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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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.

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:

1. For the blessed time we had as a family at Thanksgiving in November.
2. For the wonderful testimony of the souls saved through sister Catherine.  
3. For the new students from South Sudan.
4. For healing sister Amani.
5. For helping all of brother Grace's children to finish their exams and return home for school break.
6. For helping brother Max finish his Bachelor's degree and resume his DTS training.
7. For brother Henry's willingness to serve as our DTS Facilitator in South Sudan.
8. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
9. 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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. For the Lord to heal Christopher's fingers completely with no pain or loss of feeling.
4. For the Lord to help our new students in their studies.
5. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students and graduates.
6. For the Lord to continue multiplying disciples through all of our students and graduates.
7. 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. 
8. 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

There are two ways to donate to Doulos Missions International. You may either send a check or money order by mail to:
Doulos Missions International
PO Box 5526
Manchester, NH 03108-5526

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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.

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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:

1. 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. 
2. 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. 
3. For the growth in sister Vicky's spiritual life.
4. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
5. 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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. For the Lord to heal Christopher's fingers completely with no pain or loss of feeling, form or functionality.
4. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students and graduates.
5. For the Lord to continue multiplying disciples through all of our students and graduates.
6. 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. 
7. 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

There are two ways to donate to Doulos Missions International. You may either send a check or money order by mail to:
Doulos Missions International
PO Box 5526
Manchester, NH 03108-5526

Donate Online

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. 

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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.  

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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:

1. For blessing Len's trip to Berlin, Germany, for all the gospel seeds planted, and for touching the lives of those he ministered to.
2. For blessing us with a wonderful celebration of Jennifer's birthday.
3. For blessing us with His presence during our graduation ceremony for Henry and Rebecca, and for helping them successfully complete their three-year training.
4. For the amazing testimonies of the souls saved through sister Catherine's ministry and the team she went out with. 
5. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
6. 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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. For the Lord to heal Christopher's fingers completely with no pain or loss of feeling, form or functionality.
5. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
6. 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. 
7. 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

There are two ways to donate to Doulos Missions International. You may either send a check or money order by mail to:
Doulos Missions International
PO Box 5526
Manchester, NH 03108-5526

Donate Online

September 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 Faith's twenty-second birthday in August with cards and prayer for her.

In September, we went to Virginia Beach for two days. We had good weather and a pleasant stay, despite some challenges. While we were there, we went for walks along the beach at non-peak times when there were much fewer people, and walked with our feet in the water. We  also went bicycling along the board walk, enjoyed seeing the sunrise over the ocean, having fellowship together, quiet time with the Lord, and family devotions.

While we were there, Len had the opportunity one evening to witness to a young lady from China named Rebecca at a gift shop, and then to a man from Turkey named Nuri at an ice cream place, both of whom were employed at these places. They listened very well to the gospel message that Len presented to them. Praise the Lord for giving us that great opportunity, as this was the first time they heard the gospel. Let's pray they both come to know the Lord.

Unfortunately, Christopher was unable to join us at the beach due to his work. Regarding the injury to his fingers that we previously reported, the Lord has healed the deformation of the fingertips and he is noticing progress in terms of the pain lessening when they are touched, as well as improvement in normal sensation there, so please continue to pray for a full restoration with no pain or loss of feeling. 

Joseph is in his ninth year of homeschool (i.e., high school freshman), and is taking a course in carpentry with a brother in Christ we know named Derrick, who has his own business as a handyman. His first project was to help Derrick build a set of shelves, which they installed in someone's home. Their next project is to build a small house.

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Ministry: In August, Len traveled to Manchester, New Hampshire on ministry for a few days. Here is Len's testimony of the trip:

"On the flight from Charlotte to Manchester, I sat beside an off-duty, pilot named Captain Brian. The following day, I went to the Manchester airport, and left a copy of my testimony, a tract, and a brief note for him in an envelope that I gave to a Southwest airlines supervisor, who promised to get it to Captain Brian.

Coincidentally, on my next flight from Baltimore to Manchester, I was sitting next to an off-duty flight attendant, named Megan. Since she was very open to the gospel, I witnessed to her throughout the entire one-hour flight. I shared the full message of the gospel with her, and answered all her questions. She said she was willing to surrender her life to Jesus Christ. But when I asked if she was ready to invite Him to come and live inside her heart to be her Lord and Savior, she hesitated a bit. So I gave her a gospel tract and suggested she count the cost first, then make a decision for Christ as soon as possible. I also gave her my business card and encouraged her to read my blogs, listed on the back of it.

