DMI Newsletter

Saturday, April 13, 2024

April 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. We hope you will read this to the end, as we have lots of praise reports, good news, and prayer requests.

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

Sister Mwendwa in Kenya sent the following testimony to Len in April:

"Praise the Lord

I wanted to testify that during our church December retreat I asked the Lord for some specific things which I desired to happen by our Easter retreat. One was my job which I got on 10th March and the other was to win 33 souls to the Lord. By the grace of God, I was able to reach that number. God is very faithful. I've seen him making me more productive in soul winning, as I've desired it more and more. One of my LTG partners, as well, has become a wonderful coworker, and we do follow up of new converts together as part of our church evangelism effort, and we are seeing growth. It was definitely the Lord who led me to her, as we have similar desires for evangelism and advancing the kingdom. I truly believe this wouldn't have been possible without me following the prompting to invite her as my first LTG partner.

Blessing,

Mwendwa"

Praise the Lord. We rejoice with sister Mwendwa for these wonderful answers to prayer. There is surely great rejoicing in heaven over the souls that got saved.

Brother Max in Uganda wrote to Len in April: "Praise the Lord brother Len, The Lord has been gracious to me and my family. I thank him for his provision and the grace to be in DTS school. I have learned the culture of reading intensively, and I am grateful for this one thing. May God sustain and increase DTS school and its leadership for those who desire to know more of God in Jesus name."

DTS Photo Album

One of our DTS graduates in Uganda, brother Grace, who is also a pastor there and our Facilitator for that country, went to Kenya on a missions trip in March. After he returned home, he wrote to Len this testimony:

"Greetings brother Len,

I'm back here in Uganda, God is great who kept me on the way safely and by His grace; a man who has been an elder of the church I visited stood up after I preached and spoke amid the congregation, 'I want to receive Jesus as my Lord and Savior, I have been a drunkard for a long time.' Thomas met the Lord Jesus last Sunday! Glory to Jesus!

Thank you so much for your prayers!

Bro Grace."

Praise the Lord for blessing his trip to Kenya, and especially for saving Thomas, the elder of the church where he preached.

In April, Len received the following testimony from sister Catherine, one of our DTS students in England:

"Dear brother Len and sister Jennifer,

For a few weeks I had been fasting and praying earnestly for Revival. On Easter day, Audacious Church performed a play about our Lord's death and resurrection in three services. The following week they reported that 360 people got saved, which is wonderful and a big answer to prayer. So we are arranging a new Alpha course to teach these new converts.

Thank and praise our Lord for his wonderful love and grace. So I shall continue to fast and pray for a continuous revival, as our Lord has revealed to me that we are getting close to the Rapture and time for witnessing is running out.

Praying for you all. Bless you all. With love in Jesus Christ our Lord,

Sis Catherine."

Praise the Lord for the 360 people who got saved on Resurrection Sunday in answer to sister Catherine's prayers.

Len traveled to Albania on an apostolic mission this month, where he preached the gospel, prayed, and ministered to people. The Lord's hand was with him, anointing him with the Holy Spirit, and by the grace of God many lives were touched.

There was a lot of spiritual warfare during the trip, as the enemy did not want Len to be there, but the devil did not succeed, and the presence of the Lord was sensed in an even greater way than usual. Moreover, the Lord blessed him with good weather, safe flights, and protection from all harm. In fact, the Lord protected Len on a number of occasions from some very close accidents that could have been very serious or fatal. For example, one car pulled out and came within inches of hitting our vehicle from the side as we were driving down a country road, and in a couple of other instances we were protected from very nearly having head-on collisions while on that same road trip. Another example was that Len spilled boiling hot water on his hand, but suffered no harm from it at all, and it did not even leave any mark on his skin. On another day, he smashed the toes of his bare foot very hard on the footboard of the bed in the dark, but the Lord healed him so that there wasn't even a bruise from it, although it hurt for a few hours. He was able to walk fine during the rest of the trip.

There were also a lot of people coughing and sneezing nearby, around and behind Len, in the plane on the way into Albania, and in the car as they traveled (even directly on him), and at one point in the middle of the trip, Len's host Nick got sick with the flu. Yet the Lord protected Len and kept him healthy, so that he did not catch what they were sick with. Praise the Lord!

There were a number of highlights of the trip to Albania, and a few of them are included below.

