DMI Newsletter

Friday, July 14, 2023

July 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 July, Christopher continued to search for employment, applying for many jobs online, submitting his cover letter and resume to many employers. But so far none have called him for an interview.

One job he applied for seems like it would be perfect for him. It's a Support Desk Administrator position with a Christian Academy, in which he would be working remotely from home. They want someone who loves Jesus, loves children, and loves to solve problems. The website indicated that around 351 other people also applied for the position. Please pray that he gets the job.

We mentioned last month that the girls -- Faith, Hope, and Charity -- recently moved into their own apartment, and have a need for various furniture items. The Lord provided them with an old, wooden dining room set that was in decent condition, which Len and Christopher picked up for them and delivered to their place in a truck. Please pray that the Lord will provide all the furniture they need.

Jennifer got called up for jury duty, but when she reported for duty, they released her without requiring her to serve, which was an answer to prayer. Joseph also completed his scholastic achievement tests at the end of the school year, and is currently enjoying summer break from school.

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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.

One of our DTS students in Uganda, sister Christine, has recently completed her three-year training with us. She was an excellent student throughout her training. She would always submit an in-depth, well-written document containing all of her lessons learned for each of the courses she completed each quarter, as well as the highlights she enjoyed the most.

She also maintained her weekly LTG discipleship meetings, while also participating actively in her local church. And one thing that made it all especially challenging for her was that she works in another city a long distance from where she lives. So she has to commute to work at the beginning of each week, remain throughout the week in the location where she works, and then commute back home for the weekend.

When she enrolled in the DTS in June 2020, she stated, "I want to enroll...so that I can get to know God more, walk with Him always, and learn how to make Him known to other people effectively." When she was asked in June, after completing all of her coursework, whether she reached her goal, she stated:

"Yes I have met my goal through DTS. Through DTS training I have learnt a lot about God, about man, and what is expected of me as a disciple of Jesus Christ.

Further my knowledge of God has increased. I do not boast in this knowledge, but my prayer is that I remain focused, my eyes forever fixed unto the Lord Jesus Christ the author and finisher of our salvation.

Moreover, I have been taught what the life of a servant of God should be, and how to make God known in the right way; and not be silent, but declare the gospel of the Lord Jesus without fear. Sincerely I can say that DTS exceeded my expectations, in terms of the personal goals I had hoped to achieve through it. Glory be to God Almighty.

God's blessings rest upon you all. Thank you."

Praise the Lord! To God be all the glory. We held her graduation ceremony by conference call on July 14th, and the Lord truly blessed us with His presence. Her husband was present, and her pastor, who presented her DTS diploma to her, as well as her DTS transcript, both of which Len sent to him in advance for printing. They laid hands on her and prayed for her, as we all prayed for her also.

DTS Photo Album.

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

"Dear bro Len,

I am so grateful to God for one woman who accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Lord and savior during our door to door evangelism and her zeal for Christ is extraordinary.

Yours faithfully,

Bro Henry."

Hallelujah! We share in his excitement and gratitude for this one sinner who repented. There is more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who do not need to repent. This woman is that one lost sheep who was found, and another one of satan's former captives who has now been set free.

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In July, Len received the following testimony from one of our graduates in Kenya, brother Ibrahim, who received a scholarship to study Data Science for fourteen months:

"Dear Brother Len,

During the last month (June) I received a call for an interview from DanChurchAid Kenya which I participated in. The HR informed me that there would be two more (written and oral) if I happen to pass the first. Within 3 days I received an email to attend the oral interview which I did, and the HR informed me that they had cancelled the second one. On the same day I was requested to avail my references and within a week I got the internship opportunity as a Data Analysis and Reporting Assistant Intern for one year. And beginning the third week of internship, we traveled from Nairobi to Eldoret, and for the first time in life, I boarded a plane. This is what The Lord has done for me, brother Len.

Always thank you for keeping me in prayers.

Yours in Christ,

Ibrahim Ambale."

Praise the Lord! Surely the Lord has done great things for brother Ibrahim, and we rejoice with him. Please pray that he will do well on all his exams and complete his training successfully.

We would like to share a praise report regarding sister Catherine, one of our DTS students in England, who will soon be interviewed on God TV, in order to share her testimony. She wrote to us in July:

"Dear brother Len and sis Jennifer,

I have now finished the five Fire books in the amazing DTS. I found the stories of going to hell really got to me a lot. They made me think of the seriousness of our sins every day, to repent more and more, to keep our Lord's Commandments… to strive to be more obedient every day, to draw closer with our Lord, to pray without ceasing, and to witness at every opportunity with great urgency.

The stories of visits to Heaven gave me a lot of encouragement, and they helped me to realise how much our Lord loves us so much, which is so amazing, because growing up I never knew any love until I met Jesus face to face.

I strongly recommend all Christians to read the 5 Fire Books. They have changed my life and brought me much closer to our Lord.

The [folks from] God TV are coming with their cameras to interview me about my testimony on Wednesday 19th July 2023. So this witness will be on TV soon.

With love in our Lord Jesus Christ,

Sis Catherine."

Praise the Lord!

Brother Max in Uganda, who is one of our students there, sent us this testimony in July:

"Praise be to Jesus, dear brother Len. Thanks for always serving us. It's my prayer that God will preserve you and your family.

I testify of God's provision for me and my family including the grace to balance between my concurrent studies. l am reading a lot, which is [made possible by the] grace given by God for me to do so.

Secondly, through my LTG group meeting I testify of the fact that my personal life has changed as the five accountability questions help to shape my life. My relationship with the Holy Spirit has moved my hearing of God's voice to a better level, being mindful of others [besides] myself. I can clearly see [the difference from how I was] before I joined DTS.

Thank you for all you are doing to the glory of God."

Brother Martin, one of our DTS students in Uganda, who is also a pastor, sent us the following praise report in July, during his extended trip to his homeland in South Sudan:

"Hello brother Len,

I greet you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ!

I’m still in Juba, which is the capital of South Sudan. South Sudan is very expensive in terms of rental and feeding. However, I met new friends here in Juba, and God has opened the door for me to start door-to-door outreach to encourage people who are among the poorest of S. Sudan. I’m really thankful to God who helped me to join DTS.

I started my LTG group last week here in Juba. Thank you. Please remember us in your prayers!

Brother Martin Kuku."

Len received the following testimony from brother Grace in Uganda, who is a pastor and one of our DTS graduates.

"Praise the Lord, brother Len,

I thank God who is sustaining our family amid severe trials! There is every reason to step back; [but] when the trials grow severe, God always prevails!

And again amid all these, our ministry of healing and deliverance is still going on by God's grace. I still receive calls from people seeking deliverance throughout. Thank you, Jesus!

Bro Grace."

How wonderful to get this report from brother Grace, who is remaining grateful to God, and continuing to serve Him in the midst of fiery trials. Let's continue to remember him in our prayers, as he is truly making an impact for Christ there in Uganda, and is a great help to us, too.

Two of our students, brothers Shadrach and Stanley, are still in need of LTG partners. Please continue to pray that they will find partners.

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 the opportunity for Joseph and Jennifer to take a break from home school studies for the summer.
For the way Jennifer was released from jury duty without having to serve.
For helping sister Christine meet and exceed her DTS goals, and blessing us with a wonderful celebration of her graduation from DTS.
For providing the dining room set for our daughters Faith, Hope, and Charity.
For the opportunity sister Catherine has to share her testimony publicly on God.TV.
For blessing brother Ibrahim with a great internship opportunity and training scholarship.
For the lady who came to Christ in South Sudan through brother Henry's ministry.
For helping brother Martin establish an LTG in South Sudan.
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 Christopher to find an excellent, good-paying job in the IT field.
For the Lord to help brother Grace through the severe trials he and his family are going through.
For the Lord to continue to help brother Ibrahim through his data training, exams, and internship.
For the Lord to provide for Peter and restore his possessions that were destroyed in the fire.
For the Lord to expedite the close of sister Collete's business deal so she can get paid.
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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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

June 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 May, we celebrated Christopher's high school commencement with worship; a formal ceremony, at which Len shared some remarks; the presenting of Christopher's diploma to him; and prayer for him. We had several guests join us to celebrate with us, who were all children from one Christian family. They also stayed afterward for the party that included sandwiches, cake, and fellowship.

We're so pleased with the way Christopher has diligently applied himself to his studies and how the Lord has helped him to get straight A's in college, while also getting nearly perfect grades in high school. Praise the Lord!

Christopher is now seeking to find a job in IT Support. He also passed three big exams, in order to obtain his A+ certification in IT Technical Support, along with his Network+ and Security+ certifications, which are sought-after professional certifications. The exams he took in order to get these are known for being very difficult. Thank you to those who prayed for that. Please pray with us that he gets a good job in the IT field now, especially one that is either very close to home or working remotely from home.

We recently posted Christopher's salvation testimony online, which we hope you'll check out at How I Came to Know Jesus.

The girls -- Faith, Hope, and Charity -- finally moved into their own apartment in early June. They feel so blessed and are very thankful to the Lord for their new place, as they begin this new chapter in their lives. Thank you to those who prayed about that. Please pray that the Lord will provide all the furniture they need, such as a dining set and desks.

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Len received the following testimony in June from brother Martin, one of our DTS students, who is a pastor in Uganda with a vision for taking the light of Christ to the community:

"Hello brother Len,

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

I want to appreciate you for the work you are doing in bringing the bible knowledge through DTS to me and to those who are also still searching to know the true word of God.

I thank God for that. You are one of the instruments that God is using to enlighten those who are still under the bondage of false doctrine like those who have misinterpreted the word of God and refuse to accept the facts.

I thank God for allowing me to be part of your DTS as well through LTG. Glory be to God forever and ever!

Brother Martin Kuku"

Praise the Lord! To God be all the glory. Brother Martin is now in his Second Year Third Quarter, and he is serving the Lord at a refugee camp there in Uganda, reaching people for Jesus.

DTS Photo Album.

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

"I have been conducting our LTG meetings weekly and by the grace of God our numbers have increased to now five LTG groups of three people per group, totaling fifteen members. We give all the glory to God."

Praise the Lord. That is the kind of multiplication of disciples we teach all our students to do, and it's so exciting when we see them putting it into practice in their own lives and ministries.

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In May, Len received the following testimony from brother Tom in Uganda, who is one of our DTS students:

"Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ.

Concerning what you have written to me recently about Jesus film project,

We have trained many Christians in discipleship and yesterday we baptized 23 new church members. Next week we shall baptized more 20 members who are still undergoing discipleship. The twenty three people we baptized were saved as a result of the film shows. Still twenty more are going to be baptized the following week.

I have so far shown [the Jesus Film] over one hundred times since I [received] the equipment. Four more churches were opened as a result of the Jesus film. Praise the Lord.

We are going to have a mega crusade beginning Saturday next week. We hope to have several shows during the four days. We are planning to reach different camps this year.

Blessings.

Brother Tom."

Praise the Lord! Please see brother Tom's excellent testimony of the amazing miracles the Lord did through his Jesus Film Project ministry, in which he encountered intense spiritual warfare, whereby thousands were reached with the gospel and hundreds were saved. Simply follow this link for a short, but powerful testimony.

We would like to share a praise report regarding sister Catherine, who was a guest on the Randy Kay program, in which she shared her testimony, which you can watch at this link: Teen Dies and Enters Heaven After Encounter with Jesus, Angels, and others. Most of the comments on the Youtube video indicated that people around the world who watched the video were very blessed by her testimony, as well as the sweetness and joy of the Lord she exudes. We hope you will take time to listen to it.

Just recently she was traveling in York, England, and the Lord led her to touch someone's life in a way that will probably have far-reaching, eternal consequences. While she was in a coffee shop, the Lord told her to go over and speak to a woman who was sitting there, whom she didn't know. She didn't know what she would say, but began a conversation about grandchildren, and it led to Catherine sharing part of her testimony, including how the Lord rescued her from attempted suicide. The lady was grateful for that conversation, because she had been contemplating suicide and was on her way to visit her daughter for the last time before she ended her life. But this contact with Catherine seemed to give her renewed hope, as the lady said she could feel Catherine's peace. Praise the Lord!

Brother Peter in Kenya, who is one of our DTS students there, wrote to Len recently to let us know that his home burned to ashes in a fire, and he lost everything, but escaped with his life. Thankfully he was at work on his night shift when the fire happened, so he was not in the building, but all he owned was destroyed. The Lord has since provided him another place to live, and he has slowly begun to replace some of the things he lost. We had been praying that the Lord would provide him with a better job that would not take such a toll on his health as the nighttime security guard job he has, but it turned out to be a blessing that he had that job when the fire occurred, because it may have saved his life. Please remember brother Peter in your prayers for a complete restoration of all that he lost in the fire.

Brother Grace in Uganda, who is one of our graduates and our DTS Facilitator for his country, is in need of our prayers for his wife Dina, who has been hospitalized. Please pray for her complete healing and the Lord's provision for the medical expenses.

Likewise, brother and sister Ukauwa in Nigeria recently had a baby by Cesarean section (C-section) delivery on May 27th. The baby girl, named Miracle, was miraculously delivered four weeks before she was due, in order to reduce the risk to mother and baby in this high-risk pregnancy. Praise the Lord that mother and baby are well. Please pray that the Lord would provide for their medical expenses as well.

Sister Collete in Kenya, who is one of our DTS graduates, moved out of the old, sub par apartment she's been living in for a long time and into a better apartment, but is struggling financially to pay her rent. She needs the Lord to miraculously expedite the closing of an international business deal she is facilitating, which has been delayed excessively, so that she can pay her rent at the end of June.

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

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 Christopher's high school commencement.
For helping Christopher to pass the exams to obtain three major professional certifications in the IT field.
For helping us to move our daughters Faith, Hope, and Charity into their new apartment.
For enabling sister Catherine to share her testimony publicly on the Randy Kay program.
For sparing brother Peter's life when his home was burned to ashes.
For the birth of little baby Miracle to brother Uchenna and sister Henrietta.
For the people that brother Tom has been reaching for Christ through the Jesus Film.
For the way that brother Henry is multiplying disciples in South Sudan, despite the serious dangers.
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 Christopher to find an excellent, good-paying job in the IT field.
For the Lord to heal sister Dina (wife of brother Grace), who is in the hospital.
For the Lord to provide for the medical expenses of Uchenna and Henrietta, as well as brother Grace and sister Dina.
For the Lord to provide for Peter and restore his possessions that were destroyed in the fire.
For the Lord to expedite the close of sister Collete's business deal so she can get paid.
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, May 13, 2023

May 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 May, we celebrated Christopher's eighteenth birthday with cake, cards, gifts, and prayer for him. We also attended his college graduation ceremony at a huge coliseum here in town where he was awarded the certificate of completion for the Windows Desktop IT Support program. There were over six hundred other graduates. His high school graduation ceremony is scheduled for May 22nd, so please pray for the Lord's presence and good weather for that, so we can hold the event outdoors.

Christopher will now be seeking to find a job in IT Support and also looking to start his own business in that field. He is also taking two big exams in order to obtain his A+ certification in IT Technical Support. Please pray with us to that end for the Lord to grant him success in all these endeavors. His first of two exams will be Monday, May 15th.

The girls -- Faith, Hope, and Charity -- are planning and preparing to move into their own apartment in early June. Please pray that their move will go smoothly and that the Lord will help them get settled into their new place.

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Len received the following testimony in April from brother Martin, one of our DTS students, who is a pastor in Uganda with a vision for taking the light of Christ to the community:

"Hello Brother Len,

“I greet you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ!

Our reproduction as disciples begins by praying for the lost people we know around us such as (family, work, neighbor’s refugees’ community at the kiryandongo refugee camp in Uganda). So each member of the LTG shares the names of two or three people he or she knows that are not saved. And all the members of the LTG agree to pray throughout the week for those people by name.

As a result of LTG outreach in this month of April we baptized 22 new believers. Check attached photos taken during the baptism.

Brother. Martin"

Praise the Lord for what He is doing in brother Martin's life. Let's pray for these new believers in Christ to grow and become true disciples of the Lord Jesus.

DTS Photo Album.

In May, Len received the following testimony from brother Ibrahim in Kenya, who is one of our recent graduates there:

"Dear Brother Len,

I have a testimony to share. It has been long since we spoke due to the fact that I have been working on a data collection project in Nakuru and Nyandarua Counties within Kenya which ended yesterday peacefully. The assignment was extremely involved, but I [endured] the cold of Nyandarua County due to the Aberdare Ranges and finished my work well. I thank God for that.

I would also like to share my testimony and say that I won a sponsorship to study Data Science at ALX Africa, which is a hybrid program, both online and two days weekly hub attendance being sponsored by Mastercard Foundation. It is my prayer and belief that I will be guided by the virtues I have learnt of humility and perseverance under DTS and complete this 14-month course. The congratulatory message came on 5th April, and the classes began this past week on Monday 8th May. I give all the glory and honor to the Lord. Kindly put me in your prayers as I tackle this new journey of my career and serve the Lord as I work.

Be blessed,

Br. Ibrahim"

Praise the Lord for giving brother Ibrahim this great opportunity to further his education in a way that could help him eventually obtain better employment. We also praise the Lord that on Sunday, May 14th, he received the baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire. Let's pray that the Lord would help him in his studies.

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In May, Len received the following testimony from brother Tom in Uganda, who is one of our DTS students:

"I salute all the brethren in the name of our Lord Jesus.

I give God all the glory for the marvelous things He has done to me personally and the entire ministry I run. It was on the 30th/April/2023 that I was ordained bishop of Doma Pentecostal Global Ministries.

Immediately after the ordination, I encountered a man who had a deadly disease called epilepsy. He had suffered for twenty-five years from this sickness. His parents had spent a lot of money in different hospitals but all in vain.

As soon as I laid my hand on him and prayed, he was delivered completely. All these long years he could not dig or do domestic chores, but now he can do everything.

Glory to this great God we serve."

Praise the Lord! We give God all the glory for this amazing healing.

In May, Len received the following testimony from sister Catherine in England, who is one of our DTS students there. She knows a sister in Christ named Gill, who was hospitalized around May 7th with a sudden case of gastroenteritis and a bad infection around her gallbladder, just as she was preparing to hold an evangelistic meeting that was scheduled for the end of May. Sister Catherine knew this was a direct attack of the enemy to try and stop the revival, so she decided to pray, and asked us to pray as well, which we gladly did. Here was her praise report:

"Dear brother Len and sis Jennifer.

Thank you so much for all your prayers. I have some great news.

Gill, the evangelist has been completely healed and the hospital have sent her home, so the conference will go ahead on 29th May, and her healing will be a witness to all the people. It's a Miracle. Our Lord is faithful and always answers prayers of his faithful people. Thank and praise our Lord.

Thank you so much for all your prayers. I am praying for you all.

Bless you all. With love in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Sis Catherine"

Praise the Lord for answering the fervent prayer of faith for this evangelist.

Brother John in Uganda, who is one of our DTS students there, gave us an update in May on his long, drawn-out court battle with those who are attacking him. He said, "The file was and is still with the registrar of the High Court supposed to pass to the Judge for scheduling the day for judgment." Therefore, the judge still has not decided on the case, even though he was supposed to render his decision a month ago on April 7th.

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

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 Christopher to finish his certificate program in IT Support with the technical college and graduate this month.
For blessing us with a wonderful celebration of Christopher's eighteenth birthday.
For providing brother Ibrahim with this great training opportunity in the field of data collection.
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 Christopher pass the second exam in order to obtain his A+ certification in IT Technical Support.
For the Lord to help Christopher find a good job in IT this summer and also start his own business.
For the Lord to bless the upcoming evangelistic meeting of Gill in England on May 29th.
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

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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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.

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

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