The next day, I met with Henry Demers at Harmony Home, which is his ministry to the homeless in Manchester. He wanted to receive the holy fire, so I prayed for him to receive it, and he did in a wonderful, powerful way that lingered for hours afterward. He introduced me to Sunshine the immigration attorney, her daughter and paralegal assistant, and Fouad, another paralegal. Sunshine said she had just been praying three weeks ago about this. She had told the Lord that she speaks in tongues, but wasn’t sure if she was baptized with the Holy Spirit and fire. So she asked the Lord to send someone to pray for her to receive the baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire. When she met me that day as I arrived, she didn’t know anything about me, but later in the office, when she found out I was praying for Henry to receive the baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire, she asked for me to pray for her, too. Only afterward did she reveal that she had been praying recently for the Lord to send someone to pray for her to receive these gifts from God. She had a wonderful experience as well, and so did her daughter and Fouad. They testified about it afterward briefly on video, which I later posted on my Youtube channel. 

I also discovered that I knew Fouad, and have spoken to him in the past. I knew his parents, Jacob and Dekra, from Iraq, who live in Manchester. I have been to their home and they have eaten at my home years ago before we went to Hungary as missionaries. This was another one of many divine appointments that happened during the trip. We also prayed together as a group in that same room, and then upstairs in Sunshine's law office. 

In the evening, after dinner, I ended up witnessing to two Mormon missionaries downtown on Elm Street, who tried to capture me into their cult, but they did not seem open at all to the gospel, as is usually the case with Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses.

I met again the next afternoon with Henry Demers at Harmony Home, and ministered deliverance to a little girl (name omitted for security reasons) who was hearing voices telling her to do evil things. She was listening to them and doing what they told her to do. After leading her to pray and give her life to Jesus, I then cast out the demons, and prayed for her to receive the baptism with the Holy Spirit. Then I led her guardian (name omitted for security reasons), to pray and give her life to Jesus, since she wanted to do so publicly. Afterwards, I prayed for her to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, which she did, which was glorious as she spoke in tongues aloud. I also imparted holy fire to her guardian, who received in a very powerful way, experiencing heat all over her body. She felt wonderful and refreshed, and even later as we were sitting and talking about it, she said she felt a cool breeze wafting over onto her from my direction. 

She said that she had been praying that same morning that the Lord would send someone to Harmony Home who could minister to the little girl. Then she saw that Henry had posted my photo on the Facebook Messenger Group for Harmony Home, and mentioned what he experienced yesterday after I prayed for him. So she texted him asking if he thought I could pray for the girl, which I immediately agreed to do. So the fact that the Lord sent me on this day in immediate answer to her prayers for the girl is amazing. After I prayed for the girl, the Lord gave me a word of knowledge that her parents were involved in witchcraft. I discovered that they are Satanists, and that the girl herself has been practicing witchcraft, casting spells. So I led her to pray a renunciation prayer, then broke all the curses off of her. 

We then went with a large group of volunteers to do street ministry in several local, city parks among the homeless poor. I shared the gospel with a few people, handed out tracts, and handed out food and clothing in Jesus’ name. I had a very good conversation with a homeless man named Brandon and his girlfriend Kirsten, who seemed ready to get saved. 

After the street ministry, Henry and I reconvened at Harmony Home with the girl, her guardian, and a sister in Christ named Sarah. I also imparted holy fire to Sarah, who owns a restaurant in Manchester with her husband, and is a volunteer at Harmony Home. She felt a calm serenity inside her heart as I prayed for her. Then we noticed that the little girl had fallen asleep on the chair, and her guardian said this normally doesn’t happen, as the girl usually only sleeps a couple hours each night, and doesn’t fall asleep out in public like this. So we knew that the Lord had delivered her and brought peace to her heart. I also prayed for healing for the little girl's celiac disease, and her guardian's rheumatoid arthritis.

We also prayed together as a group. As I left the building, Mike, a homeless man I had met and gotten to know throughout the evening, said to me, 'I’ll never forget you, Len.'" 

To God be all the glory for what He did in New Hampshire. Please pray for the little girl and her guardian, especially for their protection from all harm, for healing from their diseases, and that the demons will not return to the girl. Please also pray that the fire would continue to burn in those who received, especially Henry, Sunshine, her daughter, Fouad, Sarah, and the girl's guardian. You may watch testimonies of their baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire at this video playlist link.

Len also ministered to a brother named Anson here in our home state after returning from New Hampshire. Here is his very brief testimony of what the Lord did for him that evening. Praise the Lord!

DTS Photo Album

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 five nations including Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, and the United Kingdom.