Len preached one Sunday morning in a small church on the need for the Bride of Christ to be ready for the return of our Bridegroom (pictured above), according to the Parable of the Ten Virgins (short video clip here). Afterward several people came forward for prayer. In fact, nearly everyone who attended the service came forward for prayer, including the pastor's wife Flora, who translated for Len.

One young lady named Sofia was completely set free. She testified that after receiving the impartation of the Holy Spirit's fire (Mt 3:11; Lk 3:16), she felt completely free, and light like a bird, as well as the mighty power of the Holy Spirit flowing through her from head to toe; she felt love, peace, and joy unspeakable, which she said was the most wonderful feeling she had ever experienced. In fact, she said it was so wonderful that she felt like she was floating (see her short video testimony). Also a young man named Fotioni received the baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire, and afterward he testified that he felt peace. That is what the Bible refers to as the peace that passes all understanding (Phil 4:7). Another man in a wheelchair came for prayer, and afterward said he too, felt peace. There were a number of others as well, including the pastor's wife Flora. Praise God for all that He did in the lives of all the people in that service.

On another day, the Lord also gave Len the opportunity to meet with Besmir Pepmarku, the pastor of that church where he preached. Together they discussed a number of things, and Len shared with him about how we go about making disciples.

Len also met a disciple named Elvis in a group lunch meeting during the trip and sensed the presence of the Lord as he spoke to him. On another occasion, Len met with him to encourage him, teach him, and impart to him a fresh anointing, including the baptism with holy fire, after which Elvis said he felt peace, as so many others had previously testified to experiencing.

Another highlight was what the Lord did in the lives of a couple named Erwin and Albana, when Len visited with them in their home and prayed for them. Erwin testified that he was very happy, because many spirits came out of him. His wife, Albana, testified joyfully that when she received the baptism with holy fire, she felt heat in her hands and on her head, as well as all throughout her body. She also simultaneously had a vision of yellow light like fire showering down upon her from above. Praise the Lord! Later during the trip, Len met with them again and prayed for Albana's brother after sharing his testimony with the man.

Len also traveled to a small village called Ndroq, which is completely Muslim, except for three Christians. He met with the former mayor of that village, whose name is Afrim (pictured left), in his home. He loves the Lord, and Len had the opportunity to share with him and teach him an effective way to reach the village for Christ through prayer and the power of the Holy Spirit. Then Len imparted the baptism of the holy fire, and Afrim said he felt peace afterward. Praise the Lord! He testified that he was thankful for the teaching he received and the power that God gave him.

Len's host Nick also took him to meet for coffee with an Albanian Muslim man from Gaza, named Eiat. They had a conversation together and Len shared the gospel with him. Right now he is very closed to the gospel and strongly opposed Len's message. However, Len's host, Nick, told Len about another such Muslim who would come to the church services to be a disturbance. But then after he had a dream, in which he saw the hands of Jesus, he gave his life to the Lord, and is now saved! Pray that Eiat will come to know Jesus as His Lord and Savior.

Len also had the privilege of sharing Jesus with a lovely, Muslim, Albanian couple named Baki and Mir, who sat next to him on the plane from Tirana to London. They were raised as atheists, but later took Islam as their religion, and have lived in England for over 25 years now. They were very open to the gospel as they listened to Len share it along with his salvation testimony. And they accepted the gospel tracts that he gave them. Len challenged them to read the Gospels (injil in Arabic), which the Koran says is good for Muslims to read. He encouraged them to ask Jesus to reveal Himself to them. He also encouraged them to check out morethandreams.org, where numerous videos are posted of Muslims to whom Jesus has appeared in dreams and visions.

On that same flight from Tirana to London, an interesting coincidence occurred. Len was not able to check into his flight online the day prior to traveling, as is usually the case. But he was able to call British Airways and select his seat on an aisle close to the front of the plane (seat 8C). However, when he received his boarding pass at the airport, it indicated his seat was 11A, which turned out to be a window seat at an emergency exit. So after speaking to the steward, although no other seats on the plane were available, he was allowed to sit in window seat 8A, which was available, so he did. And afterward when Baki and Mir sat down, once Len told them how he ended up in seat 8A, they said that actually Mir preferred to sit by the window, so Len switched places with her, since he prefers to sit in an aisle seat. So in the end, Len ended up in aisle seat 8C, the one that the airline agent had assigned to him over the phone the previous day. As Len said to Baki and Mir, it was not just a coincidence that he sat there, but it was a divine appointment, so that he could share Jesus with them.

