Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! We're pleased to share with you the amazing things the Lord has been doing in our lives and ministry.
Family: Christopher is still doing well in his new job as an IT Help Desk Analyst. He still hasn't received the delayed promotion he was supposed to get, and has been told by his supervisor that it won't happen until at least January now, so he continues to wait for it patiently.
Joseph took his annual standardized tests last month, and we received his test scores back from the Iowa Assessments, which were excellent. The scores showed impressive academic strengths, so we're pleased with the results.
Len also produced the following new short video below to provide viewers with a brief overview of Doulos Missions International and what the Lord has done through it by His grace, for which we give Him all the glory, honor, and praise (or watch on Youtube):
Honoring Men of Valor
Len convened the board of Doulos Missions International by conference call in October, at which time brothers Henry in South Sudan and Grace in Uganda were each invited into the meeting, where Len presented each of them with a Certificate of Apostolic Valor for their exceptional courage in their service to our King on the mission field. They were each allowed to bring a few guests with them, including their wives and spiritual sons who are now serving as elders of the churches that they planted, so that they could join us in honoring these two men of valor, who have risked their lives for the gospel.
It was a time filled with joy and deep emotion for us all. After Len read the citations on the certificates and presented them, the board prayed over each of the brothers. It was an unforgettable day for all of us. You can see the certificates online here at these links for brother Henry and brother Grace (by clicking on their names).
Doulos Training School
As we continue to administer our discipleship training school (DTS), now in its eleventh year (see DTS photo album), we'd like to update you on the amazing things that God is doing with it. By the grace of God, we currently have disciples actively training in two nations including South Sudan and Uganda.
Completing the Great Commission
Our ongoing Phase III ministry collaboration with three of our graduates in South Sudan and Uganda is documented at the links below:
The following is our best attempt at a condensed version of the many praise reports.
Uganda Highlights
"My beloved brother Len,
"Greetings brother Len in the Matchless Name of Jesus Christ,
"I want to thank God for the gift of life, the opportunity to serve Him, and generally being in this ministry team serving God.
I'm happy at the same time sorry to send this update late. It's unfortunate we have had a period of unrest in the Teso region; it's to do with security matters which I can't really tell in detail here. So our fellowships of Awawal, Ongole, Amidakan, Alitimon, Oculoi, and Acida have had no fellowship activities as some families fled their homes. Let's see what happens this week as the situation is normalizing."
Awawal:
"We thank God for the consistency exhibited by brother Vincent, unwavering faith, carrying out evangelism, public reading of the Scriptures and discipleship. They testified reading the Bible and discipleship is a new life."
Amen B:
"Thank God for a brother called Stephen who is ever consistent and present in fellowship activities. Brother Stephen is on a wheel chair since he succumbed to a motor accident more than 10 years ago. The fellowship is hosted in his home; he is reported to have requested another fellowship be planted in his home in Orungo district, and offered land for the fellowship."
Oderai:
"We conducted an outreach here where more than ten people came to the Lord."
Awoja:
"Sister Helen and brother Julius are still in the hospital continuing with treatment. We trust God will finally see her through. The fellowship is going on through major trials by God's grace."
Amotom:
"Brother Dan (from the Nakatunya church, who is overseeing this new fellowship) reported they had evangelism in the two nearby villages surrounding the fellowship, quite a number came to the Lord. Meanwhile their building of the temporal structure is ongoing.
"This fellowship has [already] become a sending Church, their understanding of the Bible is growing every day. Brother Dan testifies more people coming to the Lord, a boy by the name John has been a northern drug addict with all types of crimes they do in the community. Brother Dan witnessed, prayed for him and he gave his life to the Lord.
"Brother, we have many things to tell about what God is doing, including healings and deliverances. There are salvations taking place, including the father of the two boys. Generally there is power of conviction to the people who are witnessing a great transformation in the lives of believers. The fellowship has located a place to construct a temporal shelter offered [for monthly leasing] by the owner; he has promised to sell his plot to the Church with time to come, we are praying for that.
