Saturday, December 31, 2011

December Update 2011

As you take time to celebrate and be together with your families back in the States, we would like to give you a brief personal update on our family here on the mission field.

Len, Maria, Sandor, Dora, & Jennifer at Thanksgiving
On Thanksgiving we had some wonderful, Christ-centered fellowship with our guests here at our home.  We invited Sandor, pastor of the Erd church, along with his wife, Maria, as well as their daughter Dora and son Mate. Each of us took time to share with each other about what we were thankful to God for.  We felt that something of eternal value happened that day.  They also were very blessed to celebrate their first Thanksgiving with us.  Maria was so impacted by the experience that said she would like to bring this holiday to Hungary.

Looking back over this year, we have much to be thankful for.  One highlight was the way the Lord used Len to begin laying the foundation in the church in Erd, Hungary, and to bring reconciliation to a situation that was causing much pain and damage. We also rejoice as we see how God is using the Internet to help us connect with leaders and disciples who are seeking God around the world.  Thousands of people in over 108 nations on six continents are accessing our teachings.  Then there were the opportunities to share Jesus with people who had never heard the gospel before, including two businessmen of influence.  We also distributed food and blankets to the homeless and prayed for them.  At the end of November, Len began to provide leadership training to a group of nine Christian leaders, who are co-laboring with a Hungarian leader we know, named Sándor.

Hope, Charity, Joseph, Faith, & Christopher
Please pray that the Lord will open effectual doors of ministry for us in Eastern Europe during 2012, and that He will provide for every need.

We pray that this coming New Year will be full of the Lord's good blessings of health, peace, and plentiful provision upon your life.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

Love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

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Doulos Missions International
PO Box 5526
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