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Len spent time with his host, Nick, and his wife, Debbie, who are missionaries from Romania to Albania. Len shared with them from his heart about the irreducible core of the church, according to Scripture, and how Jesus taught us to make disciples, especially the Life Transformation Groups that are modeled after His approach. Len also went for a prayer walk with Nick around the entire community where Len was staying during his trip.

Len also gave the Jesus Film DVD, a copy of his salvation testimony, and his book, A Willing Heart to Please the Father, to the Muslim landlady at the apartment he rented, named Ionna ("Yona"), and her partner named Clice. She was very happy to receive it and was looking forward to reading it. Pray that she and Clice will both come to know Jesus.

At a restaurant, Len shared the gospel with two Muslim men that worked there, one of which is named Ishmael. Afterward Len sent a link to Ishmael to his article called The Truth About Islam. The nation of Albania, which was once completely atheist during the days of communism, is now 59% Muslim, which was very evident during Len's trip that happened to coincide with the Muslim holiday of Ramadan. Please pray that Ishmael and his colleague would both come to know the Lord personally as their Lord and Savior.

Len's flight to London was late, which caused him to miss his connecting flight to New York, since the boarding gate had already closed, even though the flight was not due to leave for another 45 minutes! That was stressful, but God caused all things to work together for good, and the airline provided free overnight lodging, meals, and shuttle service to and from the airport. Best of all, they put Len on a flight the next day going directly from London to Raleigh, which was far better than having to take the original circuitous route to Raleigh through JFK. But the real highlight was that Len also gave a copy of his book, his salvation testimony, and/or the Jesus Film DVD, to a maintenance man, who came to his hotel room to deliver an electrical outlet converter, and who was very grateful, as well as joyful, to receive these gifts from his hand. Pray that the Lord will bring salvation to his whole house through these.

DTS Testimonies

Upcoming Missions Trips

Len is preparing to go on a missions trip to Bulgaria (June), England (possibly July), and New Mexico. Pray that the Lord will allow all those plans to materialize successfully for His glory.

Len also sent out the Old News That's Still Fresh in April to pastors, elders, disciples, and laborers in the harvest in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. We encourage you to read it also, as it contains some excellent articles you won't find anywhere else. One minister of the gospel, named Wally Bruder, who received it, replied to Len saying, "THANK YOU for blessing me with all of your priceless treasures straight from the deepest expression of God's consuming heart and transforming love!!! Much love and joy to you in our magnificent Lord!!!! Wally."

Ministries of DTS Graduates

We would like to share with you a brief article highlighting the ministries of three of our graduates at the following link.

New Giving Portal

Please note that we now have a GiveSendGo Campaign for Doulos Missions International, which is a new portal for giving financially to this ministry. All contributions are still tax deductible as always. The link for the portal and campaign is here. The donate page on our DMI website and all of Len's blogs now takes you to the GiveSendGo campaign. One way you could help support us besides praying and giving financially is to share this link on social media, as well as with friends and family.

Your prayers and financial support to help make Len's planned missions trips possible would be greatly appreciated.

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 Albania with safe flights, safe ground transportation, good weather, protection from all harm, and with so many wonderful opportunities to share the Lord with people, to preach, teach, and pray for them.
For the amazing testimonies of those who received the baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire through Len's ministry in Albania.
For the Lord's angelic protection from all sorts of harm the enemy tried to bring, including a few near accidents.
For turning around for good the missed flight on Len's return to the US.
For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students, especially the thirty-three people who got saved through the ministry of sister Mwendwa, as well as the 360 who got saved in England on Resurrection Sunday.
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 salvation of all those who don't know Jesus, whom Len shared the Lord with verbally or in writing, during his trip to Albania, especially Baki and Mir, Albana's brother Mir, Len's Albanian landlord Ionna and her partner Clice, Eiat the Albanian Muslim from Gaza, Ishmael the waiter and his colleague at the restaurant, as well as the maintenance man at the Renaissance Hotel in London.
For the Lord to powerfully use Afrim to reach his village of Ndroq with the gospel, and that everyone in that place would come to know Jesus.
For the Lord to help Erwin (Albana's husband) find employment.
For the Lord to help Christopher to find an excellent, good-paying job in the IT field.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
For the Lord to 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 help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group).
For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
For the Lord to lead, guide, and provide for ministry travel, as Len makes plans for the coming weeks and months of 2024.
For the Lord to use Len mightily for His glory on his upcoming trip to Bulgaria in June, 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 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

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Friday, March 15, 2024

March Update -- 2024

Family: In March, we celebrated Len's 58th birthday with cards, cake, a small gift, and prayer.

Christopher is doing fine with his IT studies as a full-time college student. He was enrolled this quarter in a course on IT Security, but since he had already been certified by CompTIA with a highly-rated Security+ certification, he was able to drop that class, and receive a credit for his certification, rather than take the course. He also received a refund for his book, which was very expensive, as well as his fees and most of the tuition we had paid for the course. It all came about through a conversation with an unsaved coworker in the deli, who suggested that since he was already Security+ certified, that he should ask about getting college credit for it, rather than taking the course. When he asked the college about it, they granted his request. Praise God for enabling him to do this.

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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 seven nations including Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, South Sudan, Bulgaria, and the United Kingdom.

Len received the following testimony in March from brother Max, one of our students in Uganda, who wrote:

"Praise the Lord, brother Len!

I would like to thank God for helping me learn through DTS course reading. DTS has done a lot in my life as a gospel preacher.

This week the Lord finally helped me to lead to Christ two people that I have long been praying for, especially in my LTG group meeting. They were not my LTG partners, but I had given their names to my LTG partners, so we could continue praying for their salvation. Therefore this has taught me that God will always answer our prayers when we wait upon him for any of our prayer request. I am forever grateful that more grace of God will be added on me as I continue to learn through my DTS course. Amen and Amen."

Hallelujah!

We also want to give God the praise for our four new students, who have just joined us this quarter. We are welcoming sister Margaret in Nigeria, sister Vicky in Uganda, brother Suphi in Bulgaria, and brother Joshua in Ghana, who is resuming his training once again after a long hiatus. We look forward to serving them in our journey together over the next three years. Please pray that the Lord will bless them and help them as they begin their training, enabling them to grow in God and be equipped for works of service that God prepared for them to do.

DTS Photo Album.

In March, Len received the following brief video testimony from Grace Okurut, who is one of our graduates, and who serves as our DTS Facilitator for Uganda and South Sudan. Please click here to watch his testimony. He also sent a video of a healing service at the church he pastors, at which many people received healing. Please click here to watch a very short clip from that service.

At the end of this service, through the prayer of faith in the name of Jesus, several people received healing from the Lord.

All the men were healed: Basil had a kidney problem and was healed instantly; Solomon, who had been having body pains for years, was healed also; the young boy named Emma got healed of a headache. Another man named Michael had a serious headache, and the Lord healed him instantly, after brother Grace first asked him if he could receive the Lord as his Savior, which he did. This man was brought to church that day by a friend, who had been helping him with treatment of his family members. All the children, including his wife, Jennifer, were unwell for years.

After the Lord's healing that day, Michael brought his wife, Jennifer, with their son, Dan. Jennifer, in a subsequent Sunday meeting, got instant healing from pains that almost caused her paralysis from the hip down to her foot. Their son, Dan, was healed by the Lord from a pancreatic related disease; his healing took 30 minutes of prayer. When Brother Grace prayed at first, there was no response at all! Then the Lord put it in his heart to call the mother to stand by him; when he laid his hand on the mother, and then on her son, he immediately got relieved. We praise the Lord for that, because they had traveled from a distant village to come to this service.

Praise the Lord!

More DTS Testimonies

Sister Mwendwa in Kenya sent the following testimony to Len in March:

"I'd like to share about a powerful testimony from my hospital evangelism that I try to do every Saturday. A few Saturdays ago I met a young man in the hospital. He had been beaten up by a group of young men after they argued about politics while drunk. They were determined to kill him and pounded his head with metal clubs. Just as he was losing consciousness a white man passing by lay on him to prevent the attack. The young men fled, and this man took him to hospital. Long story short, his skull was badly dented and he has surgery for stitches. I met him and preached to him and he was willing and ready to get saved and I left him a few tracts and free John and Romans bibles to distribute. Never met him again but I was amazed at how God spared him from certain death by a foreigner literally laying down his life for him and then the Lord Jesus saving him in hospital by my witness. I believe the Lord has great plans for him. His name was Frankpas. Praise God.

Grace and peace

Sister Mwendwa"

Praise the Lord. She also notified Len that she got a job, which for several months she had been praying for. It is everything she had asked the Lord for. She wrote:

"Praise the Lord, Brother Len,

I just wanted to testify that I got a job. I applied for it on February 7th, had an interview and a few other steps, and then got the offer on the 8th of March. I had written down exactly what I wanted in a job, including pay and other factors, and the Lord gave me all I asked for. It is with an American health insurance and services company called HealthPartners, which is doing a project in Kenya for 5 years with the Kenyan government in partnership with USAID. Thank you for assisting me with your prayers with me in this regard."

We rejoice with sister Mwendwa for this wonderful answer to prayer. God is good!

We received the following testimony in March from sister Catherine in England:

"Dear brother Len and sis Jennifer,

I had a dream last night of being in a white tent representing the Kingdom of God and a black tent opposite Satan's Kingdom. And in the dream, I kept looking at the black tent and the darkness kept coming towards me.

It's a reminder that we are in this world, but not of it. Our Lord said, "You must keep on the armour of God, as in Ephesians 6. Otherwise the darkness will affect you and your spiritual growth and efficiency to do the work of God's Kingdom, which is so urgent."

Also this is not being taught in many Churches and many Christians will end up in Hell because they are not serving in God's Kingdom 100%. So I am fasting and praying to spread this extremely important message from our Lord to all Churches.

Wishing you every blessing. With Love in Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Sis Catherine."

Upcoming Missions Trips

Len is preparing to go on a missions trip to Albania in early April, two weeks from now. Please pray that the Lord will use Len mightily for His glory on this trip, that it will result in the Church being edified, instructed, and encouraged, as well as result in the multiplication of many disciples of Christ. And pray that all the logistical aspects of air and land travel, as well as lodging, would be safe, smooth-going, and without incident.

Len is also planning other missions trips as well, including to Bulgaria (June), England (possibly July), and New Mexico. Pray that the Lord will allow all those plans to materialize successfully for His glory.

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, as it contains some excellent articles you won't find anywhere else.

Ministries of DTS Graduates

We would like to share with you a brief article highlighting the ministries of three of our graduates at the following link.

New Giving Portal

Your prayers and financial support to help make Len's planned missions trips possible would be greatly appreciated.

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 a wonderful celebration of Len's fifty-eighth birthday.
For enabling Christopher to receive college credits for his Security+ professional certification and a refund on the cost of his tuition, fees, and book for the Security course he had enrolled in.
For the four new students that have begun their DTS training this month.
For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students, especially the two people who got saved through the ministry of brother Max, and the one who got saved through sister Mwendwa.
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, good-paying job in the IT field.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
For the Lord to 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 bless the four new students and help them as they begin their training, enabling them to grow and be equipped for works of service that God prepared for them to do.
For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group).
For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
For the Lord to lead, guide, and provide for ministry travel, as Len makes plans for the coming weeks and months of 2024.
For the Lord to use Len mightily for His glory on his upcoming trip to Albania in early April, that their 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 incident.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

February 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: The Lord blessed us with a wonderful twenty-seventh wedding anniversary celebration in February. Jennifer received a beautiful bouquet of roses from Len (see photo link below). We exchanged cards, as well as received beautiful anniversary cards from our children and Jennifer's parents. We renewed our vows, went for a walk in the park (pictured above), enjoyed dinner out together, looked at our wedding photo album and watched our wedding video together, which never gets old.

We celebrated Joseph's fifteenth birthday with a party, including cake, gifts, cards, and prayer for the birthday boy. Len also celebrated his thirty-eighth spiritual birthday, which coincides with Joseph's birthday. If you have never read how Len came to Christ radically on February 13, 1986, please see his testimony called The Truth Set Me Free.

Christopher is doing fine with his IT studies as a full-time college student. By the grace of God, he successfully passed his road test at the DMV, and received his driver's license, for which he is grateful. As you can see, we have so much to be thankful for.

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Ministry: As we continue to administer our discipleship training school (DTS), now in its eighth 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.

Sister Mwendwa in Kenya sent the following testimony to Len in February:

"Through the DTS lessons, disciplined daily Bible study, and prayer cultivated by being a part of the school and the LTG group process, I have seen the Lord increase my burden to evangelize and win souls which was and is a constant prayer and desire. He is opening my eyes to see what I can do and is giving me many ideas. Two weeks ago, I visited a sick sister from church and the Holy Spirit showed me that this hospital is an open field for evangelism. I visited alone later with a few packets of milk and some booklets and got to share the love of Jesus and pray for a few sick people in the oncology ward. I will keep going back regularly by God’s grace. I also have been using my writing gift to write and print tracts for evangelism.

Sister Mwendwa"

We received the following testimony in February from sister Catherine in England after she read Len's recent articles, The Faith of God and Seven Things That Accumulate Building Materials:

"Dear brother Len and sis Jennifer,

These were very interesting. I didn't realise that God has your heavenly home built on these seven things we are required to do, although I am doing them all except one, which is witnessing.

On the way to help out in the counselling group one evening, I saw rainbows around the street lights, but John and Sue traveling with me could not see them. However, Sue later texted me, and she said she saw a rainbow in her bedroom on her bed. I told her that our Lord told me the rainbows she and I saw were our Lord reminding us of His promises to us, and that we must trust Him to fulfill these. This fits with the study on The Faith of God. Our Lord showed me that we must act out daily these promises, such as praying over the sick and casting out demons.

For me the study on The Faith of God gave me more confidence in God as my Heavenly Father. It showed God's concrete confidence in Himself. He is [the most] awesome, strongest being ever, so why not? Although I should have absolute confidence in our Heavenly Father our Creator, I always found it difficult viewing God as my Heavenly Father, until I read your study. The study was so awesome; it gave me 100% more confidence in God as my Heavenly Father."

Hallelujah!

DTS Photo Album.

Len received the following testimony in February from brother Henry, who is a missionary from Uganda to South Sudan:

"Dear bro Len,

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I am so grateful to God that I have fully registered the ministry God has given me with the government of South Sudan under the ministry of religious affairs.

Yours faithfully,

Bro Henry."

Praise the Lord for helping brother Henry register his ministry there in South Sudan.

More DTS Testimonies

Len received the following testimony from brother Grace in Uganda in January. He is a pastor there, who is one of our graduates and our facilitator for Uganda.

"From the time I got enrolled into DTS, I began to experience and develop a study discipline and hunger for God's Word; I enjoy it every day!

As I share now, I'm completely consumed by God's Word; and His revelation of the Word to me and authority is immense! Glory to Him,

Blessings,

Brother Grace."

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, as it contains some excellent articles you won't find anywhere else.

Ministries of DTS Graduates

We would like to share with you a brief article highlighting the ministries of three of our graduates at the following link.

Video Testimonies

In February, Len received the following brief video testimonies from two of our graduates:

John Abugieye's First Testimony and Second Testimony.

Collete Tago's Testimony.

New Giving Portal

Len is prayerfully planning some potential missions trips this year, as the Lord would provide, such as Albania (April), Bulgaria (June), and England, as well as the Netherlands. He is also planning a ministry trip to New Mexico. So your prayers and financial support to help make these possible would be greatly appreciated.

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 a wonderful twenty-seventh wedding anniversary.
For blessing Joseph with a happy fifteenth birthday, and blessing Len on his thirty-eight spiritual birthday.
For helping Christopher to successfully pass his driver's road test and get his license.
For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students, especially the eight people who got saved through sister Rebecca's preaching.
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, good-paying job in the IT field.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
For the Lord to 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 help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group).
For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
For the Lord to lead, guide, and provide for ministry travel, as Len makes plans for the coming weeks and months of 2024.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

Friday, January 12, 2024

January 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: The Lord blessed us all with a wonderful, "watch-night" prayer meeting on New Year's Eve. In January, Christopher began his college studies at a local technical college, which have been going fine so far. We continue to pray and believe God to provide him with a well-paying job in his field. Meanwhile, he is continuing to gain valuable customer service skills in the deli where he works, which he is enjoying.

Christopher had oral surgery to remove his four wisdom teeth on December 21st, which was considered a difficult procedure. Thank you to those who prayed for him, because it was a difficult recovery at some points, but he is mostly back to normal now as the surgical wounds continue to close up and the holes in his gums slowly, gradually grow new tissue. He still has a bit of inflammation, which we're unsure about, so we continue to pray for his healing.

The girls are doing fine, by the grace of God, continuing with their jobs, and living together in their own place. Faith and Charity were very sick with a nasty, respiratory flu that has been afflicting many people in this area. But thank the Lord they are mostly better now, still dealing with some remaining symptoms like cough and congestion. Thankfully Hope did not get it.

Sister Mwendwa in Kenya has now found two LTG partners to meet with each week for discipleship, which she was supposed to begin meeting with on Sunday, January 14th. She wrote to Len in December saying, "I appreciate this school. If all churches took members on these topics, the churches would be extremely fruitful." Praise the Lord.

Len also received the following testimony from sister Catherine in England this weekend. She stated:

"Dear brother Len and sis Jennifer,

I finished the Second Year Fourth Quarter, and they helped me to grow in our Lord so much. Thank you. Your teachings are so wonderful and encouraging, and I am so much closer to our Lord because of them. Thank you so much. The Doulos Training School has changed my life, and my witnessing to others has improved so much. Thank you, and thank and praise our Lord."

Hallelujah!

DTS Photo Album.

In January, Len received the following testimony from brother Max in Uganda:

"Praise the Lord, brother Len!

I testify to the goodness of God for having kept me and my family.

Through DTS I have obtained discipline in reading and studying the Word of God in a higher dimension. This has improved my culture of reading, and I remain grateful to God.

I thank God that my three children passed to go the next level of their classes. And finally, provision of God for my University and for children is what I'm grateful for. May God bless all DTS students worldwide. Amen."

Praise the Lord!

More DTS Testimonies

Brother Max's wife, Rebecca, also sent the following testimony this weekend:

"Praise the Lord Jesus, Brother Len,

I am grateful to God that He gave the opportunity to minister the Gospel in a crusade, and eight people gave their lives to Christ. Many platforms to preach the gospel and prayer have opened greatly, at work, in Church, and in the Community. I believe it is the work of God.

God has given us good health. We have the zeal to seek and serve God, as we keep learning from the DTS coursework and from God's convictions as we pray.

God has also given us the grace to expand our business of metal welding and fabrication. Thank you for always praying for us and teaching us to be committed and accountable through DTS,

God bless you."

Glory to God! It's wonderful to hear what the Lord has been doing in both sister Rebecca's and her husband, Max's lives.

You may recall from a previous newsletter that the Lord helped us to raise funds for sister Marina in Bulgaria to replace her car that was destroyed by a flood back in September. She has since found and purchased a temporary car to drive until she can find something better. It's an older, high-mileage Toyota, but at least she has a car to drive, so we thank the Lord for providing it, and trust that it will be reliable until she can find a better one.

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, as it contains some excellent articles you won't find anywhere else.

Ministries of DTS Graduates

We would like to share with you a brief article highlighting the ministries of three of our graduates at the following link.

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 Christopher's successful oral surgery without any complications, adverse drug reactions, infections, or dry sockets, and for a successful first week of college studies.
For blessing Marina with a car to replace the one she lost.
For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students, especially the eight people who got saved through sister Rebecca's preaching.
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, good-paying job in the IT field.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
For the Lord to 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 help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group).
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, December 14, 2023

December Update -- 2023

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: The Lord blessed us all with a wonderful Thanksgiving Day celebration in November, when we all got together for the traditional meal, before which we all gave thanks to God for His many blessings in our lives. It was a very special time together. Prior to dinner, a few of us took a lovely walk together in the park. It was a very special time together (see photos at the link below).

Christopher has been accepted for enrollment at a local technical college, where he plans to begin studying for his Associates degree in IT next month. We continue to pray and believe God to provide him with a well-paying job in his field.

Christopher is also scheduled for oral surgery to remove his four wisdom teeth on Thursday, December 21st. Due to the fact that his teeth are impacted, it is considered a difficult procedure, even for a wisdom tooth extraction. Please pray that all goes well during surgery with no adverse drug reactions, no complications, and a speedy recovery after surgery with no dry sockets, no infections, and no need for follow up medical care (eg., to stop the bleeding).

More Photos

In December, Max, who is one of our students in Uganda, sent the following praise report to Len:

"Hello, praise God, dear brother Len. I am so excited to testify about what the Lord is doing in my life through DTS school. I feel blessed to believe that yes, God is transforming me by being in the DTS program. As I started studying Third year second quarter, I quickly noticed a sudden change in my spirit as I received the joy of the Holy Spirit. I feel thrilled in my bones as I kept on reading.

What blesses me most is the course work reading "the beauty of brokenness."

Praise the Lord for what He's doing in brother Max's life.

His wife, sister Rebecca, also shared the following testimony:

"Praise the Lord Jesus, Brother Len,

I am glad to testify that, by the grace of God, I just finished the last quarter, and am now in a new one. I have been able to learn new things from the Word of God, while reading and studying the course works. For example, in The Kingdom of God II course during my last quarter, it was interesting to know how many physical things are translated to spiritual things and vice versa (e.g., bread from heaven appearing on earth), and learning about the nature of God's Kingdom. That subject, among many others, has added virtue to my faith.

