October Update 2015

Greetings from North Carolina in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ!  We're pleased to share with you what the Lord has been doing in our lives and ministry.

Family: Seven years ago today we were arriving in Hungary from America. We remember it well, and today we spent some time reflecting back on the Lord's wonderful provision that made our arrival there possible. Many of you were a part of that, and we're very grateful, especially for those who have been faithful all these years. Many prayed, others gave,and others even helped us get to the airport. One sister actually went over with us to help us through the airports and get settled into the mission field for the first couple weeks! It was all a great example of God's Supernatural Provision Using People. Our hosts met us at the airport in Hungary, and the Lord provided beautiful weather for our arrival and our first five weeks there (much like it is here today). God is so good! We give Him the praise. If you want to go back and view our first newsletter after arriving on the field, you can see it here, November Update 2008.

Jennifer

In October we celebrated Jennifer's birthday. This was the first year in which the girls baked her a cake, which was a delicious, deep-dish, carrot cake. The only thing Jennifer made was the icing, but the rest was all done by Charity and Faith. The Lord also blessed her with a beautiful, blue-sky day around eighty degrees. It was a glorious day! She had a wonderful little birthday party, at which she received some presents, cards, prayer for blessings, and lots of love.

Also in October, Faith and Hope went to hand out tracts in the neighborhood and evangelize. They shared the gospel with two twin girls, who gave their lives to the Lord Jesus afterward. Praise the Lord!

Joseph has been doing well in kindergarten, and has made progress with his reading. He received a new children's Bible and can read some of the short stories himself. He has also memorized Psalm 23 in the King James Version. Praise the Lord for his progress.

Last month we reported that our oven had stopped working. We are happy to report that after more than three weeks without an oven, we finally got a new one, which the landlord paid for. Praise the Lord. You don't realize how important an oven is until you go without one for an extended period.

Len

We also mentioned previously that our van had an oil leak from an unknown source, which needed to be fixed. Thank the Lord we managed to get that done, although it was very expensive.  We forgave the original mechanic who had supposedly fixed the leak last year, and we found a new mechanic to redo the job all over again. It seems to have taken care of the issue. Then we had an expensive coolant leak almost immediately after that was repaired, so we got that fixed as well. Praise the Lord! Two different shops also told us that we need some new tires, so we have shopped out a set and are planning to get that done soon, Lord willing.

We have also been shopping for mattress sets for the family, to replace the air mattresses we've been using since May.  We have found some that we think are reasonably priced and might work, and actually bought one twin size set to test it out, before we commit to a houseful of them. Meanwhile we have been praying for the Lord to provide for all these major expenses. He is faithful and will do it.

More photos.    

Ministry: We have received positive feedback from the two students enrolled in our discipleship training online called the Doulos Training School (DTS), a three-year, distance education school intended for those who desire to become a disciple that makes disciples. Len has been spending time teaching them, whenever they have questions.

Nickeshia in Jamaica commented, "I am learning more and more and I am loving it...I try to follow the Word because there should be a difference in us as believers. I use to do a lot of research but this one is structured."

"Deji"

Deji in Nigeria commented, "I'm learning more about those things about God that I was ignorant of, just few lessons into this program. I'm grateful!" We had previously reported that he was hired by a company to work in his field of soil science. However, he walked away from that job soon after he began, once he discovered they were requiring him to work on the Lord's Day. That was a real step of faith on his part, wanting to please God above all else. Pray that the Lord would supply all his needs and that he will find new employment.

Please remember Deji and Nickeshia as you pray for the DTS.

Last month we mentioned an anonymous reader commenting on an article Len had written, claimed to be hearing demonic voices, who were saying blasphemous things about the Lord Jesus, and goading him or her to commit suicide. This person was clearly under a major demonic attack. When he decided to contact Len, one of the demons tried to stop it from happening. But they were not successful. He called us and we ministered deliverance to him by phone. Results were positive immediately afterward and the next day, and we had a second call with him two nights later that seemed to go well. But then in the next two days afterward, he turned and attacked Len with false accusations and slander. We learned later that he had contacted two sisters we know in Zambia and followed the same pattern with them, eventually ending with his attacking them, too. Please pray for the Lord to rescue us from every evil attack.

"The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory for ever and ever. Amen." (2 Tim 4:18)

The Lord continues to use our online Christian literature ministry worldwide.  Len also continues to get encouraging feedback from those who are benefiting from it.

Richmond King

For example, Len received a note from a brother in Liberia, who also indicated that he would like to enroll in our discipleship training school, beginning in December. He commented on Len's article, Sins That Will Keep You From Heaven, saying, "Hi bro Len, I am glad for most of your post especially the define revelation. I hope the Lord bless and strengthen you for the great day of the rapture. I will be glad to see [you] in heaven, brother. The reason I admire your post is because I hardly see people in the West giving the whole counsel of God especially inward and outward holiness. I hope we could be good friends. I am black from Africa, Liberia precisely, and an evangelist by calling."

He later stated in an email: "Hi bro Len, I am so glad to received a reply from you, brother. I have been following the website for months now and I am happy that you teach inward and outward holiness. Bro, Len, we will endure many persecution to enter the kingdom of God (Acts 14:22). Everyone one of us who stand for truth and godliness will endure persecution ( 2 Tim 3:12). I normally evangelize the lost and I am greatly persecuted for the truth. Our Christian organization meetings are not really well-attended, because people hate the truth, but we maintain that we will not lower the standard of God. Bro Len, I am glad to be a part of Doulos Training School, because I know you stand for truth. Extend my greetings to your family.  Yours truly, Richmond, your brother in Christ."

Onor Wildrop

A Christian author in Cameroon, named Onor Wildrop, wrote to Len saying, "Dear Len Lacroix, I have been blessed and edified by your effort in publishing divine revelations. I am based in Cameroon and a lover of the Lord." In another email he said, "Keep up, bro, for your ministry in Christ, especially your online publication of divine encounters as well as biblical teaching. Souls are repenting and are coming back to the FATHER." And yet another time wrote, "May the Lord Jesus bless you and your family. May HE help us to make heaven. I really love the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. Holiness has started its work in me via your publication. Greet your family. I love you all. Onor Wildrop." 