Brother Henry, one of our students in South Sudan, has just finished his three years of DTS training.  He has been serving the Lord in South Sudan throughout the entire training period. He and his wife had a serious, life threatening accident recently, but the Lord spared them. They had walked to a certain location to counsel someone, and upon their return home, as they were crossing back over a shallow stream they had crossed earlier without any problem, a huge flood of rushing water suddenly came along and swept them away. They do not know how to swim, but by the grace of God a bystander rescued them. They lost everything they were carrying on them, including his smartphone, which is such an important device needed for his ministry. But the Lord provided for him to replace it. Praise the Lord for saving their lives and providing for a new phone!

When he enrolled in the DTS three years ago, he said he was enrolling because, "I have a desire to be a disciple of Christ, to win souls to Christ, and also to make disciples for our Lord Jesus Christ." Now that he has completed his intensive discipleship training with us, Len asked him if he met his goal. He wrote the following testimony to Len in response to that question:

"Dear brother Len,

I always say I am grateful because I have achieved a lot.

By the grace of God, many souls have come to Christ from the time I joined DTS, before I had the desire but it was hard to take a step, but through acquiring knowledge from DTS, the fear went away, I have arranged several open air evangelism and many have given their lives to Jesus, we have seen people receiving healing and also accepting Jesus as their Lord and savior, we have people who accepted Jesus Christ and they're to be baptized this month.

In conclusion, I confirm I have achieved the goal and am still pressing on to bring many to Christ through end time messages, repentance, and holiness.

Yours faithfully,

Bro. Henry."

Hallelujah! God is so awesome. Look what the Lord has done. We are so blessed to see him finish his training successfully and hear how he is putting it all into practice. To God Be all the glory forever. Amen.

DTS Testimonies

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

"Dear broth Len and sister Jennifer 

Some of us (in our LTG) have been to Manchester City Street witnessing…This afternoon, a lady called Heidi got saved while we were street witnessing. Her Aunt had died and she was asking questions about death and where we go in the next life, so I told her and gave my testimony. She wants to meet for coffee next week and talk about joining a Church. Thank and Praise our Lord.

Praying for you all.

Bless you all.

With love in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Sis Catherine"

Praise the Lord for saving Heidi in Manchester, England! The angels in heaven are rejoicing and so are we.

Ministries of DTS Graduates

Another one of our students, Rebecca in Uganda, finished her three years of discipleship training in our school. When she first came to us three years ago, applying for enrollment, she said the reason she wanted to enroll was "To learn more on discipleship which will equip me to help others as well, making disciples of all nations."  

When she was asked, after completing her training, whether her goal was met, here is how she replied:

"Dear brother Len,

Yes that goal has been achieved, because even as I have been doing the courses, I kept sharing the gospel to others and also discipling some, and by the grace of God I have been appointed to lead the discipleship team for children workers at my work place. I really needed this knowledge and I am trusting God to help me continue doing what I have learnt here.

Blessings 

Sis Rebecca."

Praise the Lord for helping her successfully fulfill her goal of being equipped for service to the King.

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

Upcoming Missions Trips

Len is preparing to go on a missions trip to Germany two weeks after this newsletter is published. Pray that the Lord will allow all those plans to materialize successfully for His glory and provide for them. 

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:

1. For blessing Len's trip to Manchester, New Hampshire, and touching the lives of those he ministered to.
2. For our short time at the beach and chance to witness to Rebecca and Nuri.
3. For the healing process that is taking place in Christopher's fingers, that there is no apparent nerve damage, that he didn't cut off any of them, and that he had no adverse effects from the antibiotics.
4. For the amazing testimonies of all our DTS students and graduates, especially the souls saved. 
5. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
6. 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:

1. For the Lord to save Rebecca from China and Nuri from Turkey, whom Len witnessed to, as well as Captain Brian and Megan, the flight attendant.
2. 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.
3. For the Lord to heal Christopher's fingers completely with no pain or loss of feeling, form or functionality.
4. For the Lord to bless our upcoming graduation ceremony for brother Henry and sister Rebecca with His presence.
5. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
6. 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. 
7. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
8. For the Lord to lead, guide, and provide for ministry travel, as Len makes plans for the remainder of 2024.
9. For the Lord to use Len mightily for His glory on his upcoming trip to Berlin, Germany in September, that there would be a powerful anointing of the Holy Spirit upon him that will result in Him preaching the gospel with great boldness, confirmed by signs and wonders following, as well as the multiplication of many disciples of Christ. And for all the logistical aspects of air and land travel, as well as lodging, that they would be safe, smooth-going, and without delay or incident. 