"In this location last time I encountered a mad man who saw me and jumped on my neck crying, 'Papa, I love you! Help, help me!' He hung around my neck, held on me and made me carry him by my neck all his weight on me before leaving after 5 minutes. I said a prayer and then he disappeared. Afterward I felt pain in my lower back for five days before completely being relieved. I couldn't walk or sleep well; I thank God for His protection and healing.
"I had a call to go to this new location that took a lot of our time that could have been used for a mini crusade in other locations. The issue is to do with the local authorities questioning the establishment of our new fellowship in their jurisdiction. This follows the fellowship's move to begin constructing a temporal structure in a place the fellowship rents for meetings. They demanded that the structure stops being erected until clearance is done. With security issues in the region, this tried to destabilize the fellowship activities for quite some good days up to now.
"Together with brother Dan, the local authorities agree to give us days to come up with objectives and goals of the Lord's Church to be presented to the respective offices, pending registration. I'm yet to finish paper work and get back to them, as well as other locations. Whatever happened did not stop the move of God in the place; salvations took place and deliverance. A woman from one of the notable born again Churches brought their son Peter Simon who had been tortured by demons for months, he could yell and cry continuously. The Lord immediately set free, we thank Him.
Acida:
"Acida fellowship is getting quite stronger amid Catholism. Brother Moses is still undergoing treatment of his injured leg. Brother Moses is still feeling the pain in his leg and going through treatment. The brethren testify God has strengthened the unity of the fellowship."
Ginnery:
"It is sad learning of the passing away of one our sisters Susan, aged 16 as reported by bro Amos. She was knocked down by a speeding car belonging to Orungo member of parliament. Burial will be tomorrow in their ancestral home in Aleptong district. This incident paralyzed the fellowship activities throughout the week; we pray for them."
Ongole:
"This location is surviving many trials, a place of much witchcraft and theft, where believers are targeted."
Alitimon:
"Brother Peter and Joseph with the Saints are facing persecution from individuals who feel the new faith is interrupting with their families and religious backgrounds. Public reading of the Scriptures is continuing."
"Your efforts in the Lord aren't in vain. May He increase His grace upon your life in discipling nations. The grace, peace and love of the Lord be yours abundantly. The Lord greatly bless you brother,
"Your fellow servant,
bro Grace."
There is more to praise God for that is not included here for the sake of brevity. Please pray for brother Grace and his team, including the specific requests he mentioned.
South Sudan Highlights
Brother Henry in South Sudan continues to provide oversight over all four churches and five prayer altars that he has established, as well as conduct leadership development with the elders. He provided the following encouraging updates:
"Dear bro Len,
"I greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
"I take this opportunity to thank God for the great work he is doing in South Sudan. Below are excerpts from the updates on the various locations:
Juba.
"People are being delivered from evil powers. There's a man who was a total orphan, but I thank God when I preached to him, he immediately gave his life to Jesus Christ. I also managed to reconcile a family which had separated by the grace of God. There's a man by the name Charles, and his wife Kiden who had family issues that caused divorce. They had stayed apart for a period of one year, but when I was teaching about forgiveness and the love that Jesus showed us on the cross, the man came out to confess, repent and accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and savior. When I talked with him, I discovered the need to talk to his wife as well. And when I talked to her, she also confessed Jesus Christ as her Lord and savior. And they were reconciled immediately, I give all the glory to God.
