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.
Since the days immediately following Thanksgiving, we have been suffering from a severe cold and flu, which has sickened all of us except Hope and Charity. Some of us like Len were sick in bed for days. Len, Jennifer, and Faith are still experiencing lingering symptoms of head congestion, runny nose, and tiredness. We'd appreciate prayer for healing.
Len's oldest sister Janet had surgery in November to remove a small cancerous breast tumor. We praise God that the surgery was successful, and the Lord blessed her with a full recovery afterward. The doctor told her during the follow up visit that "everything could not possibly be any better." Praise the Lord!
However, afterward, there was an interesting incident that occurred at work while Hope was working with Devon. He looked up and turned his head as if he was hearing something. When she asked what the matter was, he said that he kept hearing someone audibly calling his name. It happened three times, but there was nobody actually calling his name. He didn't understand it, so Hope told him the Bible story of what happened when the Lord called Samuel's name three times and finally Eli the priest told him to say, "Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening." She told him that it was probably the Lord calling his name. We don't know if he responded yet to the Lord as Samuel did, but we've been praying the Lord would save his soul. Please join us in praying for Devon's salvation.
Charity also had an interesting incident at work. The store manager of the grocery store where she works was raised as a Pentecostal Christian, but does not seem to necessarily be a practicing Christian currently. One day at work, she came to Charity, asking her to come with her to a motor room, where she closed the door and spoke to Charity amidst the loud noise from the motors. She asked Charity, "You're Pentecostal, right?" Then she shared some personal difficulties and trials she is going through, and asked Charity to pray for her, which Charity did. The next day, the assistant store manager named Fay came to Charity, saying she heard that she is a woman of prayer, and asking Charity to pray for healing from a serious shoulder injury she had experienced. So Charity prayed for her, too. We assume the store manager told the assistant manager that she should go and ask Charity to pray for her.
A week or so later, Charity gave the store manager Jennifer's contact info, and told her that her mother would love to get together to talk and pray with her if she wanted to. In response to that, Nancy her manager thanked her and gave her a hug. Obviously the Lord directed all of this, and we are very grateful for the opportunity He is giving Charity to be a light at her new job in the produce department there. Please join us in praying for Fay's healing, and for the Lord to use the trials Nancy is going through to redirect her to Himself.
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, Nigeria, Kenya, South Sudan, and the United Kingdom.
"Dear Brother Len,
Greetings to you in the mighty name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I like to let you know that the Lord opened a door for a week mission trip to the Republic of Benin; a neighbouring country to Nigeria's east.
It was one to strengthen those that were already believers as a result of an evangelistic work of the evangelist that I went there with. I trust that other visits to this country will involve evangelism and not only teaching and discipleship. We departed on October 31, and returned on November 7. We already plan to go back in March and my wife and I are already talking of going for the next one together.
I'm grateful to the Lord for that opportunity. Praise the Lord. The Lord bless you.
Deji"
"Greetings Bro Len and Sister Jennifer, its my great pleasure to thank God for two of you in the great work you are doing, by God's grace to see us grow and be more mature and steady, to rightly divide the Word of God. I am getting bolder like a Lion to fear nothing from our enemy the devil, after receiving such great and more knowledge in this DTS. Indeed it is said, "Knowledge is power." I am so blessed with the knowledge, I have received in this DTS. It has made me bolder, more sober, and to always have an answer, to so many questions asked, [as well as] matters brought for counselling. Almost all matters of concern are being handled in this DTS, like the tattoos, doctrinal issues, baptism of the Holy Spirit, and much more! When I do counselling, people are left in tears and receive an inner healing that manifests out with joy! And they bless the Lord for that! I am so grateful to God and DTS. God bless you, Bro Len & Sis Jennifer. I highly appreciate your ministry unto God's people. Thank you.
Bro John Matogo Babu
Uganda."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:
with love from all of us,
The Lacroixs
Praise the Lord with us for the many answers to prayer:
- For blessing us with a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner together as a family.
- For the open doors of opportunity to be a witness that He has given to Faith, Hope, and Charity in their jobs.
- For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students and graduates, and their brethren in Christ.
- 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.
- For the Lord to redirect Charity's store manager Nancy to a deep, abiding, personal relationship with Jesus, where she can find the comfort that only He can give, and to heal her assistant manager Fay from the shoulder injury and recent surgery on it.
- For the Lord to save Devon's soul, who has been hearing someone calling him by name.
- 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.
with love from all of us,
The Lacroixs
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Manchester, NH 03108-5526
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