June 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 May, we celebrated Christopher's high school commencement with worship; a formal ceremony, at which Len shared some remarks; the presenting of Christopher's diploma to him; and prayer for him. We had several guests join us to celebrate with us, who were all children from one Christian family. They also stayed afterward for the party that included sandwiches, cake, and fellowship. 

We're so pleased with the way Christopher has diligently applied himself to his studies and how the Lord has helped him to get straight A's in college, while also getting nearly perfect grades in high school. Praise the Lord!

Christopher is now seeking to find a job in IT Support. He also passed three big exams, in order to obtain his A+ certification in IT Technical Support, along with his Network+ and Security+ certifications, which are sought-after professional certifications. The exams he took in order to get these are known for being very difficult. Thank you to those who prayed for that. Please pray with us that he gets a good job in the IT field now, especially one that is either very close to home or working remotely from home.

We recently posted Christopher's salvation testimony online, which we hope you'll check out at How I Came to Know Jesus.

The girls -- Faith, Hope, and Charity -- finally moved into their own apartment in early June. They feel so blessed and are very thankful to the Lord for their new place, as they begin this new chapter in their lives. Thank you to those who prayed about that. Please pray that the Lord will provide all the furniture they need, such as a dining set and desks.

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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.

Len received the following testimony in June from brother Martin, one of our DTS students, who is a pastor in Uganda with a vision for taking the light of Christ to the community:

"Hello brother Len,

I greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!

I want to appreciate you for the work you are doing in bringing the bible knowledge through DTS to me and to those who are also still searching to know the true word of God.

I thank God for that. You are one of the instruments that God is using to enlighten those who are still under the bondage of false doctrine like those who have misinterpreted the word of God and refuse to accept the facts.

I thank God for allowing me to be part of your DTS as well through LTG. Glory be to God forever and ever!

Brother Martin Kuku"

Praise the Lord! To God be all the glory. Brother Martin is now in his Second Year Third Quarter, and he is serving the Lord at a refugee camp there in Uganda, reaching people for Jesus.

DTS Photo Album.

In June, Len received the following testimony from brother Henry in South Sudan, who is one of our DTS students there and a pastor:

"I have been conducting our LTG meetings weekly and by the grace of God our numbers have increased to now five LTG groups of three people per group, totaling fifteen members. We give all the glory to God."

Praise the Lord. That is the kind of multiplication of disciples we teach all our students to do, and it's so exciting when we see them putting it into practice in their own lives and ministries.

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In May, Len received the following testimony from brother Tom in Uganda, who is one of our DTS students: 

"Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ.

Concerning what you have written to me recently about Jesus film project, 

We have trained many Christians in discipleship and yesterday we baptized 23 new church members. Next week we shall baptized more 20 members who are still undergoing discipleship. The twenty three people we baptized were saved as a result of the film shows. Still twenty more are going to be baptized the following week.

I have so far shown [the Jesus Film] over one hundred times since I [received] the equipment. Four more churches were opened as a result of the Jesus film. Praise the Lord. 

We are going to have a mega crusade beginning Saturday next week. We hope to have several shows during the four days. We are planning to reach different camps this year.

Blessings.

Brother Tom."

Praise the Lord! Please see brother Tom's excellent testimony of the amazing miracles the Lord did through his Jesus Film Project ministry, in which he encountered intense spiritual warfare, whereby thousands were reached with the gospel and hundreds were saved. Simply follow this link for a short, but powerful testimony.

We would like to share a praise report regarding sister Catherine, who was a guest on the Randy Kay program, in which she shared her testimony, which you can watch at this link: Teen Dies and Enters Heaven After Encounter with Jesus, Angels, and others. Most of the comments on the Youtube video indicated that people around the world who watched the video were very blessed by her testimony, as well as the sweetness and joy of the Lord she exudes. We hope you will take time to listen to it. 

Just recently she was traveling in York, England, and the Lord led her to touch someone's life in a way that will probably have far-reaching, eternal consequences. While she was in a coffee shop, the Lord told her to go over and speak to a woman who was sitting there, whom she didn't know. She didn't know what she would say, but began a conversation about grandchildren, and it led to Catherine sharing part of her testimony, including how the Lord rescued her from attempted suicide. The lady was grateful for that conversation, because she had been contemplating suicide and was on her way to visit her daughter for the last time before she ended her life. But this contact with Catherine seemed to give her renewed hope, as the lady said she could feel Catherine's peace. Praise the Lord!

Brother Peter in Kenya, who is one of our DTS students there, wrote to Len recently to let us know that his home burned to ashes in a fire, and he lost everything, but escaped with his life. Thankfully he was at work on his night shift when the fire happened, so he was not in the building, but all he owned was destroyed. The Lord has since provided him another place to live, and he has slowly begun to replace some of the things he lost. We had been praying that the Lord would provide him with a better job that would not take such a toll on his health as the nighttime security guard job he has, but it turned out to be a blessing that he had that job when the fire occurred, because it may have saved his life. Please remember brother Peter in your prayers for a complete restoration of all that he lost in the fire.

Brother Grace in Uganda, who is one of our graduates and our DTS Facilitator for his country, is in need of our prayers for his wife Dina, who has been hospitalized. Please pray for her complete healing and the Lord's provision for the medical expenses.

Likewise, brother and sister Ukauwa in Nigeria recently had a baby by Cesarean section (C-section) delivery on May 27th. The baby girl, named Miracle, was miraculously delivered four weeks before she was due, in order to reduce the risk to mother and baby in this high-risk pregnancy. Praise the Lord that mother and baby are well. Please pray that the Lord would provide for their medical expenses as well.

Sister Collete in Kenya, who is one of our DTS graduates, moved out of the old, sub par apartment she's been living in for a long time and into a better apartment, but is struggling financially to pay her rent. She needs the Lord to miraculously expedite the closing of an international business deal she is facilitating, which has been delayed excessively, so that she can pay her rent at the end of June.

Len also sent out the Old News That's Still Fresh in June to pastors, elders, disciples, and laborers in the harvest in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. We encourage you to read it also.

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 Christopher's high school commencement.
2. For helping Christopher to pass the exams to obtain three major professional certifications in the IT field.
3. For helping us to move our daughters Faith, Hope, and Charity into their new apartment.
4. For enabling sister Catherine to share her testimony publicly on the Randy Kay program.
5. For sparing brother Peter's life when his home was burned to ashes.
6. For the birth of little baby Miracle to brother Uchenna and sister Henrietta.
7. For the people that brother Tom has been reaching for Christ through the Jesus Film.
8. For the way that brother Henry is multiplying disciples in South Sudan, despite the serious dangers.
9. For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students.
10. For the people who have recently come to Christ through the ministries of our DTS students, and for those who have been baptized.
11. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
12. 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 Christopher to find an excellent, good-paying job in the IT field.
2. For the Lord to heal sister Dina (wife of brother Grace), who is in the hospital.
3. For the Lord to provide for the medical expenses of Uchenna and Henrietta, as well as brother Grace and sister Dina.
4. For the Lord to provide for Peter and restore his possessions that were destroyed in the fire.
5. For the Lord to expedite the close of sister Collete's business deal so she can get paid.
6. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
7. 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. 
8. 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).
9. 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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