March Update 2016

Greetings from sunny 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.

Len on his 50th birthday

Family: In February we enjoyed more mild weather. It climbed to the mid seventies on a couple of days, which was beautiful. But at the same time, on one of those warm days we had extremely high winds and a tornado warning for our area. By the grace of God, we did not experience a tornado or any damage from the winds.

In March, we celebrated Len's fiftieth birthday -- that's fiftieth, not fifteenth. He's now hit the half-century mark, but has made it his goal to remain childlike before the Lord. He received homemade cards and cake, as well as a couple gifts. The Lord blessed us with a beautiful, very warm, sunny day with clear blue skies. Since then we have continued to enjoy warm weather in the 70's. Praise the Lord!

Hope took some amazing photos of a beautiful, tiger swallowtail butterfly in the tree in front of our home, where the flowers are beginning to bloom. They are in the album at the link below, if you want to see them.

More photos.    

Ministry:  As we begin a new quarter in our discipleship training school (DTS), we'd like to update you on the good things that God is doing with it. We now have nine students enrolled in seven nations, six of whom are pictured below.

Some of our DTS students

In addition to the three new students we mentioned last month, who started on March 1, another person decided to enroll, whom we previously mentioned in our October Update 2015. His name is Lusindiso from Capetown, South Africa, whose testimony Len previously published online at Prodigal Restored to God. He and his wife Pumeza were responsible for sharing Len's articles with their pastor, who has since embraced a life of true holiness unto the Lord. At his pastor's request, Lusindiso has been reading Len's articles each Sunday at a designated time. He has translated many of the articles into the local language, so that the people can understand them. And he has also created DVD packets with the articles, which he has been handing out publicly to people. Here is a recent testimony he sent to Len:

"Dear brother Len, It’s been a while since we talked.  I hope everything is ok by your side...I have finally  done the DVDs and we are distributing them in various public places. I have noticed that these testimonies have been positively  received by people who are not attending church, [more so] than ‘church people’. There have been more skeptics  amongst ‘church people’  which concerns me. Me and my wife have started some afternoon bible classes with kids (with age ranging from 6 to 17) in our area and the numbers are increasing. There have been a lot of positives thus far  and I thank the Lord for that. God bless. Bro Lusi."

Praise the Lord for what He is doing in South Africa through our brother Lusindiso and sister Pumeza, as well as their pastor. Please pray the Lord would continue to bless them as they serve the Lord there in Capetown, especially their youth ministry and their DVD distribution project.

Please pray for the Lord to incline the hearts of people to sponsor a student, so that each of them would be sponsored, and that everyone else who wishes to receive this discipleship training through our DTS may do so.

Aside from administering the DTS, our ministry continues to go well, by the grace of God. There is a fairly new, Christian group in Nigeria called the True Gospel Revival Movement Worldwide, which has been expanding its reach into other African nations. In February Len published an exposé on this group, titled TGRM Issues and Concerns. While the group itself has not given any rebuttal to it, the article has gotten positive feedback from others. Sister Rachael from Zambia, whom Len has previously written about in his article Rachael Mushala Testimony of Hell, reviewed the article and commented: "Wow! That was great work. A well researched and balanced article and very useful. I didn't know about this group until now. But their teachings and prophecies are not from the Lord. Good work! I know many people will be helped. Shalom."

Children are a gift from the Lord

Likewise, Len published another exposé regarding a preacher in Togo, called Gabriel Doufle Issues and Concerns. In these times we live in, the Lord is calling us to discernment, and everything must be judged based on the Word of God.

Len also recently published a series of articles that show how amazingly close we are to the Lord's return. They are The Land Mourns in the Last Days, The End Time Plagues, Wars and Rumors of Wars, and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster. The combined messages of these articles give considerable proof found in our current events for the skeptics to grapple with.

In March, one of our board members, Olugbenga Oladejo, a pastor in England, met with Deji, one of our DTS students in Lagos, Nigeria. Afterward, Deji wrote, "I met with brother Gbenga today, sir. He encouraged me in the Lord and we also talked about business. He spent quality time counseling me and answering questions on issues I needed more clarity on...It was a nice time with him sir, we talked for hours and I bless the Lord for the patience of brother Gbenga in answering my question and counseling me...I look forward to meeting with you someday, sir." Praise the Lord that their visit went well.

"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 Called to be Blameless, The Priesthood of All Believers, The Land Mourns in the Last Days, and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster. All of Len's latest articles are available at Old News That's Still Fresh - March 2016. 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 lovely weather He provided, as we celebrated Len's birthday and since then, as well as protection from tornadoes.
2. For enabling us to be non-residential missionaries conducting Special Ministries.
3. For the Lord's leading, guidance, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.
4. For the lives being touched for Christ around the world through our writing ministry.
5. For the words of encouragement we have received from the people being touched. 
6. For the blessing that brother Olugbenga was to brother Deji during their visit together in Nigeria in March.

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to heal Len from lower spine and sciatic trouble, causing chronic pain. 
2. For the Lord to assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who make disciples, resulting in multiplication for His glory. And for the Lord to help each one of them to find an LTG partner to meet with for discipleship, which is crucial.
3. For the Lord to bless the youth ministry of Lusindiso and Pumeza in Capetown, South Africa.
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 us and our ministry.
6. For the Lord to send His angels with Len’s written messages to those who need them, and for an open heaven over them when they receive his messages. 
7. For the Lord to move mountains to raise up new faith partners, including those who would sponsors our students, and to provide for all our needs -- not only ours personally, but also those of the ministry.