I also thank God, who has kept us alive and healthy. My daughter has been sick, and God healed her. My dad is still undergoing treatment after the successful operation, of which we are continuing to believe God for complete healing.

Yesterday I had the opportunity to minister the word of encouragement to my clients, who are HIV positive, and many were surely encouraged and strengthened. This is as a result of the knowledge I have acquired from different aspects of the DTS training, (i.e. weekly Bible reading, course work, and LTG meetings).

Thank you, God bless you

Sis Rebecca."

Once again, we can truly say, "Praise God" for what He's been doing in her life.

DTS Photo Album.

In December, Len received the following note from sister Catherine in England, who is one of our students there:

"Dear brother Len and sister Jennifer.

At 3:00 am at night, I woke up from a dream, and our Lord gave me the interpretation of it.

In the dream, I was sitting in a big room, and Christians from Church were seated all around the room, with a coffee table in the middle with Holy Bibles and candles on it. It was like a big prayer meeting.

Then a tall angel in white appeared, and he had a bow and arrow in his hands; and he walked all round the room until he came to a man seated next to me. Then the angel shot the man dead with his bow and arrow in the man's heart. Then I woke up.

The Lord interpreted it and said to me, 'In the dream, the man sitting next to you in the prayer meeting was a wolf in sheep's clothing, and you were his biggest threat. But My servant killed him to protect you, and I will protect My Church as long as they obey Me and My words. My Church needs to wake up. It is time for me to judge the Churches and punish the wolves in sheep's clothing. And I am asking my people to pray for discernment, as there are too many false gospels being preached, tickling people's ears and compromising with the world, therefore ignoring my commandments, allowing the spirit of lawlessness in, dirtying My Church, and the dress code of many of My daughters, wearing trousers or tights, revealing too much, and makeup and earrings. The Scriptures say it is forbidden for women to wear men's clothing. And my sons with open shirts and trousers on their hips. Christians will end up in hell, if they don't repent. And now is the time to witness the power of this, as an urgent warning to My Church through My Holy Spirit, as time is running out. This dream is a warning to my Church, and it's time to judge the false prophets. So Church, please be alert and be ready for Me, as the rapture will be in a twinkling of an eye. And remember the parable of the ten virgins.'

Our Lord wants His message witnessed to all His Church. This experience has made me feel more determined to witness and be more alert. I was quite scared to think that the devil sat next to me in a prayer meeting, a wolf in sheep's clothing, but greatly comforted that our Lord will protect us. I am praying for you all. Bless you all.

With love in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Sister Catherine"

That was an amazing dream and interpretation the Lord gave to her, which bears witness and aligns with His Word. She said it occurred on December 9th. Please take it before the Lord and ask Him for discernment, as with any dream, vision, or revelation.

A very short, five-minute video of Catherine's testimony was published by God TV, which you can watch here. It's about how she was raised to life at age seventeen, after being dead for twenty minutes.

More DTS Testimonies

Len received the following report from brother Tom, who is a pastor in Uganda overseeing several churches:

"Dear brother Leonard,

The Lord responded to your prayers for our crusade. We hosted up to five thousand people. Two hundred fifty four people got saved. We made a follow up and managed to baptize eighty-seven new converts. We give God all the glory for His marvelous work of salvation to the lost souls. Several church leaders from different denominations also attended. These are some of the new converts who were baptized (see photo)."

Praise the Lord. You can also check out the following article about what the Lord has done earlier this year through his Jesus Film ministry: Hundreds Saved in Uganda Through Jesus Film.

Ministries of DTS Graduates

We would like to share with you a brief article highlighting the ministries of three of our graduates at the following link.

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, as it contains some excellent articles you won't find anywhere else.

Note: Some words in the recorded testimonies above may have been changed to correct the grammar and spelling, and to enhance their clarity and readability. This was done without changing the meaning.

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 a blessed Thanksgiving Day celebration together as a family, giving thanks to God.
For Christopher's acceptance into the college.
For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students, especially the hundreds of souls that have been saved through their ministries, and the many disciples being multiplied through them!
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, good-paying job in the IT field.
For the Lord to help the oral surgeon to do an excellent job extracting Christopher's wisdom teeth, that there would be no complications, no adverse reactions, no infections, no dry sockets, and that the bleeding would stop within a reasonable period of time following surgery.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
For the Lord to 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 help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group).
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