May Update -- 2022

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

Family: In April, our son Christopher scored 100% on his final exam for the computer course on Hardware / Software Support that he is taking from the technical college. Praise the Lord! On May 16th, he begins two more summer classes, one of which is Advanced Hardware/Software Support. Please lift him up in prayer to do well with those, too.

In May we celebrated his seventeenth birthday with cake, cards, gifts, and prayer for him.

Meanwhile, our daughter Faith has come up the learning curve in her new job at the grocery store Deli/Bakery, so with the Lord's help, she now knows the job skills that are required of her. The goal now is to become more proficient with those skills, so that she can perform them faster. However, her management seems quite pleased with her progress and currently has her training a new employee how to do her job.

Our daughter Charity reports that the person at work who had been difficult to work with, until recently changing for the better, is still getting along very well with her. Praise the Lord for that!

While Charity has not been experiencing asthma symptoms for quite some time now, which we are very grateful for, she is having a number of other challenging health issues, for which she needs prayer. She is experiencing presyncope from time to time, whereby she suddenly feels like she may pass out. She also needs to be delivered from insomnia. Although there are other health issues as well, we would appreciate it if you would join us in praying for these at this time.

We are preparing as a family to distribute the Jesus Film DVD and some gospel tracts, as well as Len's salvation testimony and his book, A Willing Heart to Please the Father, throughout our entire community. Please pray for us that the Lord would help us do this and touch the hearts of every person who receives a gift bag on their doorknob, that those who don't know Christ would give their lives to Him.

We mentioned last month that our DMI Treasurer, brother Dave Wenrich, had resigned as a pastor and started a new counseling ministry called Max Life. Well, now his website at max-life.org is finally up and running, which you are free to check out. They will provide counseling to anyone in any location on earth using video conferencing.

More Photos

Ministry: As we continue to administer our discipleship training school (DTS), we'd like to update you on the good things that God is doing with it. By the grace of God, we currently have disciples in seven nations including Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, South Sudan, India, and the United Kingdom.

In May, sister Juliet in Uganda (pictured left) has been vibrantly continuing evangelism with her team in parts of Kayunga in Mukono and Luuka.

Sister Joyce in Uganda said: "My testimony is that during my official duty in a remote location, I ministered Christ, then baptized two people."

Brother Isaac in Uganda wrote to Len in May the following testimony:

"Good morning brother Len. 

I also finished a crusade in Kampala and had 186 people receive Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior, which included a well known witch doctor in the area. And very notable miracles happened." 

Len received the following testimony from brother Hillary in South Sudan in May:

"Dear Leonard,

Greetings from South Sudan, we continue to thank God for his mercy and grace as we approach each new day. I would like to testify about what God did for his own Glory.

On 23rd of April a friend of mine sent to me a video of his daughter battling for her life in a critical condition. I drove 15 kilometers to meet my friend in his house, although the daughter was admitted in the hospital, we decided to pray at home and believed that God will heal her in the hospital. Indeed God miraculously healed the young girl. She was brought home in the morning from the hospital, and is perfectly fine now. 

God is good all the time

Sincerely

Hillary"

DTS Photo Album.

Brother Yatta in Uganda wrote the following testimony in May, which has been shortened to fit into this newsletter:

"Praise the Lord brother Len,

Darkness is what I saw in my future. At the age 27 years, I was depressed not knowing what my future would hold. For six years now, I have lived with gloom, having thoughts that I have a future without any light. I was seriously in need of someone...I needed help, but out of the blue, I was connected to the DTS program. Here are the two ways DTS changed my life: 

First, within my short period of time in DTS, I saw God in a new way, I saw Him up close. To me it was a moment of enlightenment of who He was and how He sees me. I saw him as a Father, a Shepherd, and a Friend with whom I could communicate my heart, who is willing to listen and talk to me.

Secondly, I found my [true identity] for the very first time. I always lived according to other's expectations. I allowed situations and my past to define me and where I was headed in life. I began seeing a new perspective about myself...I saw the original [purpose] that God had in mind when he created me. I was set free and I saw opportunities to make a difference, to have a bright future, to live, and not just to exist.

I [now] know who holds my future. I saw Jesus in my future. That's all I needed.

God bless you all.

Yatta Satimon John"

More DTS Testimonies

In May, Len received the following testimony from brother Martin, who is a pastor in Uganda:

"I have learned a lot so far from DTS as well through LTG to be aware of the fact that God is with us in every situation.

The Holy Spirit is with us who believe.  Because of His presence, the

fruit of the spirit begins to flow through our lives in ever evident ways (Eph 1: 17- 18; 2: 19- 22; 4: 1-6; 5:18-20, Gal 5:16-26).

In LTG I have learned many things from the life of Joseph. Sometimes we are put in situations that we never expected to be in. God has called each of us to be God’s image bearer no matter what situation we are in (Gen 50: 18-21).

Thank you, brother Len,

Martin Kuku William"

Len also sent out the Old News That's Still Fresh in May to pastors, elders, disciples, and laborers in the harvest in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Note: Some words in the recorded testimonies above have been changed to correct the grammar and spelling, and to enhance their clarity and readability. This was done without changing the meaning.

Resources: We would like to remind you that 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 Faith to come up the learning curve on her new job so quickly and already be training someone else to do the job.
2. For enabling Christopher to pass his college course with flying colors, and blessing him with a happy birthday celebration.
3. For the breakthrough that Charity is continuing to experience at work with a formerly difficult coworker.
4. For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students and their brethren in Christ.
5. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
6. For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to heal Faith and Len from eczema.
2. For the Lord to heal Charity from insomnia, presyncope, and restore balance to any body chemistry that may be making her feel that way.
3. For the Lord to use our community outreach with the Jesus Film DVD to touch many hearts and bring many lives to Jesus.
4. For the Lord to help Christopher to do well on his summer college courses.
5. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students in the hardships they're experiencing and assist them in any life challenges they may be experiencing
6. For the Lord to assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples. 
7. For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group), and help them finish all their course work for the current quarter by the end of this month. 
8. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
9. For the Lord to raise up new faith partners, and for Him 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

April Update -- 2022

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

Jesus Christ is risen from the dead!

Family: In April, the boys took spring break from their home school studies, which they are currently enjoying. One of their outings was a lovely walk in the park together. You can see some pictures of it at the "More Photos" link below.

Faith was rehired in March at the place where she got her first job last year. You may recall that after she was hired last year at that place, she had only worked part of her first day on the job before she had to quit over a matter of principle that we were unwilling to compromise on. The Lord has now vindicated her, and she was rehired. Praise the Lord! 

Charity is still hopeful that her employer will resume giving her more full time hours, rather than part time, and we are praying to that end for her. She saw the Lord move powerfully at work in a relationship with a coworker that was mistreating her badly. She prayed for that person and gave her a birthday gift (Matthew 5:44 and Romans 12:20-21), which that person was not expecting, and the Lord so deeply touched that lady's heart that she is now getting along very peacefully with Charity. Praise the Lord!

On another note, both Charity and Faith have been sharing Jesus with their coworkers, and we are praying for the salvation of their souls. You could join us in remembering Isaiah, Danielle, and Eddie in prayer.

One of our board Members, Dave Wenrich, has resigned from his pastoral leadership at Boston Harbor Community Church. He and his wife Beth have started a ministry called MaxLife to provide counseling to pastors and their wives who cannot afford it. He is on sabbatical until May 17th. The website should be up by the week of April 18th, which will be www.max-life.org, so we recommend bookmarking it and checking back once it is live on the web.

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Ministry: As we continue to administer our discipleship training school (DTS), we'd like to update you on the good things that God is doing with it. By the grace of God, we currently have disciples in eight nations including Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, South Sudan, India, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

In March, sister Rebecca in South Sudan had the following amazing testimony:

One Sunday after church they went as a group to pray for a lady who has been ill for a very long time. She accepted Christ as her Savior, and after two days she went to be with the Lord. Their happiness was that God waited for this lady until she repented to take her home to be with Him.

Brother Grace in Uganda also sent us this testimony in March:

Greetings brother Len in Jesus Mighty Name! 

I'm testifying of God's healing; when you prayed for my shoulder last time; the pain disappeared instantly.

Yesterday I was able to do some digging and clearing of the compound without feeling any pain, God is awesome, glory to Him!

Your brother, 

Grace."

Praise the Lord! 

Len received the following email from brother John in India in April:

"My dear brother Len,

Greetings to you in the most precious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Thank you for your letter. Yes, the DTS courses brought many changes in my spiritual understanding of the Word of God. LTG meetings also give me the satisfaction of sharing the Word of God with another brother.

I thank you brother Len,

Humbly,

John Sobhan"

Brother John in Uganda sent in the following testimony in April:

"Greetings in the name above all names! It's my great pleasure to thank God, Bro Len and Sister Jennifer, 

This DTS is indeed a great work of enlightening the eyes of people and letting darkness go. Every truth is a light to us [that] drives away darkness (ignorance). God said through the prophet Hosea, "my people perish due to lack of knowledge". We are forever grateful for this great work of imparting such knowledge to us. My life will never remain the same again, and the kingdom of God will be advanced at a greater level through this knowledge gained in this DTS.

Bro John Babu Uganda" 

In April, brother Max shared the following testimony:

Praise the Lord, I would like to testify of the wonderful things that the Lord has done in my life through the DTS and the LTG group.

The program running through the LTG has constantly helped me to keep watch over my spiritual life and actions for the examination of my life's faith.            

I experienced unusual strength throughout the season [during which] my late Dad was ill. God indeed helped me to keep strong by the prayers of the saints. The passing of my father has [brought] eight souls to the Lord, and I am discipling one [of them named] Patrick through the LTG meeting.

Finally, I [eventually passed] a test with a university for further studies and I'm so grateful. I know this is all because of what DTS has done in my life. Blessings for ever more!"

DTS Photo Album.

In April, Len received the following testimony from brother Martin in Uganda:

"I joined DTS last year. From that moment up to now, I have learned a lot...The...LTG helps us to attract many youths and women to participate....

DTS has contributed a lot to our ministry among refugees [in] Uganda. Below are testimonies from some of our church members:

 

'Now I can stand strong before people, I can also preach the Word of God. L.T.G will make me a leader tomorrow. -- Ayella.'

              

'LTG has really changed my life and made me understand the Word of God. And I can now preach His word to people who are still in the world. I pray that God may change many other people to His way for the glory of His name. Amen. -- Bakhita.'

 

'Through LTG I can now read the Bible, and I will not go backward...now we can share the Word of God among ourselves and to the people who still don't know God. -- Meya.'

