February Update 2012

Greetings from Hungary! 

The winter here has turned very cold since we last wrote, and we have received several inches of snow.  

Family: We celebrated our fifteenth wedding anniversary during the first week of February, by going out to eat alone together.  We hope to take a one-night get away using our hotel rewards points at the end of the month.  We’ve already rescheduled it a couple times, so hopefully it will work out.

Currently Jennifer is quite sick with a head cold and cough that she has had for nearly two weeks.  And Charity is ill with a flu that Len is still recovering from.  Please pray for their recovery.

We celebrated Joseph’s third birthday at home, by giving him presents and eating Jennifer’s homemade apple crisp dessert.  He was delighted with all the fun, attention, and gifts. It's hard to believe it has already been three years since he was born here.

Birthday cake

Ministry:  We recently received a visit from our translator, Dora, the daughter of the pastor in Erd, with whom we have worked.   You may recall last month that she invited Len to minister to the youth group at the Erd church in January. She said that what Len preached to the youth was key.  It was from the Lord and just what she had been praying for.  It sobered the young people and caused them to be honest with themselves about their spiritual condition.  She said it brought a separation between light and darkness and put the fear of God into them.  She said that the following week, she got very good feedback from their parents about the impact of the message.  They said that, according to the parents, it really brought about sincere change in some of their lives, and put the fear of God into them.  Glory to God!

She went on to say that she would really like Len to continue to minister to and teach the youth there.  He has since ministered to that youth group twice more, specifically teaching them discipleship. All of them indicated a decision to become disciples of Christ, knowing it will cost them everything.

As he receives a birthday gift

Len continues to disciple Greg and Gábor, which is going well.  He also continues to speak to Krisztian about Jesus.  Len continues to provide leadership training and consultation to Barnabás and Ferenc.

Resources:  Len has recently written a blog called “Baptize by Blazing Fire.”  It’s about an incredibly amazing, life-changing book by that name, written by a Korean pastor.  Next to the Bible – God’s Word, we believe this is the most important book for a believer to read right now.

Len has also written one called “Keeping Sundays Holy.”  If you would like to read these or any others he has written, you can find them at “Writing for the Master.”

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 opportunities to minister to the Erd youth group.
2. For the opportunity to provide training to Ferenc and Barnabás.
3. For the opportunities to share Jesus with Kristián and others.

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to heal Jennifer and Charity.
2. For David, Greg and Gábor to grow in their walk with the Lord and continue to multiply. 
3. For the Lord to reveal Himself to Ferenc and Tamás, the businessmen Len has been training., as well as the waiter named Krisztián, with whom Len is sharing Jesus.
4. For the Lord to reveal Himself to Rudi, Zsolt and Andi (ZHOLT and ON-dee), as well as our hairdresser, Juszti (YOU-stee). 
5. For the Lord to use Jennifer in all of her personal evangelism work, especially as she shares with our neighbor, Andi.
6. For the Lord to use Len to provide godly training and counsel to Ferenc and Barnabás.
7. For the Lord to anoint Len and use him as he ministers to the youth group at the Erd church.
8. For our financial blessing.  That the Lord would continue to raise up partners to help us with special gifts and monthly partners, so that we will be able to focus on the ministry in Eastern Europe and accomplish all that He has put in our hearts to do.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

Love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

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