One sister in Minnesota wrote: "Hello, brother Len, I just wanted you to know that I shared your blog, You Must Be Born Again, with a fellow bus driver and he thanked me. He was glad to see such a subject written about specifically, the way you narrowed it down to that specific subject. In fact, he said he would read it two or three more times, and I gave him your websites to study further."

A brother in Christ in California commented, "I find the Eternal Destinations blog helpful. Thank you."

Faith and Hope

A sister in Christ, in California commented, "Dear Len, Thank you for creating such a website. I have been praying for Our Father to reveal the truth in all things... And was lead to your site...Thank you!" And she added later, "I've made so many changes to how I live my life, and am closer to God now because of it."

Another sister in Christ commented on one of Len's articles saying, "Len, may the grace and strength from our Lord Jesus Christ be unto you unceasingly, Amen...Your website has really helped to strengthen some of us, who choose to remain on the ancient path of our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you."

For all of these things, we give God all the glory and the honor and the praise for what He has done.

"Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished You have done for us." (Is 26:12)

Resources:  This month we would like to suggest some articles Len has recently written called You Must Be Born Again, Rescue Souls!, Pleasing the Lord, Living a Life Worthy of the Lord, and Crucified with Christ. All of Len's latest articles are available at Old News That's Still Fresh - October 2015. Len's entire collection of his most popular blogs are at Writing for the Master.

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 glorious day the Lord gave us to celebrate Jennifer's birthday.
2. For helping us get the van repaired, especially the long-standing oil leak issue we had.
3. For helping us get a new oven.
4. For Joseph's progress with reading.
5. For the salvation of the twins here in our neighborhood recently.
6. For the Lord's leading, guidance, and help operating the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as for the progress being made by the two students, Deji and Nickeshia.
7. For the opportunities the Lord has given us to be a witness to people along the way.
8. For the lives being touched for Christ around the world through our writing ministry.
9. For the words of encouragement we have received from the people being touched. 

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to heal Len from lower back and sciatic trouble, causing chronic pain on his left side and down his left leg into his foot. 
2. For the Lord to deliver us from every evil attack.
3. For the Lord to assist us with the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who make disciples, resulting in multiplication for His glory. And special blessings upon Deji and Nickeshia as they study to show themselves approved.
4. For the Lord to place military people in our path who are ready for the gospel, and who will later be used by the Lord to reach many others for Christ here and in the uttermost parts of the earth.
5.  For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for Len, and that He would help Len by opening doors for ministry and giving him courage, that whenever he speaks, words may be given him so that he will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel.
6. For the Lord to send his angels with Len’s messages to those who need them, and for an open heaven over them when they receive his messages. 
7. For the Lord to continue to raise up new faith partners, and to provide for us, including all the furniture we need.

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:
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PO Box 5526
Manchester, NH 03108-5526

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September Update 2015

Greetings from North Carolina in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ!  We're pleased to share with you what the Lord has been doing in our lives and ministry.

Family: By the grace of God, we are doing well overall. In September, the children returned to home school and are making a smooth transition back into their studies.  Joseph is in kindergarten now and is really enjoying being in school like everyone else. 

In August, Hope awoke one morning with a desire to write a poem about the cross. Then she decided that she wanted to try and also cover the topic of cross-bearing. So that day she wrote an acrostic poem called Cross Bearing, which we have now posted on Verses to the King.

In September we went for a little picnic at a local park, which was fun.

We are currently still experiencing engine oil leaks in our van, which have recently gotten worse. We are praying and asking God to solve this issue, as the mechanic who previously worked on it is an hour from here, is booked solid for the next five weeks before he could see us; and up until now he has not been willing to accept responsibility for the leaking seal. We may need to just get it done some place locally, but we have gotten different opinions from different mechanics about what part of the engine exactly is leaking. So it is difficult to know how to proceed, but the Lord will guide us and provide for us as we pray.

More photos.    

Ministry: We continue to reach out to our neighbors as the Lord gives opportunity. One of them was a neighbor we called "Jim" in our last newsletter, who is a Freemason.  He visited with Len for a couple hours one evening and listened to the gospel. Len left him with some material to read that exposes the satanic nature of the masons, and he promised to read it, as well as discuss it afterward. However, since then there seems to be a change in the relationship, and no follow up discussion has happened yet. Pray that the Lord would reveal the Truth of the gospel to "Jim", that he would be truly born again, and that he would realize the evil of the brotherhood he is part of.

In our update last month, we mentioned a brother, named Lusindiso, in Capetown, SA, who has been sharing Len's articles with his pastor. The pastor in turn has given him the task of distributing the messages to various groups in the church. Lusindiso has been experiencing spiritual warfare against himself and his wife as a result of his efforts. Please pray for the Lord to rescue them from every evil attack.

Brother Lusindiso says the pastor is now having him translate my articles into the Xhosa language, which is the primary language of the United in Christ Ministries he belongs to. So he is translating them and reading them to the Church members on Sundays at the pastor's request.

Len also spoke to the pastor of the church brother Lusindiso attends. She is a woman named Nontsikelelo Blessing Dondashe, who told Len she had thought she was a Christian, but when she began to read his messages, she realized she wasn’t even saved, so she repented. Now she is doing everything the Lord shows her that she must do. She is making sure the people in the Church get the messages. But she is also distributing them in hard copy to local pastors and elders of other Churches. She does not know if they will receive the messages, since some of them aren’t even saved, but she at least wants to get the messages into their hands, so they have an opportunity to make a decision.

Her approach is to tell them, “Read the papers, then call me and we can pray about it." She also distributes them to school teachers as well, since they are in front of students and must also know what God requires. She was praising God for what He has been doing through these messages, and she invited Len to come to Capetown to hold meetings and teach. She said that she would work very hard to organize it, and she would invite other Churches to attend the meetings she would organize, so that they could receive this teaching from God. She says she wants to see revival come to that area, and she believes that if Len comes, the Lord will provide for all the expenses. Len made it very clear to her that he would have to pray about that and hear from the Lord whether it is His will for him to go there.

"Deji"

We mentioned last month that Doulos Missions International now offers discipleship training online through the Doulos Training School (DTS), a three-year, online, distance education school.  It is an international school for adult students in every nation on earth, and is intended for those who desire to become a disciple that makes disciples. First quarter began on September 1.

We have two students enrolled, one of whom is a man in Nigeria named Deji (pronounced like "cagey"), whom we have mentioned before, and the other is a woman in Jamaica named Nickeshia. We also have one student in Minnesota auditing the courses. By way of correction, last month we said we had students (plural) enrolled, but we only had one enrolled at the time. Perhaps the draft newsletter was written with that as a placeholder, and it did not get updated before it was published. 

You may recall that Deji recently earned a Master's degree in Soil Science.  And the Lord has recently blessed him with a job as well.  He testified about how he came to know the Lord saying that he grew up in a Christian family, and was involved in many youth activities, but he didn't know the Lord at all. He said, "I was very ungodly in my thought, ways and speech. Everything about me was of the world, yet I was a regular attendee in church. The funny thing was that people could not discern who I was, especially people in church. I lived a very reckless and dirty life until December 1, 2012 when a sister narrated a dream she had concerning herself, myself and one other sister in the church. It was a clear warning from the Lord! I was so scared and turned to the Lord."

Afterward, he returned to his studies on campus in 2013, and due to bad company he chose for friends, he gradually backslid right back into the world, until his condition was worse than it had been before he had gotten saved. He continued on that reckless path until September 2014, when he was visiting his parents, and heard a sermon on his sister's phone that brought the conviction of the Holy Spirit to his heart.

He said, "I realized how far away I had turned from God. I felt touched and knelt down to turn from my wicked ways and ask the Lord Jesus into my life. I started reading the Bible and praying more. I started getting into more of the things of the Lord Jesus, I started going out on evangelism and everyone began to notice a 'new Deji'.  Since March 15 this year, I started stumbling on some articles and videos about God's requirements on holiness, which awakened me to the fact that many Christians and myself have been very careless about our faith. This experience made me thirsty to know more about the Lord, what he has revealed about Himself in His word, and to be equipped for the work of God. In attending DTS, I believe that I will know more of the Lord until I give all of myself to Him." 

Our other student, sister Nickeshia in Jamaica is a married mother of two children. She is a trained school teacher for primary and elementary levels, which she has been teaching for the past fourteen years, but now she has been teaching special education students. Please visit the DTS online at Doulos Training School to find out more about how you or someone you know can participate. Please also pray for this new aspect of our ministry, especially that the Lord would develop through it many disciples who make disciples, resulting in multiplication for His glory. Please remember Deji and Nickeshia as you pray for the DTS.

You may recall we previously mentioned in our newsletter a reader, named Gino from Australia, who has been corresponding with Len personally during the month of August. He and Len have continued to correspond since then, including on Skype once, and Gino has shared his salvation testimony about how he turned to Christ from atheism. Len wrote an article about it called An Atheist Turns to Christ, which is very encouraging. In that testimony, Gino talks about how the Lord used Len's blogs in his growth as a disciple of Christ, and we give God all the glory for that. Praise the Lord!

Len has already shared his article of Gino's testimony with an Australian atheist now living in South Korea, who was also raised Catholic like Gino was. This atheist's name is Peter, and so far he shows no openness to the gospel. Please pray that he will come to know Jesus as his Lord and Savior.

The Lord continues to use the online Christian literature ministry worldwide.  Len also continues to get encouraging feedback from those who are benefiting from it.  One brother in Uganda, named Alex, contacted Len for advice and prayer about a very complicated and difficult trial he is experiencing domestically.  Len responded to him, and he replied gratefully. "Dear Len, thank you very much for the suggestions and guidance.  I must say that I have already learnt quite a lot through you and your writings.  You have so much material which is very educative about the Word of God and applicable to the current times.  I thank the Lord for using you and letting me come across your site." Alex has given us permission to share his need for prayer. Please pray for Alex that the Lord would bring deliverance from evil to his wife, show him what he should do in this situation, and would heal his son from seizures.

One anonymous reader commenting on an article Len had written, claimed to be hearing demonic voices, who were saying blasphemous things about the Lord Jesus, and goading him or her to commit suicide. This person, who only identified himself or herself as "1lord1god jesus4life", is clearly under a major demonic attack. He or she said, "I just hate life and wish to die." Please pray for "1lord1god jesus4life" to receive deliverance from evil.

Another project Len has been working on has been exposing a dangerous and destructive cult in South Korea.  That same Australian atheist we've mentioned, named Peter, brought to Len's attention recently that members of a cult based in Seoul, Korea, where he lives, produced the Trip to Hell video Len had written about. Due to his own roommate and most of his students at one time getting involved in the cult, he has seen it first-hand and through his extensive research become a subject matter expert. Len has since done his own extensive research and written an article about it, called Exposing the JMS Cult.  Although Len has been reaching out to two people within the cult that he has previously had contact with, he has not yet been successful in getting them to come out of the group. One of them is a lady in South Korea, named Hwa, who is in complete denial of the information he presented to her about the cult, and the other is a pastor in California named David, who is so far not responding to Len's attempts to reach him.

Finally, concerning the advice we received that we should publicize the prophetic message from brother Gabriel in Togo, and our decision to publish it last month, Len decided a day or two afterward to remove it from the newsletter and did so.

"Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished You have done for us." (Is 26:12)

Resources:  This month we would like to suggest the following articles Len has recently written called The Son of Man, Holy Washings - Part I, Holy Washings - Part II, Read the Bible for All Its Worth!, The Sin of Silence, The Witness of the Spirit, Judging with Righteous Judgment, Exposing the JMS Cult, An Atheist Turns to Christ, and The Evil Spirit of Alcohol. All of Len's latest articles are available at Old News That's Still Fresh - September 2015. Len's entire collection of his most popular blogs are at Writing for the Master.

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 end of summer picnic we had at the park and the successful return to home school.
2. For the new people we are meeting in the community and the relationships we are building. 
3. For the Lord's leading, guidance, and help operating the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as the students who have already enrolled.
4. For the opportunities the Lord has given us to be a witness to people along the way, including the opportunity Len had to share Jesus with "Jim" the Freemason.
5. For the lives being touched for Christ around the world through our writing ministry.
6. For the words of encouragement we have received from people. 

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to assist us with the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who make disciples, resulting in multiplication for His glory. And special blessings upon Deji and Nickeshia as they study to show themselves approved.
2. For the Lord to help Alex in Uganda by bringing deliverance to his wife, showing him what he should do in this situation, and healing his son from seizures.
3. For the Lord to help Lusindiso, in Capetown, SA, as he shares the messages and for victory in the spiritual battles.
4. For the Lord to bring Peter the Australian atheist into the kingdom of God through a relationship with Jesus Christ.
5. For the Lord to reveal the Truth to "Jim" the Freemason, and move him out of his comfort zone. 
6. For the Lord to grant "1lord1god jesus4life" deliverance from evil, especially the spirit of suicide.
7. For the Lord to place military people in our path who are ready for the gospel, and who will later be used by the Lord to reach many others for Christ here and in the uttermost parts of the earth.
8.  For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for Len, and that He would help Len by opening doors for ministry and giving him courage, that whenever he speaks, words may be given him so that he will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel.
9. For the Lord to send His angels with Len’s messages to those who need them, and for an open heaven over them when they receive his messages. 
10. For the Lord to continue to raise up new faith partners, and to provide for us, including all the furniture we need.

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

Donate Online

August Update 2015

Greetings from North Carolina in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ!  We're pleased to share with you what the Lord has been doing in our lives and ministry.

Family: By the grace of God, we are all doing well. In July, we took a trip to the zoo and enjoyed an afternoon there together.

The children continue to enjoy their friends here and another one of them gave his life to Jesus in early August, as Faith shared with him.  This time it was a young, four-year old boy, whom we will call "Tim". Pray that he will grow in the love and knowledge of the Lord as he walks out his decision.

Charity has been making very good use of her acrylic oil paints that she received for her seventeenth birthday in June. She has been watching some art lessons by video online, and she's been applying what she's learned very well. We're very pleased with her progress.  We've posted these online at the Recent Artwork page on A Brush with Life, if you would like to see them. She has also been writing more new poems, which are excellent. For example, there's Compassion for the Lost and God's Eternal Ways. These have been posted on Verses to the King, if you would like to read them.

In August we also celebrated Faith's thirteenth birthday with a small party at home. We all enjoyed some warm, moist, homemade gingerbread cake, prayed for her, and she received a couple of gifts and some cards. The Lord blessed her with a beautiful, sunny day for the party, as well. Please join us in praying that the Lord would bless her in this next year of her life with joy, peace, and even greater fruitfulness for Him than she has already experienced thus far.

Hope diligently completed her free typing course online, and she's made some progress with her typing skills. She can now type without looking at the keyboard for the most part, and although she is not very fast yet, it is an improvement over her previous hunt and peck method.

More photos.    

Ministry: We have continued to meet more of our neighbors, and the Lord has given us opportunities to share Jesus with some of them. As you would expect, generally speaking they are mostly military servicemen, or their spouse is, or they are retired military. One neighbor who is a soldier, serving with the 82nd Airborne, whom we will call "Don" for the sake of this letter, indicated an openness to the gospel as Len shared with him. Please pray that the Lord would open up the opportunity for Len to share further with him.

Len has also had positive follow up contacts with a couple of the people we previously shared with.  The two people are "Steve", whom we mentioned in our May newsletter, and "Roy", whom we mentioned in our June newsletter.  Both of them indicated a willingness to talk further with Len. We are praying and looking forward to the chance to share further with them, as the Lord allows. Not all interactions have been positive though. Some people have been closed to the gospel, which is sad to say. Please remember one of them in prayer in particular, who is comfortable as is, whom we will call "Jim". Pray the Lord will reveal the Truth to him and that he will be moved out of his comfort zone.

Doulos Missions International now offers discipleship training online through the Doulos Training School (DTS).  This is a three-year, distance education school, so all training is conducted over the Internet.  It is an international school for adult students in every nation on earth, and is intended for those who desire to become a disciple that makes disciples. In addition to the academic requirements, students are also required to do practical work throughout the course of their studies in the DTS. That includes maintaining a daily prayer life, daily Bible reading, participation in a discipleship group, known as a Life Transformation Group, evangelism, service for the Lord in some capacity, weekly participation in local worship services, giving tithes and offerings, accountability and submission to godly oversight. The first quarter begins on September 1, and we already have one student enrolled. Please visit the DTS online at Doulos Training School to find out more about how you or someone you know can participate. Please also pray for this new aspect of our ministry, especially that the Lord would develop through it many disciples who make disciples, resulting in multiplication for His glory.

The Lord continues to use the online Christian literature ministry worldwide.  Len also continues to get encouraging feedback from those who are benefiting from it.  Here is one testimony from a brother in South Africa, which Len has published with his permission in this present newsletter and online at Prodigal Restored to God:

"I grew up in a Baptist Church. In my early teens, I then stopped attending church for worldly things like football. In my late teens, I realized I had a spiritual problem. I went from one witchdoctor to another looking for solutions until one day someone in one of the prosperity churches invited me. After a long time there, with no breakthrough in my spiritual problem, my finances were drying up, as they really ask for money there. Everything is about money. They have campaigns whereby you have to come with all your salary plus bonus and sell your things, and put it all in an envelope with a request, which they say they will pray over in Israel for God to answer your problems."

"I then stopped going to any church. One day while browsing through the internet I came to a website, where I read a story of a certain ex-satanist from DRC, another African country about three hours flight from South Africa. I then began thinking seriously about my salvation more than my spiritual problem. Then while browsing through the Internet, I came to your blog, [EternalDestinations.info], from which I read a lot of heaven and hell testimonies that really shook me. My uncle has been inviting me to his church. I then decided to go there. Ever since that time, I have been attending there. However, I have been giving them the testimonies from your website, as they are not a holiness church."

"Their leader (the Bishop) has been introducing these testimonies to different groups (youth, mothers, fathers, etc). He has even given me the task of compiling these testimonies, and the corresponding videos, to give to these different groups, so that they may read and start letting go of certain things that the church wasn’t aware were sins before God."

"In short, I am in a church that is still striving for holiness through the testimonies found from your site. We thank God for that. It’s not easy, as some are resisting what comes out of these testimonies. Perhaps they feel they cannot be told what to do by a ‘new congregant’ such as me. But I believe with time, God will help us, though we may not have time."

Lusindiso Mfidi

J. Martin

Another reader, who is a law enforcement agency chaplain in the state of Georgia, wrote to us a kind note of appreciation saying in part, "I enjoy reading your works, which God has so generously blessed you through the power of the Holy Spirit, to publish for us to read.  May He continue to use you, bless you in knowledge, and grant you with many gifts for delivering His Word to the world."

Your brother in Christ,
J. Martin (Rome, Ga. USA)  


Another reader, named Gino from Australia, has been corresponding with Len personally during the month of August. He stated: "Len this website is an oasis of Truth for those who love the Lord and want to obey his Word." Later he commented, "I read a few days ago your article, Restored Truth. It is heartbreakingly true. History (is) repeating itself with man rejecting God's Word over man's opinion or denominations beliefs. That article really blessed me."

Len has also been in contact with the Burmese pastors about possible ministry opportunities in the upcoming months. As you recall, the plan is to meet with them in Malaysia, so that's still being discussed in terms of their availability. One of those pastors in Myanmar has put Len in touch with some Burmese pastors here in the US. Two of them, located in Texas, called and spoke with Len in August.  Their names are Daniel and Ling. Daniel indicated a need for training among the Burmese pastors in the States, located in Texas, Colorado, and Washington, so that is something we'll be praying about to see how the Lord would lead Len. Meanwhile a Hungarian brother in Hungary, named Balazs (BO'- lazh), has contacted Len to say he missed him and is asking if Len has any plans to return to that country.

"Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished You have done for us." (Is 26:12)

Resources:  This month we would like to suggest an article Len has recently written called The Ways of Life, Practicing Your Righteousness, Keeping a Prayer Journal, and Divorce -- Three Divine Revelations. All of Len's latest articles are available at Old News That's Still Fresh - August 2015. Len's entire collection of his most popular blogs are at Writing for the Master.

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 Faith's thirteenth birthday celebration.
2. For the new people we are meeting and the relationships we are building. 
3. For the Lord's leading, guidance, and help in creating the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as the students who have already enrolled.
4. For the encouraging prophetic message that He gave Len through brother Gabriel in June.
5. For the opportunities the Lord has given us to be a witness to people along the way. 
6. For the little boy "Tim" who gave his life to Jesus in August.
7. For the lives being touched for Christ around the world through our writing ministry.
8. For the words of encouragement we have received from people. 

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to assist us with the Doulos Training School (DTS), as we begin the first quarter on September 1.
2. For the Lord to develop through the Doulos Training School many disciples who make disciples, resulting in multiplication for His glory.
3. For the Lord to bless Faith in this next year of her life with joy, peace, and even greater fruitfulness for Him than she has already experienced thus far.
4. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for Len, and that He would help Len by opening doors for ministry and giving him courage, that whenever he speaks, words may be given him so that he will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel.
5. For the Lord to reveal the Truth to "Jim" and his wife, and move them out of their comfort zone.
6. For the Lord to help the little boy "Tim" to grow in his love and knowledge of Jesus Christ as he walks out his decision.
7. For the Lord to place military people in our path who are ready for the gospel, and who will later be used by the Lord to reach many others for Christ here and in the uttermost parts of the earth.
8. For the Lord to give Len guidance and provision regarding his planned, short-term trip later this year to Malaysia, as well as any trips to Texas or Colorado to minister to the Burmese pastors. 
9. For the Lord to send his angels with Len’s messages to those who need them, and for an open heaven over them when they receive his messages. 
10. For the Lord to continue to raise up new faith partners.
11. For the Lord to provide for us, including all the furniture we need.

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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July Update 2015

Greetings from North Carolina in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ!  We're pleased to share with you what the Lord has been doing in our lives and ministry.

Family: In June we celebrated Charity's seventeenth birthday. It seems like just yesterday that she was a baby and now she'll be an adult in less than a year. She got cards and a few gifts, all of which were thoughtful. One of the gifts was acrylic oil paints and some drawing paper, as she has really been blossoming as a young artist.

The boys also each got brand new bikes with some birthday gift money they had saved up. The Lord blessed us with great deals on the two bikes.  The total cost of both bikes put together was less than what many of the individual bikes are selling for these days.  Praise the Lord! This is Joseph's very first bike.  And Christopher has been without one for two years since we left Hungary, so they are both thankful to the Lord.

The children all completed their standardized "Iowa Tests of Educational Development" (ITEDs) in June and began their summer break from home school.  On the first day of summer break, Faith led one of her friends from the neighborhood to Christ. Praise the Lord! The eleven-year old girl's name is "Quintessa."  Please pray that she will grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, and bring her family to the Lord, too.

In July we received the children's ITED scores back from the testing agency, and were pleased with the results. They were not perfect overall, and all have at least some areas needing improvement, but they showed excellent progress in their studies. (Note: Please skip to the last two paragraphs under the boys' photo below, unless you are interested in the details on the test results).

As expected, Charity excelled in reading, writing, vocabulary, and spelling.  Her Grade Equivalent (GE) for Core Subjects was 13+, which means she is in the equivalent of thirteenth year of education, or freshman in college. In reality, she is entering the eleventh grade in the fall. Her overall composite GE for all subjects was grade 12.7.

Hope also did very well. Her strengths are in the areas of vocabulary, language, usage and expression, conciseness (she does not take after Len in this area), and reading comprehension. She did well in science, critical thinking, and scored 100% in Economics. Like Charity, Hope's Core Total GE was grade 13+ as well! Her overall composite GE for all subjects was grade 12.1.  So her overall aptitude is that of a high school senior, although she is fourteen years old entering grade nine this fall.

Faith excelled, too. Although she is starting seventh grade in September and is turning thirteen years old next month, she is at the aptitude of Grade Equivalence (GE) 9, meaning high school freshman. Her strengths are in the areas of vocabulary, reading comprehension, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, language usage and expression, scoring 100% in nine of the sub-topics within these areas. She also did well in science, maps and diagrams, and critical thinking.

Christopher scored high by the grace of God. Although he is a ten-year old soon entering fifth grade, his Core Subject GE reflected a 7.7 or seventh grade aptitude.  Meanwhile his overall composite GE was 8.6, meaning that overall he demonstrates an eighth-grade aptitude.  He scored above average in every subject except Math, in which he was fairly average. He scored 100% in about fourteen different areas, including Economics. So his diligence with his studies is paying off.

We praise God for the strong test results the children have received, especially since they have always been home schooled and have moved around quite a bit.  As a side note, Hope and Faith are taking an online typing course this summer, so they are staying busy during summer break.  Joseph is slowly learning to read and write.  He often comes to us with little notes like, "Love One Another" or "Hope for You." He prays and listens to a chapter of the Bible daily, by the grace of God.

We mentioned last month we had been trying to find a mechanic that could replace our catalytic converter on our fourteen-year-old van.  The dealer's price for the work is around $1,500, but Len was able to purchase one online through eBay for only $280, and even after miscellaneous parts and labor were included we got the converter replaced for about $400! Praise the Lord! That was a great answer to prayer.

More photos.    

Ministry: As you know, we are now living in a mostly military community that is close to Fort Bragg, the largest military base of any country in the world!

We have continued to meet more of our new neighbors, and the Lord has given us opportunities to share Jesus with some of them. As you would expect, generally speaking they are mostly military servicemen, or their spouse is, or they are retired military. One neighbor who is a soldier, whom we will call "Wayne" for the sake of this letter, indicated an openness to the gospel as we shared with him. The Lord put a love for him in our hearts, as He has also done with others we have met here. Please pray that the Lord would open up the opportunity for Len to share further with him.

We have also done a prayerful reconnaissance of some strategic evangelism locations.  Without disclosing for the enemy where those are located exactly, we will say that we had opportunity to witness to a young lady outside a sleazy establishment one night, who was a backslidden Christian.  For the sake of this update, we'll call her "Mercy" and ask that you please pray for her to repent and give her life completely to the Lord Jesus.

We have been encouraged to see statistical data indicating that the online Christian literature ministry is having perhaps the greatest impact, in terms of the numbers of people being reached worldwide.  Len also continues to get encouraging feedback from those who are benefiting from it.

For instance, a reader named Gino commented on Len's article about Gabriel Doufle Kokou's Testimony of Heaven and Hell, saying, "Though these holiness messages are very unpopular in general in today's churches, they line up with God's Word and the Truth is (that) without holiness no one will see the Lord."

Len has also been in contact with the Burmese pastors about possible ministry opportunities in the upcoming months. Meanwhile a Hungarian brother in Hungary, named Balazs (BO'- lazh), has contacted Len to say he missed him and is asking if Len has any plans to return to that country.

"Not to us, LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness." (Ps 115:1)

Resources:  This month we would like to suggest an article Len has recently written called Having a Servant's Heart and Tattoos and Body Piercing. All of Len's latest articles are available at Old News That's Still Fresh - July 2015. Len's entire collection of his most popular blogs are at Writing for the Master.

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 new people we are meeting and the relationships we are building. 
2. For the help the Lord gave the children on their ITEDs.
3. For the celebration of Charity's seventeenth birthday.
4. For helping us get the van repaired for a fraction of the cost that was originally estimated.
5. For the opportunities the Lord has given us to be a witness to people along the way. 
6. For the salvation of the eleven-year old girl, "Qunitessa" in our neighborhood.
7. For the lives being touched for Christ around the world through our writing ministry.
8. For the words of encouragement we have received from people. 

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to draw to Himself the neighbor, "Wayne," that we have been witnessing to.
2. For the Lord to help "Mercy" repent and commit her whole life to the Lord Jesus. 
3. For the Lord to help "Quintessa" to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, and bring her family to the Lord, too.
4. For the Lord to place military people in our path who are ready for the gospel, and who will later be used by the Lord to reach many others for Christ here and in the uttermost parts of the earth.
5. For the Lord to give Len guidance and provision regarding his planned, short-term trip later this year to Malaysia. 
6. For the Lord to send his angels with Len’s messages to those who need them, and for an open heaven over them when they receive his messages. 
7. For the Lord to open new doors of opportunity for ministry for us, and that we would be fruitful.
8. For the Lord to continue to raise up new faith partners.
9. For the Lord to provide for us, including all the furniture we need.

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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June Update 2015

Greetings from North Carolina in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ!  We're pleased to share with you what the Lord has been doing in our lives and ministry.

Family: As you probably know already, we've been experiencing a heat wave here, where it's been getting up into the nineties, and even hit a record high of a hundred degrees today.  Overall, it's been a hot, summer-like spring season this year.  We can't help but wonder what the connection is between the unusually hot weather globally, and the massive X-class solar flares that impacted the earth on March 11th and 12th, as well as on May 5th and 6th.  The Scriptures do say that one day the sun will be given power to scorch people with intense heat (Rev 16:8-9), so we know it is possible, and this seems to be a harbinger of things to come.

In June we continued to settle into our new residence.  The children continued to make new friends and play with them.  They have also been sharing Jesus with their friends in very meaningful and loving ways. One of those was a young girl who aspires to be a witch, whom we will call "Cassandra."  She is the daughter of the couple that we mentioned in our last newsletter that we witnessed to in our neighborhood, to whom we gave the alias "Steve" and "Nancy" to maintain their privacy. Please pray that "Cassandra" would come to know Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior.

The children have now finished nearly all their home school assignments for the school year.  Aside from minimal coursework that one or two of them have to finalize, they only have left to take their standardized tests, which we ordered. These are the kind where you darken the circle to indicate your answer, and they are timed. It's a requirement in North Carolina for them to take these, so the plan is for them to take these tests this week.

The hunt for furniture continues. The Lord blessed us with a kitchen set of furniture and a dining set that we picked up used from two different military families, one of which was having a garage sale and the other was moving to West Point to become a professor there.  We thank the Lord for these two finds, because the cost of both sets was less than one new set, and even less than the cost of many used sets for sale out there.  They required some minor repairs, which we have since done, and they are meeting our needs very well. Praise the Lord! We still have no bedroom sets or living room set, but it doesn't matter. We are getting along fine for now on air mattresses and folding chairs.

We are also trying to find a mechanic that can replace our catalytic converter on our fourteen-year-old van.  The dealer's price for the work is around $1,500, so we have been trying to find someone who can do it for less with perhaps an after-market part. It's been a bit of a challenge, since we are new to the area and don't have a mechanic yet that we have built a trusting relationship with.  We have until August to get this done, so that we can pass inspection and renew our vehicle registration.  This has actually been an issue for about two years, but somehow the Lord miraculously helped us to legally and legitimately pass the inspection two years in a row in spite of it. So we're praying this would be resolved inexpensively sometime soon.

In our May newsletter, there was a late edition that you may have missed, in which we reported that two days after we moved to the new location, we celebrated Christopher's tenth birthday.  Since we didn't have chairs, we were sitting on milk crates around a folding camping table.  But we had fun with it and it was a joyful time, as you will see if you look at the May newsletter photos at this link. The current June photos are at the following link below:

More photos.    

Ministry: Last month we mentioned that we are now living in a mostly military community that is close to Fort Bragg. After publishing our last newsletter, Len discovered a startling fact about the base that we were not aware of.  According to Army Technology, "Fort Bragg serves 52,280 active duty soldiers, 12,624 reserve components and temporary duty students, 8,757 civilian employees, 3,516 contractors and 62,962 active duty family members. It is also home to 98,507 army retirees and family members."  It's the largest military base of any country in the world!

We have continued to meet more of our new neighbors, and the Lord has given us opportunities to share Jesus with some of them. One of them, whom we will call "Roy" for the sake of this letter, doesn't know Jesus as his Lord and Savior, but he indicated an interest in knowing the Truth.  Please pray that the Lord would open up the opportunity for Len to share further with him.

Brother Ayodeji

Len recently responded to some "urgent" questions from a young man in Nigeria, named Ayodeji, who is awaiting the defense of his Master's degree thesis in Agriculture (Soil science). He had read some of Len's articles and responded afterward:

"Thank you so much for the effort. The Lord has used your ministry to reach out to me. I prayed for a deeper relationship with the Lord and few days after, I started stumbling on those things on your blog. Even if no one will believe me when I share it with them, I want to live in holiness for the Lord....May God reward you for the work you are doing on Eternal Destinations. I pray that the Lord would give us the grace to reign with Him in heaven."

Then Len sent him some specific articles of his in response to specific concerns Ayodeji had, so that he might encourage him, to which he responded:

"Your article on Jeremiah 6:16 is a reminder to what path I should take. Thank you so much, sir. May the Lord bless you and continue to use you to draw more souls to the old, narrow path that leads to eternal life. Your writings has been a blessing so much that I also wish that I could write for the Lord."

"I will like to ask for a favour sir...I would like to have you as a counsellor. The Bible says we should not put our trust in man, but my spirit bears witness that you are indeed God-sent to this generation to help people like me in our walk with the Lord in holiness. I do not want to fall into watered-down teachings of holiness again. When I discovered these things on your blog, I was surprised at how much the church has conformed to the world."

"Thank you for the words of encouragement and for your counsel. May the Lord bless you, sir...I read those articles you sent me and I've been much stronger in faith than before I got them. They've been a blessing to me, sir. God bless you."

Another lady named Michelle contacted Len with a serious question after reading one of his articles.  She asked, "I am living in sin with my boyfriend , what should I do? Will I go to hell? Does just believing in Jesus get me into heaven?" Len told her about the love of Jesus, as well as what the Word says about the sins of fornication and adultery, and warned her of the fatal consequences if she continues. He also suggested other articles that would help her to understand that we must repent of sin, obey the Lord, and live in holiness. Please pray for Michelle to repent and follow Jesus.

"Not to us, LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness." (Ps 115:1)

Note: Comments and photo of Ayodeji used with permission.

Resources:  This month we would like to suggest an article Len has recently written called The Difference Between a Disciple and a Believer and All Our Deeds Are Known to the Lord. All of Len's latest articles are available at Old News That's Still Fresh - June 2015. Len's entire collection of his most popular blogs are at Writing for the Master.

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 new people we are meeting and the relationships we are building. 
2. For the opportunities the Lord has given us to be a witness to people along the way.
3. For the lives being touched for Christ around the world through our writing ministry.
4. For the words of encouragement we have received from people. 

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to draw to Himself the neighbor, "Roy," that we have been witnessing to, as well as "Cassandra" the little girl our children have shared Jesus with, who aspires to be a witch.
2. For the Lord to place military people in our path who are ready for the gospel, and who will later be used by the Lord to reach many others for Christ here and in the uttermost parts of the earth.
3. For the Lord to give Len guidance and provision regarding his planned, short-term trip later this year to Malaysia. 
4. For the Lord to send his angels with Len’s messages to those who need them, and for an open heaven over them when they receive his messages. 
5. For the Lord to open new doors of opportunity for ministry for us, and that we would be fruitful.
6. For the Lord to continue to raise up new faith partners.
7. For the Lord to provide for us, including all the furniture we need and the car repairs.

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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May Update 2015

Greetings from North Carolina in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ!  We're pleased to share with you what the Lord has been doing in our lives and ministry.

Family: In April, we continued with our search for another place to live until we ran out of time.  We encountered more difficulties with this move than in any move either of us have ever made before.  We were approved to rent a place, but our negotiations with the rental agency and owner failed, so we walked away from the table.  In the end, by the grace of God, we found another place. And within less than a week before we had to move out of the guesthouse, we received approval to lease it. God provided a place for us to stay at the "eleventh hour". It's a two-story, four-bedroom, two and a half bath home with a private back yard. It even has a playground for the children. Praise the Lord!

But even once we were approved and signed the lease, we encountered many trials and difficulties in the process of moving.  For example, something happened with our mover during the last thirty minutes before our scheduled move time, and we were left without help.  All our belongings were packed and ready to be loaded into a truck, the guesthouse was cleaned and we were ready to go on time, but we now had nobody to move us, and no truck. Len asked a few neighbors and called a local pastor, but nobody was able to help us. He decided to rent a truck and managed to find a mover who could move us the next morning, whom we will call Bill.  So we stayed an extra night at the guesthouse, still within our allowed time limit to stay until April 30th.

The next day we moved without a problem, and the Lord gave Len an opportunity to share his testimony with the mover that rode in the truck with him, whom we will call Don.  It turned out that both Don and Bill are Christian men, but Bill said he is not walking with the Lord as he should.  He also asked Len to pray for Don, as well. It seemed like the Lord had put it together, and we were all very grateful for their help, as well as our time of sharing together. Praise the Lord.

Meanwhile, we are shopping for furniture.  Thank the Lord that the place we are leasing came with all the major appliances, including a washer and dryer.  But we have been staying in furnished homes since we returned from Hungary, and we don't have furniture of our own, except some office furniture. So it's like starting all over again.  We are managing fine with air mattresses, folding chairs, and folding tables that we bought to get us through temporarily for a few weeks or months until we can furnish the place.  Meanwhile some of us are still living out of suitcases, but nobody is complaining. It's an adventure! Please pray the Lord will help us find all that we need.

Since we have been in this house, the children have begun to make new friends and play with them.  One of the young girls in the neighborhood told Christopher that she hasn’t gone to church in a while.  Later, while the children were talking with her, Faith asked her, “May I ask you something?” The girl said she could, so Faith asked, “Do you know that Jesus loves you?” The girl said she does. Then Faith asked, “Do you know Him as your Lord and Savior?” The girl nodded. “Good,” Faith said. Sometime during the conversation, the girl said, “I beg my parents to let me go to church, but my mother and father are busy.”  Pray that the Lord will enable this girl and even her parents to eventually join us for church here in our home.

Christopher celebrating his tenth birthday

Meanwhile the children have resumed home schooling and will soon be taking their final exams, Lord willing. One advantage of living here is that there is a home school coop in the area that is connected with a local Church. And a nearby Christian neighbor, who came and introduced herself to Jennifer, mentioned that she home schools her children as well. So we are grateful for the new relationships we are already beginning to build here.

In May, two days after we moved to the new location, we celebrated Christopher's tenth birthday.  Since we didn't have chairs, we were sitting on milk crates around a folding camping table.  So that's why he appears a little low in the birthday cake photo above.  But we had fun with it and it was a joyful time, as you will see if you look at the additional photos at the link below.

More photos.    

Ministry: We are now living in a mostly military community that is close to Fort Bragg, home of the Airborne and Special Forces Operations. The Special Warfare Center is where the U.S. Army’s special operations warriors are trained and prepared for assignments around the world.  According to Army Technology, "Fort Bragg serves 52,280 active duty soldiers, 12,624 reserve components and temporary duty students, 8,757 civilian employees, 3,516 contractors and 62,962 active duty family members. It is also home to 98,507 army retirees and family members."  It's the largest military base of any country in the world!

We have been told that seventy-five percent of the population in the subdivision where we now live is comprised of military residents, and perhaps the majority of the remaining twenty-five percent are retired military personnel. Many people are able to retire from the military in their early forties, so most of the community seems to be our age or younger.

Before we moved here, as we were praying about where we should live, we spent some time together waiting on the Lord about that. Len sensed the Lord was saying it would be within a forty-five minute radius of the guesthouse where we were living.  But he didn't want to consider moving south or southeast of the guesthouse toward Fort Bragg, because we had read that the crime rate is very high in that area.

Nevertheless, Len sensed the Lord may want to use us to reach and minister to military servicemen and women (he himself got saved as a young soldier in the Army), so he felt he could not rule out the possibility of living in that area. He figured that if it turned out that the Lord was speaking the same thing to Jennifer, then he would take that as a confirmation and he would be open to such a move. And as we later discussed what we each received from the Lord in prayer that night, we did in fact both sense that the Lord may have us to minister to the military servicemen in the Fort Bragg area.  Neither of us had any natural desire within ourselves to move into this area, but we felt that we were being led by the Lord to do so.

The home we moved into is forty minutes south of where we were living at the guesthouse, and about twenty minutes north of Fort Bragg. So the fact that we ended up in this area seems to be precisely according to the direction we received from the Lord, and it seems to be a step forward into the territory where the Lord wants us during this next year.  We feel as though we have been divinely and strategically positioned.

Many of these people around us are in positions of influence and are often deployed to various places around the world. So the potential for multiplying disciples is great, and it's no wonder there seemed to be such strong opposition to us coming here. Please pray that the Lord would place military people in our path who are ready for the gospel, and who will be later be used by the Lord to reach many others for Christ here and in the uttermost parts of the earth.

We have already begun to get a taste of that as we have started to meet our neighbors.  As we took a walk in the neighborhood one night recently, we stopped and talked to one neighbor, who was sitting on his front porch. As we spent time getting acquainted with him and his wife, Len had the opportunity to share the Lord with him. We learned that he is an Army officer who recognizes that he needs the Lord. We both appreciated how he was honest with himself and us about his spiritual condition. So we are praying for these precious people, whom we will call "Steve" and "Nancy", and are looking forward to the chance to share further with them, as the Lord allows.

Meanwhile, we still believe the Lord will continue to have Len go on short-term ministry trips overseas for the time being, and continue with the Christian literature ministry online.  Len continues to receive encouraging notes from readers regarding his articles.  One reader commented by saying:
"Dear Len, Thank you very much for your incredible teaching. Be blessed abundantly."  Praise the Lord for the way He is touching lives for eternity through this ministry.

"Not to us, LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness." (Ps 115:1)

Resources:  This month we would like to suggest some articles Len has recently written called Confrontational Evangelism, The Love of Jesus, and Philosophy and Empty Deception.  All of Len's latest articles are available at Old News That's Still Fresh - May 2015. Len's entire collection of his most popular blogs are at Writing for the Master.

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 successful move to a new place to live in a new territory where the Lord has placed us.
2. For the new people we are meeting and the relationships we are building. 
3. For the opportunities the Lord has given us to be a witness to people along the way.
4. For the good health the Lord has blessed us with.
5. For the lives being touched for Christ around the world through our writing ministry.
6. For the words of encouragement we have received from people. 

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to provide us with all the furniture we need. 
2. For the Lord to draw to Himself the neighbors, "Steve and Nancy," that we have been witnessing to, as well as "Don" and "Bill" the movers, and the little girl our children have invited to Church.
3. For the Lord to place military people in our path who are ready for the gospel, and who will be later be used by the Lord to reach many others for Christ here and in the uttermost parts of the earth.
4. For the Lord to give Len guidance and provision regarding his planned, short-term trips later this year to Malaysia and the United Kingdom. 
5. For the Lord to send his angels with Len’s messages to those who need them, and for an open heaven over them when they receive his messages. 
6. For the Lord to open new doors of opportunity for ministry for us, and that we would be fruitful.
7. For the Lord to continue to raise up new faith partners.
8. For the Lord to provide for us.

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

Donate Online