Wednesday, April 15, 2020

April Update -- 2020

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 March and April, we have been on stay at home orders from our governor, as most everyone else in the world has been. Charity and Hope were laid off from work, and Len is anticipating a substantial loss of revenue in his employment due to the economic shutdown. Please pray the Lord will provide, which we are trusting Him to do in the midst of this worldwide economic turmoil. We know that you and all of us are being affected, and some very severely. It's time to draw near to God and look up, for our redemption draweth nigh.

Ministry: As we continue to administer our discipleship training school (DTS), 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, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and the United Arab Emirates.

As with the rest of the world, our students in Africa are on lock down, too. They cannot go to work and are only allowed to go out for essentials like food and water. Pray for the Lord to take care of them, keep them safe, and provide for them.

More DTS Testimonies

In April, Len received the following testimony from brother Grace in Uganda, who is a pastor there and one of our DTS students:

"Hi brother Len,

Having gone through discipleship v, a study about "rghteous deeds and white robes;" also "your rewards are based on your practice,"I have had good time with the Lord searching all a reas of my life.This study has helped me to prepare for eternity with the Lord. I have got the opportunity every day for our study as a family and together are prepared for the days to come.I bless the Name of the Lord for this!

Blessings,

Grace Okurut."

DTS Photo Album.

Len sent out his monthly edition of Old News That's Still Fresh in April to pastors, elders, and laborers in the harvest in the US, Europe, Australia, Africa, and Asia.

Resources: This month we would like to suggest some articles Len has recently written called Job DiamondsCoronavirus: Origin, Reason, and Remedy, and Economic Turmoil Worldwide. Len's latest articles are all available at Old News That's Still Fresh -- March 2020. His entire collection of his most popular blogs are 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 testimony shared by brother Grace.
  2. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
  3. For the Lord's leading, guidance, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.
  4. For the lives being touched for Christ around the world through our writing ministry.
Next steps and prayer needs:
  1. For the Lord to heal Jennifer from limited range of motion in her right arm, and for the Lord to heal Len of the same thing in his left shoulder, as well as from the pain.
  2. For the Lord to heal Faith and Len from eczema.
  3. For the Lord to heal Joseph from an outbreak of the skin on his abdomen that he's had for a few weeks.
  4. 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. 
  5. 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), and help them finish all their course work for the current quarter by the end of this month. 
  6. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
  7. For the Lord to raise up new faith partners, and for Him to provide for all our needs -- not only ours personally, but also those of the ministry -- as He releases a financial miracle.
Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

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