traveled to Berlin, Germany on ministry for eight days. Len used to be stationed there in the 1980's while serving in the Army as a Reconnaissance Scout on the Berlin Wall, and later as a driver for a Lieutenant Colonel serving as a Battalion Commander. This was his first time back in Berlin in thirty-seven years, and he prepared himself for months to go there, including some serious language study to refresh himself and improve his German language skills.

On his flight into Berlin, a veteran sitting behind him was going there to attend a reunion of veterans of the Berlin Brigade, which Len had once served with. Len was not aware of this reunion when he planned the trip, and when he learned of it, he had hoped to connect with some of his fellow veterans, even if only briefly, but his schedule did not permit it. Here is Len's testimony of the trip:

"I traveled to Germany on an apostolic mission this month, where I preached the gospel in German in the open air on the streets and in the subway, prayed, handed out gospel tracts, and witnessed to people. The goal was to preach, witness for Christ, and do prayer walks around key areas of the city of Berlin, where many atrocities had been committed and innocent blood had been shed, or where people had lost their lives due to the oppressive communist regime. I also intended to prayer walk around some former POW camps inside and outside of Berlin, including the one that my father had been at, and which was later used by the Russians to imprison thousands of people unjustly, many of whom died. I also intended to prayer walk around a former concentration camp in Sachsenhausen, where many people were murdered, tortured, and suffered at the hands of cruel men. The prayer walks were intended to bring about a spiritual release in the heavenly realms from the curses caused by all the innocent blood shed, so that the Holy Spirit could be poured out and people’s hearts could be opened to receive the gospel.

There was a lot of spiritual warfare during the trip, as the enemy did not want me to be there, but the devil did not succeed. There were a number of highlights of the trip to Germany, and just a few of them are included below.

While preaching on Kurfürstendamm street in Berlin on Sunday, which is one of the most famous avenues in Berlin, two young men came and stood in front of me, looking at me with a pleasant expression, and listened closely to what I was saying. Many people heard me preaching that day with my megaphone on the street corners, the sidewalks, in the subway, and in a park. (If you would like to hear what I preached, here is a video sample of my message that I later recorded indoors).

On another occasion, in front of the Kaiser-Wilhelm Memorial Church in the center of Berlin, I witnessed to three young men, named Max, Tomas, and Jonas (pictured above), who were all drinking from the same bottle of wine. They were open to the gospel, listened well, and dialogued with me, asking lots of questions. One of them, Jonas (pictured far right in photo above), said he started praying to God two months ago, and the Lord has been giving him signs since then, and he believes that my witnessing to them is one of those signs. He accepted my advice to repent and give his life to Jesus.

Another time, while riding on the subway train in Berlin, I witnessed to an apparently poor man in shabby clothes named Frederick from Slovakia, who was very open and receptive to the gospel. He, too, received what I told him, when I urged him to repent and ask Jesus into his heart to be his Lord and Savior."

Praise the Lord for a successful trip to Germany, and thanks to all those who prayed! Please pray for the Lord to water the seeds of the gospel Len planted in Berlin, and to bring salvation to all of those who heard him preach, especially those mentioned above like Frederick, Jonas, Max, and Tomas.

As we continue to administer our discipleship training school (DTS), now in its ninth year, we'd like to update you on the good things that God is doing with it. By the grace of God, we currently have disciples in three nations including Kenya, Uganda, and the United Kingdom.

Sister Catherine, who is one of our third-year DTS students in England, sent the following email to Len in early October:

"Three of us went street witnessing this afternoon, and four Muslim students got saved, and a lady with twin toddlers got saved. I gave my testimony to a Muslim man who was very scared about the war in Israel, and he got saved. The leaders led a few people to our Lord too."

On another occasion she wrote: "Three of us went to the street, witnessing this afternoon. Three ladies and two men got saved today. Thank and praise our Lord."

Praise the Lord for saving these people through the street ministry that Catherine is a part of.

Ministries of DTS Graduates

Last month we mentioned that two of our students had finished their three-year training with us at the end of August, namely Rebecca in Uganda and Henry in South Sudan. In September, we held a graduation ceremony for them by conference call, and presented them with their certificates of completion, at which time we also prayed for them after they each shared testimonies of what the Lord did in their lives through the DTS. The best part of the ceremony was the Lord's presence that was with us in a tangible way, which was so wonderful.

Sister Rebecca came to Christ in 2001 and began her DTS studies on September 1, 2021. Over the past three years, with the Lord’s help, she has successfully maintained her studies and her LTG meetings despite many challenges including sickness, technical issues, remote travels, and ministry responsibilities, all while being a wife and mother with her responsibilities at home. That is commendable and we give God the praise for helping her to successfully complete her intensive DTS training despite all of those challenges and responsibilities.

Brother Henry came to Christ in 2012 and began his DTS training on September 1, 2021, the same day as sister Rebecca. He is a Ugandan, who is married with children, and spends most of his time in South Sudan for ministry.

Over the past three years, with the Lord’s help, he has successfully maintained his studies and his LTG meetings despite many challenges including sickness, armed revolution, kidnapping, technical issues, severe weather, nearly being swept away and drowned in a flood, remote travels, and ministry responsibilities, all while maintaining his domestic responsibilities as a husband and father. He also planted a church called Christ The Foundation Pentecostal Church, in Juba South Sudan. And he multiplied disciples for Christ by establishing five LTG groups. That is commendable and we give God the praise for helping him successfully complete his intensive DTS training despite all of those challenges and responsibilities.

Praise the Lord for helping them both successfully complete their three years of intensive discipleship training. And thank the Lord for His presence with us as we celebrated this accomplishment of theirs.

Len also sent out the Old News That's Still Fresh in October to pastors, elders, disciples, and laborers in the harvest in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. We encourage you to read it also.

DTS Photo Album

In closing, we have much to praise God for, and many opportunities for you to join us in prayer.

Praise the Lord with us for the many answers to prayer:

For blessing Len's trip to Berlin, Germany, for all the gospel seeds planted, and for touching the lives of those he ministered to.
For blessing us with a wonderful celebration of Jennifer's birthday.
For blessing us with His presence during our graduation ceremony for Henry and Rebecca, and for helping them successfully complete their three-year training.
For the amazing testimonies of the souls saved through sister Catherine's ministry and the team she went out with.
For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings.
For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Prayer needs:

For the Lord to save Jonas ("YO'-nus"), Max, Tomas, and Frederick, whom Len witnessed to, and all those who heard him preaching in the open air and subway.
For the Lord to answer Len's prayers that he prayed during his walks around key sites, and that the Lord would open the heavens and pour out His Spirit upon Germany, bringing in a great harvest of souls for His glory.
For the Lord to help Christopher to find an excellent, well-paying job in the IT field, as well as help him with all of his many responsibilities.
For the Lord to heal Christopher's fingers completely with no pain or loss of feeling, form or functionality.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
For the Lord to give us wisdom and assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples.
For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs