July 2017 Update

Greetings 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.

Charity's High School graduation

Family: In June, we held our own high school graduation ceremony for Charity. The other children sang specials including Marching to Zion and Onward Christian Soldiers, and Len delivered a commencement message about wisdom and knowledge. We had some Christian neighbors in attendance who also home school. What a blessing it was to have them with us to celebrate the occasion. And Jennifer's parents surprised us by driving down from West Virginia to attend the formal cap and gown ceremony, which made it extra special.

There was one disappointing aspect to it. We were planning to have the ceremony outdoors in our back yard, using the patio as the platform. However, due to inclement weather, we had to change our plans in the last minutes before the ceremony and hold the event indoors. Since we don't yet own any living room furniture, God worked that together for good, because we had plenty of room in our living room to set up all the chairs for the graduation ceremony.

Praise the Lord for helping Charity to achieve this significant milestone in her life. We also celebrated her nineteenth birthday with party, cake, gifts, and cards. Her plans for this summer are to take the SAT test in August, obtain her driver's license, and get a full time job as soon as possible, hopefully at a local Lowes Foods grocery store. Please pray the Lord will enable her to accomplish her goals and that His purposes will be fulfilled in her life.

Meanwhile the other children also finished their school year and got great results back on the Iowa standardized tests that they had taken. Hope was advanced to the eleventh grade, Faith was advanced to the ninth grade, so she will begin high school in the fall. Christopher advanced to junior high and will be in the seventh grade, while Joseph advanced to the second grade. Praise the Lord for a successful school year and the good test results.

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. Currently we have nine students in six nations including Nigeria, Kenya, United Kingdom, Mali, Liberia, and Germany.

One of our married students in Germany named Christian, who is an artist, wrote to Len in July with the following testimony of what the Lord is doing in his life and the life of his discipleship partner through the DTS:

"Dear Len,

In our humble beginning, slow start, etc, we thank you for your great ministry, in which the Lord is using you mightily, and you are such a humble, kind brother.

The brief testimony I want to give, is, that, though yet we are stumbling into the right routine of doing the DMI guidelines and getting used to the things we have to do, you rightly emphasis on discipline. We see changes in our lives, and the Lord is doing a lot, we want to continue and improve as fast as possible to the standard of the discipline of the discipleship training guidelines. We are motivated.

Praise be to God,
Blessings to you and your family,

Christian, also speaking in behalf of Aaron."

Glory to God for what He is doing in Christian!

David O., Nigeria

One of our students in Nigeria named David O. wrote to Len in June to give praise to the Lord for helping him successfully pass his medical exams and complete his first year of medical school. He wrote:

"Dear Bro Len, I want to testify to the Glory of God for His faithfulness upon my life. The results for my first professional exams (1st  MBBS) was released on Friday and I passed. My first year in medical school was very challenging and the Lord was faithful to see me through.

I like to also appreciate you for your prayers and encouragement through Dr. Andrew Stenhouse and Dr Theo. God bless you richly Sir. Yours in Christ, David." Praise the Lord for helping brother David pass through his first year of medical school.

As we mentioned last month, Dr. Theophilus Ayodelle is resuming his DTS studies with us this month. Thanks for praying about that.

We also continue to get positive feedback from those who are reading Len's articles, as well as people reaching out to us for help in the form of prayer and counseling. One such person was a woman named Delvar from Zimbabwe who lives in South Africa. She wrote in part:

"Dear brother Len and your wife , thank very much for spreading the revelations of the end times and the gospel of holiness. My family and I, we are being blessed with the revelations the Lord is giving to His children." In another subsequent email she wrote, "Dear brother Len, I am so glad to hear from you...I also read some of your articles from Writing for the Master. I must confess that I was so blessed with the richness of them...I will always remember you and your family in my prayers. God bless you." She said the Lord has been giving her nine-year old daughter revelations for about two years now. Praise the Lord for touching her life through our ministry.

In July Len received an encouraging email from a brother Sampath from India, who wrote in part:

"Dear brother Len,

Thank you for your blogpost on Holy Fire Baptism. Really blessed.

