October Update 2016

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

Family: In October, we celebrated Jennifer's birthday. The girls baked a delicious, homemade, strawberry-rhubarb-apple crisp for her. She also received some very thoughtful and creative birthday cards and a prayer for blessing from the whole family.

During the summer, Len had given each of the children a chart to use for their Bible reading, which is included in his article called, Bible Reading Plan. Hope decided to make good use of the chart, and with great diligence she completed reading through the whole Bible in a period of about four months.

When Hurricane Matthew came through North Carolina, the Lord kept us safe and we had no damage. We only lost power for about sixteen hours, which was a minor inconvenience. We had also had a leaking rear door seal in our van replaced just in time, right before the heavy rains brought by the storm. Praise the Lord!

Charity's oral surgery to remove her wisdom teeth has been rescheduled to early November. Please pray that she will be in good health for it, that the procedure would go well, that she would have no infections, no adverse reactions to the drugs, and that any inflammation would be minimal and quickly reduced.

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.

Jean Baptiste

One of our DTS students in Rwanda, named Jean Baptiste (pictured left), wrote in September, "Dear Leonard, I am humbled to tell you that I am enjoying with DTS and sincerely is very interesting. May God bless you for this work. Jean Baptiste."

You may recall that we previously reported on one of our students named Emmanuel in Nigeria (pictured below), who had moved away from the city and was no longer living in a place that was connected to the electrical grid, so he had to suspend his studies with us temporarily. We had asked you to pray for him to get a stable power supply and we are delighted to report that he has now gotten connected to the electrical grid. He wrote in September, "Dear beloved Bro. Len, Praise the Lord with me. We have finally connected to the electricity grid and this happened last night...It was a trying time for me, but I thank God how he has made it possible...Thank you for your patience. God continue to bless you and your ministry. In Christ, Emmanuel." Praise the Lord for this answer to prayer. Consequently he elected to resume his training with us immediately.

We continue to receive positive feedback from readers around the world, who are benefiting from this ministry. After one pastor read Len's article, The Burning Ones, he wrote:

"I am a pastor from Malaysia. Your words are the very best on the 3rd baptism of fire. I am blessed to reread your postings again and again as well as seeking the Lord for other keys to this baptism of fire which will usher us into living continuously in the Holy of Holies, a fulfillment of the Feast of Tabernacles. Please share your thoughts on the above, if you have any. I will appreciate your response. Shalom, Andrew."

Monde in Germany

We mentioned last month that a South African theology student in Germany, named Monde (pictured left), has recently posted a translation of one of Len's articles in German. He commented that the Lord has used Len's articles to change his life. He said it began with the Lord transforming his sister's life, and then when he saw the radical change in her, it brought him back to Christ. Praise the Lord! He graduated in September after completing three years of theological university training. He and Len have been discussing and praying about opportunities for service in the kingdom.

On of our DTS students in Nigeria, named Deji (pictured below), recently began courting a woman in his church, and asked Len in September to write an article on the topic. He wrote, "Sir, many people do not have access to deep biblical teachings with respect to choosing a life partner, courtship and marriage. Would you please sir, by the grace and gifts of God in you, teach on this topic in your articles some time? What are mostly available are shallow teachings on these topics coated with little bit of worldliness here and there. If you have written on these topics, I personally want to read and learn from them."

Emmanuel and Deji

So in response to Deji's request, the Lord led Len to write an article about that topic called Finding a Marriage Partner. After reading the new article, Deji responded, "Dear brother Len, All glory be to God, this article is informative. Those who truly want to have a godly relationship will appreciate this. There are a lot of things that you revealed that I'm very sure Christians don't even know. For me, this is a good material that will benefit Christians singles. In Christ, Deji." All glory be to God!

Another brother commented after reading Len's article, called TGRM Issues and Concerns. He stated, "I refuse to join them [TGRM]. As a matter of fact I was in the proving all thing stage when I got a message on 'Whatsapp' to check your blog. Thanks for allowing God to collaborate what insinuations I have about them. God bless you."

Onor

Another brother in Cameroon, named Onor (pictured left), had also been following the TGRM movement up until Len sent him his article about them that we have cited above. Afterward Onor replied, "Greeting Bro.Len, This morning again, I deeply read your explanation you send to me. Sincerely bro. Len, I appreciate your godly kindness in enlightening me. Thanks so much. May the lord continue to bless you.I hereby again thank God bcuss your website of divine revelation had been a blessing to many. Courage to you. Onor." When Len asked if this was regarding the information about TGRM, he replied, "Yes, it's concerning TGRM and other things you are doing..." Praise the Lord for using the article to help people.

Meanwhile, we have been actively sharing Jesus locally, right here in the community. And as Paul said, "there are many who oppose me." (1 Cor 16:9b). Please pray that the Lord would water the seeds we have planted and bring conviction for guilt with regard to sin, righteousness, and the coming judgment in the hearts of those in whom we have planted seeds, as well as those who oppose us.

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

Resources:  This month we would like to suggest some articles Len has recently written called As the Still, Fair Court, Led by the Spirit - Part I, Filled Up to All the Fullness of God, Heresies of C.S. Lewis, The Nature of Persecution, and The Persecution of the Saints. Len's latest articles are all available at Old News That's Still Fresh - October 2016. His 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 birthday Jennifer enjoyed with the family.
2. For the Lord's protection over us during Hurricane Matthew.
3. For helping Emmanuel Moses get back on the electrical grid and resume his training in the DTS. 
4. For the way the Lord has used Len's articles to impact Monde's life and bring about transformation in him and his sister.
5. For the way the Lord is using the TGRM article to help people realize the truth.
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, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.
8. For the lives being touched for Christ around the world through our writing ministry.
9. For the words of encouragement we have received from the people being touched. 

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples. And for the Lord to help each one of them to find a discipleship partner to meet with.
2. For the Lord to help sister Sherry in Kenya to find a job, and to provide for brother Deji in Nigeria.
3. For the Lord to help all of our new DTS students to find LTG partners, particularly Jean Baptiste, Mary, Tilia, Willie, Colette, Emmanuel, David L., Theophilus, and Nickeshia.
4. For the Lord to water the seeds we have planted and bring conviction for guilt with regard to sin, righteousness, and the coming judgment in the hearts of those in whom we have planted seeds in our own community, as well as those who oppose us here. 
5. For Charity to be in good health for her upcoming oral surgery, that the procedure would go well, that she would have no infections, no adverse reactions, no respiratory problems, and that any inflammation would be minimal and quickly reduced.
6. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
7. For the Lord to send His angels with Len’s written messages to those who need them, and for an open heaven over them when they receive his messages. 
8. For the Lord to heal Len from lower spine and sciatic trouble, causing chronic pain. 
9. For the Lord to move mountains to raise up new faith partners, including those who would sponsor our students, and for Him to provide for all our needs -- not only ours personally, but also those of the ministry -- as He releases a financial miracle.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

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