DMI Newsletter

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

September Update -- 2026

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

Family: Thank you to those who prayed for Len for his Youtube channel to be reinstated after it was permanently shut down under false allegations. Praise the Lord! His "Lion of the Cross" channel was reinstated a few days after the newsletter was sent out last month. He has since uploaded his videos to both Rumble and Bitchute, in case that ever happens again. You can click or tap on any of the links in this paragraph to see his channel on those three platforms.

Obviously the enemy got very scared of all the worship videos and podcasts Len was posting on Youtube, and found it to be a threat to his kingdom of darkness. Now all the worship videos, and all his gospel podcasts, and other biblical content like his book, A Willing Heart to Please the Father, are all available to the public once again.

Christopher is still doing well in his new job as an IT Help Desk Analyst. His supervisor has now told him the promotion he was supposed to get is being delayed due to understaffing, so we keep waiting and praying, hoping it won't be much longer now that he has passed all their tests to prove he is fit for the promotion.

Joseph is back to homeschool now in the 11th grade (Junior year), including his post-advanced locksmith studies. He completed the subject matter about opening safes and is onto another book now with different material, some of which he is already familiar with. He has also begun studying how to rebind Bibles with new leather covers. He is reading a book about it and has watched some videos, and Len has also spoken with a professional book smith who rebinds Bibles about allowing Joseph to shadow him on his job for a few days sometime in the near future.

Ministry: As we continue to administer our discipleship training school (DTS), now in its tenth year, we'd like to update you on the amazing things that God is doing with it. By the grace of God, we currently have disciples actively training in two nations including South Sudan and Uganda.

Our ongoing Phase III ministry collaboration with three of our graduates in South Sudan, Uganda, and Nigeria, is documented at the links below:

Completing the Great Commission in Uganda

Completing the Great Commission in Nigeria

Completing the Great Commission in South Sudan

The following is our best attempt at a condensed version of the many praise reports.

Uganda Highlights

Our brother Grace in Uganda, who has now planted fourteen new fellowships there and one prayer altar, has seen the Lord doing amazing things. He continues to provide oversight and conduct leadership development with the elders. Here are some excerpts from his updates and testimony:

"My beloved brother Len,

Grace, peace and love from God our Father and Savior Jesus Christ, with much humility and thanks to you, please kindly receive our update:

"Acida: I love what's happening in locations like this one; they are continuing reading of the Scriptures, with calls from some fellowship members coming to me testifying everyday change in their lives compared to what they were in religion. More prayers for this location, too, as people are dying of assaults and poisoning! Bro Moses was injured in his leg by a machine cutting trees. But he is getting better."

"Alitimon: Bro Peter and Joseph had an outreach in the nearby trading center with notorious activities, always resisting the gospel. We thank God for the Church's resilience."

"Awawal: Brother Vincent has been busy checking on the fellowship's progress encouraging attendance of public reading of the Scriptures, discipleship. He says the public reading of the Scriptures is gaining root. The children are actively engaging in Bible reading."

"Ongole community is ever under demonic attacks where people fall sick mysteriously, witchcraft, etc. The fellowship is praying for the salvation of souls. We thank God for our sis Petelina, who is completely healed (from hernia) and restored!"

"Otucopi: Brother Charles and the fellowship had outreach, four people got saved, and a lady called Christine got healed from leg pain that lasted four months. Brother Charles is thankful for the leadership development, discipleship and public reading of the Scriptures. He says his wife and children too are good participants in this discipleship and are growing up in the Lord."

"Awoja: Brother Julius and sis Rose traveled to Mulago referral hospital for further treatment; prayers needed for them. Sis Rose still trusting God for the best, waiting for test results on the 16th of September, more prayers needed for a miracle."

Amotom: "Brother Len, I live to praise God for His working! We took our way back from Awawal and Alitimon locations through Kapelebyong to brother Tom, Oderai altar caretaker, hoping to reach Soroti by today. Along the way we reached Amotom trading center and Okunguri Center where we made a stop over. We met opium smokers, drunkards, and criminals. A lady called Teddy happens to be the supplier of these intoxicants. She refused to open her heart for the gospel, quite a number gave their lives to the Lord including their leaders by the names Dan, Hakim who has been a Moslem, Joshua, etc. We quickly organized water baptism for them as you may see in the pics (pic 1, pic 2, pic 3). The 2 days we were there have impacted lives, there is generally happiness from the community and government leaders.

"I kindly ask for prayers for what is taking place in these locations; Amotom most likely may be a case for discipleship.

"Amen B: Brother William and Lawrence are taking root in leadership development, also doing well in discipleship and public reading of the Scriptures. They are moving on well with their evangelistic outreaches."

"Ginnery: Brother Amos testifies receiving some new people in the Church after evangelism outreaches. He had leadership development with us, a wonderful time of prayer and deliverance, during which many were released from oppression of the enemy."

"Oderai: Bro Tom's wife called me, only to say her husband was critically sick. By the time I reached there with two brothers, he couldn't sit, open his eyes, or eat anything. He is reported to be having issues with his heart, liver, and one kidney, suspected to have been poisoned." The suspects were family members and the issue was over a land dispute. Brother Tom has since been recovering well.

"Brother Len we are praying majorly for our weather, as we have no rains yet, even in the second season of the year; there are crop failures, and many people across the country eat once a day and some parts without any food! God remains God and He will always prevail.

"God bless you dear brother

"Brother Grace."

There is more to praise God for that is not included here for the sake of brevity. Brother Grace is overseeing their fall gospel outreaches this week (week of September 15th). Please pray for these outreaches and for the ongoing work that brother Grace and his team are doing in Uganda, as well as the specific requests he mentioned.

Nigeria Highlights

Brother John in Nigeria shared with us about the amazing things God is doing there through his ministry efforts across the nine active fellowships that he has planted with his team. He continues to provide oversight and conduct leadership development with the elders. Here are some excerpts from his recent updates on the health of the churches, beginning with a testimony about how God spared his life in a serious motorcycle accident:

"Dear brother Len,

"I sincerely thank and glorify God for His mercy, protection, and faithfulness. I recently survived a serious motorcycle accident that could have had a far more tragic outcome. By God’s grace, I am alive today.

"The accident resulted in an injury to my right clavicle (collarbone), and I continue to experience pain in my right shoulder and chest. I am deeply grateful to God for preserving my life and preventing a more serious outcome.

"I also sincerely appreciate Brother Len, Sister Jennifer, and everyone who prayed for me and offered their support. May God richly bless you all.

"Above all, I give God all the glory for preserving my life. Amen."

Unfortunately, he will need to keep his arm in a sling for 8-12 weeks to allow time for his broken collarbone to heal. That means he won't be able to ride his motorcycle, which was seriously damaged. Thankfully to God, the Lord provided for the cost to have it repaired, but he won't be able to use it for a few months now until his shoulder is healed. Afterward, it could take up to nine months of structured physical therapy to regain the strength in his right arm. Please remember him in your prayers for healing.

This presents a major challenge, since he used the bike to visit all the churches he oversees, including his prison ministry. Besides that, it all happened right when he was about to move to his new home that the Lord provided. He was able to get help from the brethren and move out of the home where his landlord and neighbors had tried to poison him and his family and attempted to cast evil spells on him.

The Lord finally got him out of there and into the new place. You can see pictures of the move and the new place here. Since there is no well or source of water at the new property, he had to purchase a large water tank and build a rainwater collection system (pictured here). This is a temporary solution until his new landlord can eventually afford to hire a company to drill a borehole for water. All of these are matters for prayer. More pictures of the move and the new home are at this link.

Due to the timing of all this commotion and the move, he was not able to preach at one of the first planned mini crusades for this season and had to have a newly trained elder at one of the newly planted churches conduct the mini crusade in his absence.

As for the ministry there, he wrote to us before the accident happened: "We continue to thank the Lord for His faithfulness over the work in Nigeria. The ministry is progressing in different ways across the fellowship centres. In addition to our regular fellowship meetings, we have been giving greater attention to prayer, revival meetings, personal evangelism, follow-up, leadership development, spiritual counselling, and creating opportunities for believers to grow deeper in their walk with Christ."

"The prison fellowship continues to be one of the areas where we are seeing encouraging spiritual responses."

"Please continue to pray that the Lord will strengthen the work, increase the LTG compliance in every fellowship, save more souls, and establish the Gospel firmly in every community we are reaching. Please continue to pray for my complete healing, relief from pain, and a speedy recovery."

South Sudan Highlights

Brother Henry in South Sudan continues to provide oversight over all four churches and five prayer altars that he has established, as well as conduct leadership development with the elders. He provided the following encouraging updates:

"Dear bro Len,

"I greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

"This country needs prayers because there's nothing like law, but I thank God because souls are giving their lives to Jesus. However the work of our Lord Jesus Christ is going on well."

"I want to give God the glory for the great work he is doing in South Sudan. I always thank God for having had an opportunity to go through DTS course...I say this because some of the things I go through as a servant of God in South Sudan, I don't think I would have managed if I had not gone through deeper training to understand the cost of discipleship, and the eternal glory. We are just here praising God, and I have realized that there are moments when every material thing will be taken away by the enemy, clothes, houses, cars, money, and others, but you rest in the Lord and feel so peaceful.

"Juba. The fellowship is doing well by the grace of God. There's a gentleman around 36 years of age who was brought to me for prayers by the name Bidal, and his condition was worse. He couldn't walk, and even sitting was a big problem for him. They had tried hospital and witchcraft, but the condition was getting worse everyday. I led him to repentance, and salvation. After that I prayed, and he was delivered from demonic spirits.

"We decided to go and preach to the family, so that they accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior. We thank God, because over 10 people in the family surrendered their lives to Jesus. The good news is that the brother can now sit, and also able to lift up his legs by himself. The legs, which were too swollen, have now reduced greatly. I also heard that now he can stand by himself for like 5 minutes and sit down. I want to give all the glory to God.

"But I want to tell you, brother, the devil is a liar: when we came back from the ministry, we found that the house that belongs to the brothers I went with had been broken into, and all their clothes were stolen, except the ones they were wearing that day. One of them cried, but when I preached to them that this is gain to us who are in the Lord, I saw a smile on their faces. I told them to celebrate God for the souls God has used to win to Him, who were in darkness. This is a great testimony compared to what happened to us. I have also witnessed more testimonies, and I give all the glory to God."

Yambio. Brother Odong was released from prison. But then they arrested and imprisoned his pastor, brother Gerald, whom brother Henry had ordained as the elder of the Yambio church he planted. Gerald has been imprisoned on false charges, and after serious prayer, as well as legal intervention by the attorney, they recently dropped all charges against him and agreed to release him, too. But they want $180 USD, which was essentially a bribe that they claim is for office expenses, and brother Henry refuses to pay it. So brother Gerald is still in prison, and needs our prayers to be released.

"The ministry (in Yambio) is doing well. I had a good time with the Saints and encouraged them to be strong. Reminding them of what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ went through, but we have to be strong. I encouraged them to continue praying for each other especially those who labour in the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Different sessions of prayer are being conducted, and we also have a prayer chain at night."

"I thank God for the move of the Holy Spirit. The time I was there, I spent much time in intercession prayers, and many people joined the prayers. During the prayers some people got filled with the Holy Spirit, and others received the baptism of Fire. There's a lady who was working in the bar by the name Jackie, that's the time she surrendered her life to Jesus Christ. I have been following up with her even when I left so that she can be transformed for Christ. I thank God her life has greatly changed."

"Wau. By the grace of God Wau is doing well. Discipleship classes are also going well. They are also in joint prayers for the Yambio fellowship."

"Check point. We thank God for the altar. People were delivered from evil spirits. We also prayed for some people with chronic illnesses, and I believe that God has healed them though I have not heard from them again."

"Rokon. God is doing great things in Rokon. People have testimonies of healing, deliverance etc. There's a woman, who just walked in the Church during praise and when she entered the church, immediately she was delivered from the spirit of snake. I knew it was a spirit of snake, because during deliverance she was moving on the ground like a snake. After deliverance she was preached to and accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior."

"Bor. Let's continue praying for Bor because the insecurity is really increasing. Two days ago a car on transit was attacked by armed men and one person killed. However the ministry is not shaken. The gospel is being preached, and people are surrendering their lives to Jesus."

"Gorom. Numbers have increased. Four people confessed Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior."

"Lok Luri. People received deliverance from evil spirits. A lady called Aisha gave her life to Jesus, and she was also delivered from abdominal related issues."

"Moriok. By the grace of the challenges we had in Moriok were resolved amicably by the local leaders. And even one of those men who was disturbing, I was able to preach to him and he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and savior. He also attended our prayers, and I give all the glory to God."

"In conclusion, I thank God for your prayers always. I pray may the good Lord protect you, and the entire family. Our best regards to the brothers and sisters, your beautiful family.

"Your servant,

Bro Henry."

Praise the Lord for what He is doing through brother Henry. We give God all the glory.

Note: For conciseness, the testimonies of the African brothers have been edited and rearranged to combine multiple reports into one, while retaining the same meaning.

Ministries of DTS Graduates

More Testimonies

Two more new students in South Sudan enrolled in our DTS Light school. Their names are brother Osman and sister Scovia (pictured left). Both of them got saved through brother Henry's ministry last fall in Juba, and both were also baptized with the Holy Spirit once they gave their lives to Christ.

Brother Osman says he is enrolling because, "I really want to be a true disciple of Jesus Christ." Sister Scovia says her reason is: "I want to learn more about the true gospel of God, and I desire to be a disciple of Jesus Christ like bro Henry. In South Sudan there are very few true ministers of the gospel. Most people are just enriching themselves with prosperity gospel without talking the truth of repentance, and end times."

We want to give them both a warm welcome to the DTS.

Len sent out his monthly edition of the Old News That's Still Fresh in September, as he usually does each month. We hope you'll take a moment to read the content that he has published, as it is sure to bless, encourage, and edify you.

He also produced several music videos that you are invited to watch. These include Overcomers, The Kingdom of God is Like This, As Little Children Do, Just Like Jonah, Boast in the Lord, The Story of the Savior, Faithful to Your Promises, What is in Your Hand?, and As the Still, Fair Court. You can also view a playlist of his worship songs. All of Len's newly released music videos are also posted in the music section of Preparing the Way Radio.

In closing, we have much to praise God for, and many opportunities for you to join us in prayer.

Praise the Lord with us for the many answers to prayer:

For enabling Len's Youtube channel to be reinstated after it was shut down unjustly.
For helping Len to produce several music videos of original worship songs to glorify God and edify the Body of Christ.
For our newly enrolled DTS students Scovia and Osman in South Sudan.
For all the amazing testimonies of brothers Grace, John, and Henry from their Phase III ministries that have resulted in 27 churches being planted with over 1,250 disciples (and growing), plus six thriving prayer altars.
For sparing brother John's life from being ended in the bike accident, and enabling him to move away from the dangerous environment he had been living in, set up a rainwater collection system at the new place, and for providing for his bike to be repaired.
For the release of brother Odong from prison in Yambio, South Sudan.
For healing Tom from poisoning in the Oderai, Uganda prayer altar.
For the complete healing of Petelina in Ongole, Uganda from hernia.
For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings.
For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Prayer needs:

For Christopher to receive the promotion soon, along with a pay increase.
For the Lord to continue to mightily bless the Phase III ministries of brothers Grace, John, and Henry, and grant them great success with much fruit that lasts.
For the Lord to heal brother John's broken collarbone quickly.
For the Lord to raise up men to be elders at all the new fellowships where they are still needed.
For the release of brother Gerald from prison in Yambio, South Sudan.
For extraordinary success of the gospel outreaches in Uganda (week of Sept 15th).
For sister Rose's complete healing from suspected colon cancer.
For the Lord to provide new clothing to the two brothers in South Sudan who had all their clothing stolen when their home was broken into.
For the Lord to continue multiplying disciples through all of our students and graduates.
For the Lord to give us wisdom and assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

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Saturday, August 15, 2026

August Update -- 2026

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

Family: Christopher (seated left) is still doing well in his new job as an IT Help Desk Analyst. Management has been testing him out to see if he qualifies for the promotion to Senior Analyst that his supervisor recommended him for, which would be a blessing, since it would come with a pay increase. He has been told it is possible he may have the promotion by the end of this month. We're praying this will happen.

Joseph (in blue) is on summer break from homeschool, but continuing his post-advanced locksmith studies. He is finding this particular subject matter about opening safes to be much more challenging that any of the previous locksmithing studies he has done for his previously awarded certificate as an Advanced Locksmith. That makes sense, since safes are designed to be very difficult to open. So his progress with this material has been much slower, but we've set goals to help him finish later this month.

Please pray for Len, as his Youtube channel was permanently shut down. Youtube has permanently shut down his channel. They falsely claim he either severely or repeated violated their policies prohibiting spam, scams, and deceptive activities, and that the channel has been shut down to "protect the community". His channel "Lion of the Cross" was never even monetized and he never asked for money. He was not scamming, spamming, or deceiving anyone. The cancellation notice states that Len will be permanently unable to create another channel. Look at the most recent video upload at this non-Youtube link.

Obviously the enemy got very scared of all the worship videos and podcasts Len was posting on Youtube, and found it to be a threat to his kingdom of darkness. Now not only all the worship videos, but all his gospel podcasts, and other biblical content like his book, A Willing Heart to Please the Father, are all unavailable to the public. And all the blog posts that he has created that have links to those videos now have invalid links where a message is posted that the Youtube channel where the video is posted has been permanently terminated. Would you please pray that Len's appeal of this termination would result in their decision being reversed and his channel restored?

Our ongoing Phase III ministry collaboration with three of our graduates in South Sudan, Uganda, and Nigeria, is documented at the links below:

Completing the Great Commission in Uganda

Completing the Great Commission in Nigeria

Completing the Great Commission in South Sudan

The following is our best attempt at a condensed version of the many praise reports.

Uganda Highlights

"My beloved brother Len,

Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. We thank God for His grace upon us, and to share with you the wonderful things God does in the locations below:

"We are experiencing heavy rains in some locations and movement is so challenging. I thank God for the salvations, healings and deliverances I have witnessed this week. Many people have come asking for prayer having watched our prayer life wherever we go! This has brought us close to many people and as a result people are coming to the Lord!

"Acida: Public reading of the Scriptures is going on and discipleship. It's a growing fellowship Scripturally and prayerfully. Public reading of the Scriptures is consistent with bro Moses.

"A lady called Catherine was delivered from Satanism. My wife carried out counseling, she revealed how much she was involved in satanic activities, witchcraft moving from marriage to marriage. Her relatives disowned her. We came in touch with her at the point where she was too sick, and said she had headache since her childhood. We led her to confession, received the Lord, I called on the Holy Fire of God; she got healed and was delivered completely. Glory to God!

"Alitimon: We thank God for what He is doing through the fellowship, there is increase in numbers. Leadership development was conducted with Bro Peter and Joseph, who are carrying out prayer and fasting; with public reading of the Scriptures and discipleship. Bro Peter, has a challenge of pain of the legs. Prayers needed for him.

"Awawal: This location is experiencing God's move, as evangelism, discipleship is regularly carried out with bro Vincent carrying out public reading of the Scriptures with the testimony of a simple fellowship gaining knowledge of the Word. He had a serious case of malaria, but is well now, and grateful for the prayers. We had leadership development with him, and we had deliverance prayer for his daughter who had been sick for some years, associated with demonic attack; and that distracted her education. We thank God she is totally delivered. We had leadership development with bro Vincent.

"Ongole: The fellowship is progressing, public reading of the Scriptures going on, discipleship is consistent. The fellowship is prevailing amidst spiritual resistance…We thank God for the salvation of souls here recently. We also thank God Petelina who was sick has greatly improved.

"Nakatunya: We thank God for the program of evangelism, deliverance, conducted by brother Boniface and the team. He is busy reaching out to the neighborhood with the saints, discipleship. They have been reaching out and encountered much of Catholism. The fellowship is gaining root, carrying out prayer and fasting and deliverance.

"Otucopi: Leadership development with bro Charles was a huge help to him! He and the Lord's Church are enjoying coming together for public reading of the Scriptures and discipleship, as he continues to progress with that. We also saw God's hand in healing and deliverance from demonic oppression.

"Awoja: Brother Julius has been attending to his wife, sis Rose in the hospital, no update provided [regarding the colon mass]. It's really a major shaking! I called a few Christians to continue fellowshipping and reading the Bible despite the trials faced by bro Julius and sis Rose. She is sounding strong in the Lord, but needs more prayers to recover.

"Mbale: Bro Davis is conducting evangelism with the saints, multiplication taking place; as they are witnessing to their neighborhood with appointments to follow up. He is also conducting public reading of the Scriptures, discipleship. The fellowship is reported to be surviving with women praying for the deliverance of their families from drunkenness by some husbands.

"Celtel: This fellowship is growing steadily, discipleship and public reading of the Scriptures observed through bro Yokolamu and Peter with testimonies of the Christians developing a desire for God's Word. Leadership development with bro Yokolamu was conducted. As we evangelized, around 4 people gave their lives to the Lord. Brother Yokolamu's mother passed on to glory on Monday and was buried on Wednesday. It was all glorious. She just slept, according to her sons.

"Kampala: I traveled and had time with bro Francis, blessed to have leadership development; carried out counseling and deliverance. Brother Francis is focused on the Lord's work as led by the Lord, not mindful of what happened to his marriage! He is reading the Scriptures publicly, with discipleship ongoing.

"Amen B: We have had a good time sharing in discipleship and evangelism experience, together with bro Lawrence and William conducting leadership development for them. They are publicly reading the Scriptures. They also conducted prayer and fasting, as well as deliverance.

"Ginnery: Brother Amos was with us for leadership development. He is gaining leadership experience. We also had discipleship, as public reading of the Scriptures is going on normally. As a result, bro Amos reports there is enlightenment in the Word of the Christians. He is thankful to God for thirst of the Word especially by the youths and children! They have prayer of intercession in the evenings. We also had the neighbors calling us for prayer in their homes after watching our prayer life in the area. This is happening in most of the locations we travel. God is healing and delivering people from witchcraft.

"Oderai: Bro Tom is holding intercession with the brethren for the ministry always. There is discipleship ongoing. One of our brothers, Robert lost his motorcycle to thugs, he needs prayers to recover it.

"God's grace be with your spirit forever

"Brother Grace."

There is more to praise God for that is not included here for the sake of brevity. Please continue to pray for the ongoing work that brother Grace and his team are doing in Uganda, as well as the specific requests he mentioned.

Nigeria Highlights

"Dear brother Len,

"We give thanks to the Lord for His continued faithfulness across the various fellowship centres. Despite the different challenges faced in each location, we continue to witness God's grace at work as believers grow in their walk with Christ and remain committed to the mission of making disciples. The fellowships continue to make progress in discipleship, LTG, evangelism, spiritual growth, and leadership development.

"Leadership Development: Leadership development remains a major priority across the ministry. We are grateful for the leadership training materials provided by Brother Len, which have been a valuable resource in equipping both current and prospective leaders. The training is strengthening biblical understanding, servant leadership, discipleship, pastoral care, and practical ministry skills, such as member follow-up, evangelism, and effective coordination of Life Transformation Groups (LTGs). The sessions have continued to strengthen existing leaders while preparing emerging leaders for greater ministry responsibilities.

"Daily Scripture Reading: Public Scripture reading continues across the fellowship centres. This is particularly valuable to members who are unable to read, ensuring that they have regular access to God's Word and continue to grow in the knowledge and truth of God's Word.

"Prison Fellowship: The prison ministry remains one of the most encouraging aspects of the work. The Lord continues to work powerfully and to transform lives within the prison fellowship through testimonies of repentance, restoration, and renewed commitment to Christ. Leadership mentoring among committed inmates has remained a priority, preparing responsible believers to provide spiritual guidance and encouragement to others within the correctional facility. The fellowship provides consistent biblical teaching, discipleship, and encouragement to those seeking to grow in their faith.

"Liberty Road (Urban Centre): The fellowship remains spiritually healthy and vibrant, with good participation in discipleship, fellowship, and evangelistic outreach. Members remain committed to regular worship and kingdom service.

"Ohong Fellowship: A strong spirit of unity, cooperation, and commitment continues to characterize the fellowship. Members remain actively engaged in ministry activities, and faithful in gathering together for worship, prayer, and Bible study, creating an atmosphere that encourages spiritual maturity and mutual support. Meanwhile leadership training has further strengthened coordination and effective pastoral oversight within the fellowship, as well as improved organization and teamwork.

"Betukwel: The fellowship continues to experience encouraging growth, with new believers being effectively welcomed, discipled, and successfully integrated into the fellowship, while existing members are growing in spiritual maturity. Continuous leadership development has further equipped local leaders to provide effective pastoral care, nurture members, and maintain healthy spiritual growth.

"Kakum Fellowship: The fellowship remains active and spiritually vibrant, with members faithfully participating in prayer, Bible study, evangelism, and discipleship. Leadership training has continued to improve ministry coordination and enhance the effectiveness of fellowship workers. Their commitment to the Lord has contributed to a healthy and growing fellowship.

"Ukwel Obudu: The work in Ukwel Obudu continues to advance steadily. The fellowship has maintained a steady pace of development with improved participation in prayer meetings, Bible study, and discipleship activities, as believers continue to grow in these areas. The fellowship remains united…making encouraging progress. gradually becoming stronger as members grow in their understanding of God's Word. Regular, ongoing leadership development meetings are helping to build confidence and effectiveness among local fellowship leaders.

"Obudu fellowship: Regarding the fellowship that meets in my house, the fellowship is doing well, and we are grateful to the Lord for His faithfulness. We continue to meet, fellowship together, study the Word, pray, and encourage one another in the Lord. The work is progressing positively, and we are trusting God for greater growth and stability. Please continue to keep the fellowship in your prayers.

"Atiekpe Community: The fellowship at Atiekpe continues to become more established. Members are gathering consistently, and participation remains encouraging. The LTG ministry is functioning well and continues to contribute to the spiritual development of those attending. Leadership training sessions are helping to establish a stronger foundation for sustainable growth as the fellowship continues to mature. Brother Stephen Adung has been placed in oversight of this new fellowship.

"Bebuabong: Consistent pastoral visitation and intentional follow-up have contributed to improved stability within the fellowship. The fellowship is gradually becoming more stable as believers respond well to discipleship and pastoral care. Leadership training remains ongoing, providing encouragement and direction to those serving in various responsibilities. New believers are being warmly received and carefully discipled, while existing members continue to mature spiritually. The fellowship remains united and committed to advancing the Lord's work.

"Karu: Cocoa farming continues to affect attendance as members spend considerable time on their farms. However, regular visitation and encouragement are helping to maintain the fellowship. Nevertheless, the fellowship remains active, and continuous visitation and encouragement are helping members remain connected and committed despite these seasonal demands. Leaders continue to receive training and are intensifying their efforts.

"Grace and peace to you, your family, and the entire ministry. We are sincerely grateful to the Lord for His sustaining grace and for the continued prayers, encouragement, and support that make this ministry possible. We remain committed to preaching the Gospel, making disciples, and strengthening each fellowship as we trust God for continued spiritual growth, transformed lives, and the establishment of Christ-centred communities.

"Bro John"

South Sudan Highlights

"Dear bro Len,

"I greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I thank God the country is now normalizing, because the routes which were blocked after the incidence of the national security headquarters getting burnt down, are now being opened. So I believe God that everything will be okay by next week.

However this has not affected our ministry. We are doing what the Lord has assigned is to do. As I communicated earlier about our prayer and fasting, we started from the beginning of August. And we shall finish by the end of the month. God has given us grace. Below is the weekly update at the fellowships and prayer altars.

"Juba. To God be the glory for the great work He is doing in Juba. There's great revival in Juba through the Lord's Church. The fellowship in Juba is growing in numbers so mightily. God is increasing us every day. People come and give their lives to Jesus. Healing, deliverance is taking place. The discpleship classes are going on well. We were able to give a few Bibles to those who were lacking. I have witnessed spiritual growth, because I see those who were not able to pray able now. I am seeing a great increase in the inward desire for God. The Holy Spirit has led us to enter into prayers and fasting. I have seen a great impact in people's zeal to serve the Lord ever since the fasting begun. LTG Compliance is 100%.

"Yambio. God is doing a great work in Yambio. People are giving their lives to Jesus. I have also seen children coming to the church, and then their parents follow them after. So I thank God the numbers are increasing. This fellowship is also growing, by the grace of God. I emphasized the issue of reading the Bible to the illiterates on daily basis, and now some people who didn't go to school are now joining the church, because of this.

"We thank God for the grace He has given to us. Among those who gave their lives to Jesus Christ is a Mundari (a small Nilotic ethnic group in South Sudan known for their deeply cattle-centric culture and traditional way of life), and he is really committed to attending the discipleship classes, which are going on well. What I have discovered is there's a spirit of premature death in Yambio. Youths die at a very young age. I have started battling that spirit in prayers…Now I don't hear about it any more. I give glory to God. It's time we pray for Yambio. Most of the fellowships are in prayers, and fasting including Yambio. LTG Compliance is 96%.

"There's a sister by the name Rose, whose mother was terribly sick. She received my number from someone who attended our harvest crusade of last year. She called me and told me everything that is taking place, then I believed God in prayers on the phone. And the same week she called that the mother is well. Alleluia. I preached to Rose and I led her into salvation. She has now fully committed herself to the discipleship classes in Yambio.

"Check point. The altar is doing well by the grace of God. The move of God was great. I have witnessed serious deliverance among those who come for the altar prayers. A good number surrendered their lives to Jesus. There's a gentleman who has been criticizing the prayers. He could come and make noise from the time we started that Altar. There's someone who told me that when he sees that we are going to have the Altar prayers, this is when he could go and take alcohol excessive to disrupt and draw people's attention. But this time around, I decided to enter into deep prayers and attacking the demon atmosphere around, then I just saw him getting delivered. And after his deliverance, he surrendered his life to Jesus. Now his life has changed. I give God all the glory.

"Rokon. I give glory to God because the fellowship is doing well. There's great revival in Rokon. I have witnessed great changes. The number of the people who are giving their lives to Jesus Christ has increased. Bro Max is now serving God with all his heart. He is more committed to serve than the way he was before the accident. New souls are coming to Jesus. God is good because now the area is peaceful. The area had faced a lot of challenges in the past, but now I thank God peace has been restored. Now people are praising their God freely. One family accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior after they saw one of their sister delivered from evil spirits.

"Wau. By the grace of God…people are surrendering their lives to Jesus. I give God all the glory for answering our prayers. The security issues in Wau have been resolved, and now roads are passable. We also give God praise because regardless of what has happened, the fellowship still stands strong.

"Bor. The altar is doing well by the grace of God. I see people giving their lives to Jesus. By the grace of God the altar has increased. I am happy because the people are starting to enjoy the LTG system of disciple multiplication.

"Gorom. I give God glory because now the number of people attending the prayer meetings is growing… even though it has just started. The spirit of religion is very strong there, but we are weakening it by the grace of God. I thank God for Gorom because it's picking up faster. The [redacted for security reasons] are many in this area. But I read the article which talks about how we can introduce Jesus Christ to a [redacted for security reasons] community. And it's the same knowledge we are applying by the grace of God, and I see many coming to Jesus without much exchange of words. We preach to them in love and they are touched. People surrender their lives to Jesus Christ.

"Lok Luri. By the grace of God, the Altar is doing well. It's numbers are increasing. New people are receiving salvation. Many souls have been rescued. This week I saw people being baptized by the Holy Spirit.

"Moriok is going on well. God is doing great and mighty things. I am seeing it turning into a fellowship with time by the grace of God, because now the number of people is increasing every day, and there's much consistency in attendance. And these are people were not fellowshipping anywhere. Those who came possessed received their deliverance…and healing. Testimonies of people getting delivered from demonic attacks. More people are receiving salvation. I have also seen that those who joined the altar first, have now greatly learnt how to pray.

"Those who lost hope in life come to the altar and receive hope through the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. There's a lady by the name Rose who came when she is full of tears. She was just talking about problems, and saying she was tired of living. But after I preached the word, then she was touched and accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and savior. I then prayed for her. The second visit I found her very strong and encouraging others who had come hopeless. I give glory to God. LTG Compliance is 99%.

"Wau. The area is now on fire for the gospel. Many people have accepted Jesus Christ in the area. I thank God that people who were not praying are now taking prayers very seriously. One lady gave a testimony about how she heard a voice telling her to support a certain woman who had nothing, and she was also having something very small for her transport. But after releasing what she had, immediately God sent her classmate who came and offered her transport in her car without paying for anything. I now see the relationship people have with the Holy Spirit is going to another level.

"I remain grateful to you, bro Len, for the great work that you are doing in my life. I pray that may God always be on your side, that you witness victory in everything that you do in Jesus name. May God richly reward you in Jesus' mighty name.

"Your servant,

Bro Henry."

Praise the Lord for what He is doing through brother Henry. We give God all the glory.

Note: For conciseness, the testimonies of the African brothers have been edited and rearranged to combine multiple reports into one, while retaining the same meaning.

Ministries of DTS Graduates

More Testimonies

Len sent out his monthly edition of the Old News That's Still Fresh in August, as he usually does each month. We hope you'll take a moment to read the content that he has published, as it is sure to bless, encourage, and edify you.

He also produced several music videos that you are invited to watch. These include Creator of All, To Christ Be the Glory Forever, Holy Fire: Keep Me Burning, The Crimson Flood, From Glory to Glory, Beneath Your Mighty Hand, and The Story of the Savior. You can also view a playlist of his worship songs. All of Len's newly released music videos are also posted in the music section of Preparing the Way Radio.

In closing, we have much to praise God for, and many opportunities for you to join us in prayer.

Praise the Lord with us for the many answers to prayer:

For the request Christopher's supervisor made for his promotion, and that it could possibly happen by the end of the month.
For helping Len to produce several music videos of original worship songs to glorify God and edify the Body of Christ.
For all the amazing testimonies of brothers Grace, John, and Henry from their Phase III ministries that have resulted in 27 churches being planted with over 1,250 disciples (and growing), plus six thriving prayer altars.
For healing Vincent from malaria in the Awawal, Uganda fellowship.
For the improvement in the health of Petelina in Ongole, Uganda.
For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings.
For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Prayer needs:

For Christopher to receive the promotion his supervisor recommended, along with a pay increase.
For the Lord to continue to mightily bless the Phase III ministries of brothers Grace, John, and Henry, and grant them great success with much fruit that lasts.
For the Lord to help brother John find a new place to live by the end of August.
For the Lord to raise up men to be elders at all the new fellowships where they are still needed.
For the release of brother Odong from prison in Yambio, South Sudan.
For sister Rose's complete healing from suspected colon cancer.
For the Lord to heal the painful legs of brother Peter in Alitimon, Uganda.
For the Lord to help Robert in Oderai, Uganda recover his stolen motorcycle.
For the Lord to continue multiplying disciples through all of our students and graduates.
For the Lord to give us wisdom and assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

July Update - 2026

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

Family: We took a short vacation at the beach as a family for four days in June, which was a blessing. The Lord blessed us with some quality time together enjoying God's beautiful creation, walking on the beach, and riding bikes together.

Christopher is still doing well in his new job as an IT Help Desk Analyst that he started in December. His supervisor told him recently that he has recommended him for a promotion to Senior Analyst, which would be a blessing, since it would come with a pay increase. That would be a commendable achievement for him, considering he has only been there for six months. We're praying his supervisor's request would be approved and are hopeful that it will be.

Joseph is on summer break from homeschool, but continuing his advanced locksmith studies, even though he has already earned his Advanced Locksmith certificate a few months ago. He's still doing a "deep dive" study into the specialty of opening safes.

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We continue working closely with three of our graduates in South Sudan, Uganda, and Nigeria, as they are continuing their Phase III ministry campaigns. Their latest updated testimonies are found at the links below:

Completing the Great Commission in Uganda

Completing the Great Commission in Nigeria

Completing the Great Commission in South Sudan

The biggest challenge is trying to condense the many praise reports for this newsletter. Here are some highlights.

Uganda Highlights

"Hi dear my brother, I want to thank God for His grace always for us, enabling and counting us worthy to be used as His vessels.

"Kindly receive our update:

"The fellowships in the various locations are making a difference as transformation is beginning to take place; deliverance, healing, freedom from demonic oppression, family relations restoring, a harvest to God's Kingdom; much more can be said as we encounter the false teachers, the Jehovah Witnesses, and many others in some of these locations, and we are with the grace of God in us; we thank God."

The Nakatunya fellowship, "...is growing in understanding of the Scriptures, they have prayer and fasting, deliverance going on. The saints are engaging in ministry work of evangelism...bro Boniface and his team of evangelism continue going to the harvest with new souls getting saved."

In the Acida fellowship: Most of the people in this church had been sickened by water-borne illness. "We rejoice together with them for answered prayers for clean water; a borehole was provided just in the land of one of our believers by the name Marculate!"

Moreover, "We are celebrating with sis Marculate whom God sent to a couple without her knowledge of what things looked like. She got a dream to visit them, that they were going through a marriage challenge. When she asked them what they were going through, they were open enough to tell her they were going to divorce due to their personal family injuries. At the end of it, the wife of the man pulled out a new knife she had planned to kill her husband with! Sis Marculate returned home with a brand new knife! She ministered salvation to them. We give God all the glory!"

In Awoja: Our sister Rose (the hostess of the church, whose husband Julius is one of the elders) has been to see doctors about her chronic abdominal pain. The constipation she suffered from almost took her life, and she was in ICU, but the Lord was merciful. She had a biopsy of a colon mass, and it will take two weeks to get the results, which should be in by the end of July. Then they will determine whether to surgically remove half her colon (hemicolectomy). Please join us in praying for her complete healing. [The previous info reported in this newsletter was not accurate due to miscommunications]. The good news is that her leg has greatly improved.

In Otucopi: "God is increasing their love for the Lord in the fellowship."

In the Alitimon church: "Bro Peter (their elder) was praising God for the discipleship and training that are enlightening them in the Lord!"

In Ginnery, "The fellowship is gaining root in this community, day by day they are being strengthened in the Lord."

In the Amen B. church: There is "evidence of spiritual growth and numbers."

In Awawal: "Brother Vincent has been sick for some days; we thank God he is recovering from severe malaria." Please join us in praying for his healing.

In Celtel: "The fellowship is growing roots as they share their faith with the community." Moreover, "at the home of bro Yokolamu, where the fellowship is conducted, this home was very impoverished and the least. They had been living with less than 1 dollar a day as is the case with many others. The Lord told me He is going to lift this home from ground level to where He wants it to be. This has started happening as we see the Lord beginning to open doors for children's education, business, bro Yokolamu has been blessed with a motorcycle, etc."

Brother Grace also said, "I was called to pray for a baby who had been admitted of pneumonia in Soroti hospital for one week (on oxygen). I told them to send me the photo. After 10 minutes Pauline the mother sent a message that the baby was out of oxygen and completely healed; praise be to the Lord!"