 

'LTG always makes me next to the Word of God, and it draws me near to the kingdom of God. -- Malaki'

Martin in Uganda"

More DTS Testimonies

In April, Len received the following testimony from sister Joyce in Uganda:

Dear Leonard,

 

Calvary greetings! I am super grateful to the Almighty for enabling me to pursue this wonderful course. [Since] the time I enrolled, I am empowered and bolder about the Word of God. This [has led] me [to begin] sharing the Word every morning in the Nursing and Midwifery class that I teach. 

This course [has] opened my heart to fast every Friday thanking God for the success of the week and every Monday to commence the week with the Holy Spirit. I pray for grace to understand more hidden treasure from this training 

My best regards.

Joyce"

Brother Yatta in Uganda wrote the following testimony to Len in April:

Praise the Lord, 

[Since] I was enrolled [in the DTS], my prayer life has deepened, and [I] developed [a] love for the Bible, which is the Word of God, more than it was before. I have seen through [my LTG partners] within [a] one-month period that they [have been] able to encounter God through prayer, [which is] something that they had never done [or] experienced in their lives. 

I thank God for the DTS and LTG program, looking forward [to] more encounters with God and for a life transforming journey in this course.

God bless you.

Yatta" 

Len also sent out the Old News That's Still Fresh in April to pastors, elders, disciples, and laborers in the harvest in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Note: Some words in the recorded testimonies above have been changed to correct the grammar and spelling, and to enhance their clarity and readability. This was done without changing the meaning.

Resources: We would like to remind you that 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 Faith to be rehired at her first job at the grocery store Deli/Bakery, which now provides her with enough hours of employment in addition to her other part time job at the restaurant.
2. For the nice break the boys are having from their home school studies, and that Jennifer is having from teaching.
3. For the breakthrough that Charity experienced at work with her difficult coworker.
4. For the new MaxLife ministry that our brother Dave Wenrich has started.
5. For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students and their brethren in Christ.
6. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
7. For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to heal Faith and Len from eczema.
2. For the Lord to provide Charity with full time hours.
3. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students in the hardships they're experiencing and assist them in any life challenges they may be experiencing
4. For the Lord to assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples. 
5. For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group), and help them finish all their course work for the current quarter by the end of this month. 
6. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
7. For the Lord to raise up new faith partners, and for Him 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

March Update - 2022

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

Family: In March, we celebrated Len's fifty-sixth birthday with cake, cards, gifts, prayer, and fellowship together.

The children also had a good time watching two young children of some Christian friends of ours, who came here to our home each day for four days one week in March. The five-year old boy and seven-year old girl were a joy to take care of. Jennifer and the girls here who all watched them enjoyed it.

Faith has not yet found a full time job, so that is still a prayer of ours for her, as well as for healing from eczema. Charity also has still not gotten her full time hours back at work, so we are still praying for that. 

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Ministry: As we continue to administer our discipleship training school (DTS), we'd like to update you on the good things that God is doing with it. By the grace of God, we currently have disciples in eight nations including Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, South Sudan, India, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

In February, Len received the following email from brother John in Uganda:

"Just to say thanks and give Glory to God for His Grace to finish my course reading of First Year Fourth Quarter. It is such a blessing, swimming in the Holy Spirit, enjoying word by word! Thank you, Bro Len and sister Jennifer. I am blessed, and do appreciate both your efforts in nurturing us in the Word of God! I cannot thank you enough, however, I commend you to God, [Who is] the best Rewarder of all the faithful to Him! Be blessed abundantly in Christ Jesus our Lord. Love you all.

Bro John"

In February, a number of our students witnessed souls coming to Christ and being saved. This included our student, brother Richard in Uganda, as well as brother Henry, who had a crusade in Western Equatorial region of South Sudan and saw souls being saved. Praise the Lord!

Sister Rebecca T in Uganda said that her most recent reading of the book of Acts has changed her life; Paul the apostle gave his life to be a witness without any fear, which has greatly encouraged her. 

Brother Tom sent a very exciting update to Len in February about the progress of his healing and deliverance ministry. He wrote:

"Dear Brother Leonard,

The Lord has been so good to me and my wife. We started a serious deliverance ministry in one of the villages in Lira District. Last week we were nine in number for the service; but this Wednesday, 183 people turned up for deliverance. Many were healed and delivered. An old woman who could not talk received her speech.

We shall have the next service on Wednesday. And besides that, we shall open a church officially this Sunday. Someone offered for us his house (hall) to start a Sunday service for some time, as we look for where the church should be.

We need your constant prayer for me and my wife Joyce, who are now doing the deliverance in this community.

God bless you."

Sister Henrietta wrote to Len about how the Lord provided for her medical bills for her caesarian section in February. Here is her testimony:

"Greetings in Jesus name Amen, Sir, am most thankful to God who faithfully provided for the hospital bills. It was a miracle."

She went on to share why it is important for her to be in the DTS in an email she titled "The Right Place to Be":

"Good morning sir, greetings in Jesus name Amen, Trust the weekend was good. It is important for me to remain in the DTS family, because right here all we discuss and learn about is concerning Christ Jesus our master, our Savior, His ways of life, and how we could be like Him, and make heaven. And I also learn a lot from you and cannot afford to lose this great opportunity."

Praise the Lord! 

Brother Ibrahim from Kenya wrote the following email as well in March as we began the new quarter:

"Dear Brother Len,

Congratulations to all our new members in Christ. This is the place to be. Many thanks for being there for us throughout these training sessions. 

