Monday, August 14, 2023

August 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 August, Christopher continued to search for employment, applying for many jobs online, submitting his cover letter and resume to many employers. But so far, none have called him for an interview, except for one that asked him to send in a video of himself sharing about his qualifications. That was the Christian academy we mentioned last month. They never reached back out to him, except for an automated email he got from them when he followed up. Please remember him in prayer for employment.


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 six nations including Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, South Sudan, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.

We have a new student in Kenya, named Mwendwa, that has recently enrolled in our DTS after discovering us through Len's articles online that she had been reading. 

She recently came back to the Lord, following nine years of backsliding in sin after she initially came to the Lord in 2002. Although she spent years in bondage and the New Age, even coaching others in that deception, the Lord has been merciful to her and faithful to bring her back to Himself through repentance and faith in Christ. 

She says regarding her reason for enrolling: "I desire to grow as a true disciple of Jesus, gain a deeper understanding of correct Christian doctrine, have a living and holy relationship with Jesus that truly makes me a light of the world and also to be able to use my gifts to be a faithful servant and win souls for Jesus." 

Praise the Lord for bringing her back to Himself and bringing her into our midst, so that we can disciple her. We look forward to serving her over the next three years of our journey together with her. Please take a moment to read her abbreviated testimony called Delivered from Bondage and New Age Deception.

Brother Max in Uganda, who is one of our students there, sent us this testimony in August:

"Praise king Jesus! I'm grateful for what God is doing in my Life and family through DTS. 

I am encouraged to serve the Lord and to always take responsibility and be accountable to my group members and pray for souls as well as sharing the love of Jesus with people. 

We are also thanking God for giving us victory in baptizing two people in this month. 

Lastly I would like to testify of God's continuous provision. I give him all the glory.

God blessings be upon us all."

We give God the glory for what He's doing in brother Max's life including the two people he baptized into Christ this month.


We would like to share a praise report regarding sister Catherine, one of our DTS students in England, who was recently interviewed in her home on God TV, in order to share her testimony. She wrote to us in August:

"Dear brother Len and sis Jennifer,

"Time is running out to witness before the Lord raptures the Church, so I have been fasting and praying about witnessing more and for the Churches and for revival. I have had a greater urgency to witness to the lost. Our Lord helped me to present my testimony with Randy Kay on Youtube, then a few months later the ‘God TV’ crew came to make a video of an interview of my testimony, [for] broadcast in September. Then I was invited to a Church in Halifax, and gave my testimony, [after which] three young people got saved. Thank and praise our Lord. The Halifax Church invited me to help them with street evangelism, which I’ve begun doing. So our Lord has answered my prayers and I continue to obey our Lord to witness.

With love in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Sis Catherine"

Praise the Lord! In a follow up email from her just as this newsletter was being published, she said regarding her trip to Halifax, "We went street witnessing on Saturday (Aug 12th), and some people got saved. Sunday we went to Dewsbury Gospel Church [10 miles east of Halifax], and I gave my testimony just before the minister gave his sermon." You can read two articles about Catherine's two encounters in heaven here called Teen Dies, Enters Heaven, Meets Jesus -- Catherine's Testimony and Catherine Hughes' Second Encounter in Heaven.


We would also like to welcome back sister Dorcas in South Africa, who originally enrolled in the DTS in December 2020, but has been out of the school for nearly a year and a half.

Len also sent out the Old News That's Still Fresh in August 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 the opportunity sister Catherine has to share her testimony publicly on Fishers of Men in Halifax, England
  2. For bringing sister Mwendwa in Kenya back to Himself and into our DTS.
  3. For bringing sister Dorcas back into the school.
  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 Christopher to find an excellent, good-paying job in the IT field.
  2. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
  3. 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. 
  4. 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).
  5. 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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