I'm Sampath, your brother in Christ from India, but currently in USA. My pastor Dr. Carlos Taylor and I were discussing about God's fire coming on us as we both were lacking it. We believe that without the indwelling of God the Holy Spirit and His fire upon us, we cannot do anything that He commands us to do in the way pleasing to Him and brings Him alone glory and praise. After I took leave of pastor, I was listening to brother Leonard Ravenhill and was thinking about Holy Fire Baptism and after few days came across pastor Yesupadham online who was talking about God's fire coming upon us. I've started browsing about it and came across your blogpost. I thank our Father in heaven through Christ Jesus for using you mightily for His work. My desire is to talk to you and pray with you for God's fire to come upon us so that we may be used by God for His work in accordance with His will and plan. I've fasted and prayed to God the first three days of this week to baptize us with His Fire and still waiting on Him....

​Your brother in Christ,

Sampath"

Later Len spoke with brother Sampath and his pastor Carlos, who has been a pastor for 21 years. Len was able to pray for them to receive the baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire. We give God alone all the glory for what He has done in the lives of Sampath and Carlos.

Finally, we mentioned last month that we received a contact from a fifteen year-old girl in South Africa named Thelma, who is demon possessed and lives in an area that she claims is dominated by satanism. Unfortunately, things don't seem to be improving with her, but rather worsening. She continues to reach out to Len for help, but her case has proved to be quite challenging, as she has no local support from any Christians or pastors at all. So we ask you to join us in praying for her to be delivered from evil.

"Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness." (Ps 115:1)

Resources:  This month we would like to suggest some articles Len has recently written called Holy Fire Baptism, Revelation of sister Claire Andoun in Heaven, Pope Establishes One World Religion, Sin, Satan, and the Submerged Sphere, and The Shack is an Attack.  Len's latest articles are all available at Old News That's Still Fresh - July 2017. 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 enabling Charity to graduate from high school and allowing us to celebrate it with Jennifer's parents as well as our neighbors.
2. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
3. For the work the Lord is doing in the lives of Christian in Germany and Aaron his discipleship partner.
4. For the Lord's leading, guidance, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.
5. For helping brother Theophilus our student to resume his DTS training in July.
6. For the lives being touched for Christ around the world through our writing ministry.
7. For the words of encouragement we have received from the people being touched. 

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to grant brother Denis our bookkeeper a miraculous healing in his kidney.
2. For the Lord to deliver sister Thelma in South Africa from evil.
3. For the Lord to provide brother Deji with an LTG partner who desires intimacy with Jesus.
4. For the Lord to assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples. 
5. For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group).
6. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
7. For the Lord to send His angels with Len’s written messages to those who need them, and for an open heaven over them when they receive his messages. 
8. For the Lord to move mountains to raise up new faith partners, including those who would 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

There are two ways to donate to Doulos Missions International. You may either send a check or money order by mail to:
Doulos Missions International
PO Box 5526
Manchester, NH 03108-5526

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June 2017 Update

Greetings 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 June, Jennifer traveled to West Virginia to participate in the celebration of her parents' fiftieth wedding anniversary. Since that was her first time back in West Virginia in around ten years, and she hadn't been there or seen her brother or sister since we have returned from the mission field, it also served as a wonderful family reunion. She was able to drive up there and spend the weekend, which was a blessing for both her and her family.

While she was there, however, her mother needed medical attention and became hospitalized with what was determined to be a heart attack; but after receiving prayer and spending a few days in the hospital, the doctors could not find any significant heart blockages that would warrant treatment, so she was released to home. Praise the Lord.

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. Currently we have nine students in six nations including Nigeria, Kenya, United Kingdom, Mali, Liberia, and Germany.

One of our students in Nigeria named Deji wrote to Len about his desire to start another Life Transformation Group (LTG), since the one he originally started is no longer functional. He asked that the Lord would provide him with an LTG partner who desires intimacy with Jesus. Let's please pray that way for him together.

Dr. Theophilus Ayodelle

As you know, we have two medical students in the DTS, both named David. And we also have a DTS student named Theophilus, who is a medical doctor serving in the military. He has been away for the past six months due to his military training, where he has had no access to phone or internet. However, he wrote to Len in June to say that he has finally completed boot camp, and has received his commission as a lieutenant in the Nigerian Army. He also called and spoke with Len briefly by phone, to discuss his plans to resume his DTS training in July. Please pray that he will be able to do so as he intends.

We also continue to get positive feedback from those who are reading Len's articles, as well as people reaching out to us for help in the form of prayer and counseling. One brother who is a police officer in Zimbabwe, Africa contacted Len in June stating:

"Greetings in the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ.  

Thank you for allowing the Lord to use you so mightily for His service on the site Eternal Destinations.  I have been very much blessed reading the posts on this site...God bless you."

In his email, he explained that although he is serving the Lord as a police officer, he heard a shocking report from some testimony (on another website, not ours) that essentially his profession is not pleasing in God's site. He pleaded with us for help because he was confused and in a quandary over what to do. By the grace of God, Len was able to send him some articles that helped restore peace to his soul. We give God all the glory for that.

We also received a contact from a fifteen year-old girl in South Africa named Thelma, who is demon possessed and lives in an area that she claims is dominated by satanism. She said that even her parents have been initiated into satanism, and now they are continually trying to kill her. So we have counseled her, sent her articles, and ask you to join us in praying for her to be delivered from evil.

Another young woman in Nigeria in her upper twenties contacted Len asking for help, because her parents with whom she lives are pressuring her to get married as soon as possible. She was feeling rather desperate. Len encouraged her to wait upon the Lord for the man that He wants her to marry and not to be in a rush or get married for the wrong reasons. Please join us in praying for the Lord's will to be done in her life concerning marriage.

Lastly, one of our board members named Gino has been on a missions trip in Romania since the end of May. He is there with a Hungarian brother who lives next door to him in Australia, who is originally from Romania. This is about their third year going together on mission to Romania with the gospel. He wrote to Len from Transylvania in early June saying, "We have been blessed so far here in Romania with opportunities to help people and tell them about the gospel. For the next four weeks we will be in a city called Hunedoara, and will be thankful for your prayers for the people in this village. God bless you, brother, and talk soon." Let's pray for the Lord to use Gino and Frank mightily as they help people and give them the gospel in Hunedoara, Romania.

"Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness." (Ps 115:1)

Resources:  This month we would like to suggest some articles Len has recently written called The Lord will Rescue You, Maintaining Your Healing, Claire Andoun Solomon's Encounter with Jesus, and The Home Going of Sister Claire Andoun Solomon.  Len's latest articles are all available at Old News That's Still Fresh - June 2017. 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 allowing Jennifer to celebrate her parents' wedding anniversary in West Virginia.
2. For healing Jennifer's mother's heart.
3. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
4. For the Lord's leading, guidance, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.
5. For the lives being touched for Christ around the world through our writing ministry.
6. For the words of encouragement we have received from the people being touched. 

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to grant brother Denis our bookkeeper a miraculous healing in his kidney.
2. For the Lord to deliver sister Thelma in South Africa from evil.
3. For the Lord to enable brother Theophilus our student to resume his DTS training in July.
4. For the Lord to use brothers Gino and Frank mightily as they help people and give them the gospel in Hunedoara, Romania.
5. For the Lord to provide brother Deji with an LTG partner who desires intimacy with Jesus.
6. For the Lord to assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples. 
7. For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group).
8. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
9. 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. 
10. 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

There are two ways to donate to Doulos Missions International. You may either send a check or money order by mail to:
Doulos Missions International
PO Box 5526
Manchester, NH 03108-5526

Donate Online

May 2017 Update

Greetings 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 May we celebrated Christopher's twelfth birthday with cake, cards, gifts, and blessings. He had a delicious, homemade, cherry pie. A couple days later, however, he fell off his bike, chipped his front tooth, and scratched himself up. Thank the Lord he has healed up well and his tooth was repaired with a composite filling. We pray it will remain solid for years to come, as we have been told that front-tooth fillings can tend to fall out fairly often. Please pray it will hold in place for many years to come, and that it will not begin to grow crooked.

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. Currently we have nine students in six nations including Nigeria, Kenya, United Kingdom, Mali, Liberia, and Germany.

Charity and Deji in Nigeria

Our newest student is a woman named Charity from Lagos, Nigeria. About seventeen years ago, she came to know Jesus. She says, "I was opportuned to be in a bus where someone was preaching I was touched and afterwards gave my life to Christ." She says she is enrolling in the DTS for the following reasons: "To build my spiritual life; To have a good knowledge of the Bible; and To have a relationship with God." Let's pray that she achieves her goals of discipleship, along with all our other students.

Another one of our students named Deji in Nigeria recently spoke with Len by phone. He called Len and said many encouraging things regarding the work the Lord is doing in his life. He has seen good fruit coming forth in his life and the Lord has been good to him. He has provided him with regular sources of income and He has been meeting his every need. Deji is also grateful for the way the Lord has been teaching him His Word and leading him in the way he should go. He is still engaged to Hannah and they began premarital counseling on May 14th. He said something like, "The Lord has used you to mold me...through your counsel and your example...(I know that) many people out there are feeling the impact of what you're doing. My life is a testimony of what you are doing." We give the glory to God for that. He said he looks forward with anticipation at the end of each month to receiving Len's latest edition of Old News That's Still Fresh, which Len sends out monthly to pastors, elders, and laborers in the harvest in Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, and USA.  He then told Len he had read the latest May edition, and still remembered the titles of two of the three articles in that edition. Praise the Lord for the way He has touched Deji's life! He sends greetings to all of you who support this ministry.

"Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness." (Ps 115:1)

Resources:  This month we would like to suggest some articles Len has recently written called The Day of Small Things, Why is the Body So Divided?, and Forgetting the Past,  Len's latest articles are all available at Old News That's Still Fresh - May 2017. 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 healing Christopher, protecting him from serious injury, and enabling him to get his front tooth repaired.
2. For bringing into our midst Charity, who is our newest DTS student.
3. For providing for Deji, molding him, and making him into a more mature disciple of Christ.
4. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
5. For the Lord's leading, guidance, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.
6. For the lives being touched for Christ around the world through our writing ministry.
7. For the words of encouragement we have received from the people being touched. 

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to grant Denis a miraculous healing in his kidney.
2. For Christopher's filling to last for many years and that the tooth would not grow in crooked.
3. For the Lord to bless our newest student Charity as she begins her new quarter, help her to achieve her goals, and that He would bring in many more new students.
4. For the Lord to assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples. 
5. For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group).
6. For the Lord to heal Len from sciatic trouble, causing chronic pain. 
7. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
8. 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. 
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

There are two ways to donate to Doulos Missions International. You may either send a check or money order by mail to:
Doulos Missions International
PO Box 5526
Manchester, NH 03108-5526

Donate Online

April Update 2017

Greetings 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: Since we last wrote to you, we have made a long distance move to another place of residence. We are glad to have all that behind us now, and thank the Lord for getting us here.

Denis Lacroix

We also want to make a special prayer request for our Office Manager and Bookkeeper, Denis Lacroix, who has labored faithfully in this ministry and is a critically important member of our team. Please pray for a miraculous healing for him in his kidney, as he was recently informed of a tumor that could possibly be malignant. It is especially serious, since this is his one and only remaining kidney. The other one was removed about twenty years ago. Please stand with us in faith believing God for a supernatural miracle, whereby the Lord would grant him a brand new kidney.

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. Currently we have eight students in six nations including Nigeria, Kenya, United Kingdom, Mali, Liberia, and Germany. Sister Collete in Mali shared the following testimony:

"Dear brother Leonard,

I have two testimonies.

One, for the last one year or so I have been waiting  upon the Lord to lead me to a Church that preaches holiness, and where Godly attire is respected. It had been one of my greatest challenges. God being faithful directed me to one Church yesterday, and I can happily say that I am at home. Surely God answers prayers of his faithfuls. Glory be to his name.

Second testimony is concerning my daughter. She got a job in the UN as a temporary contract last September. Normally it takes at least two years before one can be given a fixed term contract, but glory be to God who made an exemption, and on the first of April she got her fixed term. The Doer of all these marvelous things is Christ.

Stay blessed

Sister in Christ

Collete."

Len continues to write articles, and in February sent out his usual monthly edition of Old News That's Still Fresh to pastors, elders, and laborers in the harvest in Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, and USA. He received the following feedback in April from Grace, who is a pastor in Uganda, Africa:

"Brother Len, you don't know how your articles have touched me!! Just this morning I have been going through [your articles] 'Here I am Send Me,' and 'Is Repentance Possible During the Great Tribulation?' Throughout last week the Lord was speaking to us in a prayer closet to reach out to His people; for they are dying without repenting, and just the same week we shared about the last days, rapture, tribulation....!! I wish and I pray for the Lord to help and give us a laptop. This would help me and these folks. Pray with us please, brother Len. There is a lot of information you send for us to study and is powerful!! Blessings, Grace Okurut."

"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 Running from God and Wesley's Sunday Sabbath Keeping. Len's latest articles are all available at Old News That's Still Fresh - April 2017. 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 enabling us to move to another place of residence.
2. For helping sister Collete find a church family where she can worship and fellowship
3. For helping Collete's daughter to get a long-term employment contract.
4. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
5. For the Lord's leading, guidance, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.
6. For the lives being touched for Christ around the world through our writing ministry.
7. For the words of encouragement we have received from the people being touched, including the pastor in Uganda named Grace Okurut. 
8. For the significant relief Len is experiencing from sciatic pain.

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to grant Denis a miraculous healing in his kidney.
2. For the Lord to assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples. 
3. 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).
4. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
5. 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. 
6. 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

There are two ways to donate to Doulos Missions International. You may either send a check or money order by mail to:
Doulos Missions International
PO Box 5526
Manchester, NH 03108-5526

Donate Online

March Update 2017

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 February, Christopher wrote a poem called Great is His Faithfulness, which is excellent. You can find it at the link above. Indeed we have seen the Lord's faithfulness in our lives.

In March we celebrated Len's fifty first birthday. We enjoyed a delicious pumpkin pie, which has been all eaten up already. He received cards and blessings from the family, and also received some encouraging birthday wishes from loved ones back in New Hampshire and West Virginia.

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. We began a new quarter on March 1.

One of our students named Tilia in Liberia was under a lot of persecution recently, so she was unable to finish her third quarter on time. When she was given the grace to finish during the current quarter, she was elated. She wrote in March:

Tilia in Liberia

"God bless you so much, Brother Len,

I am so happy, bless God for DTS. I can now freely go through my studies again.

Meanwhile, I have a testimony: the Lord has placed me into Leadership in my Church to help coordinate His people through True praise and worship.

God bless you once again, Tilia"

Another one of our students in Mali, Africa shared a testimony in March. Sister Colette wrote:

"Dear brother Leonard,

The following testimony is [regarding] my son. My son got into the wrong company and was arrested with hard drugs and a stolen motorcycle. He stayed in the police remand for 23 days.

Later was taken to court for plea where he admitted the offence and was taken to the prison remand to await his sentence. He didn't have a lawyer. He spent another 3 weeks before sentence. Meanwhile I kept praying for his deliverance and he on his part repented with a contrite heart asking God for mercy.

Collete in Mali

Last Tuesday the 7 March he was sentenced to 7 months, but God did a miracle on Wednesday 8 March. The day after the sentence, the same court sent a Letter to the prison to release him that they had made a mistake. He was released and he is out promising to serve God. End of testimony. All glory to the Lord.

Stay blessed,

Sister in Christ, Collete"

Praise the Lord for these wonderful testimonies from our students. By the way, sister Collete has not yet been able to go to Niger and Burkina Faso on those business trips we mentioned with her new consulting business due to delays in getting a visa.

In March we received word from David O. in Nigeria, another one of our DTS students, notifying us that he finished his exams in medical school that we had asked you to pray for in February. Thank you for praying.

Len also received this interesting comment in March on his article, called The 311 Moment. A reader commented: "Last night I was woken with a dream and the number 311. That is how I found this article by searching for answers to 311 in the Bible."

Len continues to write articles, and in February sent out his usual monthly edition of Old News That's Still Fresh to pastors, elders, and laborers in the harvest in Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, and USA. He received the following comment back on his March edition from one pastor in Uganda:

"Greetings Pastor Len in Jesus' name! I am blessed by your articles and ministry. It is long and I am asking you to pray with me always. I am going through serious persecution because of ministry work.

Blessings,

Pastor Grace Okurut,
Uganda"

Let's agree together in prayer for the Lord to deliver brother Grace from his persecutors, which he explained is denominational persecution.

We also received a comment from a Jewish reader named Deborah regarding one of Len's articles on his Yeshua Messiah blog, called The Brit Chadashah is Jewish. She was critical of the article and scoffed at the gospel message found in the New Testament. She accused Len of fooling people, so he responded to her with an article called, Harmony Between the Brit Chadashah and the Tanakh. You are welcome to check it out if you like.

"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 Alabaster Jar and The Glory of the Lord Revealed. Len's latest articles are all available at Old News That's Still Fresh - March 2017. 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 allowing us to celebrate Len's fifty-first birthday.
2. For the excellent poem that Christopher wrote about God's faithfulness.
3. For helping brother David O to finish his medical school exams.
4. For giving grace to the son of sister Collete, leading him to repentance, and giving him a second chance.
5. For giving sister Tilia the opportunity to lead worship.
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. 
2. For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners.
3. For the Lord to grant sister Collete help in getting the visas she needs to pursue the opportunities the Lord has given her in Niger and Burkina Faso with her new consulting business.
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, including those who oppose us here.
5. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
6. For the Lord to send His angels with Len’s written messages to those who need them, and for an open heaven over them when they receive his messages. 
7. For the Lord to heal Len from sciatic trouble, causing chronic pain. 
8. 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

There are two ways to donate to Doulos Missions International. You may either send a check or money order by mail to:
Doulos Missions International
PO Box 5526
Manchester, NH 03108-5526

Donate Online

February Update 2017

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 February we celebrated Joseph's eighth birthday with delicious, homemade fruitcake. He received some gifts and cards and prayer for blessing over his life. He had a very happy birthday. One of his gifts was a construction set with a saw, "wood," and various other tools. He enjoys working with his hands with tools, and the Lord has gifted him in that area, so this particular present seemed to suit him well. We sometimes remind him lovingly that he was born in Hungary. Because of that, he will have the option of accepting Hungarian citizenship when he turns eighteen years old, which is now only ten years away. Who knows what God may do with that.

More photos.    

Ministry:  As we continue to administer our discipleship training school (DTS), we'd like to update you on the good things that God is doing with it.

David O. in Nigeria, who is a first-year medical student, has once again completed his DTS coursework early for the quarter. He is an excellent student of ours, and has medical school exams on Monday, February 20th, for which he has asked for prayer.

We received another wonderful testimony from one of our students, sister Claire in Mali. She wrote in part:

"Dear brother Leonard,

I started a consulting firm after my retirement and my first project is finding development partners for the construction of government projects in Niger. God made it possible that He put me in touch with the right people in the government of Niger.  It is unexplainable how an insignificant woman like me is going to higher places meeting ministers etc., if it is not the favour of God.

I am flying to Niger on 15 February (ticket and hotel all paid by the investor) to have first meeting with investor and minister of culture.  All glory to God.

As if that is not enough, I am in contact with the government of Burkina Faso for the same.

Please help me to thank and praise our living God without Him nothing could happen.

Stay ever blessed

Sister in Christ,

Collete"

Praise the Lord for giving sister Collete favor with men in high places as she starts her new consulting business. Let's pray that the Lord will grant her great success, especially on this February 15th trip to Niger, and help her to be a witness for Christ among these people of influence that she is doing business with.

Len continues to write articles, and in February sent out his usual monthly edition of Old News That's Still Fresh to pastors, elders, and laborers in the harvest in Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, and USA.

"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 Identification with Christ and Abominations in the Sight of God. Len's latest articles are all available at Old News That's Still Fresh - February 2017. 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 allowing us to celebrate Joseph's eighth birthday.
2. For giving sister Collete favor with men in high places as she starts her new consulting business and for opening new doors of opportunity for her.
3. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
4. For the Lord's leading, guidance, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.
5. For the lives being touched for Christ around the world through our writing ministry.
6. 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. 
2. For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners.
3. For the Lord to grant sister Collete great success in her new consulting business, especially on this February 15th trip to Niger, and to help her to be a witness for Christ among these people of influence that she is doing business with.
4. For the Lord to help David O. in Niger on Monday, February 20th as he takes his medical school exams.
5. 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, including those who oppose us here.
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

There are two ways to donate to Doulos Missions International. You may either send a check or money order by mail to:
Doulos Missions International
PO Box 5526
Manchester, NH 03108-5526

Donate Online

January Update 2017

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

Family: In December we created a new blog to publish photos of God's creation that Hope and other members of the family have taken. In light of God's Word, when we consider all the works His hands have made and Who He is, it should cause us to tremble before Him. We believe a holy shudder of awe in His presence is appropriate, and that's why we've called this blog A Shutter of Awe. We hope you will enjoy it!

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. Brother Christian in Trier, Germany has started an LTG discipleship group with one other brother. Praise the Lord!

We also received a wonderful testimony from one of our students, sister Claire in Mali, who returned in January from a trip to her home country of Kenya, where she spent a few weeks. She wrote:

"Dear brother Leonard,

New Year greetings to you and your family in the name of the Lord.

I just returned from my trip in Kenya  It was really awesome. God manifested His presence throughout my trip.  First I thank Him for journey mercy throughout the entire trip.

Though I was not able to do as much as I had anticipated  I return all glory to Him that within that short time, He brought alot of transformation in my family using me. Just a few to mention below.

1.  He used me to unite my brothers and sisters who some of who had not been talking to each other for a very long time.  We had a family re-union where all of us forgave each other in the love of Christ and vowed to work together.

2. One of my nephews, a young man, renewed his salvation vows and promised to lead other youth to Christ.

3. We started a bible study fellowship in one of my sister's houses every Saturday afternoon with some of my nieces and nephews.

4. I thank God for using me to minister to them about Godly attire and the true churches that preach the true gospel and not prosperity. This I did also to some of my friends.

I am not able to mention all that God did.  One thing I [did was give] all of them the Eternal Destinations blog web-site so that they can read [it] by themselves.  I once again thank God very much for the seed which is already planted.

I am forever thankful to God for using you in your writings, which enabled me to minister to others.

Remain blessed,

Sister Collete T."

Praise the Lord for crowning sister Collete's trip to Kenya with success.

"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 Identification with Christ and Abominations in the Sight of God. You may also like to visit our newest blog, A Shutter of Awe. Len's latest articles are all available at Old News That's Still Fresh - January 2017. 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 crowning sister Collete's trip to Kenya with success.
2. For helping us to establish the new blog, A Shutter of Awe. 
3. For helping brother Christian in Germany to start a discipleship group.
4. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
5. For the Lord's leading, guidance, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.
6. For the lives being touched for Christ around the world through our writing ministry.
7. For the words of encouragement we have received from the people being touched. 

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples. 
2. For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners.
3. 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, including those who oppose us here.
4. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
5. 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. 
6. For the Lord to heal Len from lower spine and sciatic trouble, causing chronic pain. 
7. 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

There are two ways to donate to Doulos Missions International. You may either send a check or money order by mail to:
Doulos Missions International
PO Box 5526
Manchester, NH 03108-5526

Donate Online