"There's a man who was brought to me for prayer, and his condition was really worse. The night after prayers, the Lord revealed to me in the dream, that the attack is affecting the mother, the man and the baby. So I requested that they bring for me the wife to the man, so that I pray for her and the baby. So the person who brought the man to church promised to bring them. I didn't know the gentleman before. I prayed with these people and believed God for healing. But the Holy Spirit convicted me to suggest, that the gentleman be checked in the hospital. When we went to the hospital, the doctors told me that the brother is HIV positive, and he didn't know. So this is the time I remembered the vision, and I told the doctor that the Lord revealed to me about the father, the mother and a child. So I suggested the two to be checked as well. When the checked, it came out that the mother and a small baby are also HIV positive. The whole family were traumatized with the news and no one could help out. They came to the church crying helplessly like there's no tomorrow. I thank God for the Holy Spirit, who gave me the gospel of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. I told them that Jesus came to solve the problem that we couldn't solve. Money can do a lot, people may do a lot but only Jesus gives us eternal life.
"I preached to them, and all accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and savior. I am seeing lives changing, and have confessed their sins. I have now seen two of his friends coming to give their lives to Jesus Christ.
"One woman was delivered from witchcraft. She confessed that she was taken to a witch doctor by her husband, and she was given some things that like stones, but not stones to keep in their house for protection and blessings. I led her into repentance and salvation by the grace of God, and I requested her to go and come back with her husband. I preached to the husband also, and he accepted Jesus Christ. They went and brought those things, which were given to them by the witch doctor and I burnt them."
Wau.
"The ministry is also doing well by the grace of God. People were delivered from evil spirits. One woman was baptized by the Holy Spirit. She experienced it for the first time in her life. We have some people who have received salvation. I was teaching about looking for the lost. And this teaching came at the right time because there were some people who had left the fellowship, but when the brothers reached out to them, they came back to the fellowship. They are now committed again in the discipleship classes. I give all the glory to God."
Rokon.
"I really thank God for the great improvement in security. We were praying for peace and indeed God has answered our prayers. We were facing big challenges in the security, but now the area is safe. We give God all the glory. Now people can move freely to attend prayers. We conducted door to door evangelism, and some people gave their lives to Jesus. And we also baptized some people by water. I give all the glory to God."
PRAYER ALTARS.
Check point.
"Healing, deliverance and people are receiving salvation. A woman suffering from swollen legs was delivered during our prayers. The strong bond of witchcraft has been broken.
"God is so powerful! A lady by the name Aisha who was a Muslim, accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. She said that she has been getting strange dreams when I am praying for her. Her home is not very far away from where we are always having the prayers. She could always get dreams when sometimes she is with us for prayers. Until when she decided to visit us. That's how she accepted Jesus Christ after hearing the gospel. I give all the glory to God."
Lok Luri.
"Number of people coming for the prayers has increased. Healing is taking place. A child called Blessing was delivered from skin sickness. I give God all the glory. Even those who were criticizing the prayer are now attending. People are receiving deliverance. There's repenting of sins and confession. I see lives of people being transformed.
"Bro Bidal is one of the brothers there, but he said that before attending my teachings, he didn't know that Jesus had power, and that someone can pray and things happen. But now he believes that there's power in Jesus, because he has prayed for some situations in other people's lives because of the teachings, and he sees God working."
Moriok.
"We thank God for the altar, which is growing. God is really doing amazing things. The attendance is increasing gradually. Wonders happen here. People give their lives to Jesus, receiving healing, and many delivered from evil spirits. One child was brought with a number on her body and very sick, I prayed with her. But when they came back after some days the baby was okay and the number had disappeared. This has been the second baby I have prayed for with the same condition, and from the same Altar."
Gorom.
"People are now coming in good numbers. During our prayers, people have been healed from different sicknesses and delivered from evil spirits. Others receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. During our session a Muslim accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. We are praying for him to be strong in the Lord."
Bor.
"We thank God for Bor. There's a market near Bor which was attacked by armed youths, and escaped with some women to the bush, and around 10 people were killed. We are still praying for peace to prevail. However the work of God is still going on. I really pray that no one dies in the bondage of sin minus accepting Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior."
Sunday school party.
"At the Sunday School party, there was so much joy. They shared Scriptures, memory verses, praises, drama, eating and drinking. I give all the glory to God. I have shared some of the photos (see the last six pics in the album at this link)."
Destructive Rain in South Sudan.
"We have been experiencing rain with much wind that has been affecting houses. Houses falling and roof being carried off. Our church in Juba was also affected because of the heavy rains, we remain in shaken in faith as we believe God for a break through. I was also able to fix the hole in the church roof, and I appreciate you and the family. May the living God bless you."
Henry's mother
"Thank you for praying for brother Henry's mother Sarah. She had been very sick with typhoid and malaria, but now completely healed. Glory to God!"
Gospel outreaches.
"I also want to inform you that our gospel outreaches will start late this month, and will continue up to the month of December. We are praying and believing God that many shall come to Jesus, and the lost will also come back to God."
"In conclusion, I thank God for His sufficient grace upon our lives to serve Him. I want to thank God for the gift of life he has given to us , and for keeping you there safely. I also thank Bro Len for his encouragement, prayers and teachings. I give all the glory to God. May God continue to watch over you. Sending greetings and love.
"Your servant,
"Bro Henry."
Praise the Lord for what He is doing through brother Henry. We give God all the glory.
Note: For conciseness, the testimonies of the African brothers have been edited and rearranged to combine multiple reports into one, while retaining the same meaning.
Nigeria Update
Brother John is one of Len's spiritual sons who graduated from our DTS in 2019, whom Len has mentored, and whom we have known for many years. He will be dearly missed. Through his ministry over the past year, hundreds of people have come to Christ, and nine churches have been planted in Nigeria in various villages and one urban location as part of this ministry; and under Len's direction, he mentored and trained elders, whom he appointed over most of these churches, who are now overseeing them.
Book Trailer Video
Len also produced the following new trailer video below for his book, A Willing Heart to Please the Father: The True Life Story of Dr. Andrew C. Stenhouse, MD (or watch on Youtube):
E-Magazine
As part of his Writing for the Master blog, Len sent out his monthly edition of the Old News That's Still Fresh in November, as he usually does each month. We hope you'll take a moment to read the content that he has published in this free e-magazine, as it is sure to bless, encourage, and edify you.
Len also produced an introductory overview video of Writing for the Master, which you can view below (or watch on Youtube):
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Len also produced several music videos that you are invited to watch. These include Move, Mountain, Move!, You Are My All, and Let Your Glory Fall.
All of Len's newly released music videos are also posted in the music section of Preparing the Way Radio.
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 Joseph to do so well on his standardized tests.
- For helping Len to produce several music videos of original worship songs to glorify God and edify the Body of Christ, as well as short reels to get the word out about DMI, Writing for the Master, and his book, A Willing Heart.
- For the 20th anniversary of our ministry and all that the Lord has done through it thus far.
- For the momentous occasion of honoring the men of valor and the Lord's presence that was there in our midst.
- For all the amazing testimonies of brothers Grace and Henry from their Phase III ministries, in including all the salvation, healing, deliverance, and outpourings of the Holy Spirit.
- For healing brother Henry's mother Sarah.
- For enabling and providing for brother Henry to get the church roof repaired in Juba.
- For all the people who have been coming to Christ in all these fellowships.
- 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:
with love from all of us,
The Lacroixs
- For Christopher to receive the promotion soon, along with a pay increase.
- For the Lord to continue to mightily bless the Phase III ministries of brothers Grace and Henry, and grant them great success with much fruit that lasts.
- For the Lord to raise up men to be elders at all the new fellowships where they are still needed.
- For sister Rose's complete healing from colon cancer.
- For God's provision for the gospel outreaches which will be taking place in South Sudan in November/December.
- For more open doors for the gospel in South Sudan, so that brother Henry and his disciples can reach every part of South Sudan with the glorious gospel of the blessed God.
- 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.
with love from all of us,
The Lacroixs
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PO Box 5526
Manchester, NH 03108-5526
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