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

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PO Box 5526
Manchester, NH 03108-5526

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August 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 June, we reported that Christopher (pictured left) had severely injured three of his fingers at work in the deli, cutting them deeply enough that they were bleeding profusely and needed several stitches. He has since had the stitches removed, and the wounds are healing. However, there is still deformation of the fingertips and pain, as well as loss of normal sensation there due to the deepness of the lacerations, so please pray for a full restoration with no pain or loss of feeling, form, or function. 

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Ministry: In July, Len traveled to Amarillo, Texas on ministry for a few days, where there is a significant homelessness population. He spent time there with a dear brother in Christ he knows, named Raymond Gonzalez (pictured below), a staff member who has served for many years at a rescue mission, known as Faith City Mission (FCM), and is now the Chief Liaison Officer there.  

Here is Len's testimony of the ministry trip to Texas:

"I preached in chapel at Faith City Mission's Ranch in Amarillo, Texas, and shared my salvation testimony. My message was from the Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matt 25), regarding the need for the Bride to make herself ready. I imparted holy fire to a student named Angel afterwards, and she suddenly felt a great heat throughout her body. Praise the Lord! During the worship in chapel at the opening of the service, I sensed the presence of the Lord, and when Jena Taylor, Director of Development, got up to speak, she commented that the presence of the Lord had been tangible during the worship. After the service, Len and Jena's assistant laid hands on Jena and prayed for healing.

"I had lunch with Raymond and the leaders of the mission. I later shared with others at dinner about the core of the church and making disciples via Life Transformation Groups (LTGs) as we do in the DTS. At the request of Raymond, I also shared with an FCM graduate and 'missionette', named Mario, regarding LTGs. I prayed for an FCM student, named Andrew, imparting holy fire to him. He also suddenly experienced a great heat from the Lord throughout his body, including his hands, and a tingling sensation on his forehead. I also gave him a copy of my book, A Willing Heart to Please the Father. I also gave a copy of my book to Nathan, the security guard.

"FCM is located in the midst of a depressed part of town where there is a lot of drug addiction and homelessness. While there are hundreds of homeless people there, it is still only a fraction of the thousands of homeless people in Albuquerque, to where I had recently traveled prior to this. 

"I went street witnessing a few blocks from the mission with Raymond Gonzalez. There I had the privilege of leading an elderly man named Bradford, who was in a wheelchair, to recommit his life to Jesus. He was so grateful afterward for that and thanked me deeply with a big smile. I also prayed for new knees for Tanya who said she was baptized in water once and knows the Lord. She was in a wheelchair, too. I also prayed with a homeless man named Ray to recommit his life to Jesus. I also prayed for healing for Theodore, a homeless Army veteran of the Iraq war, because he had been severely injured by a wild dog that attacked him in his sleep after someone threw a cup of water on the dog sleeping next to him. I'm very grateful for what the Lord did on this ministry trip to Texas. By the grace of God I am what I am, as the apostle said, and His grace to me was not without effect. I worked —yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me." 

Please pray for Bradford and Ray, who recommitted their lives to Jesus, that the Lord would help them remain faithful to Him for the rest of their lives, and for the Lord to heal Brad's arm and Theodore's leg, and Jena Taylor, as Len prayed. Please pray that the Lord would speak to all those who got a copy of Len's book. And pray that the Lord would keep the fire of the Holy Spirit burning brightly in the lives of Angel and Andrew. If you would like to watch and listen to the message that Len preached in chapel at FCM's Ranch, you may do so at this video link.

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 five nations including Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, and the United Kingdom.

In July, Len received the following praise report from sister Catherine, one of our DTS students in England. 

"Dear brother Len and sister Jennifer.

This study on Is Obedience Optional? is so vitally important, as without obedience  we forfeit our salvation. I read John 15: 10-11 and 1 John 2: 5-6. Then I read Jeremiah 31:3, [which] reminds me of when I met Jesus in Heaven face to face. He showed me so much love that my heart's desire is to obey him...  

So with our Lord's help I have a heart to witness to the lost. The trip to Rochdale was a great blessing. We had a morning service, then we went out to witness in the town, near the market and a few people got saved. A single mother of two teenagers was especially keen to learn more about becoming a Christian, and a few other older people got saved.

Thank and praise our Lord. Bless you all.

With love in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Sis Catherine."

Glory to God for saving those people in Rochdale through the street evangelism of sister Catherine and those who went with her.  Reaching the lost with the gospel is truly the Lord's heartbeat and burden.

DTS Photo Album

Brother Henry, one of our students in South Sudan wrote the following testimony to Len in July after reading Supernatural Power for All Disciples:

"Dear bro Len,

 All disciples have a right to walk in the supernatural...When you receive the Holy Spirit then you can walk in the supernatural.

               

I have testimonies about this. It requires faith. I was praying with someone who [was so weak that she had to be] carried. This lady could not even lift up her hands, but I prayed and told her, 'God has already healed you, you are now fine.' But I want to give God all the glory, [because] this lady is now completely fine. In my [region], whoever comes in the area with a [health] complication, the community refers the person to the church that I am leading; and I now believe that when you believe in Jesus, nothing is impossible."

He also testified about what's been happening during his evangelistic crusade:

"There's a girl, around 17 years old, who received deliverance during our open air [crusade]. The mother decided to hand over the girl to the church. After a month's stay...she fell sick. I started taking her to the hospital, but her health was just getting worse to the extent that she couldn't walk or eat, and when she could drink water, she could vomit immediately. I felt a voice inside my heart to separate myself for prayers with this girl, I talked to one of my deacons and we separated ourselves in prayer and fasting. We got serious [spiritual] attacks to the extent that even our Bibles got lost from the room; and demons were talking [about] how we could not manage them. But through the knowledge I acquired from DTS, to be honest I didn't fear at all. The girl now is on her legs walking, eating and very normal."

Glory to God! We are always blessed to hear how brother Henry is practicing everything he is learning in the DTS. Praise God for healing that woman.

DTS Testimonies

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

Ministries of DTS Graduates

Len received an email in July from Deji in Nigeria (pictured left), our first DTS graduate who completed his training with us in 2019. He is now well along the way to earning his PhD. As a PhD student understudying his supervisor, he's been doing a lot of teaching and research assistance work since the onset of the program, and has recently been hired as a lecturer at the university. He lives there at the university in Ibadan on weekdays, and travels home to Lagos to be with his family on the weekends. He is also pastoring a Young Adult church for college students (the campus church in Lagos). The Lord also opened a door for a weekly outreach to a Special Correctional Center for Boys, where he leads a team of young Christians every Saturday. He is praying for the Lord to open the door for the Girls correctional center as well. His wife Hannah (pictured left), who graduated from the DTS in 2022, is praying with him about moving with their two children to Ibadan to live with him. Pray that this would be possible.

He wrote: "The Lord had let me know that He was strategically positioning me in the university to interface with youths and to bring them to the knowledge of Christ. It's like a mission field for me, and sincerely, I need the help of God to succeed in this assignment. Please put me in your prayers."

"Sir, by God's grace, I would be traveling for a 3-month research and training in China by September.  Knowing China to be a country that is strictly against any form of religion, especially Christianity [actually they are against evangelizing or living out your faith], I have been thinking and have started praying to God to help me be a bold witness of Christ."

Please remember brother Deji and sister Hannah in your prayers, as the Lord leads you.

Upcoming Missions Trips

Len is preparing to go on a ministry trip to New Hampshire, the week after this newsletter is published, and Germany in the fall. Pray that the Lord will allow all those plans to materialize successfully for His glory and provide for them. 

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:

1. For blessing Len's trip to Amarillo, Texas, and touching the lives of those he ministered to.
2. For the healing process that is taking place in Christopher's fingers, that there is no apparent nerve damage, that he didn't cut off any of them, and that he had no adverse effects from the antibiotics.
3. For the amazing testimonies of all our DTS students and graduates, including the souls saved, the marvelous healings, and the baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire. 
4. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
5. 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:

1. 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.
2. For the Lord to heal Christopher's fingers completely with no pain or loss of feeling, form or functionality.
3. For the Lord to help Deji be a witness for Christ on campus, and on his upcoming, 3-month trip to China in September. And for the Lord to enable Hannah to move to Ibadan with the children to live with him there.
4. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
5. 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. 
6. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
7. For the Lord to lead, guide, and provide for ministry travel, as Len makes plans for the second half of 2024.
8. For the Lord to use Len mightily for His glory on his upcoming trip to New Hampshire in August, that there would be a powerful anointing of the Holy Spirit upon him that will result in the Church being edified, instructed, and encouraged, accompanied by signs and wonders following, as well as the multiplication of many disciples of Christ. And for all the logistical aspects of air and land travel, as well as lodging, that they would be safe, smooth-going, and without delay or incident. 

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

There are two ways to donate to Doulos Missions International. You may either send a check or money order by mail to:
Doulos Missions International
PO Box 5526
Manchester, NH 03108-5526

Donate Online