Sincerely,

Br Ibrahim"

In March, Len received the following email from brother Max in Uganda:

"I'm forever grateful to have joined DTS, and I keep experiencing the love of God and his divine providence throughout my day to day life.

The DTS course work is such an amazing refreshment for my soul, and I keep [shining] in my spiritual walk with the Lord and friends. Oh thank you, Jesus, for such a foundation that [remains] immovable in all circumstances. 

'I am a slave of God.' This has blessed me much. [Although] the Lord Jesus called his disciples friends, [that] didn't stop them [from being] his slaves [to] his Lordship, and so am I!...Now enslaved to Christ. Glory to God!...I am under Jesus' arrest, and He has taken me captive, laid hold of me, and captured my heart to be His love slave. Hallelujah! What a revelation to catch!! Thanks for the course work."

Praise the Lord! Thank you for praying for brother Max and his father, as they are feeling better. His father still needs a complete recovery though.

DTS Photo Album.

Len received the following testimony from sister Hannah, one of our students in Nigeria:

"Dear Brother Len,  

I want to thank God for one of my LTG partners, sister Faith whose younger sister was confirmed HIV positive some years ago. She was really sick to death. During our meetings, we usually pray for her and other people of God. With consistent prayers and medications, she was confirmed HIV negative some weeks ago. Praise God! 

Hallelujah! 

Hannah"

In March, Len received the following email from brother Martin, one of our students in Uganda:

    

"I learned more in my first year at DTS than I did in [the] past years [of] my Christian life.

I'm fulfilling the plan of God for my life. Even as a pastor, I still need the current education I’m getting from Doulos Missions International, as well through LTG.

I came from South Sudan living in Uganda as a refugee and also continuing with my calling as a pastor among the refugee community at Kiryandongo Refugee camp. When I found out about DTS, God put it on my heart to join. It’s really awesome. I also introduced LTG to the members of my church.

Doulos Missions International gave me the discipline I needed to study the Word of God. To be taught by such godly and knowledgeable ministers has truly transformed my life.

Thank you and DTS,

Brother Martin Kuku"

In March, brother Jimmy Orombi, who is a DTS student in Uganda, shared this testimony:

Praise God brother Len, I want to give glory to God for the great opportunity that he has given to me to share the love of God with some family, and there are four people who have been delivered:

One had chronic headaches for two years...But as I shared the story in John 3:1-21 and she prayed to receive Jesus, she was made well again.

One had issues with her legs for four years. She moved from hospital to hospital and from shrine to shrine, but received no healing. Yet when she prayed to receive Jesus, and I laid my hands on her legs and prayed for her, she was delivered instantly. 

And two other ladies had abnormal pain during their menstrual period, but when they prayed to receive Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior, and I prayed for them, God delivered them from the pains. And these miracles happened with fasting, which is our practice with continued prayers."

More DTS Testimonies

Brother Hillary, who is one of our new DTS students in South Sudan, gave the following testimony in March about how the Lord is working in his life:

"Dear Leonard,

DTS lessons redirected my focus and changed my time schedules. In the last twelve days I have been able to dedicate time to read the Word of God daily, I gave quiet time to ponder on the Word of God. DTS has awakened me to a fresh focus on the leading of the Lord through the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Thanks to [brother] John for connecting me to the great family of God. May God lead me to the depths of his presence.

Hillary"

In February, Len received the following testimony from brother Grace, who is one our DTS graduates now serving as our DTS Facilitator for Uganda:

"Praise the Lord, brother Len!

I give God the glory for His saving power that is beyond explanation!

I have a neighbor whom everyone around has been fearing, and he never associated with people.  His wife came to our prayer altar for prayer, because of vomiting and not having eaten for a month, and God delivered her. 

She asked us to pray for her husband's salvation. There were many issues surrounding their marriage that I cannot share here! Recently he sent his wife to let me go to his home; where he accepted the Lord as his Savior! The people around are praising God for that! All the glory and honor belong to Him, Amen!

And yet still a Moslem whom I preached to before, came for deliverance; he ran mad and was hospitalized. Last Saturday he was brought for deliverance, he and his wife received Jesus as their Lord and Savior!

Blessings brother, 

Grace." 

Len also sent out the Old News That's Still Fresh in March to pastors, elders, disciples, and laborers in the harvest in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Administrative Needs

We have two administrative needs for volunteer staff. We need someone to check our PO Box occasionally in NH. We need a new bookkeeper -- someone who knows how to use Quickbooks, who is willing to do some very light bookkeeping. It's less than fourteen hours of work per year. Please let us know if you or anyone you know might be interested in one of these opportunities to serve the Lord.

Resources: We would like to remind you that 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 allowing us to celebrate Len's birthday.
2. For blessing the children with the opportunity to watch our friends' children for a few days.
3. For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students.
4. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
5. For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to help Faith find another job since she is not getting enough hours at her new one.
2. For the Lord to heal Faith and Len from eczema.
3. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students in the hardships they're experiencing and assist them in any life challenges they may be experiencing
4. For the Lord to heal brother Max's father completely.
5. For the Lord to assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples. 
6. For a new bookkeeper and someone to check our PO Box in NH.
7. For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group), and help them finish all their course work for the current quarter by the end of this month. 
8. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
9. For the Lord to raise up new faith partners, and for Him 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 -- 2022

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

Family: In February, we celebrated our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, and it was wonderful. Len's morning Psalm reading happened to be 118, which contains the verse we used on our wedding program twenty-five years ago: “This is the Lord’s doing and it is marvelous in our eyes.”

Later in the day, we went for a walk at a park. In the evening, we went for dinner at a restaurant, which we haven't done for a long time. On our way home afterward, Len told Jennifer that the Lord spoke to him through Psalm 118 that morning by confirming what we wrote on our wedding program about our marriage being the Lord's doing, and it being marvelous in our eyes. Jennifer was surprised to hear that Len, too, had read Psalm 118 today, because that was also the same Psalm she had read in her devotions. Praise the Lord!

We celebrated Joseph's thirteenth birthday in February with cake, cards, gifts, and prayer for him. Now he is officially a teen (see photos at the link below). On his birthday, we also celebrated Len's thirty-sixth spiritual birthday.  

Len and Faith are still having eczema, and Len has been experiencing some tooth pain, but less than before. Faith is still looking for another job that can provide full time hours. Charity's employer has also cut her hours back, and one week she was not given any hours on the schedule at work, while other coworkers were given plenty of hours. So she is looking for another job now, too. Please join us in prayer for that.

More Photos

Ministry: As we continue to administer our discipleship training school (DTS), we'd like to update you on the good things that God is doing with it. By the grace of God, we currently have disciples in seven nations including Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, South Sudan, India, and the United Kingdom.

In February, we had nine new students enroll in the DTS, including Peace in Nigeria, as well as Godswill, Joyce, Yatta, Rennie, and Isaac in Uganda. We also enrolled Augustin in D.R. Congo, Hillary in South Sudan, and Thembeni in South Africa.

Brother Tom in Uganda is grateful to God for speaking and enabling him to start a nursery and primary school! He wrote to Len in January:

"Hello Leonard!

I am always blessed and encouraged by your concern for every DTS student.

You are mentoring us both mentally and spiritually.

When I was in the midst of my one week of prayer, I got a very strong conviction from the Lord to open up a nursery and primary school. I didn't hesitate starting, because of my obedience to God's voice. At that point, I didn't have money to begin, but the spirit of the Lord issued this statement to me, 'Tom, you don't need money to start a school, but Me.' I expected provision from Him.

The school is called 'Trinity Parents' Nursery and Primary School.' It is in Lira City West --Lira City. We started with eight pupils last week, but today we have thirty pupils in total. 

This I consider to be the result of DTS.

Thanks a lot for your fatherly love towards us.

Brother Tom."

Praise the Lord! What a wonderful testimony of God's faithfulness.

Brother Uchenna in Nigeria said in January:

"I am growing day by day with the help of DTS teachings." According to him, the DTS and LTG have really helped him and his wife to have more knowledge of God’s Word. He said that the DTS is an eye opener that opens him to the truth and things he never knew before as a Christian.

Sadly he and his wife lost their baby at the time of delivery in February. They need your prayers for the Lord to comfort them and provide for their medical bills.

Brother Justus, who is a First Year DTS student and a pastor, has recently planted a church in Kampala, Uganda, which is currently meeting in a sitting room until they are able to obtain a public building. He wrote to Len in February:

"Hallelujah!

Brother Len

The Lord has been so good to us as a ministry (Healing Rock of Pentecost)."

In February, one of the new students who enrolled in the DTS named Isaac in Uganda shared the following testimony of how he came to Christ in 1986:

"I was born in a Christian family; both my father and mother were good drunkards, and they could rarely go to church. And so as children, we also grew in that kind of life, knowing church was useless, though bearing Christian names.

It was not until I joined secondary school level that some preachers came to our school and preached the gospel of Jesus to all students and teachers. I was touched by the message in John 3:16 about God's love for mankind, and before the preacher had finished his message, I found myself in front, kneeling down. I was prayed for and led to Christ and from that day, my life never remained the same."

He is a fifty-two year old pastor and enrolled in the DTS for the following reason: "As a pastor and minister of the gospel, I need to build my spiritual capacity through the word so that I am well equipped for ministry." Praise the Lord! Let's pray to that end that the Lord would fulfill his noble goal.

In February, sister Rebecca in Uganda share the following testimony:

"Praise the Lord!

I thank God for seeing us through the month of January. It has been a challenging one with many people sick around me, but God graciously granted healing.

My Facilitator Grace and my LTG partners have been of great encouragement through their prayers and acts of charity. One LTG partner offered to stay in the hospital attending to my sick Father in-law after seeing our struggles, and this moved my heart.

In the Discipleship II course, work (having a servant heart) stood out for me. I learned that the word 'doulos' means slave, which is [a lifestyle that is] not easy to practice, but yet pays back well when practiced, inevitably with eternal rewards from the master Himself (Our lord and Saviour Jesus Christ).

Thanks, Shalom!"

Sister Catherine in England shared the following testimony in February of the Lord's work in her life through the DTS:

"Dear brother Len and sister Jennifer.

I wish to thank you for the amazing Doulos Studies and advice and prayers and support you have already given me over the past months. I have grown so much closer to our Lord since I started my studies with you, and I pray for you and for more students to join the Doulos Studies.

I have found that the Doulos Studies have helped me so much to walk closer with our Lord, and I have become stronger in our Lord to witness to others.

We must be ready for Jesus' return, and…we must do our part and be ready every day and be a witness to the lost…

Bless you all.

Sister Catherine"

DTS Photo Album.

Len received the following testimony from brother Martin in Uganda recently. He states:

"Hello Brother, Len,

Grace, mercy, and peace abundantly to you too in Jesus' Mighty Name!

God has used me to clean up most of our church members through LTG by means of taking many sins away from the life of our members and making them a new creature in Christ, but every day He works on us to make us what we need to be for him in this life via LTG.

The primary way God connected me to DTS is by Brother John Babu. This is where God helped me through brother Len to join LTG program. This is where I, my family, and our church members started digging into Scripture every day. In the Bible, I and my LTG members learn how to live wisely in God's world.

Through LTG my life and LTG members' spiritual lives have changed.

I pray to our Lord Jesus Christ to help us through DTS, as well through LTG, to embrace His calling for our lives with more zeal, wisdom, and humility. Amen!

Brother. Martin Kuku William"

In January, Len received the following email from John, who is one of our students in India. He wrote:

"Praise the Lord!

Brother Len,

Greetings to you in His precious name. Glory to the name of our savior Lord Jesus.

    

Brother, thank God for the witnesses that God has been doing through the DTS courses. This is really a privilege to become a student at  DTS studies. I personally thank you for your encouragement.

Faithfully,

John Sobhan"

In January, brother Max, who is one of our DTS students in Uganda, had a motorcycle accident. Although he didn't break any bones, he was in the hospital with a lot of pain after the accident. Here is his testimony as of the writing of this newsletter:

"Praise the Lord bro Len, thanks for the prayers for me and my Father. Yes, I am healing from malaria (+++ parasite density), ulcers, bacterial infections, and brucellosis. These all attacked me at the same time. But it's a great testimony that I never was admitted, as the doctors reported with a great wonder how I was moving. I saw the grace of God keeping me in motion, while admitted with dad in the hospital and yet also on treatment. Continue to pray for my dad for a total recovery, as he fights off the condition. For now he is improving with challenges of body weakness. Dad is 66 yrs old."

Brother Fredrick in South Africa sent us this testimony in January:

"Praise God I would like to thank God on behalf of our LTG member, brother James, who gave his life to Christ. He had a lot of set backs from prison, and God has shown him His grace and power. In 2018 he was sentenced to sixteen years in prison, but God is good, and he only served three years. He was released on a presidential pardon due to overcrowding of inmates, so he was chosen as he was new in prison. Praise God! As he mentioned: greater is He in him than the devil that is in the world. Since being released, he has been an instrument to the spreading of Good News to everyone of what the Lord did, so praise His name, and thanks to the LTG."

More DTS Testimonies

In February, brother Grace, who is a pastor and our DTS facilitator in Uganda, shared about his healing and deliverance ministry there in Soroti. He wrote to Len in the evening (his time) saying:

"Have just finished deliverance sessions since morning. There is a sister here who had severe chest pain for seven years, but today the Lord delivered her plus many more testimonies, I will share next time."

He later wrote back with six testimonies, which Len has posted in an article called Amazing Healing and Deliverance in Uganda. Here is just one of the six testimonies:

"Richard from Kalaki district had a problem of witchcraft, where demons used to stone his house tops and several times attempting to target family members especially at night. When he called for prayer on phone, the Lord showed me two birds leave and fly away from his compound. No more sign of witchcraft in his home." 

Praise the Lord! Read the rest of the testimonies in the very short article called Amazing Healing and Deliverance in Uganda.

Brother Peter in Kenya sent us the following testimony in February:

"Brother Len, 

On Friday, as I was moving on with the courses [in Heresies, Cults, and the Occult II]; I came across the article that has been written by sister Charlotte, the nun who passed through tragic events in the Catholic convent that almost shattered her life completely, if she had not escaped by the grace of God! 

I downloaded the book at around 8:00 PM and by 2:00 AM, I had already completed it. I was having a burden for the nuns and priests, and those in the monastery who have dedicated their lives for wrong reasons. I prayed for them that night, and I feel a great burden to constantly make intercession for them, that God may visit them. I've also started to pray for Muslims, mostly in Arab nations, that God may stretch his hand of deliverance on their behalf. 

God's blessings"

Moreover, we would like to thank our beloved brother Deji for his faithful service as the DTS Facilitator for Nigeria. He has served in that role for the past almost two years since June 2020, after graduating from the DTS in March 2019. His service as the DTS Nigeria Facilitator has been very valuable to us. We appreciate him very much. He is now studying for his doctoral degree, and we wish him the best in achieving his academic goals.

Meanwhile, we are transitioning the role of DTS Facilitator for Nigeria to brother John Abugiye, who is a pastor in Cross River State who graduated from the DTS in March 2021, a little less than one year ago. Please congratulate him on his new role and make him feel welcome. Most importantly, please pray for him. He now has several important roles, including not only the DTS Facilitator role and being a new pastor, but also husband, father of two little girls, and a school teacher in a government school, teaching twelve-to-fifteen-year old students both math and basic science. He has a lot of responsibility and needs our prayer support.

Resources: We would like to remind you that 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 allowing us to celebrate Joseph's thirteenth birthday.
2. For enabling us to celebrate our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
3. For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students.
4. For brother John taking on the role of Nigeria DTS Facilitator.
5. For the new students that have enrolled in the DTS.
6. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
7. For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to help Faith find another job since she is not getting enough hours at her new one.
2. For the Lord to heal Faith and Len from eczema.
3. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students in the hardships they're experiencing and assist them in any life challenges they may be experiencing
4. For the Lord to comfort brother Uchenna and his wife and provide for their medical bills.
6. For the Lord to heal brother Max and his father.
7. For the Lord to help brother John in his new Facilitator role.
8. For the Lord to assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples. 
9. For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group), and help them finish all their course work for the current quarter by the end of this month. 
10. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
11. For the Lord to raise up new faith partners, and for Him 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

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Manchester, NH 03108-5526

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January Update -- 2022

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

Family: By the grace of God we are doing well through the storms of life. Our oldest daughter Charity's asthma has not been bothering her for the past couple weeks, and neither has her wrist. She hasn't had any jaw pain lately, although she still experiences the cracking noise when she moves it. Thank you for your prayers, and praise the Lord for His healing touch. Len has been having very little pain in that tooth that was repaired, so again, thank you for your prayers for that. Faith has not found another job yet, but at least her employer is giving her a few more hours of work each week, which is better than before.

One of our board Members, Dave Wenrich, who had been very ill, is better now. We thank you for joining us in prayer for him last month. 

More Photos

Ministry: As we continue to administer our discipleship training school (DTS), we'd like to update you on the good things that God is doing with it. By the grace of God, we currently have disciples in seven nations including Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, South Sudan, India, and the United Kingdom.

In January, brother Stephen in Nigeria, who is a Second Year student, testified of a miracle that happened in the church that he pastors. He said he had a dream in September 2021 that a woman in her thirties would die, and that he would touch her head and she would be raised from the dead. Amazingly the dream was fulfilled on 13 October 2021. It happened like this: He was at the front of the church before the congregation, and everyone was facing him, so he was the only one who could see what happened next. A woman in her thirties was outside the back door of the church behind the congregation, when she suddenly collapsed and died. Brother Stephen walked right outside and touched her head, at which point she immediately sneezed and returned to life again. Brother Stephen states:

"And before the incident, early last year, she came to tell me that she graduated from high school ten years ago, but never got a job. I asked her if she would join me for fasting and prayers, which we did.  [Afterward] I faithfully told her that she will receive job (offers), [and be able to] decide which one to accept, before the end of 2021. To the Glory of God, she got a job one month after the prayers, and got another one December 24 2021. Now she has two jobs, one with the state government and the other one with the federal government. And she's one of my wife's LTG partners. Actually God is still working." 

Praise the Lord! Brother Stephen also says the Lord has given him a vision to build a school for orphans, which he wants to call Kerygma Academy, and he asks for prayer to help him fulfill the vision. Kerygma is the Greek word in Scripture used to refer to the "proclamation" of the gospel.

Meanwhile, brother Pascal has a testimony about his understanding of God; it has changed from what he used to know into an extraordinary reality; he now shares the gospel of Jesus everyday, and his life is changing greatly. He says that for the first time ever he has found the best training! Glory to the King eternal who reigns forever and ever!

In December, Len received the following testimony from brother Henry in South Sudan.

"Dear bro Leonard, 

I want to take this opportunity to thank God for the opportunity to be one of the DTS students, I have learnt a lot about discipleship, and my zeal for ministry has deeply increased, I started by forming the LTG group, I also developed other groups to create a platform to share the truth about the word of God, [using] the same knowledge I have received through my course, and I see many people getting interested in my classes, something that I didn't experience before. Currently I am also running a WhatsApp group called Christ the Foundation, where we share the Word of God. 

I came to realize that [since] I joined DTS, my life has totally been shaped into a life of the gospel. [Previously] I had always developed fear in me, whenever I tried moving out to minister to people about Christ, but now I feel I have all I need to go out for evangelism; I can read the Bible and understand it clearly. All that am going through in my life is a new experience, and everything I see about myself is a testimony. I thank God for the founders of this school, and I pray that may the living God continue blessing you.

Best regards, Bro Henry"

After this testimony, brother Henry became seriously ill, but the Lord healed him. Praise the Lord!

Sister Christine in Uganda shared the following testimony in January:

"Dear Bro Len,

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I want to take this opportunity to testify to what the Lord has done in my life in the DTS (currently I am in Second Year Third Quarter). In one of the subjects in Hamartiology II Course work, I have learnt that attachments to my hair are not biblical. It is indirectly telling God that I was not created well with my natural hair. 

Also through DTS, the reality of eternity has gotten more real to me, that is heaven and hell. May the Lord's name be praised.

Thank you and God bless all DTS administrators.

Christine"

 

Sister Catherine in the UK shared the following testimony about one of the articles she read during her second quarter:

"Thank you for this awesome article, 'Your Identity in Christ.' There are so many wonderful scriptures about who we are in Christ, which gives me great confidence in our Lord and perseverance to be a stronger witness to the lost. I was an orphan, and I was fostered, but I had no identity and knew no love until I got to know Jesus our Lord.

I learned more of God's love by the 'Who am I?' card, I strongly recommend printing off the card and reading it every day and you will soon learn of the amazing love of God for us and gain confidence in God. The Lord showed me Romans 8: 14-17. I thank and praise our Lord for all his amazing love to us, and that we have an urgent message to tell the world with boldness and the guidance of the Holy Spirit in us.

Bless you all.

From Sister Catherine Hughes."

Praise the Lord! Sister Catherine also experienced a heavenly encounter with Jesus face-to-face in January, and He gave her an important and urgent message to bring back to the Church. Len posted that in an article called A Message from our Lord by Sister Catherine. Please don't miss it! She had also been experiencing pain in her stomach for several weeks, which the Lord has now healed miraculously in answer to prayer. She states that as she received prayer: "I could feel the heat on my stomach. I do believe our Lord has healed me, it's a wonderful  miracle. Thank and Praise our Lord." Amen.

Brother John in Uganda shared the following testimony in January:

"Greetings in Jesus' name! 

I am greatly blessed to really understand the revelation of Jesus Christ in bodily form, not as religion has tried to picture Christ by the imagination of someone else acting as Jesus Christ while on this earth, as we watched in (Jesus film). The teaching I have gotten in DTS has changed my perspective and even added more honor to Glorious Jesus my Lord. Thank God for this DTS. It's changing lives. I am proud to be part of it. Glory be to God.

Bro John Matogo Babu (Uganda)"

Len received the following testimony from sister Rebecca in Uganda recently. She states:

"Praise the Lord Jesus!

I am glad to share my testimony with you of what the Lord has done.

The study of the word of God has increased my knowledge in Him, and each time I face tough moments, I get encouraged and comforted by the Scriptures.

*This is because the system DTS has given for us to study the word is very good (inhaling, breathing in) the Word.

*The course work is so rich with information that is equipping me for the work of ministry. As a counsellor, God has used me to help many couples and young people to consider the truth in any decision making, and to encourage the persecuted believers, especially those from Muslim background not to give up the faith.

-In my first LTG, my Partner Atyang Ketty had asked us to pray with her for God's provision. And after a period of time, God convicted someone to bless her with about 5 million ugandan shillings to start a business, which she's now doing as serves the Lord as well.

-In my second LTG, Jane Abiria, one of the partners, has been without a job for eight years. This was one of her prayer requests, and to the glory of God on 17th December 2021, she got a job with Plan International, as a teacher in one of the refugee settlements. She's a new believer in Christ and needs our prayers for her husband to be born again.

Glory be to God and thanks DTS for equipping us."

DTS Photo Album.

In December, Len received the following testimony from brother Martin in Uganda, who had been sick with malaria for a while:

"Hello Brother Len,

I give thanks to God because He connected me to brother Len through brother John Babu to have the opportunity of joining DTS. Not just that, but also brother Len introduced [us to the] LTG, which is always giving me and my LTG group full understanding of God through His Word.

To God the Glory!

Thanks

Brother Martin Kuku"

More DTS Testimonies

In December, Len received an amazing praise report from brother Grace in Uganda, in which he testified about seven divine healings that he has seen the Lord do in his ministry. Len has written an article about it called The Body Parts Storehouse in Heaven. This short testimony brings glory to God and will have you praising Him as you read it. It's one of many confirmations of the body parts storehouse in heaven that many people have seen there, including a sister in Christ from Indonesia named Elisabeth, whom Len wrote about recently.

In January, brother Grace and his wife Dina became very sick, but the Lord healed them in answer to prayer. Here is his praise report about that: "I want to give God the glory who has healed both me and my wife. I had a heartache [aching over the heart] and a serious fever. The day you prayed with us the Lord healed us; He is great and continues to be praised!" Praise the Lord for healing them!

Brother Max in Uganda wrote:

"Praise the Lord, brother Len!

DTS is a school that has added more practical morals into my life in terms of reading the the Scriptures daily. This has helped me to hear and receive guidance in my daily life from the Holy Spirit through meditation. 

•Throughout my meetings with the LTG members, we have continued to grow as brothers more and more in helping each other both physically and spiritually, as we discuss with each other our answers to the five accountability questions.

•Lives are getting saved every week. And for those who are very serious, l have continued to form more LTG groups of men meeting together to learn to use the five accountability questions. I have even translated the five questions into local languages in hard copy format for those without phones who don't speak English as their first language, and it's helping them. Although by design none of the groups has any leader, yet every one of these men are benefitting from their participation in the groups.

•The reading of the course work and the videos are so helpful, and I am continuing well. Thanks to God for the DTS."

Moreover, brother Tom in Uganda applied with the Jesus Film Project and has been approved to receive a projector to use in showing the Jesus Film across northern Uganda. He will be required to show the Jesus Film fifty times a year using the projector in exchange for receiving the equipment for free. He will also need to submit quarterly reports to the Jesus Film Project with details of where the film was shown each time, when, how many were present, and how many people came to Christ. Praise the Lord that he has been approved for this grant. 

Two of our students need to find new LTG partners. They are sister Dorcas in South Africa and brother Shadrach in Nigeria. Please pray that the Lord will quickly provide new partners for them.

Len also sent out the Old News That's Still Fresh in January to pastors, elders, disciples, and laborers in the harvest in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Resources: We would like to remind you that 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 healing that Charity has received.
2. For all the amazing testimonies given by each of our DTS students.
3. For the way He is multiplying disciples through our students.
4. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
5. For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to help Faith find another job since she is not getting enough hours at her new one.
2. For the Lord to heal Faith and Len from eczema.
3. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students in the hardships they're experiencing, especially those in dire need in Uganda. 
4. For the Lord to assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples. 
5. For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group), and help them finish all their course work for the current quarter by the end of this month. 
6. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
7. For the Lord to raise up new faith partners, and for Him 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