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 July, Joseph completed his locksmith training and received his certification as a locksmith (see
link). He cannot practice as a locksmith until he is 18 years old, which is two years from now, at which time he will need to get licensed.
Meanwhile he is now taking lessons in advanced locksmith training. His goal is to finish these as soon as possible, hopefully by the end of August. With the Lord's help and with prayer support, we trust he will complete all of those lessons soon.
Ministry: Len is preparing to travel to New Hampshire on ministry next week. Please remember him in prayer for the Lord to lead, guide, anoint, and use Len for His glory, that the Lord would release the gifts of the Spirit and bring Len into contact with all those whom He wants Len to minister to.
Len sent out his monthly edition of the
Old News That's Still Fresh in September, which received a higher than usual number of views. We hope you will take a moment to check it out, especially the first article in it.
As we continue to administer our
discipleship training school (DTS), now in its tenth 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 three nations including Kenya, South Sudan, Nigeria, and Uganda.In August, Len received the following email from one of our graduates in England named Catherine:
Dear brother Len and sis Jennifer.
There have been some miracles of salvation on Thursday afternoon. [One was] Ron, who claimed to be an agnostic and changed his mind after hearing the gospel and got saved. Osman a Muslim young man, asked why [God] commanded sacrifices, and needed assurance of going to heaven. He also got saved.
A young man from China got saved, and we led him to the City Church where other Chinese people attend. And two young girls also got saved. Two ladies got healed at our Church. I thank and praise our Lord for these miracles of healing and salvation.
Our Lord has asked me to do a three-day fast and to pray on Sunday 3rd, Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th to help bring salvation and more miracles, as time is getting closer to our Lord's return.
I continue to pray for you all and Doulos Mission International for more people to join and grow. I continue to pray for you all.
Bless you all.
With love in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Sister Catherine."
Praise the Lord! It's great to see sister Catherine continuing to reach out to strangers with the gospel and see so many getting saved and healed. To God be the glory!
In August, Len received the following message from brother Henry, one of our graduates in
South Sudan:
Dear bro Len,
I greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I just want to give God praise. My course at DTS changed my attitude and the way I take the Word of God. I read the Word of God on a daily basis, but the dimension at which I receive it has greatly changed.
To me the Word of God is a testimony. A few days ago, the Holy Spirit gave me 1 Peter 4: 13-19. I really count suffering [as] joy when we go through a lot of pain for the sake of Christ. I thank God for ministering to me and giving me an opportunity to serve His people.
Bro Henry."
Praise the Lord for the spiritual growth that brother Henry has experienced, and the way the Lord is encouraging him through the Word. Praise the Lord also for the Lord's provision for them to purchase all the essentials that had been stolen during the recent attack, which was made possible through the generous gifts of those who have given to the crowd funding campaign we posted online.
He and his wife are planning to take a very brief furlough back to their home country of Uganda for about three weeks starting next Tuesday. Please join us in praying for their safety, the safety of their property in South Sudan while they are away, and for the Lord to bless every aspect of their trip, including their reunion with their four children, and for it to be a time of refreshing for them physically and emotionally, since they have not been back home in four years.
We shared with you last month about a Christian Iranian refugee family in Turkey, whose twelve-year old son, named Sina (pictured left) is suffering from deafness. The Lord provided the funds for him through our crowdfunding campaign, so that he can have a cochlear hearing device implanted, which is now scheduled to take place on Monday, August 18th. Thank you to all who helped make that possible through your generous gifts. Please agree with us in prayer for the Lord to restore his hearing.
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:- For helping and enabling Joseph to complete his locksmith training and receive his certification.
- For providing for brother Henry and his wife to travel to Uganda on furlough later this month.
- For the testimonies of sister Catherine and brother Henry.
- 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.
Prayer needs:
- For the Lord to help our son, Christopher, to find an excellent, well-paying job in the IT field.
- For the Lord to lead, guide, direct, protect, and anoint Len as he travels to New Hampshire next week on ministry, and for the Lord to connect him with those to whom He is supposed to minister.
- For the Lord to continue using sister Catherine in healing and evangelism.
- For the Lord to heal Sina from deafness and for his surgery on August 18th to go well.
- For brother Henry and his wife as they travel to Uganda on furlough later this month for a few weeks, and for Him to refresh them physically and emotionally.
- For the Lord to continue multiplying disciples through all of our students and graduates.
- For the Lord to give us wisdom and 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 fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
- For the Lord to open new doors of ministry opportunity.
Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.
with love from all of us,
The Lacroixs
There are two ways to donate to Doulos Missions International. You may either send a check or money order by mail to:
Doulos Missions International
PO Box 5526
Manchester, NH 03108-5526
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