Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! We're pleased to share with you the wonderful things the Lord has been doing in our lives and ministry.
We had a power outage when Hurricane Zeta came through our area. It caused an extended power outage and some people suffered property damage. Since the Lord had provided us with a generator, we were able to power our critical items like refrigerator, freezer, cooking burners, and lights for about twenty-four hours until they restored the power. Others in our area remained without power for days. Thank the Lord for providing the generator, so that our food did not spoil or need to be thrown out.
Jennifer's finger is still causing pain and discomfort, and needs continued healing.
Ministry: As we continue to administer our discipleship training school (DTS), we'd like to update you on the good things that God is doing with it. By the grace of God, we currently have disciples in four nations including Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana.
"Thank you, dear Len,
I am in contact with them all. I do go to minister to these groups, but because of Covid, we are planning to [resume] next year. We don't have Jesus films and projectors, but I have my teams. We do reach these places, Len...
I just go to them with my Bible, and I go to their homes in the villages. I talk to their leaders who take me to the community. Sometimes I buy them food [or] I give them used clothes just for love, in order for me to pass my message to them. But if I can get the Jesus film, I can reach many [more]. People are getting saved. I need Bibles for some of them.
I have seen many come to Christ, [which] is the reason we keep going back. Next year we want to introduce LTG to them because they are always there for us. We are not there all the time. This will go a long way in keeping them and establishing them in the gospel. LTG is our plan for next year. Our first priority was to win them to Christ (salvation first).
Concerning the Nubian unreached ,we have even planted a Church there. Nubian are more of Moslems. They live in communities dominated by Moslems, and those who get saved are persecuted for getting saved, sent out of home as outcasts [for] denouncing Islam. So this makes them run to Church seeking for refuge. The Church takes responsibility of looking after them in all ways.
Concerning the Aringas unreached. They are too Moslem-dominated communities in Uganda. They are equally persecuted whenever they get saved. So we win them through love."
To see the full question and answer between Len and brother James, see this link.
The Pokot people are actually not considered an unreached people group. Almost half of them are Christian, but only 12% are evangelical. The Meneng are also not technically considered an unreached group, since 15% are Christian, but only 3% are evangelical. However, James is there on the ground in Uganda and sees that these people still need gospel outreach. James also indicated that he needs people who can get him "mission kits" for these outreaches.
"[There are] so many things to testify about. But I will only list out few for the glory of God. Honestly, God is helping me to grow more in the faith through the DTS courses designed for us.
Powerfully, [Eudoxia's Testimony] has taught me something I should not forget in a hurry from one of the revelations of Jesus Christ. This has helped to wake me up and reminded me of the reality of heaven and my need to follow Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, if I want to make it to that glorious place.
I learnt from [her testimony] that so many of our Churches are building structures without putting emphasis on building souls for Jesus.
'The Lord showed her how she and her husband must love each other. There must not even be one little gap of unforgiveness or they cannot be one, or thinking of how he or she looks like, because that leaves an opening where the demons can get a spear into you.' This has really inspired me to close some gaps in my own marriage...
[Her testimony also] taught me something on how to train children in a solitary place [rather] than in public. I love and appreciate your editorial comments on Eudoxia's testimony."
"My testimony is full of God's love. I thank the Lord Jesus for his love and light of scriptures that I have learnt from DTS. Always refreshes my life and steady knowledge of the scriptures. Many touching revelations from the fire books have changed my life more in righteousness. Am sure of my destiny in Christ."
"Hi dear brother Len,
It is great having this day, sharing this brief testimony with you and everyone there!
Since the lockdown, nearly all systems were paralyzed including ministry work. God spoke through the brethren urging us to do ministry work without fear. To me this seemed to be an act of disobeying the authorities; nevertheless we picked up by God's grace, and obeyed the Lord's voice while trying to observe the covid 19 regulations required by the authorities. When this started, security was tipped, and we were threatened. The Lord, however, worked with and within us to carry on His mission; He started and will accomplish it through His yielded vessels.
From that time when things became hard, many with empty stomachs, fears, persecution here and there, many tears, etc, our ministry work is progressing. We are receiving many testimonies that are being shared of what the Lord is doing. It is during this time when we have seen more of the Lord's grace in healing and deliverance more than when we were free.
I am so grateful to the Lord for what He is doing through DTS, especially I am touched the more in the study of Discipleship VII, Taking heaven by Force! This Scripture of Mathew 11:12 , "taking heaven by force" has been fulfilled before our very own eyes! God can NEVER be limited by any situation. In fact, He works best when things seem to be impossible. It is Him who is at work through His children, when we obey and follow His leading! I thank God and glorify His Name for what He is doing!
Blessings,
Brother Grace Okurut"
"Praise God! I want to thank God for my life. In the month of October I celebrated my birthday. It was a great joy in my heart for me to add one more year. Glory be to God. In the same note, my mother was sick, but through prayers God Healed her. I give glory and honor to our most high God.
As I continue with my ministry many people's lives have been transformed. I have now [a] small group of people with whom I share the Word of God every weekend. Glory be to God."
Len sent out his monthly edition of Old News That's Still Fresh in November to pastors, elders, and laborers in the harvest in the US, Europe, Australia, Africa, and Asia.
Resources: We would like to invite you to read the following recent articles that Len has posted, which include Things You Should Never Do, Things God Will Never Do, The "Never" Promises to the Righteous, The "Never" Promises to Sinners, Fully Equipped for Every Good Work, False Prophet Pope Pushing for Mark of the Beast?, and True Freedom. We would like to remind you that Len's entire collection of his most popular blogs are at Writing for the Master.
In closing, we have much to praise God for, and many opportunities for you to join us in prayer.
Praise the Lord with us for the many answers to prayer:
- For enabling us to celebrate Hope's twentieth birthday.
- For the testimonies of James, Grace, Richard, and Kevin, regarding how the Lord is helping them with their ministries and impacting their lives through the DTS, as well as the lives of those around them.
- For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings.
- For the Lord's leading, guidance, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.
- For the lives being touched for Christ around the world through our writing ministry.
- For the Lord to heal Jennifer's finger.
- For the Lord to heal Faith and Len from eczema.
- For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students in the hardships they're experiencing due to the lockdown, especially those in dire need in Uganda.
- For the Lord to provide Bibles and mission kits for brother James to use in his outreach to the unreached people groups in his region.
- For the Lord to assist all our DTS students in any life challenges they may be experiencing.
- 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.
- For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group), and help them finish all their course work for the current quarter by the end of this month.
- For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
- For the Lord to raise up new faith partners, and for Him to provide for all our needs -- not only ours personally, but also those of the ministry.
with love from all of us,
The Lacroixs
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