February Update - 2023

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 February, we celebrated our twenty-sixth wedding anniversary. We took the day off and spent the day together, including a walk in the park and dinner out. We also received lovely anniversary cards from our children with kind and thoughtful blessings inside.

The photo above was taken during our walk in the park together on our anniversary.

We also celebrated Joseph's fourteenth birthday in February with homemade cake, cards, gifts, and prayer for him. On that same day Len celebrated his thirty-seventh spiritual birthday in the Lord. Praise the Lord.

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

In February, brother Stanley, one of our students in Kenya, sent Len the following testimony:

"Shalom brother Len, 

The Lord has been so great for me, and I will praise Him forever, because he has done me well. After a long period of financial constraints, the Lord this year has done me a favour, and I am now employed permanently by the government of Kenya. 

I don't take this for granted, but am grateful for what He has given me. It is through your prayers to God that this has happened. Everything we do in Christ is indeed not in vain."

We give God all the glory for what He has done in brother Stanley's life. He is a school teacher who has recently relocated to an all-Muslim village, where he is the only Christian.  Please pray for the Lord to help him share Jesus with these people, so that eventually one of them will become an LTG partner for him. Pray also that the Lord would reveal Himself to these people through dreams and visions, as He is doing with countless Muslims, many of which are documented on morethandreams.org.

DTS Photo Album.

Len received the following email in February from brother John, one of our DTS students, who is a pastor in Uganda. He wrote:

"Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ! Am here to testify that am getting more and more established in the truth of the Word of God! I am so grateful to God for the lessons I am learning through the DTS. There were a lot of controversial issues, especially in the area of tattoos, the enemy seeking blood in initiating that, worldly music, the sabbath, etc. But with the lessons here, much has been clarified to my understanding. I thank God.

Bro John Uganda"

Praise the Lord for what He is doing in brother John's life and ministry. On another note, his court case is finally going to take place on February 15th. This has been a severe trial for him in which unfaithful brethren have filed two lawsuits against his church and are believed to be bribing the judge. It has dragged on for months, but now it is about to conclude. Please join us in praying for a great victory in Jesus' name for him.

In February, Len received the following testimony from brother Max in Uganda, who is one of our students there and a minister of the gospel:

"Praise God forever more.

Brother Len, I am thankful to God for the wonderful things He has done, and His grace to continue with our LTG group; morning readings day by day and weakly readings of chapters have made a good practice in my life.

In our ministry we launched the preaching of the gospel, and many prayed to receive Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior with six baptisms, which has opened us [up] to this year for more. 

I also testify to the Glory of God for giving a new job [to] my wife Rebecca; and we truly thank God for DTS and all the stakeholders. God richly bless you!"

We give thanks and praise to God with brother Max for the great things He is doing in his and his wife Rebecca's life and ministry.

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In fact, Max's wife Rebecca, who is also one of our DTS students in Uganda, later wrote to us her own testimony, in which she stated:

"Praise God bro Len.

I am thankful to God for DTS where I am challenged every day to study the Word of God, This has kept me focused in my journey with the Lord Jesus Christ. I was recently diagnosed with appendicitis, but I thank God for his healing (the pain has greatly reduced).

I have been a volunteer in many organizations for 12 years now, [and recently began serving] with Compassion International, [which was an answer to prayer]. I give glory to God.

My LTG members are growing stronger in the Word of God and prayer. My DTS Facilitator is a great encouragement to me, and I bless God for him.

All glory goes back to God."

We give God the praise for what He has done in sister Rebecca's life. Let's pray the Lord completely heals her from appendicitis.

For those who've been praying, we still have not heard from sister Rebecca in South Sudan (not the same as the other Rebecca in Uganda). She has completely lost touch with us. Please pray she will resume contact, as we are concerned something may have happened to her.

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

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 blessing us with a wonderful twenty-sixth wedding anniversary.
2. For blessing Joseph with a happy birthday.
3. For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students.
4. For completely healing us all here in our family from the sinus cold/flu.
5. For the positive impact our National DTS Facilitators are having on our students in their respective countries.
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, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to heal sister Rebecca from any remaining appendicitis infection that is continuing to cause her pain.
2. For the Lord to give brother John victory in the court case.
3. For the Lord to help sister Rebecca in South Sudan to get back in touch with us.
4. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
5. 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. 
6. 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).
7. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.

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 -- 2023

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 December, we brought in the New Year with prayer and blessings. Despite a long sickness we all went through, the Lord has been faithful to keep us, and we trust Him to heal us completely.

The photo to the left was taken on Thanksgiving before all of this sickness began. We have not been well enough to take any recent photos.

One of our Board Members named Mark has been diagnosed with a medical problem, as tumors have developed inside his body around his digestive system. So he is scheduled for major surgery on January 19th, and we are all praying for his healing, as well as for the surgery to go well, if it is still necessary at that point. Please join us in praying for Mark's healing, as he has faith for the Lord to heal him.

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

In January, brother John, one of our graduates in Nigeria, and the DTS Facilitator for his country, sent Len the following testimony of how the Lord used the DTS to help him grow in his walk with God:

"I started my Christian journey back in 2013, experiencing ups and downs, which included…certain besetting sins, backsliding in heart, etc. Through all my struggles, I had a special interest for God and a desire to know Him personally from my heart.

My zeal to know God consumed me. Coming to know brother Len through his blogs, and enrolling in DTS was a stepping stone for my Christian journey. I did not follow DTS studies halfheartedly, but passionately…and my commitment paid off. My progress became visible to some people that knew me before. Before joining DTS, I knew nothing about ministry, but now I am a pastor of a small congregation to the glory of God.

Before DTS I was a very timid Christian with mixture; the issues of holiness, righteousness, and separation from the world were not part of my life. Now that I have graduated from DTS, it has greatly transformed my Christian life and my knowledge about sound biblical teaching. Though I'm not perfect, I'm fighting everyday towards the goal of perfection. 

Thanks,

Brother John"

We give God all the glory for what He has done in brother John's life. He has recently started a ministry called Tabernacle Light, in addition to his role as a pastor. He has a vision and passion to help those who are less privileged by preaching the gospel to them and demonstrating the love of God by assisting them in practical ways as well. 

DTS Photo Album.

Len received the following email in January from brother Grace, one of our DTS graduates, who is a pastor in Uganda, and the DTS Facilitator for his country. He wrote:

"Greetings brother Len, in  the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ!

God is doing a lot through the DTS;

Knowledge of the Word has helped a lot; I'm able to know false and true teachers and teachings in this age; I with the Church are surviving many heresies here.

This discipleship training [I received] has opened doors and led to multiplication in our ministry. 

The study of prayer led to night prayers in my life that burst into fire ministry, healings and deliverances.  

 Our fellowship has the boldness to reach out once a week in Soroti city and suburbs for Jesus, and souls are saved, glory be to the Lord!

Blessings, 

Brother Grace"

Hallelujah! To God be all the glory for what He is doing in brother Grace's ministry.

In January, Len received the following testimony from sister Collete in Kenya, who is one of our graduates and the DTS Facilitator for her country:

"Dear brother Leonard, 

I used to be a regular believer -- that means going to church as a routine or being religious. I was more [inclined toward] works than faith. I joined several church activities; it was more to be seen as being pious than having a real relationship with Christ.

When I joined the DTS, things changed. I learnt discipleship and having a relationship with God. I joined a holiness-living preaching church, and this is where the call for my online ministry started. I started sending messages I learnt from the DTS and my church to a few friends. I was overly amazed when they became so interested that they started asking questions, which forced me to read and check for the truth. This was in 2017. Since then I have a congregation of over 1,000 online. 

Through this ministry many have been healed, gotten jobs, visas, family reconciliations through prayers. The Lord has led me to counsel, bless, and encourage the depressed. I am very grateful to the Almighty for His privilege upon my life. I had never known I would be able to do such things.

To God be all honour and glory. He is the doer of all.

Stay blessed.

Sr. Collete"

Praise the Lord! Eternal praise shall be His forever.

We have been unable to reach one of our students named Rebecca in South Sudan for quite some time. Back in December we were unable to reach her for weeks, and then she responded to let us know she had been very sick but hoped to be back at her DTS training within a week. She had been hospitalized with malaria and typhoid. But after that we didn't hear from her again, and have been unable to reach her for weeks. Please pray for her healing and to be back in touch with us.

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On another note, Len was contacted in December by a brother in Christ named Denis in Saint Petersburg, Russia, who has reached out to us in the past and received ministry from us. He doesn't speak any English, but uses an online translation software to communicate with Len. He had gotten saved around 2009, and later went back into sin. Then he contacted us a few years ago, at which time we ministered to him and by the grace of God he returned to the Lord. However, later on, he went back into deep sin again. But he was full of fear and didn't want to stay like that. 

So Len found a Pentecostal pastor named Mike in Minnesota from Ukraine who speaks Russian fluently. Together Len and Mike called Denis and ministered to him. Len led Denis in prayer to repent and come back to Christ, and then prayed for deliverance for him, after which he experienced peace in his heart and felt better. He has since made some major changes in his life, getting rid of the things that were part of his sinful lifestyle. Praise the Lord.  Right now he is trying to quit cigarettes, so that is something you could pray for him about. He has tried before in the past and failed, so he doesn't have much hope he'll be able to quit this time. He also says he has no faith and focuses on verses in Hebrews that say he can never repent. But Len continues to encourage him to just fully return to the Lord and receive God's mercy, and never go back to that sinful lifestyle. 

On Sunday January 8th, Len received the following email from brother Denis. He wrote:

"Dear brother Len,

Today I was at a service in a congregation of Pentecostals who believe in holiness both internally and externally, I have known them for several years. They often prayed for me. Their pastor Mark is an American, and has been serving in Russia for a long time. I didn’t want to go to the service today at all, and when I was going I was in a terrible state mentally, psychologically, emotionally in everything. 

Arriving I just sat down and listened without faith, and practically without hope. The sermon ended, and I was called forward [in order for them] to pray for me, and a few more people came out to pray for me, and I myself prayed. [Afterward I was] starting to go back into the hall to sit in my place, and already with the desire to leave the congregation and go home. 

Suddenly in my heart and soul there was a desire to kneel, and the Lord began to crush me, touching my hard and callous heart. I began to cry, to break; my heart began to soften, and I perfectly understand that the source of this experience is the Spirit of God, for which I praise the Lord! 

[Throughout] the many years of my apostasy, this is the first resurrection of the Lord that I have experienced so much. From the bottom of my heart, brother Len, I want to express my gratitude to you for your service to me, for every prayer, for every letter, for faith and your heart, God bless you. Brother Len, I don’t want to lose this in any way, I’m afraid to lose what God began to work with me today and to touch my heart, I really need Him to continue to crush my heart and cleanse it, so that I would be in the spirit of repentance and contrition, so that my dirty mind -- my mind full of impurity and doubts -- is cleansed, so that my dirty and black soul is cleansed, so that my heart is contrite and lamented, so that it would be cleansed by His truth and His Spirit, so that my faith would be strengthened, so that I could be filled with love for people and God, in order to devote the rest of my life to the Lord. 

Brother Len, support me in prayer please, I don’t want the devil to steal it. Tomorrow I will meet with the pastor for a talk. I really hope not to lose...The most urgent need for me now is a contrite heart, a heart clean from all dirt, in the spirit of repentance and faith with love and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. God bless you."

This is truly a miracle from God. Hallelujah! He doesn't even seem like the same person in a way. Prior to this, he still felt he may be beyond hope and eternally condemned already. Please join us in praying for Denis to be set free from cigarette addiction, and to receive God's love, mercy, and forgiveness.

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

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 blessing us with our time of prayer together as a family on New Years Eve.
2. For the wonderful work the Lord has done in the lives of our three DTS National Facilitators.
3. For the amazing work the Lord is doing in the life of brother Denis in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
4. For the measure of healing we have received so far from the sinus cold/flu, and for the ones in our household who are now completely healed of it.
5. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
6. For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to heal all of us who are still sick with the sinus cold/flu, especially Len and Jennifer from the sinus cold.
2. For the Lord to heal sister Rebecca in South Sudan from malaria and typhoid and help her to get back in touch with us.
3. For the Lord to give brother Denis a broken and contrite heart, a pure heart filled with love and faith, a clear conscience, and the gift of the Holy Spirit.
4. For the Lord to heal brother Mark (our Board Member) and give him a completely successful surgery on January 19th, if it is still necessary.
5. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
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.

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

December 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 November, we celebrated Thanksgiving dinner together as a family. By the grace of God, we were all able to be together for this holiday feast, and everyone gave thanks to the Lord specifically in prayer for His many blessings that we enjoy. Prior to the meal, a few of us went for a walk together, as it was a beautiful sunny day, and we captured some photos of the beautiful scenery, which are at the link below.

Since the days immediately following Thanksgiving, we have been suffering from a severe cold and flu, which has sickened all of us except Hope and Charity. Some of us like Len were sick in bed for days. Len, Jennifer, and Faith are still experiencing lingering symptoms of head congestion, runny nose, and tiredness. We'd appreciate prayer for healing.

Len's oldest sister Janet had surgery in November to remove a small cancerous breast tumor. We praise God that the surgery was successful, and the Lord blessed her with a full recovery afterward. The doctor told her during the follow up visit that "everything could not possibly be any better." Praise the Lord!

The girls continue to work at their jobs and enjoy what they do. Faith shared the Lord with a coworker named Devon, who is agnostic. She challenged him to pray when he is all alone, and ask the Lord that if He is real that He would reveal Himself to him. We don't know whether he prayed that prayer. 

However, afterward, there was an interesting incident that occurred at work while Hope was working with Devon. He looked up and turned his head as if he was hearing something. When she asked what the matter was, he said that he kept hearing someone audibly calling his name. It happened three times, but there was nobody actually calling his name. He didn't understand it, so Hope told him the Bible story of what happened when the Lord called Samuel's name three times and finally Eli the priest told him to say, "Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening." She told him that it was probably the Lord calling his name. We don't know if he responded yet to the Lord as Samuel did, but we've been praying the Lord would save his soul. Please join us in praying for Devon's salvation.

Charity also had an interesting incident at work. The store manager of the grocery store where she works was raised as a Pentecostal Christian, but does not seem to necessarily be a practicing Christian currently. One day at work, she came to Charity, asking her to come with her to a motor room, where she closed the door and spoke to Charity amidst the loud noise from the motors. She asked Charity, "You're Pentecostal, right?" Then she shared some personal difficulties and trials she is going through, and asked Charity to pray for her, which Charity did. The next day, the assistant store manager named Fay came to Charity, saying she heard that she is a woman of prayer, and asking Charity to pray for healing from a serious shoulder injury she had experienced. So Charity prayed for her, too. We assume the store manager told the assistant manager that she should go and ask Charity to pray for her. 

A week or so later, Charity gave the store manager Jennifer's contact info, and told her that her mother would love to get together to talk and pray with her if she wanted to. In response to that, Nancy her manager thanked her and gave her a hug. Obviously the Lord directed all of this, and we are very grateful for the opportunity He is giving Charity to be a light at her new job in the produce department there. Please join us in praying for Fay's healing, and for the Lord to use the trials Nancy is going through to redirect her to Himself.

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

In November, brother Deji, one of our graduates in Nigeria, sent the following ministry update to us:

"Dear Brother Len,

Greetings to you in the mighty name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I like to let you know that the Lord opened a door for a week mission trip to the Republic of Benin; a neighbouring country to Nigeria's east.

It was one to strengthen those that were already believers as a result of an evangelistic work of the evangelist that I went there with. I trust that other visits to this country will involve evangelism and not only teaching and discipleship. We departed on October 31, and returned on November 7. We already plan to go back in March and my wife and I are already talking of going for the next one together.

I'm grateful to the Lord for that opportunity. Praise the Lord. The Lord bless you.

Deji"

DTS Photo Album.

Len received the following email in December from brother John, one of our DTS graduates, who is a pastor in Uganda. He wrote:

"Greetings Bro Len and Sister Jennifer, its my great pleasure to thank God for two of you in the great work you are doing, by God's grace to see us grow and be more mature and steady, to rightly divide the Word of God. I am getting bolder like a Lion to fear nothing from our enemy the devil, after receiving such great and more knowledge in this DTS. Indeed it is said, "Knowledge is power." I am so blessed with the knowledge, I have received in this DTS. It has made me bolder, more sober, and to always have an answer, to so many questions asked, [as well as] matters brought for counselling. Almost all matters of concern are being handled in this DTS, like the tattoos, doctrinal issues, baptism of the Holy Spirit, and much more! When I do counselling, people are left in tears and receive an inner healing that manifests out with joy! And they bless the Lord for that! I am so grateful to God and DTS. God bless you, Bro Len & Sis Jennifer. I highly appreciate your ministry unto God's people. Thank you.

Bro John Matogo Babu 

Uganda."

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

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 blessing us with a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner together as a family.
2. For the open doors of opportunity to be a witness that He has given to Faith, Hope, and Charity in their jobs.
3. For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students and graduates, and their brethren in 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, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to redirect Charity's store manager Nancy to a deep, abiding, personal relationship with Jesus, where she can find the comfort that only He can give, and to heal her assistant manager Fay from the shoulder injury and recent surgery on it.
2. For the Lord to save Devon's soul, who has been hearing someone calling him by name.
3. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS 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 fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.

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

November 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 November, we celebrated Hope's twenty-second birthday with cake, cards, gifts, and prayer for her.

We've been enjoying the rich colors of the fall foliage this season. 

Charity has been working at both of her new jobs at the Christian bookstore and the grocery store produce department, and she seems to be doing fine learning her new skills. Unfortunately the grocery store doesn't provide training, so she just has to figure things out as she goes along. This has been a bit challenging, but she is handling it well.

Dave Wenrich, one of our board members, who had kidney surgery in October, has recovered and had the stent removed. So thank you for your prayers for him!

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Ministry: By the grace of God, we are celebrating sixteen years of ministry, since we founded Doulos Missions International. Praise the Lord! And thanks to each of you who have continued faithfully praying for us all these years, as well as you who have continued faithfully supporting us financially.

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

In October, brother John, one of our students in Uganda, who is a pastor there, sent the following praise report to us:

"I would like to thank God and Bro Len for connecting me to Jesus Film Ministry to receive Jesus Film equipment. By the grace of God, my equipment arrived in Uganda, and I was able to officially receive it on Wednesday 18th October 2022. 

May the Lord bless you more, Bro Len and Sister Jennifer. For your labour is not in vain in the Lord to see the Kingdom of God business advancing. Hallelujah! Glory be to Jesus our Lord. Love you all. 

Yours,

Bro John Babu"

Len received the following email in November from brother Henry, one of our DTS graduates, who is in South Sudan and Uganda. He wrote:

"Praise the Lord, bro Leonard,

I have acquired land for establishing a ministry, for long I had the vision but always putting it in prayers for the Land."

We rejoice with brother Henry on this answer to his prayers and fulfillment of his vision.

DTS Photo Album.

Brother Grace, who is one of our graduates and facilitators, and a pastor in Uganda, went to his daughter Vicky's university-graduation ceremony in October, and had a wonderful testimony. He wrote:

"Vicky got her graduation materials late; the devil tried using some lady to steal them from her, but they were found immediately! Glory to God! 

So we are spending our night here in the Mbale police barracks, where also after entering here [in this town], I prayed for two men to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord. This all happened in a saloon.

After three hours both men -- Remy and Francis -- called and testified the Lord gave them customers and business immediately, and money that has never happened before! Glory to Him!

We are proceeding to Mukono early morning and will get in touch. 

Shalom,

Grace"

Praise the Lord! However, we ask for your continued prayers for Brother Grace's healing, as he had another heart attack in November following the major heart attack he had in October. On a separate note, the problems he had been having with his phone that he uses for ministry as our Facilitator are also mostly resolved. We give the Lord all the praise.

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

"Hello Brother Len,

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

DTS online studies…have…help me to learn a lot [about] God's character [and] actions in relation to the universe, particularly [in] relation to humanity…

I’ve also learned that I can only recognize the voice and activity of the Holy Spirit by spending time with Him.

I’ve also learned that the Holy Spirit is active in my everyday life and well-being, when I let Him. After reading and studying the Bible and spending time in prayer, I learned to discern the direction and influence of the Holy Spirit. As I pay close attention and obey, amazing things happen in Jesus Mighty name.

Thank you, Brother Len, for DTS program. May God bless you and your family….

Yours in Him!

Brother Martin"

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.

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 giving us sixteen years of ministry, by His grace, since we founded Doulos Missions International in the fall of 2006.
2. For allowing us to celebrate Hope's birthday together.
3. For helping Charity learn the new skills at her two new part time jobs.
4. For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students and graduates, and their brethren in Christ.
5. For helping brother John in Uganda to get the new Jesus Film equipment.
6. For helping brother Grace to travel to his daughter's graduation from the university.
7. For providing brother Henry with the land he needs for his ministry.
8. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
9. 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:

1. For the Lord to completely heal brother Grace's heart and keep him from having any more heart attacks.
2. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
3. 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. 
4. 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).
5. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.

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

October 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 October, we celebrated Jennifer's birthday with cake, cards, gifts, and prayer for her.

In October, Christopher successfully completed the college course he is taking on the topic of "Windows Single User", which means he only has one more course left to take in the spring semester.  

Meanwhile, Charity got a new part-time job at a nearby Christian bookstore, as well as another part-time job at a grocery store produce department. Praise the Lord! Both jobs are new fields for her that she has not worked in before, so these are great opportunities to learn new skills and gain new experience. But please join us in praying the Lord will help her come up the learning curve, and that she will have the strength to handle both jobs at once.

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. We finished that outreach in October as expected. Pray that the Lord would water the seeds of the gospel that we have been planting and continue to plant. 

Our Treasurer Dave Wenrich had kidney surgery again recently and needs our prayers for a smooth recovery, as well as a complete healing.

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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 eight nations including Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, South Sudan, Zambia, Ghana, India, and the United Kingdom.

In September, one of our students in Nigeria named Hannah graduated. We had a ceremony to make it official, in which her husband Deji was present. Brother Deji presented to her the DTS certificate of completion and her transcript. We sang and praised the Lord, had a time of testimony, and prayed for her. Sister Hannah is now our eighth graduate. Here is her testimony:

"I want to thank God for the opportunity to go through the coursework. It has imparted in me godly virtues. I want to appreciate the board members of DTS for all the coursework, how to heal the sick videos, Fire books, and all the practical sessions I needed to do throughout the three years training I did. Sometimes I wish to go through the fire book and read it all over again. Thank you for all you have done. I appreciate it. God bless you sir.

There are some biblical teachings I was grounded into during the training, and some [in which] my understanding was enlightened. I have started to [put the teaching on how to heal the sick into practice] on others and my family. A neighbour here complained of serious back pain. I laid my hand at his back and prayed for him. Few days after, I asked him of the pain. He said it has vanished. I was happy that God healed him through me.  

I am grateful to God that I went through the training. During the program, sometimes I was discouraged, but the Holy Spirit encouraged me and he saw me through.

Thanks

Hannah"

Len received the following email in October from brother Charles, one of our DTS graduates, who is a pastor in Uganda. He wrote:

"Praise the Lord, Bro. Len:

I praise God for His goodness and mercies over our life at such a time as this. It's a joy to hear from you and be able to share this testimony of God's protection over me...

On 25th July, I was traveling from Soroti to Lira where I stay in Uganda. I had come from Karamoja (North-Eastern part of Uganda) to visit some families who were experiencing famine and acute hunger. On our journey from Soroti to Lira, our taxi was knocked (head-on) by a [truck], and the vehicle overturned four times. Eleven people died (7 on the spot), including the driver. I only broke my collar bone, but God is too merciful that he preserved my life to give glory to His name. 

I would like to say thank you to God for the life He has given me, and to also thank you brother Len, Doulos Mission International School, and partners for the knowledge of the Word we acquired during the training program. I am very sure God still wants me to preach His Word, and I vow that I will continue to do so to the last breathe of my life.

Attached are pictures of the wreckage [that] I came out of alive. To God be the glory for the life He has given me. Please continue to pray for me that I recover well.

God bless you all

Bro Charles L Okello

Uganda, East Africa"

Praise the Lord for sparing brother Charles' life through this horrific motor vehicle accident. Please join us in praying for his complete recovery. You can see photos of the accident wreckage here (note that they drive on the left side of the road there like in England).

DTS Photo Album.

Brother Grace, who is one of our graduates and facilitators, and a pastor in Uganda, suffered a severe heart attack in October, but is recovering by the grace of God. Afterward he had to travel to his village garden due to a dispute over his boundaries. He wrote

"Dear brother Len, 

Me and my wife received an abrupt call from the clan leaders over our land boundary with the neighbours who have been blackmailing us. So we went and rested for 2 days and had to face it all with them today. They wanted so much part of our land, trying to move the boundary inside our land, but we thank God who was on our side; its resolved once and forever. 

We are back home to continue with my rest for two weeks."

He added:

"The enemy has lost despite his many attacks. By the way, before we went {to the village], I saw the Lord's angel joined us in the disputed land boundary and was on our side and wasn't happy with the other people. Once more thanks for your spiritual coverage of us! And my health has greatly improved!"

Praise the Lord! Brother Grace has still been having 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 October, Len received the following testimony from brother Pascal in Uganda, who recently resumed his training with us:

"Praise king Jesus!

I am grateful for what God has done throughout this week in my life. I want to testify that my knowledge of God is increasing, and I experience God closer to me than before. I have the boldness to share Jesus with the lost. I see people confessing Jesus as their Lord and personal Saviour. Reading the Scripture, praying, and fasting every week has become part [my life] of each week, I thank God the people I was praying for [to] be saved are drawing closer to me, [in order] to ask about Christ. I feel like [there is a] fire burning inside me each day when I am studying the Word. I appreciate this course so much. Thanks! 

Bro. Pascal"

Brother Deji, one of our graduates in Nigeria that we mentioned earlier in this newsletter, wrote the following testimony in October:

"Dear Brother Len,

Calvary greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

I want to testify to the glory of the Lord for many things. 

1. The Lord's voice that continually guides us in my family; we are very grateful.

2. The successful completion of Hannah's discipleship training with DTS. Interestingly, we prayerfully chose seven teenagers for both online and physical discipleship in our church at the same time that you were planning to have a graduation ceremony for Hannah. So we feel like the Lord purposely had it that way so that we can know that after "certification" is "intentional service". We really were not planning this kind of coincidence but we know that there's no accident with God.

3. We also thank God for souls that respond to the gospel through us. May the Lord keep them.

Blessed be the name of the Lord. Thanks

Ayodeji"

We received the following email from sister Catherine, who is one of our Second-Year DTS students in England. We had called her the previous day and prayed for the Lord to heal her ear that has been buzzing for two years since her flight back from France, and for her stomach which has been hurting her for almost a year now. She wrote:

"Dear brother Len and sis Jennifer,

Thank you so much for your call last night.  It was wonderful to hear from you both. And thank you so much for your prayer over me for healing. Thank and praise our Lord for healing my ear. It's amazing.  The pain has gone now, and the buzzing has gone away; and the pain in my stomach is a lot less painful, but not gone yet. I keep getting heat in my hands. So I am praying for our Lord's guidance in the healing ministry and witnessing...

With love in our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Sis Catherine"

Praise the Lord for His healing touch upon her. She has also recently republished her book, A Flickering Light Becomes a Glow, which is available for sale online. The Lord has also been opening doors of ministry for her to speak at Churches and help women.

Len received the following testimony from brother John in India, who is a second-year DTS student and a pastor there:

"I am very glad and thankful to brother Len, because the topics/Lessons I come across -- like Happy Hunters on Fire, The End has Come, Judging Visions, Revelations, and Prophecies, Holy Fire Baptism -- are very helpful in my ministry. All the topics are reflective and touching me. I thank brother Len and feel happy, and it is a privilege to be a student of the DTS. Brother Len, Greetings in His name.

Humbly,

John Sobhan"

Len also sent out the Old News That's Still Fresh in October 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: If you'd like to be encouraged today, please read Angelic Encounters. 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:

1. For allowing us to celebrate Jennifer's birthday together.
2. For blessing Charity with two new part time jobs.
3. For protecting brother Charles during the fatal motor vehicle accident he was involved in.
4. For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students and graduates, and their brethren in Christ.
5. For healing sister Catherine's ear and further healing her stomach.
6. For helping us to continue with our evangelistic outreach to another community nearby.
7. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
8. 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:

1. For the Lord to heal Faith and Len from eczema.
2. For the Lord to heal Charity from insomnia, to help her come up the learning curve at her new jobs, and to give her the strength to do them both
3. For the Lord to completely heal brother Charles in Uganda from his broken collar bone that he sustained in the motor vehicle accident.
4. For the Lord to give brother Dave our Treasurer a smooth and complete recovery from kidney surgery.
5. For the Lord to complete the healing in sister Catherine's stomach.
6. 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.
7. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
8. 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. 
9. 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).
10. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
11. 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

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

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.

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 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:

1. 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.
2. For blessing brother Paschal with a new smartphone so that he can resume his DTS training, and for bringing him back to us.
3. For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students and graduates, and their brethren in Christ.
4. For helping us to continue with our evangelistic outreach to another community nearby.
5. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
6. 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:

1. For the Lord to heal Faith and Len from eczema.
2. For the Lord to heal Charity from insomnia.
3. 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.
4. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
5. 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. 
6. 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).
7. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
8. 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

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