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

February Update 2016

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 January we had a severe ice storm in North Carolina, as Winter Storm Jonas passed through. It left a coating of ice on all the trees, resulting in six fatalities, and 147,000 people without power. However, the Lord kept us safe, and we did not lose power. We are thankful for that, because our heating system runs on electricity.

While we got mostly ice and almost no snow where we live, the location that got the most snowfall in the US from that storm was Mount Mitchell, right here in this state, with accumulations peaking at 66 inches.

Then immediately afterward we enjoyed temperatures in the low 70's at the end of January and the beginning of February, which was quite a treat! The children enjoyed playing outside without even a sweatshirt (see photos at the link below). In fact, the sun felt quite hot, even when wearing just a short-sleeve shirt. We thank God for that break in the winter.

In February we celebrated our nineteenth wedding anniversary. We also celebrated Joseph's seventh birthday with a cake and party, where he received gifts and cards. Jennifer prepared a homemade strawberry cake with frosting at his request, which was delicious. On another note, Charity and Hope have posted some new art, which is listed on their site under Recent Artwork.

More photos.    

Ministry: Last month we highlighted the Special Ministries of Doulos Missions International, including our literature ministry and online evangelism. We want to make it clear that we were not making a case for eliminating all foreign missionaries, nor did we intend to disesteem them or diminish their value, nor to elevate ourselves above others. After all, we ourselves are foreign missionaries, formerly based overseas, and we did not return to the States because we wanted to. No one of you should become arrogant on behalf of one against the other (1 Cor 4:6b). Rather, we intended to dispel the myths that foreign missions always requires the missionary to live abroad, and that all those who go overseas as missionaries are actually called by the Lord to do so.

From a Scriptural perspective, there is no such thing as the term "missionary" anyway. The word used in the Bible is "apostle," meaning "sent one" (Eph 4:11). This is one of the ministry gifts the Lord has given to the Church, and one must be called to this role. No one takes this honor to himself, but receives it when he is called by God.

We honor and appreciate those who have truly sacrificed their lives, and followed a genuine, apostolic call of God to the foreign mission field to help complete the Great Commission, especially those who are preaching the true gospel with the demonstration of the Spirit and power, making disciples of Jesus Christ. The Lord knows those who are His, and every plant that is not planted by the Father will be pulled up by the roots (Mt 15:13). "Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men's hearts; and then each man's praise will come to him from God." (1Co 4:5)

This month we would like to feature a specific outreach we have to Jews, which we have mentioned previously, called Yeshua Messiah. Not only is it reaching people living in many Gentile nations, like the US, Russia, and Ukraine, but we have even had visits from Israel. Praise the Lord! One of the most popular articles on that blog is called The Brit Chadashah is Jewish, which means "the New Testament is Jewish." Another popular one is Yeshua is Yahveh, meaning, "Jesus is Lord!"

Len has also published a new blog called Doulos Military Ministry with four of the six articles being Onward Christian Soldier, Reaching the Military for Christ, Before You Join the Military, and Military Suicide Epidemic. As you probably already know, the military has become antagonistic to Christianity. Reports have indicated that Christian military chaplains in the US are being prohibited from using their Bibles and praying "in the name of Jesus." They are being censored and coerced to compromise their standards and to accept non-Christian religious groups as valid, which is essentially the New Age movement. According to a Wikipedia article on US Military Chaplains, there is pressure to prevent chaplains from evangelizing. It stated, "Numerous complaints have been made against chaplains for mandatory prayers, coercion, and using government money to promote Evangelical Christianity."

These are supposed to be the pastors of our military personnel, and they are not being given the freedom to do so according to the Bible. In fact, they are being given training that is anti-christian in nature. The military is not only silencing our chaplains, they are also doing so to our servicemen and women as well. They are prohibited from sharing their faith, forbidden from praying publicly, and even dismissed from duty for refusing to surrender their religious convictions. Many of our military personnel are stationed far away from home, away from Church and family, and they may have little or no Christian fellowship. Many are stationed overseas in places where the light of the gospel is very dim, and even in Muslim nations, fighting various wars our nation is involved in. The purpose of this new blog is to touch the lives of those who are on active duty in the military (both domestic and foreign), or who are considering joining, and point them to our other online resources to help them grow in Christ. So this will give them a way to stand firm in the Lord in an environment that is very difficult for Christians to live in. And it will also help to evangelize those who are lost, as well.

On a different note, regarding our Christian literature ministry, Len received the following reply from a Kenyan sister in Christ in Lebanon, in response to a question he had asked about his English articles:

"Thank you very much, sir. In my country Kenya, English is a second language, but very well embraced, especially in towns where people use internet all the time. It's an official language with Kiswahili, which is the real official language and widely spoken in East Africa. We have more than 47 different native languages. If it's a matter of addressing the public or a crowd like street preaching or crusades, people use [the] native language or Swahili. But when it comes to written articles, especially the internet, they are better received in English. You will effectively reach a very good number way more, than the local language. In fact, I wanted to ask if you can make your work to be printed like brochures and with your permission we can print it also, it will benefit many people. who are not able to access internet. like schools, hospitals, bus stations. With some testimonies etc. English books/articles are most read than local language. It's easy for people to read articles written in English and take it seriously for positive impact than local language.  If an elderly person does not understand he will always ask his children or grand children to read the article and explain the meaning. Ok thank you, and God bless."

Afterward once Len sent her an electronic link to a number of his articles in PDF format, she replied: "Thank so much, Brother. This is great. It's perfect. Good teaching. God bless you. I will print this and distribute."

These encouraging comments from this sister help to further confirm the effectiveness of our English articles in countries where English is not the first language. The sheer number of people in these countries accessing our websites is proof that there is a high demand for this kind of ministry. We also know by the feedback that we are receiving from our foreign readers around the world that the Lord is using it for His glory. One example is a woman in Zimbabwe, who got saved through our ministry. In our correspondence with her afterward, she testified how the Lord saved her through our articles, although English is not her native language. By the grace of God we were able to provide counsel and discipleship to her, and through prayer she has also received victory from an area of bondage that she sought us for help with. We checked back about a month later and confirmed that she is still free. Praise the Lord!

The Lord continues to encourage us, regarding the effectiveness of online ministry. We have learned that in one of the restricted nations that we are reaching in the Middle East through our online ministry, the Muslim religious scholars there frequently warn their citizens against the dangers of Christian Web sites, which they say entice young Muslims to change their faith. Please pray that the Lord will continue to reach Muslims with the gospel in restricted nations through our ministry.

Elsewhere, in January, Len received a comment from a sister in Christ, named Amber, who had read his article called, The New Wine. She stated: "Praise The Only Good God in heaven! I have wondered and wondered exactly what Our Master meant when He spoke of old and new wine and wine skins... I also was concerned; for the Word (in the Parable of the Sower) says the devil steals away what Word we do not understand. Now, I know. This is a direct answer to prayer. I had Googled "Holy holy holy" found a picture I liked that is on THIS page that answers my [prayer], "Father, please help me understand what your holy Son meant when He taught this teaching. In Jesus' name, Amen." Hallelujah! Thank you, Father God. Thank you for posting this! May you be blessed in the Lord God Almighty, and this seed sown bring forth fruit even a 100-fold!"

In January, we continued to minister by email and phone to Kyle here in the US, whom we have mentioned previously is in need of deliverance. We first began ministering to him around October, and after a recent call in January, he wrote to us saying, "Hi, bro. Len. Thank you and your family so much for praying for me. I feel more free tonight! I'm going to continue to pray and read my Bible, so that Jesus Christ will work on my behalf and free me even more. My head feels lighter and less burdened, less oppressed. That's how they attack me. But I'm not feeling it as much. Thank you so very much! God bless you!"

During the past couple weeks, Len has also redesigned one of our original evangelistic websites, Jesus Reigns! This was unexpected but necessary, since the web hosting provider moved to a new systems platform. However, we retained the same address at Jesus-Reigns.org. If you are interested, we invite you to check out the new site and share it with others.

During this current month of February, one of our board members, Olugbenga Oladejo, a pastor in England, is traveling to Lagos, Nigeria for business and ministry. While he is there, he plans to meet with our two disciples there, Deji and Emmanuel.

Doulos Training School (DTS) Update

We'd like to close with a quick update on our discipleship training school (DTS). One of our existing students, Deji reported that he and Emmanuel in Lagos now have another member in their Life Transformation Group (LTG), which the Lord has added. The new member's name is Olasunkanmi (pronounced "o-la-soon-con-me"), who is a young, newlywed man. He attends the same church as Deji and Emmanuel, and he has also decided to enroll in our DTS. Praise the Lord for this new development.

When he wrote to inform Len of his decision to enroll in our DTS, he said:

"Thank you sir (bro Len), for allowing me to be part of the vision and I want to thank God for using you as a vessel for changing our world for JESUS CHRIST. I truly believe that God has reasons why you and your ministry showed up at this point of my life in Christ. I pray that the pruning, building, raising, sharpening and leading from you and your ministry will produce [an] eternal effect and reward in me and in you in JESUS NAME."

"As for bro Deji and bro Emmanuel, these brothers have been great instrument and influence on my Christian life since we came together through [our] LTG. My Christian life has been experiencing a new phase of growth since our coming together. I really appreciate God for their life. I am ready to be part of the next batch of Doulos students come 1st of March 2016. Finally my brethren, I want to say thank you for coming into my life at this point. May prayer is that, the Lord will hold us firmly till we get to heaven on the last day in JESUS NAME. Yours in Christ, Olasunkanmi." We give God all the glory for Olasunkanmi's testimony.

The third quarter begins on March 1st, and we have three new students joining us. Olasunkanmi in Nigeria, whom we just mentioned will be joining us, as well as Dina in the UK, and Sherry in Lebanon. That will bring our total enrollment to eight students in six countries.

Sherry shared with us her testimony and the burden the Lord has laid upon her heart to do for Him. With her permission we would like to share a bit of that with you from an email she sent to us, which Len edited for clarity, and which she approved:

Sherry in Lebanon

"I got save while I was eleven years old in a crusade, and I loved going to Sunday school. I participated in children crusades, but after in college I began living a double life. The Lord was merciful! He stretched His hands and reached out for me and gave me a second chance. Now more than anything I wish to work for Him and spread the good news of the Lord Jesus Christ. I feel so much joy and awed, just like the Samaritan woman, as she went shouting in the village for people to come and see who the Lord is. Hallelujah!"

"Thank you, Brother Len and Sister Jennifer, for accepting my application…I wish I could reach out to some of these people [in Lebanon]. Sometimes my heart is broken, because many people here know nothing about Jesus Christ and salvation. They think its just an illusion. Many people believe when you do good things here on earth you will live well in your after life. I pray the Lord will raise a great army here. My dream is once I arrive home to Kenya in April (I will not return to Lebanon), I'll start going to my neighbors immediately. I have saved some money to buy Bibles, and study Bibles. In the villages many Christians depend on their Pastor’s Bible on Sunday in the church when it is read from the pulpit. They don’t have heir own Bibles to read at home. There is so much to be done there and I feel so tied here. I feel so charged to serve the Lord. Thank you so much brother, Len and Jenny, for your Kindness, and the great Mission you are doing. May God bless you so much."

Praise the Lord! However, Sherry was concerned that those who read our newsletter may not understand why she feels restricted from doing gospel work in Lebanon. She explained that it's like slavery there, where she works as a housekeeper, and she is always afraid. The agency in Kenya lied to her and others, before they went to work in Lebanon, and when they arrived there they discovered that everything was a lie. She said they cannot go back once they arrive. They have no freedom to move around. Their boss takes their passport and resident papers. No cell phone is allowed. She can call once or twice a month to speak with her family from a call office. She and the others are in survival mode. Many people commit suicide trying to escape. She said the computer she has is a miracle from the Lord. It's like prison. We were shocked when she told us all this, which she only disclosed to us over two months after we began corresponding with her.

Please pray for Sherry's safety until her work contract in Lebanon is completed. Please lift her up as she prepares to return from Lebanon to her home country of Kenya in April that she will faithfully fulfill what she feels led to do for the Lord.

Finally we believe that it glorifies God to present the need to fund this DTS. Normally in any school there is tuition to pay, in order to cover the cost for administration. All schools have operating costs, and ours is no different, except that we do not charge our students tuition. We operate by faith and accept offerings to support our ministry. We do not ask anyone for money. All of these students are outside the US and most are not in a position to give offerings to DMI to defray the costs of the ministry they are receiving.

Therefore, in order for us to continue giving each student the individual attention they deserve, we need faith partners and churches to sponsor these students. As the school continues to grow each quarter like it has been doing, the cost per student will decrease, but our overall operating costs will remain the same. At our current enrollment level, if someone is prayerfully considering sponsorship of a student, a good starting point to consider would be $2,000 per student per year. Please pray for the Lord to incline the hearts of people to sponsor a student, so that each of them would be sponsored, and that everyone else who wishes to receive this discipleship training through our DTS may do so.

"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 Keeping a Good Conscience, Repentance That Leads to Life, Not Enduring Sound Doctrine, Remember Lot’s Wife,
All of His Works Praise Him, The Cult of Mormonism, and Demons Disguised as Humans. All of Len's latest articles are available at Old News That's Still Fresh - February 2016. 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 enabling us to be non-residential missionaries conducting Special Ministries.
2. For the Lord's leading, guidance, and help operating the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.
3. For the three new students enrolling in our DTS on March 1.
4. For helping Deji and Emmanuel to find another person to join their LTG.
5. For beginning to lift the demonic oppression off of Kyle.
6. For giving Joseph a wonderful, seventh birthday party.
7. For protecting us and keeping our power on during the ice storm.
8. For the reach of our evangelistic outreach to Jews.
9. For our newest outreach to the military.
10. For the lives being touched for Christ around the world through our writing ministry.
11. For the words of encouragement we have received from the people being touched. 
12. For the lessening of Len's back and sciatic symptoms.

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to heal Len from lower spine and sciatic trouble, causing chronic pain. 
2. 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 for the Lord to help each one of them to find an LTG partner to meet with for discipleship.
3. For Sherry's safety until her work contract in Lebanon is completed, and the Lord's purpose for her to be fulfilled when she returns to Kenya.
4. For the Lord to deliver from evil our brother Kyle, who's suffering from mental illness and demon possession.
5. 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.
6. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
7. For the Lord to send his angels with Len’s written messages to those who need them, and for an open heaven over them when they receive his messages. 
8. For the Lord to move mountains to raise up new faith partners, including those who would sponsors our students, and to provide for all our needs -- not only ours personally, but also those of the ministry.

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

January Update 2016

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 December, the children continued with their home schooling, and enjoyed mild weather, which on some days was just like summer and other days like fall or spring.

They enjoyed a nice break from school for eight days at the end of December, and so did Jennifer.

In December, Joseph accidentally slipped and fell down a few, bare-wooden steps in our home. He slid down on the left side of his back down the steps until he reached the landing. Afterward he was in a lot of pain in his back and elbow. So we prayed over him and iced his wounds, read Psalm 91, and sent him off to bed. We thank the Lord that he didn't suffer any serious injuries. The next morning he felt fine, and aside from some abrasions on his back, he was back to normal. Praise the Lord that he was healed.

More photos.    

Ministry: This month we would like to cast some vision of what it is we are now doing, since we no longer live overseas. One of the things we learned as graduate students of missiology in the early to mid-1990's, was that there was such a thing as non-residential missionaries. These are missionaries who do not live in the target country they are seeking to reach. This approach is sometimes used to reach restricted nations that do not allow Christian missionary activity. So in the old days, such non-residential missionaries might reside in one country, such as France, and travel periodically to closed countries in North Africa, for example.

We are currently doing the same thing, as non-residential missionaries. This means we don't live in the target nations that we are ministering to, but we are nevertheless touching those nations for Christ from our base in America via the internet. It gives us the ability to reach places around the world that we would otherwise never be able to go, due to restrictive laws that prohibit missionaries, and due to the lack of financial resources.

Short-term trips are still possible, as the Lord leads and provides for them, to places such as South Africa, where Len has been invited, and Malaysia to meet with a Burmese pastor from Myanmar. And any short-term missions trips on Len's part can accomplish a similar purpose as those taken by non-residential missionaries who live in foreign countries other than that of their target people group. We don't need to live in Europe in order to be missionaries.

Literature Missionaries
The Lord continues to use our online Christian literature ministry in many nations worldwide. With your help, Doulos Missions International (DMI) continues to make disciples, instruct, and encourage laborers throughout Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, North America, and other parts of the world from our base in the US. Through online Christian literature, available through our many blogs listed on Writing for the Master, we provide instruction for disciples and leaders, which is accessed and viewed in many nations worldwide.

In fact, many of those are restricted nations, where the government prevents Christians from obtaining Bibles or other Christian literature. Restricted countries also include those where laws or circumstances sanctioned by the government lead to Christians being harassed, imprisoned, killed or deprived of freedom or possessions. We have also been serving those in hostile nations, which includes those where Christians are victims of violence because of their witness. We also receive visits from nations that were formerly oppressed by communism.  All glory be to Jesus Christ forever and ever!

This sort of work is known in the field of missiology as Special Ministries, and is not as widely known about or understood by most Christians. Many people still think that in order to be effective as missionaries, we must permanently reside in a foreign country. However, that is a romanticized myth that is not true. In fact, that is "old-school" thinking. To use an analogy, since the gasoline engine now exists, why would we still rely on the steam engine? Or since jet aircraft exist, why would we still rely on propeller planes for transatlantic travel? There is still a need for residential missionaries in certain, select cases. But it is a very costly and slow approach. Moreover, someone has said that even if half of all the foreign missionaries were to return home to the West, it wouldn't make a bit of difference. In fact, in some cases, foreign missionaries are doing more harm than good.

We need to update the Church's understanding into the 21st century, regarding the current, innovative approaches the Lord has placed in our hands to complete the Great Commission. It is critical that the Church catches this vision, and strongly supports it. Therefore, we would like to present the following information, in order to cast this vision.

First of all, in countries closed to conventional missionary work, Christian literature still plays a large role in sharing the gospel. This includes journalism, writing, distribution, articles, booklets, tracts, etc. The problem is that there are too few literature missionaries.

Theological Education by Extension (TEE)
One type of Special Ministry that uses literature is known as "Theological Education by Extension" (TEE).  It is one of the most significant missiological advancements of the late twentieth century. The typical pattern of residential missionaries and Bible colleges historically used by the West for training Christian workers proved to be too costly, slow, and sometimes inappropriate. In fact, it was not necessarily suitable for the ministry in other parts of the world, where the Church was rapidly growing.

TEE was initially utilized as a means of training pastors that remained in active ministry in Latin America. It has since spread rapidly around the world and taken on various forms. Now there are distance-learning courses ranging from “basic” to degree-earning, which are often supplemented by itinerant lecturers, videos, audio recordings, Internet, and various courses on biblical, pastoral, and social concern. 

This is what we are currently doing through our online, Doulos Training School (DTS). Through our DTS, we are making disciples of five students attending in four different countries. In addition to the written, course material that Len has produced, there is a strong emphasis on the practical aspects of becoming a disciple, which are a requirement for all our DTS students. Moreover, Len continues to produce his monthly publication, Old News That's Still Fresh, containing his latest articles, which he sends out to pastors, elders, and laborers across the world, as well as here in the States. This, too, is a sort of TEE ministry.

The Use of the Internet
The Internet has changed the way the world communicates, making it a powerful tool that has great significance for evangelism. Web growth around the world is phenomenal -- it is no longer just for rich western nations. This includes mobile access to the web via phones and mobile devices. The Internet also enables Christian workers and organizations to network together and to rapidly share information in ways that were never previously possible. Moreover, Skype and other providers of streamed, instant audio or video have also revolutionized international communications.

Online Evangelism
DMI is also conducting online evangelism, which is cutting-edge outreach. It operates in several main ways, including evangelistic web pages accessible by anyone on the worldwide web, one-on-one personal interaction by email, and videos posted online.

Since the Internet is accessible relatively freely in restricted nations, this allows outreach to groups such as Muslims in the Middle East, giving them the opportunity to consider the claims of Christ in a way that is both non-threatening and anonymous.

Regrettably, there are relatively few Christian organizations producing websites. The reason being that, unlike printed literature or video, it is not financially viable.  Since there is nothing to sell to the target audience, there is no way to recoup expenses necessary to produce the materials and websites. This is why your financial support is so vital to this ministry.

Doulos Missions International is effectively using online evangelism, and our works are even being translated into other languages. The way the Lord is using online evangelism to effectively reach many people with the gospel can be compared to the way He has in the past used radio ministry and printed literature distribution, except the Internet is probably more accessible now and exponentially more rapid as a means of distribution.

Incidentally, some people in foreign countries are distributing Len's articles by hand. For example, a brother in South Africa is distributing DVDs containing these articles, and another brother in Tanzania is distributing printed copies. Others have taken the initiative to create entire web pages with links to Len's articles, in order to direct more traffic to them. They have caught the vision!

Online Counseling and Discipleship
Finally, we also routinely provide free, online counseling and discipleship to those who contact us from around the world with their questions and personal issues, which they are requesting help with. Their feedback and testimonies to us afterward indicate to us that the Lord is using this wonderfully to help people be set free and grow in their walk with Jesus Christ, so that they may stand firm in all the will of God, mature, and fully assured. There is lots of good fruit coming out of it.

Making Disciples that Make Disciples
We are making disciples that make disciples. This sort of multiplication is the goal of all the means we are employing, which we have just outlined. This is the goal of the Great Commission, which the Lord gave to us (Matt 28:19-20).

Support for Special Ministries
Hopefully we have helped to convey the urgent need for this type of Special Ministry and the need for more people to support it, just as they once primarily supported residential missionaries. To those of you who are faithfully supporting us, we are very grateful, and want to thank you. Please pray that the Lord will raise up more financial partners for this important work, so that it may continue, "...so that by all possible means I might save some." (1 Co 9:22b).

Doulos Training School (DTS) Update

Emmanuel and Deji

We'd like to close with a quick update on our DTS. One of our new DTS students, Emmanuel, shared a brief testimony with Len that he received the baptism with the Holy Spirit, which he called the tsunami of the Holy Spirit. He was thinking it would take six months to a year to receive, but the day after he wrote on his application to enroll in our DTS that he was seeking the Holy Spirit baptism, he received marvelously.  Praise the Lord.

We are also pleased to report that Emmanuel and Deji have joined up in Lagos, Nigeria to start a new Life Transformation Group. This is a key development, since the LTG is where most of the discipleship growth takes place, as well as multiplication. They also plan to do evangelism together, as well. Please pray that the Lord would direct them, as they are currently praying about a very strategic gospel outreach. Please also pray that all of our other DTS students would find partners with which to start an LTG, too.

"May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world." (Gal 6:14)

Source: Much of the information herein about Special Ministries is adapted from Operation World, 21st Century Edition, Patrick Johnstone and Jason Mandryk, Paternoster Publishing, copyright 2001, pp. 696-700

Resources:  This month we would like to suggest some articles Len has recently written called Overcomers in This Life, The Afflictions of the Righteous, Whatever You Do, Do All Like This, Bowing Low in Worship, Judging Revelations, Visions, and Prophecies, The Origin of Sin, Satan, and Secular Music, The Rise and Fall of Lucifer the Musician, and Eudoxia Varga Testimony of Heaven and Hell. All of Len's latest articles are available at Old News That's Still Fresh - January 2016. 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 enabling us to be non-residential missionaries conducting Special Ministries.
2. For the Lord's leading, guidance, and help operating the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress they are making.
3. For helping Deji and Emmanuel to start an LTG together.
4. For Emmanuel's baptism with the Holy Spirit.
5. For protecting Joseph when he fell down the stairs.
6. For the nice break that Jennifer and the children had from school.
7. For the opportunities the Lord has given us to be a witness to people locally 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 spine and sciatic trouble, causing chronic pain. 
2. 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 the disciples, as they study to show themselves approved.
3. For the Lord to direct them, as they are currently praying about a very strategic gospel outreach.
4. For the Lord to deliver Kyle from evil. He is the young man suffering from mental illness and demon possession.
5. 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.
6.  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.
7. For the Lord to send his angels with Len’s written messages to those who need them, and for an open heaven over them when they receive his messages. 
8. For the Lord to move mountains to raise up new faith partners, and to provide for all our needs -- not only ours personally, but also those of the ministry, so that all His purposes for it would be fulfilled.

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

December 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: On Thanksgiving, we had a wonderful meal, which the Lord provided, and which Jennifer made with some help from the children. We took time to pray and give thanks to the Lord for His manifold blessings in our lives, and the children enjoyed a break off from school. In December, the children have continued with their home schooling, and are enjoying mild weather, which on some days has been just like summer and other days like fall or spring. Today for example, it's a clear, sunny day in the seventies, and we are thankful to God for it.

Thanksgiving Dinner

Charity wrote a couple of new poems. One was God-Given Rest. The other was Full of His Goodness, which she read to the whole family on Thanksgiving. She also posted some new artwork, which is listed on A Brush with Life on the
Recent Artwork page.

The children have also been continuing to share with their friends about the Lord, playing games with them that bring glory to God, and inviting them to Church services in our home. In our services, we continue to see the Lord's hand guiding us, as the Holy Spirit ministers through each member of the Body.

We received the mattress sets for the whole family to replace the air mattresses we've been using for a few months, as well as a bunk bed for the boys, which they are enjoying. There was an issue with Joseph's mattress that required them to order another one, so we are awaiting it. But everyone is off the floor now, so we are thankful for that.

More photos.    

Ministry: We now have three new students enrolled in our Doulos Training School (DTS), which brings our total enrollment to five students. The new students are Onor from Cameroon, Africa; Richmond from Liberia, Africa; and Emmanuel from Nigeria, Africa. These students now join Deji from Nigeria and Nikeshia from Jamaica in our DTS. Praise the Lord!

Deji was baptized in water this month. He wrote: "Thank God for what He has done. Thank God I have been baptised. The devil didn't want that to happen but the Lord prevailed as always. I was baptised with some other brethren after worship yesterday. For me, I believe its another step that will usher in more of God on my life. I'm happy! In Christ, Deji." Praise the Lord! Please pray for direction and employment for Deji, as he is still unemployed.

Nickeshia in Jamaica needs a laptop, so that she can conduct her studies properly, rather than reading the DTS coursework from her phone. Please pray that the Lord would provide that for her.

Richmond, who is an evangelist with a preaching ministry in Liberia, wrote an encouraging note one week after he started his studies in the DTS saying, "Hi brother Len, I enjoy the lessons for the first quarter, because I have gone through many of them. Your writings are powerful and good. To God be the glory...God bless you." 

Emmanuel Moses, Nigeria

Emmanuel, another one of our new students, shared a brief testimony with Len. He said, "My first conversion took place in 1998. I went back to the world, living a double life until I had no other option. My coming back to God was divine providence, from a health issue to realizing how worthless man’s life is. I came to the Lord early this year but my sanctification experience took place...on 11th Nov, 2015. Ever since, I stopped living for self and started living for my Lord Jesus. All of Jesus, none of self."

He is very happy to begin in our discipleship program and is eager to evangelize. Since he is located in the same city where Deji lives in Nigeria, we anticipate that those two brothers may be working together in the vineyard. Let's pray to that end.

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. One reader in Germany has asked to translate and publish Len's articles into the German language, so that people in that country may benefit from them. He said that teachings, such as the one's Len is posting in his articles, are missing there and much needed. His comment was:

"Hallo Len, I am a South African student studying at a Bible Seminary in Bonn, Germany. My sister and I have been greatly blessed by your ministry and I am convinced that many many more should be able to glean from it in their own language. Would it be okay for you if I translated (and had translated) some of the articles from Eternal Destinations for my friends and brethren in the Christ to see? That would be a huge service to the Church in Germany...Would that be fine by you? I would greatly appreciate it (and I am sure a lot of other people). You will be credited in all of this of course and all will be linked to your pages. Much love and regards, Monde."

Another reader, named Carlos, commented, "Hello, brother Len...it's a huge blessing for me to have found your blog. It has helped me greatly in my Christian walk, praise the Lord...God bless!"

Another reader in Beirut, Lebanon, named Sherry, contacted us for help on a personal matter, and she plans to enroll in the DTS this coming spring, once she is back in her home country of Kenya. She has a burden to evangelize the rural villages in her home country.

Another reader in Zimbabwe, named Magline, contacted us saying that she got saved through this ministry. She was asking for help with some personal matters that she is going through, so we have been serving her as well.

Joseph Mshana, Tanzania

Another reader, named Joseph, from Tanzania, Africa wrote to Len in December, asking for electronic copies of all his articles, which he has already been using to spread the gospel to others there in his country. After Len replied to him, Joseph responded in part by saying:

"Praise the Lord, dear brethren! First of all, I thank God for everything. Secondly, I thank you for your kind response. In Africa, I live in Tanzania, Tabora. I' m still a student, pursuing advanced level ( A-level ) education, currently in another region (Iringa). For now, I' m spending my holiday at home, Tabora."

"Since I came across this blog, I've been eager and thirsty to know the Lord God, more and more (Job 22:21). I've read several testimonies, and other fewer articles (like, 'Holy Living in a Perverted World')...Since then, I've been informing others / letting others know about 'these things', through email, social networks and mostly through 'hard copy distribution'. Most of the times, I've been unable to access the Internet, due to various economic and geographical reasons. That's why I decided to deal with hard copies. Even now, I still prefer the articles in hard copies, because I can easily share with anyone, at anytime. For instance, at school, it' s been possible to reach many students, with the articles. By the way, the use of electronic devices such as phones, is strictly prohibited in our school, and many other schools. Sometimes, I send several articles, especially the testimonies, to my fellows in other neighboring schools, within the region."

"Apart from that, I'm still seeking the Lord, so that I do his perfect will in my life, through continuous reading of the Bible and meditation, prayers and fellowship with the Holy Spirit. I've been going through a hard moment, as the Holy Spirit reveals to me that 'The Church' s condition is deteriorating, as time passes by.' I've been praying and still praying for revival in the Church. The Holy Spirit is still teaching me a lot though."

"About the articles, it's hard to describe, but I really wanted to get all of them, if that were possible...May God bless you. Yours servant of God, Joseph." We give God all the glory for what He is doing in this brother's life in Tanzania through our ministry. Praise the Lord! Please pray that the Lord would help him to be faithful.

You may remember that last month we updated you on the progress of another brother named Carl, the man who received deliverance from demons and persistent thoughts that he had blasphemed the Holy Spirit. Well, he wrote to Len in early December saying, "Hi Len. I wanted to give you a tremendous update on how I am doing. I don't know if the Mushalla sisters told you. But since we have last talked, the Lord has been doing a great work in me. This past Sunday I was baptized with the Holy Spirit. I cried out to the Lord in tongues and I'm doing much better. I just wanted to let you know I am doing fine." Praise the Lord! To God be all the glory! Carl specifically asked if I would post this in our newsletter, so that those who've been praying for him would know of his progress.

Another demonized person in the States named Kyle contacted us a couple months ago, and we have been ministering to him. After receiving ministry, he still believes there are more demons remaining, which refuse to go. Please pray for Kyle to be completely delivered from evil.

Len continues to produce his monthly publication, Old News That's Still Fresh, containing his latest articles, which he sends out to pastors, elders, and laborers across the world, as well as here in the States. In December, he received some encouraging feedback on it from a dear friend, who is an elder here in the States in the southern Midwest. We give God all the glory for the things He has done.

"May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world." (Gal 6:14)

Resources:  This month we would like to suggest some articles Len has recently written called Holding Fast the Faithful Word, Praying for the Lord Jesus, Is it Always a Sin to Not Tell the Truth?, and Exposing Heresy. All of Len's latest articles are available at Old News That's Still Fresh - December 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 Lord's leading, guidance, and help operating the Doulos Training School (DTS), for the new students that have enrolled, as well as for the progress they are making.
2. For the enrollment into the DTS of our newest disciples, Richmond, Onor, and Emmanuel.
3. For Deji's water baptism.
4. For bringing about victory in the life of our friend, Carl, and baptizing him with the Holy Spirit.
5. For the opportunities the Lord has given us to be a witness to people along the way.
6. For the lives being touched for Christ around the world through our writing ministry.
7. 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 spine and sciatic trouble, causing chronic pain. 
2. 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 the disciples, as they study to show themselves approved.
3. For the Lord to provide Nickeshia with a laptop for her DTS studies.
4. For the Lord to deliver Kyle from evil. 
5. 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.
6.  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.
7. 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. 
8. 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

November 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 November we celebrated Hope's fifteenth birthday. As usual we celebrated with a small party, including homemade cake, gifts, and cards. We praise God for another year of her life, and the growth He has brought about in her.

Although we had quite a bit of rain, we have also had some beautiful, unseasonably warm fall weather. Praise the Lord! The grass is still green and the leaves are around peak foliage, but there have still been enough falling to give the children something to rake up.

We have also ordered mattress sets for the whole family to replace the air mattresses we've been using for a few months, as well as a bunk bed for the boys. 

More photos.    

Ministry: Deji, one of the students currently enrolled in the Doulos Training School (DTS), has recently received the baptism with the Holy Spirit, which he had been praying for. Praise the Lord! Len has been spending time teaching him, whenever he has questions. Please remember Deji and Nickeshia as you pray for the DTS.

We also have at least one new student enrolled in the DTS, named Richmond King, from Liberia, Africa, who will begin on December 1. We wrote about him last month, and Len has since posted Richmond's testimony online, called The Spiritual Awakening of Richmond King. Please take a look at his amazing testimony.  Thank the Lord for what He has done in Richmond's life.

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.

For example, Len received a comment on Rachael Mushala's Testimony of Hell from a brother in the Netherlands, named Jan, who said, "Hello Len, I'm glad I came across this site and read the testimony...Thank you so much Len, for this website and the posts, and thank you, Rachael Mushala for sharing your testimony. My heart is excited to learn and grow to know the truth!"

A sister named Magline wrote to Len saying, "Hi Len, thank you for the good job you are doing for us to repent. I really thank the Lord God for having you, because I no longer live a worldly life like I used to do. Keep on sharing the Word with us."

In fact, we even received an encouraging email from the pastor of a large church in India, which is considered to be the world's fastest growing church. It is also the third largest church in the world with over 130,000 members, but we had never heard of it before or had any contact with this pastor. He had read Len's article, Gifts and Fruit of the Spirit: What's the Difference?, and said, "I did read this article and I was blessed. It is very balanced and bible based. I truly appreciate what you are doing for the Lord." We thank God and praise Him for what He has done. He deserves all the glory, all the praise, and all the honor for the way that lives have been touched.

Len continues to produce his monthly publication, Old News That's Still Fresh, containing his latest articles, which he sends out to pastors, elders, and laborers across the world, as well as here in the States.

Lastly, we want to give God the praise for what He has done in Carl's life. This was the man who contacted us in September, who we originally identified as "1lord1god jesus4life", and who was suicidal. We reported that we ministered deliverance to him by phone in October on two occasions, and that he later attacked Len verbally. Well we are pleased to report that he has reconciled with Len.  But more importantly, God has been at work in his life in a wonderful way since we last spoke to him a month ago.

Carl has gotten involved in a Bible study and realizes he must not take his own life. He said that instead of praying for five minutes before going to bed, he now prays for an hour. And instead of being what he called a "zip reader" of the Bible, he now reads it carefully to understand it. He says he reads the same passage twice each day, both in the morning and again at night. He practices meditating on the Word now. And he has learned to command the demons to go in the name of Jesus Christ, which is bringing greater victory in his life. He sounded much better, although he still has battles with the demons from time to time.

He said that he got a job at a local Christian bookstore, where he enjoys the presence of the Lord while he works. He works behind the register and greets people at the door. He also prays for people who need prayer.  He said he is not depressed and not unhappy any more.

He and Len prayed together on the phone, and when Len prayed for him, Len got the verse from Romans 16:20, "The God of peace will soon crush satan underneath your feet." Afterward, Carl said that this was the very same verse the Lord had spoken to his heart personally a couple weeks ago. He said that after the Lord had spoken that to him, he had to go to the Bible to find it and make sure it was not the enemy saying that him. When he found it in Romans 16:20, then he knew the Lord had really spoken to him. And when Len got that verse for him, it encouraged him to know that he is actually hearing from God.

This is a man who was previously convinced that he had blasphemed the Holy Spirit and who thought there was no hope left for him. He says that the Lord used the article, False Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, to help him overcome the enemy's lies. Through the article, he was able to see that he was not the only one experiencing this problem. And in addition to contacting Len, he was able to correspond with the Mushala sisters, who had also experienced this same issue at one time. They also were very helpful to him, praying for him and counseling him. So the Lord has done a great work in his life and we give God all the glory! Praise the Lord. Please do pray for him though as the Lord leads, because at times, he still comes under attack and reverts back to thinking he has committed the unforgivable sin.

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 Holding Fast the Faithful Word, Praying for the Lord Jesus, Is it Always a Sin to Not Tell the Truth?, and Exposing Heresy. All of Len's latest articles are available at Old News That's Still Fresh - November 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 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.
2. For the enrollment into the DTS of our newest disciple, Richmond King, from Liberia.
3. For the Lord baptizing Deji with the Holy Spirit.
4. For bringing about deliverance and victory in the life of our friend, Carl.
5. For the opportunities the Lord has given us to be a witness to people along the way.
6. For the lives being touched for Christ around the world through our writing ministry.
7. 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 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.
3. For the Lord to help Carl to consistently walk in victory over the enemy.
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:
Doulos Missions International
PO Box 5526
Manchester, NH 03108-5526

Donate Online