In Kampala: "Brother Francis has had a good week of evangelism with some few giving their lives to the Lord, we had leadership development with him. We really need God to intervene in Kampala's traffic jam where vehicles stay for hours without movement!"

In Ongole: "We thank God we were able to carry on with evangelism where 6 boys, 1 lady and an elderly man of 85 years gladly gave their lives to the Lord. It's worth noting our prayer for an elder for this fellowship will soon be answered."

Pingire: Regarding bro David, who has been blind, his "eye sight is now on-and-off after prayers of deliverance. I continue guiding him to pray by himself as well." Praise the Lord! Please join us in prayer agreeing for his complete healing from blindness.

The Oderai prayer altar is vibrant. "As we had time to pray together, more numbers were attracted to the prayer place and we found (the hostess) sister Margaret as perfect as she has never had any stroke. She is glorifying God for that! As we were moving back, I wanted to take some cold drink in a nearby shop. I happened to share the gospel with a shop attendant, Moslem woman; she accepted the Lord and we made appointment with her for discipleship."

"We return all the glory to God, grace, peace and love from heaven to you dear brother,

"Your fellow servant,

"Brother Grace."

There is more to praise God for that is not included here for the sake of brevity. Please continue to pray for the ongoing work that brother Grace and his team are doing in Uganda.

You may also listen to the podcast Grace's Ministry Brings Revival to Uganda.

Nigeria Highlights

"The prison fellowship continues to witness remarkable testimonies of transformed lives through the power of God's Word. Many inmates remain committed to spiritual growth, and restoration efforts continue to produce lasting impact."

In the Betukwel fellowship, "Consistent growth is being recorded as newly converted believers are warmly received, properly integrated, and nurtured in the faith. The fellowship continues to strengthen through faithful participation and effective leadership."

In Kakum, "The fellowship remains spiritually vibrant, with members actively participating in prayers, Bible study, and other fellowship activities. Their dedication has contributed to sustained spiritual stability and growth."

The Ohong Fellowship, "The fellowship continues to enjoy a strong spirit of unity and cooperation among members. Their commitment to spiritual responsibilities and active participation in fellowship activities has remained commendable."

In the Karu fellowship, the people are mostly elderly farmers who have now gone to tend their farms, so the fellowship is stalled at this time.

In Ukwel Obudu, "Steady advancement continues within the fellowship as members become more actively involved in spiritual activities and discipleship programs. Participation has improved, contributing to a stronger and more united fellowship."

"The newly established Atiekpe fellowship is progressing positively, with encouraging attendance and growing stability."

In addition to all the above new fellowships, brother John has started a new one right in his home. "A daily fellowship is currently ongoing in my residence, drawing an average attendance of about 30 individuals."

His daughters were recently afflicted in a very serious way with vomiting of blood for days, requiring one of them to be hospitalized for a few days. But we praise God that in answer to the prayers of many, the Lord has completely healed them and the one who was in the hospital has been discharged.

Please continue to join us through your prayers in helping support what God is doing through brother John and his team in Nigeria. Due to his evil landlord and neighbors, he needs to move out by the end of August, and the Lord has provided a newly built shell of a home that he is renovating, which is an overwhelming project for him with his school-teaching job and church planting ministry. He hopes to be finished with the preparations of the new home and moved into it by the end of August, but let's pray he is able to do so much sooner. The well-drillers quit digging after they failed to locate water, so he is trying to find another well-driller willing to try elsewhere on the property at a reasonable price, which is essential in order for his family to live there

You may also listen to the podcast called Evangelistic Breakthroughs in Nigeria.

South Sudan Highlights

"Dear bro Len,

"I greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I give God the glory for the amazing work, that He is doing in South Sudan. There's a great revival that is taking place in the land.

In Yambio, "The number of people is increasing in the church. They also conducted baptism. Five people were baptized by the grace of God. Discipleship classes are going on well."

We're still praying for a brother named Odong who has been unjustly imprisoned with a 15-year sentence in Yambio for sharing the gospel with a Muslim woman. Please join us in praying for his miraculous release.

In Wau, "One lady who had been against the fellowship seriously by promising to attack any time, so that we would leave the place, has given her life to Jesus. She is now part of the fellowship. Glory be to God. A number of people have given their lives to Jesus in the course of the week." Moreover, "The number of believers has gradually increased. We conducted door to door evangelism and many gave their lives to Jesus."

In Rokon: "I see the fellowship is moving forward regardless of the challenges." Brother Max, the elder there who was seriously injured a few months ago in a car accident, has now been completely healed. (see full testimony). Moreover, "Discipleship classes are on going. The number of believers has also increased. The community is now getting to understand the difference between the Lord's church and religion. Before they didn't see the difference, because they were claiming we are all Christians but now they know that we are followers of our Lord Jesus Christ, and we don't divert from the Word of God."

The Juba fellowship: "...is doing well by the grace of God. Discipleship classes are going on well by the grace of God. Numbers of members are increasing, and testimonies. People are testifying how they joined the fellowship without knowing how to pray, but they can now pray for the sick people and they receive healing. There's one brother in the fellowship, who testified that he had a brother in the family who has been mad for a long time. But after attending to my teachings, he believed that God can use him. So he went and commanded the brother to be delivered, and indeed he was delivered. They came together to me and I led the brother to salvation by the grace of God. The brother was completely delivered from the spirit of madness. God is doing great work in Juba."

Moreover, "The Lord's church in Juba has become a very big threat to false ministries in the country, because we are focusing on teaching about the true gospel. This week I got some people who gave their lives to Jesus from those churches..."

In Moriok, Juba, "People are delivered from evil spirits, and have testimonies...The numbers are increasing seriously. Many people receive salvation."

In Check Point, Juba, "The numbers of those attending is increasing gradually. We always encourage those who attend to go back home, and preach to their closest person. And I have seen many who come and testify it's so and so who preached to me."

In Luk Luri, Juba, "I saw many delivered from demonic powers. And others accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Before people were coming for prayers without carrying Bibles. But now they know the importance of the Word of God for their lives." Moreover, "The altar is also growing, and impacting the community seriously. I have received a lot of prayer requests from this side, and God is working."

On the outskirts of Juba, "Now the people of Gorom have understood the meaning of LTG glory be to God. The number of people available in the meeting is not big but they have now formed LTG groups. Many people were testifying about how they are enjoying the LTG meetings. One told me that he thought it was useless to read the Bible, but he now can't stay without the bible. They now know that the Word of God must not depart from your mouth. They have shown interest in being true disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ."

In Bor, "We thank God because there's been deliverance, and healing. We have a number of people who have testified of the Holy Spirit healing them. People are giving their lives to Jesus. I have also learnt that some people are now learning how to pray. Teaching them about the relationship between them and the Father -- the Creator. I have now seen changes in people's lives."

"Your servant,

Bro Henry."

Praise the Lord for what He is doing through brother Henry. We give God all the glory.

Please continue to pray for the Lord to protect him from false prophets.

You may also listen to the podcast called Transformative Ministry in South Sudan, as well as read Notable Miracles in South Sudan.

Ministries of DTS Graduates

More Testimonies

Len sent out his monthly edition of the Old News That's Still Fresh in July, as he usually does each month. We hope you'll take a moment to read the content that he has published, as it is sure to bless, encourage, and edify you.

He also produced several music videos that you are invited to watch. These include Come, Holy Spirit (This Very Hour), Throne of Endless Glory, High King of Heaven, Blessed Are They, and Sing a New Song. You can also view a playlist of his worship songs. All of Len's newly released music videos are also posted in the music section of Preparing the Way Radio.

In closing, we have much to praise God for, and many opportunities for you to join us in prayer.

Praise the Lord with us for the many answers to prayer:

For providing for us to take a few days' vacation at the oceanfront.
For the request Christopher's supervisor made for his promotion, although it is not a guarantee that he will actually receive it.
For helping Len to produce several music videos of original worship songs to glorify God and edify the Body of Christ.
For all the amazing testimonies of brothers Grace, John, and Henry from their Phase III ministries that have resulted in 27 churches being planted with over 1,250 disciples (and growing), plus six thriving prayer altars.
For healing brother John's daughters from their serious illness.
For completing the healing in bro Max's jaw and teeth.
For sister Rose's successful colon cancer treatment and improvement in her leg.
For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings.
For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Prayer needs:

For Christopher to receive the promotion his supervisor recommended, as well as a pay increase.
For the Lord to continue to mightily bless the Phase III ministries of brothers Grace, John, and Henry, and grant them great success with much fruit that lasts.
For the Lord to help brother John find a new well-drilling company that can locate water.
For the Lord to raise up men to be elders at all the new fellowships where they are still needed.
For the Lord to protect brother Henry from these false prophets, that the Lord would fully expose them, dismantling their false ministries, and would take away all their spiritual power.
For the release of brother Odong from prison in Yambio, South Sudan.
For sister Rose's upcoming colectomy (or polypectomy) surgery to be successful with no excess bleeding, infection, or any remaining cancer.
For the Lord to resolve the ongoing gridlock-traffic issue in Kampala, Uganda that halts all vehicles for hours.
For the Lord to continue multiplying disciples through all of our students and graduates.
For the Lord to give us wisdom and assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

Monday, June 15, 2026

June Update - 2026

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

Family: In May, Christopher took an online course to renew his CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ technical certifications he had previously obtained three years ago. This course allowed him to review and build on the knowledge he had studied initially and enabled him to recertify without having to redo all three exams, making it much more time and cost efficient.

Joseph has been continuing his home school and advanced locksmith studies, even though he has already earned his Advanced Locksmith certificate a few months ago. Currently his focus is in two books specializing in opening safes.

Ministry: As we continue to administer our discipleship training school (DTS), now in its tenth year, we'd like to update you on the good things that God is doing with it. By the grace of God, we currently have disciples actively training in two nations including South Sudan and Uganda.

Completing the Great Commission in Uganda

Completing the Great Commission in Nigeria

Completing the Great Commission in South Sudan

Here are some highlights.

Uganda Highlights

Our brother Grace in Uganda, who has now planted fourteen new fellowships there, has seen the Lord doing amazing things. Here are some excerpts from his updates and testimony:

"Greetings dear brother Len, To God belong all the glory, and honor!
Our update for Uganda is as follows:"

In the Nakatunya fellowship, "We really had a powerful experience with the brethren during discipleship that is changing lives with numerous testimonies! Leadership development with brother Boniface (the elder) is an opportunity for learning and is life-changing! We also had a wonderful time together with them at the harvest in the nearby trading center where some people gave their lives to Jesus; we gave the believers (from the new church) the opportunity to preach." He also said that a sister named Cana and her family of 10 came back to Church after some period of being away due to the challenges the family went through." He later wrote: "We have had evangelism here, (that resulted in) a boy and a girl from the same family coming to the Lord."

In the Acida fellowship: "Bro Moses (their elder) excitedly reports all his family members of more than 10 children in number have come to the Lord!" (This is a separate event from what happened in Nakatunya!)

In Otucopi: "We had leadership development with bro Charles (their elder). Discipleship and multiplication are taking place." He later wrote: "Brother Charles is catching up with the Holy Spirit's leadership and guidance. He together with his wife, and children are rejoicing for the transforming power of God in their lives! The discipleship is helping them and the fellowship every other day!"

In the Alitimon church: "Bro Peter (their elder) was praising God for the discipleship and training that are enlightening them in the Lord!"

In the Amen B. church: "They had a week of evangelism and discipleship ongoing." Later he wrote: "Evangelism is regularly carried on by the grace of God; for (elders) bro William and Lawrence it is a priority."

In Awawal: "Bro Vincent (elder) had time, too, to move out into the harvest. He is growing with more (believers) embracing discipleship!"

In Celtel: "Brother Peter and Yokolamu were present for leadership development. We also had a good time in discipleship, and had an open air meeting in a nearby trading center."

In Kampala: "Together with brother Frances we had leadership development, discipleship with the believers, and prayer of deliverance."

Pingire: "We have had healing and deliverance conducted, discipleship and multiplication."

"By the way brother Len I was invited by a pastor who has churches under him to speak to his ministry leaders on evangelism; he had been following our ministry work, and developed interest (for me) to train him and his fellow leaders. This took place on Friday at Otuboi (I had 7 hours for them), and was attended by 15 leaders.

"Your bro Grace."

As mentioned last month, there are an estimated total of 524 believers across all 14 churches he planted since February of this year, and are still growing. Across all the churches, 86% of the believers are attending weekly LTG discipleship meetings. To God be the glory!

He also recently shared some more amazing testimonies of healing and miracles that he has seen the Lord do in his ministry in the past. See Notable Miracles in Uganda and Boy Raised from the Dead.

Please continue to pray for the ongoing work that brother Grace and his team are doing in Uganda. Thank you to those who had been praying for continued clear, mud-free roads during the recent rainy season, which has since ended; so that is no longer an issue at this time.

You may also listen to the podcast Grace's Ministry Brings Revival to Uganda.

Nigeria Highlights

"The prison ministry recorded a significant breakthrough on 23 May 2026, as twenty-two (22) inmates were baptized, marking a strong moment of public faith declaration and transformation. The fellowship continues to show deep spiritual hunger, emotional repentance, and readiness for structured discipleship. The baptism testimonies reflected sincere surrender, restoration, and hope for new life." Although photos are not allowed in the prison, here is one post-baptism photo he was allowed to take.

In the Betukwel fellowship, "Strong spiritual growth continues with increasing attendance and testimonies of healing, showing clear evidence of God’s work...A major testimony is that the man from whose house I recovered charms given by native witch doctors has now joined our fellowship together with his entire family. About five new souls have also been added."

In Kakum, "The fellowship remains strong with committed disciples. Healing testimonies and spiritual gift manifestations continue to strengthen faith and unity."

"We recently concluded a seven-day night vigil, and the spiritual encounters and manifestations were beyond human imagination.

"During the gathering, many people experienced the opening of their spiritual eyes. Several testified that they began to clearly hear divine instructions, receiving direction on what God wanted them to do and gaining insight into the exposure of satanic plans against their lives.

"One individual saw a rainbow wrap around her on two separate occasions and heard the Lord declare that He had given her the 7 (-fold) Spirit of God. Others testified of seeing the hand of God holding them firmly, bringing assurance and protection.

"Some saw liquid fire placed in their right hand, while others received swords in the spirit and found themselves moving across different places, breaking and destroying the works of darkness.

"Many also received diverse manifestations of grace—some were endowed with the gift of healing, others experienced instant physical healing, and several testified to receiving fresh prophetic grace and spiritual empowerment. Indeed, there was a strong outpouring, marked by divine encounters, restoration, and activation of spiritual gifts."

The Ohong Fellowship, "remains one of the strongest centers, marked by vibrant participation and effective coordination. The fellowship is increasingly positioned for expansion and multiplication."

In the Karu fellowship, "Progress is consistent, with growing interest in discipleship and a more visible commitment among members. The fellowship is slowly building stronger spiritual depth."

In Ukwel Obudu, "The fellowship continues to mature structurally, with increasing participation and improved member accountability. More individuals are now taking responsibility in service and coordination."

"The fellowship at Liberty Road remains stable with noticeable improvement in member consistency and coordination of discipleship activities. There is a clearer sense of order in weekly engagements, and spiritual responsibility among members continues to deepen."

"As previously reported, a new fellowship has been started in the Atiekpe community. The new fellowship is gradually taking shape with encouraging early attendance." The believers there are beginning to form into Life Transformation Groups.

In summary, there are an estimated total of roughly 288 believers across all nine churches that he has planted. Across all the churches, 87% of the believers are attending weekly LTG discipleship meetings. To God be the glory!

You may also listen to the podcast called Evangelistic Breakthroughs in Nigeria.

South Sudan Highlights

Brother Henry in South Sudan provided the following encouraging updates:

"Dear bro Len,

"I greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

"We are grateful to God for His mighty move in the land of South Sudan."

"I thank God for the amazing work He is doing in South Sudan. The Holy Spirit is convicting people of their sins. A certain gentleman came to me on Thursday, and just told me that he has come to give his life to Jesus Christ. I asked him what made him to feel like he should give his life to Jesus Christ, because I wanted to know if he had heard the gospel from someone preaching somewhere, but he said no. He just started thinking of scary things about hell, until he made up his mind to give his life to Jesus. I also thank God because of the people that God has healed, and delivered from evil powers this week."

In Juba, women are being healed of reproductive system issues. One woman had experienced miscarriages. "This has happened to her twice. The husband is a doctor, so he was hearing some testimonies about how God is using me. So he decided to send the wife to come and visit me at the church. I preached to the lady, and she accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and savior. I also told her to forgive anyone she's holding in her heart, and immediately she confessed to me about it. I prayed a prayer of forgiveness. And declared that she will deliver no matter what. I told her the baby she is carrying will not be like the others. The baby won't disappear from the womb. By the power of God she has delivered a baby girl. This miracle shocked many but I give God the glory. "

"There's another testimony of a woman who came to me 10 months pregnant without delivering. She was advised to come to me for prayers. I preached to her and she accepted Jesus Christ in her life. After that I read for her Isaiah 66:9. Then prayed and commanded the baby to come out that same week because his time is over to stay in the stomach. After prayers I told her to go and prepare for delivery. I asked her if she has the money for the hospital and she said yes. I told her the baby is going to come out at terrible speed. She will not feel much pain and it will be for a short time. She went back, and the following day they called me to say that she had delivered. I asked for the hospital, but they told me when the pain started, they started rushing her to the hospital but the baby just came out from home just like that. We are really serving a mighty God."

"I prayed for a child called Kulasa, and by the grace of God the baby was healed. The baby had spent over two months without breastfeeding normally. Just crying and he could pass stool once in a while, according to the mother, one of the medical personnel who was working on the baby advised them to try witchcraft, because the parents had tried to seek medical attention, but nothing was happening, until the day I prayed for the baby. The following day after the prayers, the baby was totally fine."

"God has really done amazing things in Juba by the grace of God. I had a good moment with the elders. I arranged some special teachings for them, and it was amazing, especially when I handled the topic of raising the dead. We also conducted the discipleship classes, and everything moved on well by the grace of God."

In Yambio, "We thank God because the zeal is really increasing for them to serve the Lord. Their numbers are increasing by the grace of God...I have also witnessed the grace of intercession (there)...God is doing amazing things in Yambio. Bro Gerald (the elder) is standing strong in the gap. I have been in close communication with him, and sick people are receiving healing. There's revival taking place especially in the children. The children's ministry is growing at high speed."

There is also a brother named Odong who has been unjustly imprisoned with a 15-year sentence in Yambio for sharing the gospel with a Muslim woman. Please join us in praying for his miraculous release.

In Wau, a number of "people are being delivered and healed by the power of the Holy Spirit...It has caused a serious increase in their numbers."

In Rokon: "They are strong, and moving forward." Later he wrote, "those who are committed to the teachings are very serious. I thank God for the testimonies, because I heard many testifying about how their lives are changing, from the time they surrendered their lives to Jesus. Others were smoking but no longer smoke."

On June 15th, he wrote: "The fellowship of Rokon is growing at a high level. God is increasing their numbers. Those who came to the fellowship (demon-) possessed were delivered from the evil spirits. I witnessed that some people in the church have started preaching to their families, as I have been teaching them. And most of the people accepting Jesus Christ have some connection with those who gave their lives to Jesus before."

In Moriok, Juba, "Every day I see numbers increasing. And the altar has continually impacted the lives of people...Large numbers are giving their lives to Jesus. People are really yearning for prayers. I saw some people being filled with the Holy Spirit." Later he wrote: "A big number of people came to pray and also heard the Word of God. I saw many giving their lives to Jesus Christ, and others delivered."

"There's a gentleman, who confessed how he dedicated his family to the devil for riches. He was delivered and later accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior."

"We have some people who have come from the Moriok prayer altar, who are traveling every Sunday to have fellowship with us in the Juba fellowship. I thank God for the zeal in the hearts of people for the gospel. Many come and surrender their lives to Jesus, and also many get delivered. They also bring sick people during the prayer altar, and God delivers them."

In Check Point, Juba, "God has delivered many during the prayers. The numbers keep increasing, and also three people gave their lives to Jesus Christ. By the grace of God, the discipleship classes are going on well. Many are learning to surrender themselves to God in prayers. I see people praying with their tears [flowing down from their eyes]." Later he wrote, "People are always increasing in numbers gradually. New people come and give their lives to Jesus...we thank God, because He is doing a great work through this altar."

In Luk Luri, Juba, "There are people also who are giving their lives to Jesus through that altar. I give all the glory to God...This area is also under the move of the Holy Spirit. I have seen some members finding ways to come to Juba, in order to attend discipleship lessons. Sometimes others sleep over until the following morning, and then they go back." Later he wrote about one man who confessed to brother Henry that he had killed three of his wives, which was bothering his conscience. He repented, gave his life to the Lord, and was delivered from the powers of witchcraft.

On the outskirts of Juba, "We have started the altar at Gorom, and we thank God we had some people who came and attended. Two ladies gave their lives to Jesus."

"Your servant,

Bro Henry."

Praise the Lord for what He is doing through brother Henry. There are over 436 believers in the four churches that he has planted there (not including the five prayer altars). Across all the locations, 93% of the believers are attending weekly LTG discipleship meetings. We give God all the glory.

Please continue to pray for the Lord to protect brother Henry from false prophets.

You may also listen to the podcast called Transformative Ministry in South Sudan, as well as read Notable Miracles in South Sudan.

Ministries of DTS Graduates

More Testimonies

Len sent out his monthly edition of the Old News That's Still Fresh in June, as he usually does each month. We hope you'll take a moment to read the content that he has published, as it is sure to bless, encourage, and edify you.

He also produced several music videos that you are invited to watch. One of them is called Voices of Africa Rising, which gives God the praise for the salvation, healing, miracles, and deliverance He is doing through the ministries of our A-Team, as noted in this newsletter. Brothers Grace, Henry, and John all like the song and intend to sing it with the churches they have planted.

Other music videos include Laborers in the Harvest, Endless Adoration Rising, The Lord Reigns, Take Your Stand, The Fruit of the Spirit, and a bilingual (French-English) one called The Voice of the Lord, as well as others featured in the Old News That's Still Fresh link above. All of Len's newly released music videos are also posted in the music section of Preparing the Way Radio.

In closing, we have much to praise God for, and many opportunities for you to join us in prayer.

Praise the Lord with us for the many answers to prayer:

For helping Christopher to successfully complete his technical recertification for the three IT professional areas of specialty.
For helping Len to produce several worship music videos.
For all the amazing testimonies of brothers Grace, John, and Henry from their Phase III ministries that have resulted in 27 churches being planted with over 1,250 disciples, plus several thriving prayer altars.
For providing a newly built shell structure of a home for brother John where he is installing floors, walls, burglar protection over the windows, electrical system, lighting, plumbing, a septic system, and a water well.
For helping brother John conduct the water baptism at the prison fellowship.
For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings.
For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Prayer needs:

For the Lord to continue to mightily bless the Phase III ministries of brothers Grace, John, and Henry, and grant them great success with much fruit.
For the Lord to help those digging the well for brother John to strike water
For the Lord to raise up men to be elders at all the new fellowships where they are still needed.
For the Lord to protect brother Henry from these false prophets, that the Lord would fully expose them, dismantling their false ministries, and would take away all their spiritual power.
For the release of brother Odong from prison in Yambio, South Sudan.
For the Lord to complete the healing in bro Max's jaw and teeth.
For the Lord to continue multiplying disciples through all of our students and graduates.
For the Lord to give us wisdom and assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs