DMI Newsletter

Friday, April 14, 2023

April 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: Overall, we are doing well as a family by the grace of God, despite numerous physical health challenges that some of us have had, and in some cases continue to have.

With the Lord's help, Len and the boys have been able to successfully complete a few very challenging home repair and appliance repair projects together recently. One of these included fixing some problems we were having with our old refrigerator. We are grateful to God for His help with those repairs. It saved us a lot of money that we would have otherwise had to pay a plumber and an appliance repairman.

In April, the girls got a substantial amount of costly maintenance done on their recently purchased, used car, including oil leaks fixed, along with power steering fluid leaks, as well as transmission service. Unfortunately they were unable to fix the AC leak, due to the high cost of that repair. Meanwhile a new issue has surfaced that they need to have repaired. So this has been a trial for them with their first car. We continue to hope and pray that they will soon have the vehicle running well.

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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 March, brother Tom, one of our third-year students in Uganda, sent Len the following testimony:

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

I am glad to share with you marvelous things the Lord is doing in my life.

Since I joined DTS, my life has never remained the same. First I was entrusted with the office of a ministry administrator. Secondly, with all the knowledge I acquired in DTS, I am now running a ministry in Uganda called Doma Pentecostal Global Ministries. My ordination as a bishop is postponed, but I will let you know when it is rescheduled.

With God's help, I hope to reach the unreached with the Gospel of Christ.

May everyone around the globe be blessed as you serve in His vineyard.

Brother Tom."

Praise the Lord! Brother Tom has many testimonies of what God is doing in his ministry because of DTS!

DTS Photo Album.

Len received the following testimony in March from brother Martin, one of our DTS students, who is a minister of the gospel in Uganda:

"Hello Brother Len,

“I really thank God for opening my spiritual eyes to understand that being a Christian is not a mindless experience, but involves knowledge and understanding. It means establishing a personal and intimate relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, who came to bring us the knowledge of God that we are acquiring through the DTS.

As a result of our recent outreach, a Muslim girl gave her life to Christ.

However, later she shared with us that 'the journey from Islam to Christianity was never easy for a Muslims, especially within a community where there is a legitimate fear of being tortured and killed by family'; yet she dared to take that risk and put her life at risk for the love of Christ, sacrificing everything for Him.

She fled from her family and Muslim community, and lost her property, but she preferred to love Christ.

May God bless her and bring many other Muslims on the right path through her heart touching testimony, Amen”.

Brother. Martin"

Praise the Lord for what He is doing in brother Martin's life. Let's pray for this Muslim girl named Shimla, for the Lord to bless her and bring other Muslims to Christ through her.

In March, Len received the following testimony from sister Rebecca in Uganda, who is one of our students there:

"Praise the Lord brother Len,

I am grateful to God that in this month I shared the gospel to three people who never responded immediately, but later on two gave their lives to Christ through my husband.

I also thank God for keeping us in Good health, especially the children, because some years ago they would often fall sick.

I also thank God for restoring my spiritual eyes, because there are things I see in the spirit, and they come to pass exactly as I saw them. May God help me to be what He wants me to be.

Glory be to God."

We give thanks and praise to God with sister Rebecca for the great things He is doing in her life and ministry.

More DTS Testimonies

In March we held a graduation ceremony for Brother Ibrahim in Kenya, who completed his three years of DTS training in February. We truly felt the presence of the Lord during the ceremony. Praise the Lord! He also has a testimony regarding God's provision of employment: He received a good job doing data collection for the government, which is a blessing, especially considering what he had been doing prior to that.

Brother John in Uganda is improving from his bout with malaria. Their long-awaited court hearing was held on March 31, and the judge was supposed to render his decision on the case on April 7, but that has now been delayed yet again.

In April, Len received the following testimony from brother Henry in South Sudan, who is a missionary there from Uganda and one of our DTS students:

"Dear brother Leonard,

I greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

It's a great pleasure to wish you a happy Easter and thanking our God for the gift of life to this day. I want to thank God for one family that accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior as we were evangelizing throughout this week. The man had left the home but through prayers and counseling, they have reconciled and are living together happily. I give God all the glory.

Yours faithfully,

Bro Henry."

Hallelujah! What a wonderful testimony. Please remember brother Henry in your prayers, as he is serving in South Sudan among many dangers. In fact, for his safety, we cannot disclose what recently happened to him. May the Lord protect him and keep him safe as he labors in the vineyard there.

In April, sister Christine, who is one of our DTS students in Soroti, Uganda, sent the following testimony to Len:

"In our local church in Soroti, women were given a Sunday (March 19th) to minister. We had to prepare by having a [time of] prayer and fasting as women on Saturday, March 18th. The leadership of women in our local church chose me to lead the program in that prayer [time], and more so to lead in the Bible study. I am grateful to God for the grace, guidance, and wisdom He gave me to be able conduct the Bible study. This was possible also because of what I have learnt from DTS lessons and the confidence I have gained through my LTG meetings. Glory to God.

Thank you and may God bless you all."

It's a joy for us to hear how the Lord has been using sister Christine in new and greater ways than ever before to edify and strengthen the Body of Christ.

In April, Len received the following testimony from brother Max in Uganda, who is one of our DTS students there:

"Praise the Lord bro. Len Yesterday the Lord gave us three more [new believers] in baptism "

We rejoice and praise the Lord for what He's doing in brother Max's ministry and all the souls who are coming into the kingdom through it. He testified that the revelation of the reality of heaven and hell as described by the various brethren in his current DTS studies, along with what he learned about the dangers of alcoholism, has changed his life. His wife, sister Rebecca (mentioned earlier), has also had great time with the Lord in her course.

Partnership Opportunity: If the Lord is leading you to financially support this important ministry, which is impacting the lives of so many people for Christ around the world by the grace of God, your cheerful obedience to Him would be greatly appreciated. Our partners are a vital part of what we're doing, and we'd love for you to be one of them!

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:

For helping the girls get many of their needed repairs done on their car.
For helping Len and the boys perform the needed repairs and save money.
For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students.
For the people who have recently come to Christ through the ministries of our DTS students, and for those who have been baptized.
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.

Prayer needs:

For the Lord to help the girls get the remaining costly repairs done on their car, including the AC leak, which is estimated to cost around $1600.
For the Lord to give brother John victory in the court case.
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.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

March 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 March, we celebrated Len's fifty-seventh birthday with cake, cards, prayer, and a gift from the children that actually came in handy multiple times that very same day in an appliance repair in our home that Len was doing with the boys.

The girls continue to work at their jobs and share the Lord as they have opportunity. The Lord has given them favor with their employers, for which we are grateful. They also bought an older, high-mileage used car together recently, which needs a lot of costly repairs. They are working through all of the repairs, such as oil leaks, AC refrigerant leaks, and power steering fluid leaks, as well as transmission service, and hope to soon have the vehicle running well. We would appreciate your prayers to that end.

The boys continue with their home school education with Christopher finishing up his final year of high school, as well as his final college course in the IT Support certificate program at the local technical college. Please pray he will finish well in May.

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In March, sister Catherine, one of our students in England, sent Len the following testimony:

"Dear brother Len and sister Jennifer,

I witnessed to a couple, David and Jane, last week. They talked about Evolution a lot, so I advised them to read the book, ' The Case For Christ,' by Lee Strobel. I sent them a copy of this book, and they are now keen to go to church, and want to meet for another discussion next week. So I continue to pray for their salvation.

I studied in the Christology II from year one fourth quarter again -- 'The Bodily Form of the Lord Jesus Christ,' which was awesome.

Thank you so much for the DTS, I have grown so much since I started these studies, and I know I will grow a lot more as I continue studying.

With love in Jesus Christ our Lord,

Sis Catherine"

DTS Photo Album.

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

"Dear Leonard,

Thank you for your considerations in the areas I did not do as I should do! My continuous approach to this DTS, is because of your mentorship spirit! Actually English is not our [native] African language, and therefore we do [make] errors sometimes in expressing a statement or explaining a point; but you have handled me well, with great understanding, [compared to] how other instructors do! That has helped me to improve my English expression and [continue] improving even more! I thought to share this as a testimony, of what I have received besides the many lessons learnt in this DTS. Please continue to pray with me for my mind to settle and my body to be free from infirmity, [as I am] slowly recovering from malaria. Amen.

Bro John Uganda"

Praise the Lord for what He is doing in brother John's life. Please pray with us for his complete healing from malaria. On another note, his court case was postponed yet again to March 30th. 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 March, Len received the following testimony from brother Max in Uganda, who is one of our students there and a minister of the gospel:

""Praise the Lord brother Len, I rejoice in the Lord for ordering our steps in ministry work. Three more baptisms were done making it nine since the beginning of the year. This is encouraging to my soul to learn that the Lord Jesus is concerned for me to do more work.

Through DTS, the Lord Jesus is still at work in the sense that I for one have been transformed greatly in the area of the study of the Scriptures. My understanding of the interpretation of scriptures is getting more rooted to learn correctly, as well as to unlearn certain things I had previously Iearnt incorrectly.

The accountability in the LTG group meetings, having a neighbourhood brother in the heart for prayers etc is so effective.

May God uphold the DTS for the transformation of the world."

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

More DTS Testimonies

Brother Ibrahim in Kenya has now completed his three years of DTS training, and we will be holding a graduation ceremony for him soon. Praise the Lord! He also has a testimony regarding God's provision of employment:

"Good morning, brother Len,

I have been able to secure a short contract in the research field and I really thank God for this. He has been faithful all through. And also I am currently feeling much better after illness for like 3 weeks. All the glory and honor be God.

Stay blessed.

Yours in Christ,

Br. Ibrahim"

In March, Len received the following testimony from brother Grace in Uganda, who is a pastor and one of our graduates serving as the DTS National Facilitator for Uganda:

"Praise the Lord Jesus Christ!

I have a reason to thank Him for the wonderful things He is doing for us!

First of all, I'm grateful to Him for caring for my family and for the wisdom He gave my two daughters, Mercy and Grace, who have made it into the university, having passed last year's senior six exams!

Secondly, I thank Him for giving us little children of ages nine to fourteen in our Church to evangelize our communities; through this 2 days ago, the children introduced me to their aunt Leah, whom I talked to, and she gave her life to the Lord. Glory to the Lord, Amen!

Br Grace"

Praise the Lord for all these blessings, especially for helping his daughters get accepted into the university, and for the little children evangelizing, as well as the woman giving her life to the Lord as a result.

In Len also received the following praise report from sister Collete in Kenya, who is one of our DTS graduates and our National Facilitator there in Kenya:

"Dear brother Leonard,

Blessings and Peace of the Lord.

I am grateful to the Lord always for the knowledge learnt from DTS that has been the base of the foundation of my ministry.

About three weeks ago my prayer partner called me {to say] that her colleague' s wife was in a coma in the ICU and the doctors had given her 50/50 survival so she needed prayers. The colleague is a Hindu and a non- believer. I told her to ask him if he believes in Jesus's healing power which of course he said yes.

My friend and I embarked on serious intercessory prayers. Our plea to God was that the healing of this woman would bring many to Christ through her testimony.

Our Lord does not disappoint especially where his name is glorified. To God be all the glory last week my friend called me to tell me the woman was discharged from the hospital fully healed to the surprise of the doctors.

Hallelujah to the King of Kings!!

Sr. Collete"

Glory to God for that amazing answer to prayer!

Two of our students were having technical troubles that were interfering with their DTS studies. Pascal in Uganda was struggling with a smartphone battery that would only last two hours before needing to be charged, but the Lord has provided for him to get a new battery, so that he can now study without that hindrance in his way. However, he injured his left eye in an accident and had an operation on it. It is still causing trouble, so please pray for his healing.

Brother Henry in South Sudan had been robbed and his phone had been stolen. He did manage to buy a new phone, but it kept freezing and he could not install apps on it. So the Lord provided a better one for him, and now he is able to resume his training. Praise the Lord for helping these brothers overcome those major technical challenges.

Brother Stanley has begun teaching school in the Muslim village where he is the only Christian. He has been sharing Jesus with staff and neighbors, but so far nobody has shown any interest in the gospel. Please join is in praying that the Lord Jesus would come to these people and reveal Himself to them. Pray also that eventually the Lord would provide a new LTG partner for him.

Partnership Opportunity

If the Lord is leading you to financially support this important ministry, which is impacting the lives of so many people for Christ around the world by the grace of God, your cheerful obedience to Him would be greatly appreciated. Our partners are a vital part of what we're doing, and we'd love for you to be one of them!

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 wonderful celebration of Len's birthday together as a family.
For helping us to find a good used car for the girls to purchase.
For helping brother Pascal to obtain a new phone battery and brother Henry to obtain a new phone.
For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students.
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.

Prayer needs:

For the Lord to help the girls get all the costly repairs done on their car and all the leaks fixed.
For the Lord to heal brother John from malaria and give him victory in the court case.
For the Lord to heal brother Pascal's eye from the injury and surgery.
For the Lord to save the Hindu woman who came out of a coma and her husband.
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.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

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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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.

More DTS Testimonies

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.

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 wonderful twenty-sixth wedding anniversary.
For blessing Joseph with a happy birthday.
For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students.
For completely healing us all here in our family from the sinus cold/flu.
For the positive impact our National DTS Facilitators are having on our students in their respective countries.
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.

Prayer needs:

For the Lord to heal sister Rebecca from any remaining appendicitis infection that is continuing to cause her pain.
For the Lord to give brother John victory in the court case.
For the Lord to help sister Rebecca in South Sudan to get back in touch with us.
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.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

Saturday, January 14, 2023

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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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.

More DTS Testimonies

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.

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 our time of prayer together as a family on New Years Eve.
For the wonderful work the Lord has done in the lives of our three DTS National Facilitators.
For the amazing work the Lord is doing in the life of brother Denis in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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.
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.

Prayer needs:

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.
For the Lord to heal sister Rebecca in South Sudan from malaria and typhoid and help her to get back in touch with us.
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.
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.
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.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

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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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."

More DTS Testimonies

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 wonderful Thanksgiving dinner together as a family.
For the open doors of opportunity to be a witness that He has given to Faith, Hope, and Charity in their jobs.
For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students and graduates, 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.

Prayer needs:

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.
For the Lord to save Devon's soul, who has been hearing someone calling him by name.
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.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

Monday, November 14, 2022

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.

More DTS Testimonies

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:

For giving us sixteen years of ministry, by His grace, since we founded Doulos Missions International in the fall of 2006.
For allowing us to celebrate Hope's birthday together.
For helping Charity learn the new skills at her two new part time jobs.
For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students and graduates, and their brethren in Christ.
For helping brother John in Uganda to get the new Jesus Film equipment.
For helping brother Grace to travel to his daughter's graduation from the university.
For providing brother Henry with the land he needs for his ministry.
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 completely heal brother Grace's heart and keep him from having any more heart attacks.
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.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs