March 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: In March, we celebrated Len's fifty-seventh birthday with cake, cards, prayer, and a gift from the children that actually came in handy multiple times that very same day in an appliance repair in our home that Len was doing with the boys.

The girls continue to work at their jobs and share the Lord as they have opportunity. The Lord has given them favor with their employers, for which we are grateful. They also bought an older, high-mileage used car together recently, which needs a lot of costly repairs. They are working through all of the repairs, such as oil leaks, AC refrigerant leaks, and power steering fluid leaks, as well as transmission service, and hope to soon have the vehicle running well. We would appreciate your prayers to that end.

The boys continue with their home school education with Christopher finishing up his final year of high school, as well as his final college course in the IT Support certificate program at the local technical college. Please pray he will finish well in May.

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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, Nigeria, Kenya, South Sudan, and the United Kingdom.

In March, sister Catherine, one of our students in England, sent Len the following testimony:

"Dear brother Len and sister Jennifer,

I witnessed to a couple, David and Jane, last week. They talked about Evolution a lot, so I advised them to read the book, ' The Case For Christ,' by Lee Strobel. I sent them a copy of this book, and they are now keen to go to church, and want to meet for another discussion next week. So I continue to pray for their salvation.

I studied in the Christology II from year one fourth quarter again -- 'The Bodily Form of the Lord Jesus Christ,' which was awesome.  

Thank you so much for the DTS, I have grown so much since I started these studies, and I know I will grow a lot more as I continue studying.

With love in Jesus Christ our Lord,

Sis Catherine"

DTS Photo Album.

Len received the following email in March from brother John, one of our DTS students, who is a pastor in Uganda. He wrote:

"Dear Leonard, 

Thank you for your considerations in the areas I did not do as I should do! My continuous approach to this DTS, is because of your mentorship spirit! Actually English is not our [native] African language, and therefore we do [make] errors sometimes in expressing a statement or explaining a point; but you have handled me well, with great understanding, [compared to] how other instructors do! That has helped me to improve my English expression and [continue] improving even more! I thought to share this as a testimony, of what I have received besides the many lessons learnt in this DTS. Please continue to pray with me for my mind to settle and my body to be free from infirmity, [as I am] slowly recovering from malaria. Amen.

Bro John Uganda"

Praise the Lord for what He is doing in brother John's life. Please pray with us for his complete healing from malaria. On another note, his court case was postponed yet again to March 30th. This has been a severe trial for him in which unfaithful brethren have filed two lawsuits against his church and are believed to be bribing the judge. It has dragged on for months, but now it is about to conclude. Please join us in praying for a great victory in Jesus' name for him.

In March, Len received the following testimony from brother Max in Uganda, who is one of our students there and a minister of the gospel:

""Praise the Lord brother Len, I rejoice in the Lord for ordering our steps in ministry work. Three more baptisms were done making it nine since the beginning of the year. This is encouraging to my soul to learn that the Lord Jesus is concerned for me to do more work.

Through DTS, the Lord Jesus is still at work in the sense that I for one have been transformed greatly in the area of the study of the Scriptures.  My understanding of the interpretation of scriptures is getting more rooted to learn correctly, as well as to unlearn certain things I had previously Iearnt incorrectly.

The accountability in the LTG group meetings, having a neighbourhood brother in the heart for prayers etc is so effective.

May God uphold the DTS for the transformation of the world."

We give thanks and praise to God with brother Max for the great things He is doing in his life and ministry.

More DTS Testimonies

Brother Ibrahim in Kenya has now completed his three years of DTS training, and we will be holding a graduation ceremony for him soon. Praise the Lord! He also has a testimony regarding God's provision of employment:

"Good morning, brother Len,

I have been able to secure a short contract in the research field and I really thank God for this. He has been faithful all through. And also I am currently feeling much better after illness for like 3 weeks. All the glory and honor be God. 

Stay blessed. 

Yours in Christ,

Br. Ibrahim"

In March, Len received the following testimony from brother Grace in Uganda, who is a pastor and one of our graduates serving as the DTS National Facilitator for Uganda: 

"Praise the Lord Jesus Christ! 

I have a reason to thank Him for the wonderful things He is doing for us! 

First of all, I'm grateful to Him for caring for my family and for the wisdom He gave my two daughters, Mercy and Grace, who have made it into the university, having passed last year's senior six exams!

Secondly, I thank Him for giving us little children of ages nine to fourteen in our Church to evangelize our communities; through this 2 days ago, the children introduced me to their aunt Leah, whom I talked to, and she gave her life to the Lord. Glory to the Lord, Amen!

Br Grace"

Praise the Lord for all these blessings, especially for helping his daughters get accepted into the university, and for the little children evangelizing, as well as the woman giving her life to the Lord as a result.

In Len also received the following praise report from sister Collete in Kenya, who is one of our DTS graduates and our National Facilitator there in Kenya: 

"Dear brother Leonard, 

Blessings and Peace of the Lord.

I am grateful to the Lord always for the knowledge learnt from DTS that has been the base of the foundation of my ministry. 

About three weeks ago my prayer partner called me {to say] that her colleague' s wife was in a coma in the ICU and the doctors had given her 50/50 survival so she needed prayers. The colleague  is a Hindu and a non- believer. I told her to ask him if he believes in Jesus's healing power which of course he said yes.

My friend and I embarked on serious intercessory prayers. Our plea to God was that the healing of this woman would bring many to Christ through her testimony.

Our Lord does not disappoint especially where his name is glorified. To God be all the glory last week my friend called me to tell me the woman was discharged from the hospital fully healed to the surprise of the doctors. 

Hallelujah to the King of Kings!!

Sr. Collete"

Glory to God for that amazing answer to prayer! 

Two of our students were having technical troubles that were interfering with their DTS studies. Pascal in Uganda was struggling with a smartphone battery that would only last two hours before needing to be charged, but the Lord has provided for him to get a new battery, so that he can now study without that hindrance in his way. However, he injured his left eye in an accident and had an operation on it. It is still causing trouble, so please pray for his healing.

Brother Henry in South Sudan had been robbed and his phone had been stolen. He did manage to buy a new phone, but it kept freezing and he could not install apps on it. So the Lord provided a better one for him, and now he is able to resume his training. Praise the Lord for helping these brothers overcome those major technical challenges. 

Brother Stanley has begun teaching school in the Muslim village where he is the only Christian. He has been sharing Jesus with staff and neighbors, but so far nobody has shown any interest in the gospel. Please join is in praying that the Lord Jesus would come to these people and reveal Himself to them. Pray also that eventually the Lord would provide a new LTG partner for him.

Partnership Opportunity

If the Lord is leading you to financially support this important ministry, which is impacting the lives of so many people for Christ around the world by the grace of God, your cheerful obedience to Him would be greatly appreciated. Our partners are a vital part of what we're doing, and we'd love for you to be one of them!

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:

1. For blessing us with a wonderful celebration of Len's birthday together as a family.
2. For helping us to find a good used car for the girls to purchase.
3. For helping brother Pascal to obtain a new phone battery and brother Henry to obtain a new phone.
4. For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students.
5. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
6. 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:

1. For the Lord to help the girls get all the costly repairs done on their car and all the leaks fixed.
2. For the Lord to heal brother John from malaria and give him victory in the court case.
3. For the Lord to heal brother Pascal's eye from the injury and surgery.
4. For the Lord to save the Hindu woman who came out of a coma and her husband.
5. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
6. 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. 
7. 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).
8. 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

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