DMI Newsletter

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

September Update - 2022

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

Family: In September, the boys resumed their home-school education, and Christopher had already begun the fall semester of his college studies. The course he is taking on the topic of "Windows Single User" is due to be completed on October 7th, so he has less than four weeks left.

Meanwhile, Faith shared that one of her coworkers in the Deli / Bakery at the grocery store gave her a gift that really blessed her. The gift is a painting this lady created (pictured above). The lady is an older woman, who is also a sister in Christ that recently took up painting as a hobby. But when Faith brought the painting home and showed us, we could see it was very beautiful and that this lady is very gifted by the Lord with artistic talent. The painting is good enough to be in an art gallery, and she gave Faith the original.

She told Faith that her friendship with Faith had rekindled her faith. She said that she wanted Faith to have this painting, and that when she did the painting, she had Faith in mind, and was picturing herself in the bottom right corner on a rock spending time with the Lord with the water cascading down across the rocks above her. It is based on the hymn called "In the Garden" that says, "I come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses." The gift of the painting really touched Faith's heart, especially because of the kindness of this lady, and how much the painting meant to the artist. Faith said her coworker was getting emotional as she was giving it to her. Pray the Lord will really bless this sister named Lea (pronounced LEE-ah) and multiply her artistic gift for the glory of God.

We mentioned last month that we as a family have been distributing the Jesus Film DVD and some gospel tracts, as well as Len's salvation testimony and his book, A Willing Heart to Please the Father, throughout a nearby community. Pray that the Lord would water the seeds of the gospel that we have been planting and continue to plant. We estimate we'll be finished in about four weeks.

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

Len received the following emails from sister Rebecca in South Sudan about the challenges she has in accessing the internet, and how she travels for days to reach Juba, where there is internet service:

"Our new area, being an area full of cattle keepers, they always have conflicts among themselves, which leads to loss of lives. Starting from last month to this month, there have been lots of insecurities along the road leading to Juba town from our area. It takes me days to go to town where there is easy access to good internet network, because where I am, there is no internet network...All will be well, because our God is very Faithful. Many thanks for your prayers, I really appreciate it. I take motorcycle from my area up to where there is public transportation, then from there I proceed to town. Within town, the internet network is very good and faster. But I don't go to internet café...Sometimes while am home, I move a little more distance to where there is a mountain or climb a tree to access the mobile network, because our area is still covered by tall trees and bushes which makes network very poor."

Please pray for sister Rebecca. Her story illustrates the challenges our students face being able to access the internet, in order to receive the discipleship training we offer through our school.

DTS Photo Album.

Brother Grace, who is one of our graduates and facilitators, and a pastor in Uganda, wrote the following email to Len in September:

"Dear brother Len,

Our God is so loving and sometimes with tears of joy we testify what He has done and continues to do great things.

We have the case of a lady by the name Brenda who was dying in the house last week. The neighbours having realized when they heard the snoring noise and struggle, broke the door and carried her unconscious to our altar. The Lord healed and delivered her instantly! We give Him all the glory and honor! More of these testimonies next time.

Blessings my dear brother

Servant Grace Okurut."

Praise the Lord! Brother Grace has been having serious problems with his smartphone freezing up on him when he is trying to use it. He needs the phone to conduct his ministry as our DTS National Facilitator for Uganda, so please pray that the Lord would resolve this problem.

More DTS Testimonies

In September, brother Max in Uganda wrote the following message to Len:

"Glory to God, brother Len,

I would like to testify of the grace of God upon us as our LTG team is reaching out every week to share the Word of God, and the Lord's faithfulness of saving souls is evident.

I also testify of the holy fire of God that I feel in my bones every time I'm reading the word and ask myself whether all people experience this kind of burning fire, too. As a result I composed and sang a song unto the Lord, 'I'm so glad I'm the temple of the living God', so I would like to say that the beginning of my second year first quarter is timely. Amen."

Praise the Lord!

On a separate but related note, we are also very glad to report that brother Pascal in Uganda has resumed his training with us, since he has now finally gotten a smartphone that he can use to access the training we offer. Praise the Lord! We are glad he's back with us, as he had only begun his training last December when the phone he had at that time began encountering technical problems that forced him to temporarily suspend his training.

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

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

Resources: We would like to remind you that Len's entire collection of his most popular blogs are at Writing for the Master.

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

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

For blessing Faith with the gift of that beautiful painting from her coworker, and the gift that the Lord has given to her friend Lea.
For blessing brother Paschal with a new smartphone so that he can resume his DTS training, and for bringing him back to us.
For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students and graduates, and their brethren in Christ.
For helping us to continue with our evangelistic outreach to another community nearby.
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.

Next steps and prayer needs:

For the Lord to heal Faith and Len from eczema.
For the Lord to heal Charity from insomnia.
For the Lord to water all the seeds of the gospel that we are continuing to plant through our evangelistic community outreach with the Jesus Film DVD.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
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).
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.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

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Monday, August 15, 2022

August Update -- 2022

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

Family: In August, we celebrated Faith's twentieth birthday with cake, cards, gifts, and prayer for her.

Jennifer also took Faith and the boys to the zoo right before her birthday, and they all had a good time there. You can see photos of the trip at the link below.

Christopher finished his summer semester of college courses, doing well on his final exams. He and his brother Joseph are enjoying a little summer break, before Christopher starts his fall semester college course on Network Operating Systems (NOS) on August 15th.

We mentioned last month that we as a family have been distributing the Jesus Film DVD and some gospel tracts, as well as Len's salvation testimony and his book, A Willing Heart to Please the Father, throughout our entire community. Although we finished that outreach on July 3rd, we are now reaching out to another community adjacent to ours. Pray that the Lord would water the seeds of the gospel that were planted.

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

We enrolled a new student from Zambia named Chisha into our DTS in August, who will begin his training on September 1. He is a forty-one year old man who came to Christ in 2018, and currently has an evangelism-and-prayer ministry. Here is his salvation testimony:

"I belonged to a church that denied the existence of hell and the manifestations of the Holy Spirit. I also practiced yoga and Martial arts that made me violent. Then one day I had a dream where I saw a fire burning, and I cried for help. God heard me and helped me quit eastern meditation. Then I started teaching on hell fire and the need for people to accept Jesus as [their] personal Saviour. I met people who taught about the same, and since then have been congregating with them. From that time I do personal evangelism and run an intercessory prayer group."

He shared his reason for enrolling in the DTS saying: "I do the work of an evangelist. This has to do with Bible witnessing and prayers. I have been seeking and praying for a course that can equip me more, and came across your institution. I need to be equipped in my work, and as you have a practical aspect, I believe it will help me with God's help."

Let's pray the Lord helps brother Chisha to accomplish that goal and be equipped for works of service as he begins his DTS training. We look forward to serving him in our journey together over the next three years, so that he might truly become a disciple who multiplies disciples.

DTS Photo Album.

Brother Grace, who is one of our graduates and facilitators, and a pastor in Uganda, wrote the following email to Len in August:

"Greetings dear, brother Len, in Jesus' Name!

It is amazing seeing God's miracles of healing and deliverance! Akol Joyce healed instantly from pain of the backbone after going through more than 100 injections as she suffered from meningitis.

Three more were delivered from demonic attacks and witchcraft, and many more, as I will communicate.

A Moslem lady on Sunday received the Lord as we visited one of our Church members; glory to God for all He does!

Your brother,

Grace."

Praise the Lord!

More DTS Testimonies

In August, sister Rennie in Uganda wrote the following message to Len:

"Greetings,

I would like to thank God for this discipleship course. It has enabled me to understand who a disciple is.

It also reinvigorated the zeal to read the word of God, and above all I was chosen to take up leadership of the discipleship classes at my local church.

Glory to God in Jesus name."

Praise the Lord!

In August, Len received the following testimony from brother John in Uganda:

"I am sorry, [I'm] on a mission trip for the whole month of August, traversing in the East Africa region visiting Apostolic network members. I need of your prayers.

My Testimony is [that] whatever I am studying in this DTS is practically happening on my journey, and they are just timely [teachings], as I go around meeting church leaders. A lot of pending answers to their questions are being answered from what I [have] studied. There is a lot of dilemma in the body of Christ. Many leaders and Christians are being deceived. Thank God, [because] a lot [of what] I have learnt through DTS has helped sort most of them, especially concerning the [Holy] Trinity, speaking in tongues and Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Thanks to God for the DTS.

Bro John Babu."

Praise the Lord!

Brother John in India, who is a pastor there and one of our students, wrote in August:

"Dear brother Len,

Greetings to you in His precious name.

I am very thankful to you for your encouragement in getting Biblical knowledge.

The DTS course is very useful to me. The subjects like the Holy Trinity, the Person of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit Speaks, and The Spirit Without Limit are very helpful to me. LTG meetings are also useful to me.

Faithfully,

John Sobhan"

Praise the Lord!

Brother Martin in Uganda wrote to Len in August saying:

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

I thank God for my journey of growing through DTS, as well through LTG. Thank you, brother Len.

I came into DTS broken, but I have since been filled by God with love and hope, and I can only give Him the glory for my transformation through LTG. Throughout, I have learned that we mustn’t allow our past mistakes to define who we are, because transformation is possible with God.

Thank you, and all praise and glory to Jesus!

Brother Martin Kuku William"

Brother Uchenna in Nigeria, who is one of our students and a pastor there, has just received word that he has been approved to receive a Jesus Film projector from CRU, a US-based ministry. At this time, CRU is awaiting funding for his equipment, and once they receive it, then they will prepare the equipment and ship it to brother Uchenna.

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

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

Resources: We would like to remind you that Len's entire collection of his most popular blogs are at Writing for the Master.

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

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

For blessing us with a happy celebration of Faith's twentieth birthday together.
For helping Christopher to finish his summer college courses, and for blessing them with a summer break.
For enabling brother Uchenna to receive approval on his request for a Jesus Film projector.
For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students and their brethren in Christ.
For helping us to continue with our evangelistic outreach to another community nearby.
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.

Next steps and prayer needs:

For the Lord to heal Faith and Len from eczema.
For the Lord to heal Charity from insomnia.
For the Lord to water all the seeds of the gospel that we are continuing to plant through our evangelistic community outreach with the Jesus Film DVD.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
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).
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.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

Thursday, July 14, 2022

July Update - 2022

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

Family: In June we celebrated Charity's twenty-fourth birthday with cake, cards, gifts, and prayer for her.

Hope has been enjoying her job working with Faith at the grocery store's Deli-Bakery, and has come up the learning curve quite well by the grace of God. Praise the Lord. Pray that she will now become proficient in all of her new job skills.

The boys finished their school year and completed their standardized final exams. They are now on summer break from school, except for Christopher, who is almost finished with his summer semester of college courses, which ends a little more than a week from now on July 24th. He has two more college courses to do (one in the fall and one in the spring), during his high school senior year, in order to complete the certificate program in IT Support.

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

Len received the following testimony from brother Tom, one of our students who is a pastor in Uganda:

"Dear Brother Leonard,

Our first showing [of the Jesus Film] was powerful, though we had only sixty people watching. Four people got saved on that day. We have mobilized many people this time and this is scheduled to be on Sunday July 10th. May you help pray for us as we evangelize."

This projector had been shipped to Kampala, Uganda in February for brother Tom, who is in Lira, Uganda, but it was not delivered to him. Len checked up on it with the Jesus Film Project people and discovered that it was sitting in Kampala at LIFE Ministries, so brother Tom traveled there to pick it up.

Here is the report from Alex, the brother in Kampala, Uganda with LIFE Ministries, which is affiliated with the Jesus Film Project, who handed over the new projector to brother Tom. He wrote: "...we handed [the Jesus Film Projector] over to Pastor Tom. He was so happy receiving his equipment (in the photo attached Mr. Wataba prayed and handed over equipment to Pastor Tom), but also being at LIFE Ministry for the first time. He spent half a day with us, we prayed together and handed over his equipment."

Let's pray the Lord helps brother Tom as he uses the projector to show the film all across northern Uganda, so that it would yield a harvest of souls for Christ.

DTS Photo Album.

Brother Ibrahim wrote the following email to Len in July:

"Hello Bro. Len,

Thanks for your email. Currently I have no testimony to share but to thank God for the gift of life and enabling me to survive. Since my childhood, without parents, he has been with me all throughout these years. And I am optimistic that he will uplift my life situation soonest. I am still searching for a job, almost almost 7 years after graduation.

Yours in Christ,

Br. Ibrahim."

More DTS Testimonies

In July, sister Rebecca in South Sudan wrote the following message to Len:

"Dear bro Leonard,

Praise be to the Lord.

I am grateful to share with you my testimony, about what the Lord had done for me through DTS.

After my contract ended with the organization for which I was working, I moved from a rental house and started to live in a new area where I had put up a temporary house. I began altar prayers every evening and on Sundays, where I expected local area residents to join, too. This was due to the zeal I have developed for the work of God's Word. But instead, it turned [out differently]. Parents only send their children for prayers while they remain at home. I have learned that God has given me a children's ministry.

I thank God for DTS, and the ministry He has given me.

Stay blessed.

Sis Rebecca"

Praise the Lord! What a wonderful testimony of God's faithfulness that He has given this sister a children's ministry. She says these children go home and do there what they see her doing in her prayer meetings with them. Let's pray that through these children their parents will get saved.

In July, Len received the following testimony from brother Max in Uganda:

"Being in DTS is surely God at work in us and with us. Thanks to you, bro. Len, for allowing God to use you for the touch of our lives. The five accountability questions among us as LTG is the greatest thing that has happened in my life. As the Holy Spirit continues to direct our path, souls are getting saved and the most amazing [thing] is when I trained 20 (male) inmates on how to share to their fellow [inmates], and the Lord made 19 of their colleagues to pray to receive Jesus as they led them and I witnessed them.

Glory to God for ever more!!

Praise the Lord!

Brother Yatta in Uganda wrote in July:

"Two weeks ago, I and my LTG class went for a door to door outreach. We found one elderly person who was sick with a severe headache. According to him, he said the headache had taken almost a month. He went to the Health centre, an examination was done, and medicines were given, but there was no improvement. The pain instead intensified the most.

Therefore, when we asked him if it's ok with him for us to pray for him, he said yes. Indeed we took our time to pray for him without knowing what had happened. Three days later, that elderly person sent us a message to go back to him and this is what he told us...."My children, thank you for the prayers you made for me last time. As you were praying, I saw two arrows coming out of my head. I really didn't know how and what they are, but since then, I have not experienced the headache anymore. I had a wonderful sleep for the last three nights..."

We were filled with Joy, but we in turn told him, it's not by our own power; it's not by our own might, but all that happened is only by the power of the Holy Spirit of God. We were so grateful for what the Lord did. May you continue to keep us in your prayers.

Thank you, and may God bless you.

Brother Yatta"

Praise the Lord!

Brother Martin in Uganda wrote to Len in July saying:

"I have learned a lot from the videos on Share Jesus without Fear.

I have also learned that by sharing Jesus without fear, we help many people to come to know the Lord Jesus Christ.

Sharing the gospel is only about trying to transform new people to Christianity through the work of the Holy Spirit. Spreading the gospel is a way for us to partner with the Holy Spirit.

Most of us Christians commit the sin of silence, when we do not share the gospel of Christ!

Yours in Christ

Brother Martin"

Sister Rebecca in South Sudan needs a new employment contract, since her old one ended.

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

Resources: We would like to remind you that Len's entire collection of his most popular blogs are at Writing for the Master.

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

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

For blessing us with a happy celebration of Charity's birthday together.
For helping the boys to finish their school year, enabling Christopher to be nearly finished with his summer college courses, and for blessing them with a summer break.
For providing the Jesus Film projector for brother Tom in Uganda, and that he finally received it.
For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students and their brethren in Christ.
For helping us to successfully complete our evangelistic outreach to our community.
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.

Next steps and prayer needs:

For the Lord to heal Faith and Len from eczema.
For the Lord to heal Charity from insomnia.
For the Lord to water all the seeds of the gospel that we recently planted during our evangelistic community outreach with the Jesus Film DVD.
For the Lord to bless the boys with a relaxing and refreshing summer vacation from school.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students, including employment for brother Ibrahim in Kenya and sister Rebecca in South Sudan.
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).
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.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

June Update -- 2022

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

Family: In June, our daughter Hope was hired to work part time at the same Deli/Bakery department in the same grocery store where our daughter Faith works. Praise the Lord. She has been wanting to work out in the public once again, so this will provide her the opportunity to do so a couple days a week, while still keeping her job teaching English to international students around the world via video calls from home. Please join us in giving thanks to the Lord, as well as praying that the Lord will help her learn all the new skills she will need to do the demanding job.

Meanwhile the Lord has healed Charity, and she is not having any more presyncope symptoms. Praise the Lord!

We mentioned last month that we as a family have been distributing the Jesus Film DVD and some gospel tracts, as well as Len's salvation testimony and his book, A Willing Heart to Please the Father, throughout our entire community. We continued with that outreach in May and June. Please pray for us that the Lord would help us do this and touch the hearts of every person who receives (and who has already received) a gift bag on their doorknob, that those who don't know Christ would give their lives to Him. We have three weeks of outreach remaining.

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

In May, sister Juliet in Uganda shared that she continues to do evangelistic outreach with her LTG partners. They encountered a small, four-year old boy in one Muslim area who had large brain tumors on various parts of his head, who had been abandoned by his parents and left with the great grandmother to care for him. She eventually found a charitable organization there that agreed to provide medical assistance for the boy, so she picked him up and took him to Mulago National Hospital, but it was already too late, and the boy passed away. Although it was sad, she rejoiced that the boy is now at home with the Lord. She asked that we pray for the Muslims there to come to Christ, as they are now curious to know more about these born-again Christians who seem to genuinely love and care about them, even though they are complete strangers.

Len received the following testimony about sister Rebecca in South Sudan:

There is a young man whom they prayed for and led to Christ. After accepting Christ, he got filled with the Holy Spirit and testified that he used to persecute Christians by locking churches and even burning the bibles. He is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy, much like the apostle Paul before he was saved. To God be the glory.

In May, brother Henry in South Sudan shared a similar testimony of a man called Isaac, who confessed Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Isaac had been a persecutor of Christians and killed many of them. He was about to commit suicide before brother Henry led him to the Lord.

Although these two testimonies from sister Juliet and brother Henry seem very similar, these are not the same two men who got saved. Brother Henry explained:

"They [the two men] are different. The government of South Sudan has reconciled with one of the rebel groups from Eastern Equatorial State, so there are more than 10,000 youths brought back to the community, and that's why we were reaching out [to them]. Most of them have similar backgrounds, and we are believing God for more to surrender their lives to Jesus Christ."

DTS Photo Album.

Brother Justus in Uganda wrote the following email from Len upon certifying completion of his first year in the DTS:

"How glad I am for the Word of God that l can read it and meditate upon it, and that l can have His Word hidden in my heart.

I praise God for the many precious teachings and promises that He has given, which I can claim as my own and stand upon, and to know that they are sure and steadfast.

I know that God will not forsake me, His presence is more real and the fellowship that l have with Him and with you oh brother Len each moment grows sweeter.

Thank you, Bro Len, for serving me. You made me know the absolute truth through your God-given articles and ministry.

Justus"

More DTS Testimonies

In June, brother John in India, who is one of our DTS students and a pastor, wrote the following message to Len:

"The DTS has made a great impression on my mind, such that I can observe the difference in my life before and after joining the DTS, especially after the completion of the topics I have studied during each quarter. I enjoy the academic regimen the school provides. The material that I am being taught is very helpful to my individual spiritual growth and to my congregation. I am very thankful to all the partners and Brother Len for providing this training."

In June, Len received the following testimony from sister Rebecca in Uganda:

"Praise the Lord bro Len,

I thank God for the grace to witness (share the gospel), individually and with my LTG partners, [which resulted in] at least nine people giving their lives to Christ. [There were also] many [others] strengthened and healed through the ministry of prayer. Daily Bible reading has kept me attuned to God, and helped in guiding me.

God granted me a safe delivery to a baby boy named Providence in the month of May. All in all, this course has put a desire in me to know, learn, discover and practice the truth.

Thanks be to God almighty in Jesus."

Brother John in Uganda wrote in June:

"Greetings Bro Len & Sister Jennifer,

All praise and glory be to God!

Through the commitment of your lives for this noble work you are doing, I can't thank you enough, but may the Good Lord, who is the rewarder of His people, do you also good. Am so grateful and blessed to hear from those I have recommended to this DTS testifying of their life transformation through this Discipleship Training! I am pleased that this DTS is blessing and transforming lives, and am pleased that through it I have also become a blessing. My heart is to always be a blessing in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Brother Grace in Uganda, who is one of our graduates and facilitators, as well as a pastor there, share this testimony in June:

"Greetings, dear brother Len!

Over the weekend when we came together as a fellowship, the Lord's Spirit convicted us to move in small groups including children to different directions shouting the words, 'Jesus is Lord'; Within 20 minutes we were done, and two people gave their lives to Jesus. Glory to Him.

Your brother, Grace."

Brother Martin in Uganda wrote to Len in June saying:

"I have learned so far through DTS as well from my Life Transformation Group (LTG) that God is far more interested in why I comfort others than in how well I serve them. God is always looking at the heart as I serve His people around me willingly with zeal out of love for Jesus and gratitude for all he’s done for me through DTS.

I have also learned a lot from the Book of John 13: 14-15 after washing his disciple’s feet, Jesus said, “I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.”

Thank you, brother. Len,

Yours in Him!

Brother. Martin"

Please pray for brother Henry in Uganda whose father recently passed away and for brother Humphrey who is caring for his sick brother in the hospital.

DTS Light

We are excited to announce that on June 1st, we launched a new offering called DTS Light. This is a light version of our regular DTS with a reduced course load to accommodate those with special needs, who for some reason cannot participate in the regular DTS. This one only requires participants to read two articles, which explain what a Life Transformation Group (LTG) is and how to start one, and then the DTS Light student must participate in an LTG for three years with one or two partners. All LTG participants must read 25-30 chapters of the Bible per week, pray together for those in their circles who don't know Jesus, and be accountable to one another during a one-hour weekly meeting. We believe this will enable us to reach more people in order to make disciples who will multiply disciples. More information about the DTS Light program may be found at the following link. Please pray for the success of this new program.

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

Resources: We would like to remind you that Len's entire collection of his most popular blogs are at Writing for the Master.

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

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

For leading us to launch the new DTS Light program.
For healing Charity from pre-syncope.
For providing a job for Hope at the same grocery store in the same department with her sister Faith.
For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students and their brethren in Christ.
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.

Next steps and prayer needs:

For the Lord to heal Faith and Len from eczema.
For the Lord to heal Charity from insomnia.
For the Lord to use our community outreach with the Jesus Film DVD to touch many hearts and bring many lives to Jesus.
For the Lord to help Christopher to do well on his summer college courses.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
For the Lord to comfort brother Henry in the loss of his father, and help brother Humphrey as he cares for his sick brother.
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).
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.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

Saturday, May 14, 2022

May Update -- 2022

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

More Photos

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

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

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

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

"Good morning brother Len.

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

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

"Dear Leonard,

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

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

God is good all the time

Sincerely

Hillary"

DTS Photo Album.

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

"Praise the Lord brother Len,

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

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

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

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

God bless you all.

Yatta Satimon John"

More DTS Testimonies

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you, brother Len,

Martin Kuku William"

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

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

Resources: We would like to remind you that Len's entire collection of his most popular blogs are at Writing for the Master.

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

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

For enabling Faith to come up the learning curve on her new job so quickly and already be training someone else to do the job.
For enabling Christopher to pass his college course with flying colors, and blessing him with a happy birthday celebration.
For the breakthrough that Charity is continuing to experience at work with a formerly difficult coworker.
For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students and their brethren in Christ.
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.

Next steps and prayer needs:

For the Lord to heal Faith and Len from eczema.
For the Lord to heal Charity from insomnia, presyncope, and restore balance to any body chemistry that may be making her feel that way.
For the Lord to use our community outreach with the Jesus Film DVD to touch many hearts and bring many lives to Jesus.
For the Lord to help Christopher to do well on his summer college courses.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students in the hardships they're experiencing and assist them in any life challenges they may be experiencing
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.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

Thursday, April 14, 2022

April Update -- 2022

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

Jesus Christ is risen from the dead!

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

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

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

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

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

More Photos

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

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

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

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

Greetings brother Len in Jesus Mighty Name!

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

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

Your brother,

Grace."

Praise the Lord!

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

"My dear brother Len,

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

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

I thank you brother Len,

Humbly,

John Sobhan"

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

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

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

Bro John Babu Uganda"

In April, brother Max shared the following testimony:

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

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

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

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

DTS Photo Album.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Martin in Uganda"

More DTS Testimonies

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

Dear Leonard,

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

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

My best regards.

Joyce"

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

Praise the Lord,

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

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

God bless you.

Yatta"

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

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

Resources: We would like to remind you that Len's entire collection of his most popular blogs are at Writing for the Master.

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

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

For enabling Faith to be rehired at her first job at the grocery store Deli/Bakery, which now provides her with enough hours of employment in addition to her other part time job at the restaurant.
For the nice break the boys are having from their home school studies, and that Jennifer is having from teaching.
For the breakthrough that Charity experienced at work with her difficult coworker.
For the new MaxLife ministry that our brother Dave Wenrich has started.
For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students and their brethren in Christ.
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.

Next steps and prayer needs:

For the Lord to heal Faith and Len from eczema.
For the Lord to provide Charity with full time hours.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students in the hardships they're experiencing and assist them in any life challenges they may be experiencing
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.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs