February 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 February, we celebrated our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, and it was wonderful. Len's morning Psalm reading happened to be 118, which contains the verse we used on our wedding program twenty-five years ago: “This is the Lord’s doing and it is marvelous in our eyes.”

Later in the day, we went for a walk at a park. In the evening, we went for dinner at a restaurant, which we haven't done for a long time. On our way home afterward, Len told Jennifer that the Lord spoke to him through Psalm 118 that morning by confirming what we wrote on our wedding program about our marriage being the Lord's doing, and it being marvelous in our eyes. Jennifer was surprised to hear that Len, too, had read Psalm 118 today, because that was also the same Psalm she had read in her devotions. Praise the Lord!

We celebrated Joseph's thirteenth birthday in February with cake, cards, gifts, and prayer for him. Now he is officially a teen (see photos at the link below). On his birthday, we also celebrated Len's thirty-sixth spiritual birthday.  

Len and Faith are still having eczema, and Len has been experiencing some tooth pain, but less than before. Faith is still looking for another job that can provide full time hours. Charity's employer has also cut her hours back, and one week she was not given any hours on the schedule at work, while other coworkers were given plenty of hours. So she is looking for another job now, too. Please join us in prayer for that.

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

In February, we had nine new students enroll in the DTS, including Peace in Nigeria, as well as Godswill, Joyce, Yatta, Rennie, and Isaac in Uganda. We also enrolled Augustin in D.R. Congo, Hillary in South Sudan, and Thembeni in South Africa.

Brother Tom in Uganda is grateful to God for speaking and enabling him to start a nursery and primary school! He wrote to Len in January:

"Hello Leonard!

I am always blessed and encouraged by your concern for every DTS student.

You are mentoring us both mentally and spiritually.

When I was in the midst of my one week of prayer, I got a very strong conviction from the Lord to open up a nursery and primary school. I didn't hesitate starting, because of my obedience to God's voice. At that point, I didn't have money to begin, but the spirit of the Lord issued this statement to me, 'Tom, you don't need money to start a school, but Me.' I expected provision from Him.

The school is called 'Trinity Parents' Nursery and Primary School.' It is in Lira City West --Lira City. We started with eight pupils last week, but today we have thirty pupils in total. 

This I consider to be the result of DTS.

Thanks a lot for your fatherly love towards us.

Brother Tom."

Praise the Lord! What a wonderful testimony of God's faithfulness.

Brother Uchenna in Nigeria said in January:

"I am growing day by day with the help of DTS teachings." According to him, the DTS and LTG have really helped him and his wife to have more knowledge of God’s Word. He said that the DTS is an eye opener that opens him to the truth and things he never knew before as a Christian.

Sadly he and his wife lost their baby at the time of delivery in February. They need your prayers for the Lord to comfort them and provide for their medical bills.

Brother Justus, who is a First Year DTS student and a pastor, has recently planted a church in Kampala, Uganda, which is currently meeting in a sitting room until they are able to obtain a public building. He wrote to Len in February:

"Hallelujah!

Brother Len

The Lord has been so good to us as a ministry (Healing Rock of Pentecost)."

In February, one of the new students who enrolled in the DTS named Isaac in Uganda shared the following testimony of how he came to Christ in 1986:

"I was born in a Christian family; both my father and mother were good drunkards, and they could rarely go to church. And so as children, we also grew in that kind of life, knowing church was useless, though bearing Christian names.

It was not until I joined secondary school level that some preachers came to our school and preached the gospel of Jesus to all students and teachers. I was touched by the message in John 3:16 about God's love for mankind, and before the preacher had finished his message, I found myself in front, kneeling down. I was prayed for and led to Christ and from that day, my life never remained the same."

He is a fifty-two year old pastor and enrolled in the DTS for the following reason: "As a pastor and minister of the gospel, I need to build my spiritual capacity through the word so that I am well equipped for ministry." Praise the Lord! Let's pray to that end that the Lord would fulfill his noble goal.

In February, sister Rebecca in Uganda share the following testimony:

"Praise the Lord!

I thank God for seeing us through the month of January. It has been a challenging one with many people sick around me, but God graciously granted healing.

My Facilitator Grace and my LTG partners have been of great encouragement through their prayers and acts of charity. One LTG partner offered to stay in the hospital attending to my sick Father in-law after seeing our struggles, and this moved my heart.

In the Discipleship II course, work (having a servant heart) stood out for me. I learned that the word 'doulos' means slave, which is [a lifestyle that is] not easy to practice, but yet pays back well when practiced, inevitably with eternal rewards from the master Himself (Our lord and Saviour Jesus Christ).

Thanks, Shalom!"

Sister Catherine in England shared the following testimony in February of the Lord's work in her life through the DTS:

"Dear brother Len and sister Jennifer.

I wish to thank you for the amazing Doulos Studies and advice and prayers and support you have already given me over the past months. I have grown so much closer to our Lord since I started my studies with you, and I pray for you and for more students to join the Doulos Studies.

I have found that the Doulos Studies have helped me so much to walk closer with our Lord, and I have become stronger in our Lord to witness to others.

We must be ready for Jesus' return, and…we must do our part and be ready every day and be a witness to the lost…

Bless you all.

Sister Catherine"

DTS Photo Album.

Len received the following testimony from brother Martin in Uganda recently. He states:

"Hello Brother, Len,

Grace, mercy, and peace abundantly to you too in Jesus' Mighty Name!

God has used me to clean up most of our church members through LTG by means of taking many sins away from the life of our members and making them a new creature in Christ, but every day He works on us to make us what we need to be for him in this life via LTG.

The primary way God connected me to DTS is by Brother John Babu. This is where God helped me through brother Len to join LTG program. This is where I, my family, and our church members started digging into Scripture every day. In the Bible, I and my LTG members learn how to live wisely in God's world.

Through LTG my life and LTG members' spiritual lives have changed.

I pray to our Lord Jesus Christ to help us through DTS, as well through LTG, to embrace His calling for our lives with more zeal, wisdom, and humility. Amen!

Brother. Martin Kuku William"

In January, Len received the following email from John, who is one of our students in India. He wrote:

"Praise the Lord!

Brother Len,

Greetings to you in His precious name. Glory to the name of our savior Lord Jesus.

    

Brother, thank God for the witnesses that God has been doing through the DTS courses. This is really a privilege to become a student at  DTS studies. I personally thank you for your encouragement.

Faithfully,

John Sobhan"

In January, brother Max, who is one of our DTS students in Uganda, had a motorcycle accident. Although he didn't break any bones, he was in the hospital with a lot of pain after the accident. Here is his testimony as of the writing of this newsletter:

"Praise the Lord bro Len, thanks for the prayers for me and my Father. Yes, I am healing from malaria (+++ parasite density), ulcers, bacterial infections, and brucellosis. These all attacked me at the same time. But it's a great testimony that I never was admitted, as the doctors reported with a great wonder how I was moving. I saw the grace of God keeping me in motion, while admitted with dad in the hospital and yet also on treatment. Continue to pray for my dad for a total recovery, as he fights off the condition. For now he is improving with challenges of body weakness. Dad is 66 yrs old."

Brother Fredrick in South Africa sent us this testimony in January:

"Praise God I would like to thank God on behalf of our LTG member, brother James, who gave his life to Christ. He had a lot of set backs from prison, and God has shown him His grace and power. In 2018 he was sentenced to sixteen years in prison, but God is good, and he only served three years. He was released on a presidential pardon due to overcrowding of inmates, so he was chosen as he was new in prison. Praise God! As he mentioned: greater is He in him than the devil that is in the world. Since being released, he has been an instrument to the spreading of Good News to everyone of what the Lord did, so praise His name, and thanks to the LTG."

More DTS Testimonies

In February, brother Grace, who is a pastor and our DTS facilitator in Uganda, shared about his healing and deliverance ministry there in Soroti. He wrote to Len in the evening (his time) saying:

"Have just finished deliverance sessions since morning. There is a sister here who had severe chest pain for seven years, but today the Lord delivered her plus many more testimonies, I will share next time."

He later wrote back with six testimonies, which Len has posted in an article called Amazing Healing and Deliverance in Uganda. Here is just one of the six testimonies:

"Richard from Kalaki district had a problem of witchcraft, where demons used to stone his house tops and several times attempting to target family members especially at night. When he called for prayer on phone, the Lord showed me two birds leave and fly away from his compound. No more sign of witchcraft in his home." 

Praise the Lord! Read the rest of the testimonies in the very short article called Amazing Healing and Deliverance in Uganda.

Brother Peter in Kenya sent us the following testimony in February:

"Brother Len, 

On Friday, as I was moving on with the courses [in Heresies, Cults, and the Occult II]; I came across the article that has been written by sister Charlotte, the nun who passed through tragic events in the Catholic convent that almost shattered her life completely, if she had not escaped by the grace of God! 

I downloaded the book at around 8:00 PM and by 2:00 AM, I had already completed it. I was having a burden for the nuns and priests, and those in the monastery who have dedicated their lives for wrong reasons. I prayed for them that night, and I feel a great burden to constantly make intercession for them, that God may visit them. I've also started to pray for Muslims, mostly in Arab nations, that God may stretch his hand of deliverance on their behalf. 

God's blessings"

Moreover, we would like to thank our beloved brother Deji for his faithful service as the DTS Facilitator for Nigeria. He has served in that role for the past almost two years since June 2020, after graduating from the DTS in March 2019. His service as the DTS Nigeria Facilitator has been very valuable to us. We appreciate him very much. He is now studying for his doctoral degree, and we wish him the best in achieving his academic goals.

Meanwhile, we are transitioning the role of DTS Facilitator for Nigeria to brother John Abugiye, who is a pastor in Cross River State who graduated from the DTS in March 2021, a little less than one year ago. Please congratulate him on his new role and make him feel welcome. Most importantly, please pray for him. He now has several important roles, including not only the DTS Facilitator role and being a new pastor, but also husband, father of two little girls, and a school teacher in a government school, teaching twelve-to-fifteen-year old students both math and basic science. He has a lot of responsibility and needs our prayer support.

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

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

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

1. For allowing us to celebrate Joseph's thirteenth birthday.
2. For enabling us to celebrate our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
3. For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students.
4. For brother John taking on the role of Nigeria DTS Facilitator.
5. For the new students that have enrolled in the DTS.
6. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
7. For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to help Faith find another job since she is not getting enough hours at her new one.
2. For the Lord to heal Faith and Len from eczema.
3. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students in the hardships they're experiencing and assist them in any life challenges they may be experiencing
4. For the Lord to comfort brother Uchenna and his wife and provide for their medical bills.
6. For the Lord to heal brother Max and his father.
7. For the Lord to help brother John in his new Facilitator role.
8. For the Lord to assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples. 
9. For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group), and help them finish all their course work for the current quarter by the end of this month. 
10. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
11. For the Lord to raise up new faith partners, and for Him to provide for all our needs -- not only ours personally, but also those of the ministry.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

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January 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: By the grace of God we are doing well through the storms of life. Our oldest daughter Charity's asthma has not been bothering her for the past couple weeks, and neither has her wrist. She hasn't had any jaw pain lately, although she still experiences the cracking noise when she moves it. Thank you for your prayers, and praise the Lord for His healing touch. Len has been having very little pain in that tooth that was repaired, so again, thank you for your prayers for that. Faith has not found another job yet, but at least her employer is giving her a few more hours of work each week, which is better than before.

One of our board Members, Dave Wenrich, who had been very ill, is better now. We thank you for joining us in prayer for him last month. 

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

In January, brother Stephen in Nigeria, who is a Second Year student, testified of a miracle that happened in the church that he pastors. He said he had a dream in September 2021 that a woman in her thirties would die, and that he would touch her head and she would be raised from the dead. Amazingly the dream was fulfilled on 13 October 2021. It happened like this: He was at the front of the church before the congregation, and everyone was facing him, so he was the only one who could see what happened next. A woman in her thirties was outside the back door of the church behind the congregation, when she suddenly collapsed and died. Brother Stephen walked right outside and touched her head, at which point she immediately sneezed and returned to life again. Brother Stephen states:

"And before the incident, early last year, she came to tell me that she graduated from high school ten years ago, but never got a job. I asked her if she would join me for fasting and prayers, which we did.  [Afterward] I faithfully told her that she will receive job (offers), [and be able to] decide which one to accept, before the end of 2021. To the Glory of God, she got a job one month after the prayers, and got another one December 24 2021. Now she has two jobs, one with the state government and the other one with the federal government. And she's one of my wife's LTG partners. Actually God is still working." 

Praise the Lord! Brother Stephen also says the Lord has given him a vision to build a school for orphans, which he wants to call Kerygma Academy, and he asks for prayer to help him fulfill the vision. Kerygma is the Greek word in Scripture used to refer to the "proclamation" of the gospel.

Meanwhile, brother Pascal has a testimony about his understanding of God; it has changed from what he used to know into an extraordinary reality; he now shares the gospel of Jesus everyday, and his life is changing greatly. He says that for the first time ever he has found the best training! Glory to the King eternal who reigns forever and ever!

In December, Len received the following testimony from brother Henry in South Sudan.

"Dear bro Leonard, 

I want to take this opportunity to thank God for the opportunity to be one of the DTS students, I have learnt a lot about discipleship, and my zeal for ministry has deeply increased, I started by forming the LTG group, I also developed other groups to create a platform to share the truth about the word of God, [using] the same knowledge I have received through my course, and I see many people getting interested in my classes, something that I didn't experience before. Currently I am also running a WhatsApp group called Christ the Foundation, where we share the Word of God. 

I came to realize that [since] I joined DTS, my life has totally been shaped into a life of the gospel. [Previously] I had always developed fear in me, whenever I tried moving out to minister to people about Christ, but now I feel I have all I need to go out for evangelism; I can read the Bible and understand it clearly. All that am going through in my life is a new experience, and everything I see about myself is a testimony. I thank God for the founders of this school, and I pray that may the living God continue blessing you.

Best regards, Bro Henry"

After this testimony, brother Henry became seriously ill, but the Lord healed him. Praise the Lord!

Sister Christine in Uganda shared the following testimony in January:

"Dear Bro Len,

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I want to take this opportunity to testify to what the Lord has done in my life in the DTS (currently I am in Second Year Third Quarter). In one of the subjects in Hamartiology II Course work, I have learnt that attachments to my hair are not biblical. It is indirectly telling God that I was not created well with my natural hair. 

Also through DTS, the reality of eternity has gotten more real to me, that is heaven and hell. May the Lord's name be praised.

Thank you and God bless all DTS administrators.

Christine"

 

Sister Catherine in the UK shared the following testimony about one of the articles she read during her second quarter:

"Thank you for this awesome article, 'Your Identity in Christ.' There are so many wonderful scriptures about who we are in Christ, which gives me great confidence in our Lord and perseverance to be a stronger witness to the lost. I was an orphan, and I was fostered, but I had no identity and knew no love until I got to know Jesus our Lord.

I learned more of God's love by the 'Who am I?' card, I strongly recommend printing off the card and reading it every day and you will soon learn of the amazing love of God for us and gain confidence in God. The Lord showed me Romans 8: 14-17. I thank and praise our Lord for all his amazing love to us, and that we have an urgent message to tell the world with boldness and the guidance of the Holy Spirit in us.

Bless you all.

From Sister Catherine Hughes."

Praise the Lord! Sister Catherine also experienced a heavenly encounter with Jesus face-to-face in January, and He gave her an important and urgent message to bring back to the Church. Len posted that in an article called A Message from our Lord by Sister Catherine. Please don't miss it! She had also been experiencing pain in her stomach for several weeks, which the Lord has now healed miraculously in answer to prayer. She states that as she received prayer: "I could feel the heat on my stomach. I do believe our Lord has healed me, it's a wonderful  miracle. Thank and Praise our Lord." Amen.

Brother John in Uganda shared the following testimony in January:

"Greetings in Jesus' name! 

I am greatly blessed to really understand the revelation of Jesus Christ in bodily form, not as religion has tried to picture Christ by the imagination of someone else acting as Jesus Christ while on this earth, as we watched in (Jesus film). The teaching I have gotten in DTS has changed my perspective and even added more honor to Glorious Jesus my Lord. Thank God for this DTS. It's changing lives. I am proud to be part of it. Glory be to God.

Bro John Matogo Babu (Uganda)"

Len received the following testimony from sister Rebecca in Uganda recently. She states:

"Praise the Lord Jesus!

I am glad to share my testimony with you of what the Lord has done.

The study of the word of God has increased my knowledge in Him, and each time I face tough moments, I get encouraged and comforted by the Scriptures.

*This is because the system DTS has given for us to study the word is very good (inhaling, breathing in) the Word.

*The course work is so rich with information that is equipping me for the work of ministry. As a counsellor, God has used me to help many couples and young people to consider the truth in any decision making, and to encourage the persecuted believers, especially those from Muslim background not to give up the faith.

-In my first LTG, my Partner Atyang Ketty had asked us to pray with her for God's provision. And after a period of time, God convicted someone to bless her with about 5 million ugandan shillings to start a business, which she's now doing as serves the Lord as well.

-In my second LTG, Jane Abiria, one of the partners, has been without a job for eight years. This was one of her prayer requests, and to the glory of God on 17th December 2021, she got a job with Plan International, as a teacher in one of the refugee settlements. She's a new believer in Christ and needs our prayers for her husband to be born again.

Glory be to God and thanks DTS for equipping us."

DTS Photo Album.

In December, Len received the following testimony from brother Martin in Uganda, who had been sick with malaria for a while:

"Hello Brother Len,

I give thanks to God because He connected me to brother Len through brother John Babu to have the opportunity of joining DTS. Not just that, but also brother Len introduced [us to the] LTG, which is always giving me and my LTG group full understanding of God through His Word.

To God the Glory!

Thanks

Brother Martin Kuku"

More DTS Testimonies

In December, Len received an amazing praise report from brother Grace in Uganda, in which he testified about seven divine healings that he has seen the Lord do in his ministry. Len has written an article about it called The Body Parts Storehouse in Heaven. This short testimony brings glory to God and will have you praising Him as you read it. It's one of many confirmations of the body parts storehouse in heaven that many people have seen there, including a sister in Christ from Indonesia named Elisabeth, whom Len wrote about recently.

In January, brother Grace and his wife Dina became very sick, but the Lord healed them in answer to prayer. Here is his praise report about that: "I want to give God the glory who has healed both me and my wife. I had a heartache [aching over the heart] and a serious fever. The day you prayed with us the Lord healed us; He is great and continues to be praised!" Praise the Lord for healing them!

Brother Max in Uganda wrote:

"Praise the Lord, brother Len!

DTS is a school that has added more practical morals into my life in terms of reading the the Scriptures daily. This has helped me to hear and receive guidance in my daily life from the Holy Spirit through meditation. 

•Throughout my meetings with the LTG members, we have continued to grow as brothers more and more in helping each other both physically and spiritually, as we discuss with each other our answers to the five accountability questions.

•Lives are getting saved every week. And for those who are very serious, l have continued to form more LTG groups of men meeting together to learn to use the five accountability questions. I have even translated the five questions into local languages in hard copy format for those without phones who don't speak English as their first language, and it's helping them. Although by design none of the groups has any leader, yet every one of these men are benefitting from their participation in the groups.

•The reading of the course work and the videos are so helpful, and I am continuing well. Thanks to God for the DTS."

Moreover, brother Tom in Uganda applied with the Jesus Film Project and has been approved to receive a projector to use in showing the Jesus Film across northern Uganda. He will be required to show the Jesus Film fifty times a year using the projector in exchange for receiving the equipment for free. He will also need to submit quarterly reports to the Jesus Film Project with details of where the film was shown each time, when, how many were present, and how many people came to Christ. Praise the Lord that he has been approved for this grant. 

Two of our students need to find new LTG partners. They are sister Dorcas in South Africa and brother Shadrach in Nigeria. Please pray that the Lord will quickly provide new partners for them.

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

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

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

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

1. For the healing that Charity has received.
2. For all the amazing testimonies given by each of our DTS students.
3. For the way He is multiplying disciples through our students.
4. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
5. For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to help Faith find another job since she is not getting enough hours at her new one.
2. For the Lord to heal Faith and Len from eczema.
3. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students in the hardships they're experiencing, especially those in dire need in Uganda. 
4. For the Lord to assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples. 
5. For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group), and help them finish all their course work for the current quarter by the end of this month. 
6. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
7. For the Lord to raise up new faith partners, and for Him to provide for all our needs -- not only ours personally, but also those of the ministry.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

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

Donate Online

December Update -- 2021

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 the Thanksgiving holiday with a time of thanksgiving to God around the table for all of his blessings to us, followed by a turkey dinner with all the fixings and a pumpkin pie for dessert. We had a good time of fellowship together.

In December, Christopher finished his first semester college course, and turned in all of his project assignments on time. One of them was that he had to create a Powerpoint presentation on a subject of his own choice. So he chose to do one that he called Sacrifice of Love: the Greatest Event in the History of Mankind, in which he presented the gospel in a very creative way. You can view his presentation here at this link, which is best viewed in full-screen "slideshow" mode on your computer. After you click the above link, you can switch to full screen mode by either pressing Control + F5 or clicking on the "Slideshow" button above the presentation. In this mode, you will need to advance the slides manually, unless you set it to autoplay as follows: While in this mode, hover over the bottom left corner and click the three dots to open the "options menu". Select "Autoplay" and your choice of advance time. Then click "Play" at the top of that list.

Charity has been experiencing significant, chronic asthma symptoms and carpal tunnel syndrome pain in her right wrist, as well as pain in her lower jaw and feet, so we are praying for her healing from those afflictions. Len had to see the dentist urgently for repair of a filling that came out. Unfortunately he's still having pain in that tooth, so we're praying for healing and would appreciate you joining us. 

Faith continues to look for another job, since the one she has only has her scheduled for one day a week, and that is only for three hours. Please continue to pray that she will find a job right where the Lord wants her that will provide the hours she needs

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

In November, we had two new students in Uganda enroll in the DTS, brother Jimmy and brother Pascal, who are both LTG partners of brother Max, who is also a student.

The Lord led Len to write an article about these three brothers and how Jimmy and Pascal came to know the Lord through a Spirit-led evangelism strategy that the Lord gave to Max. The article is called A Spirit Led Strategy for Evangelism.

Brother Jimmy says he enrolled in the DTS: "To be equipped for the work of ministry of the Lord and also to be spiritually mature." A week after enrolling in the DTS, he wrote: "Praise the Lord! Ever since I started reading about Who is God, my understanding about God has completely changed, because I see God in everything I do. Thank God for DTS. May God bless you, brother Len."

Brother Pascal, who is South Sudanese and living in Uganda enrolled in the DTS for the following reasons: "I want to share my testimony with others, that they may know Jesus and have eternal life." He also stated, "I want to acquire more knowledge to share the gospel, so that, when I reach my country south Sudan I will be able to teach more people who can [then] bring others back to Jesus." 

In November, Len received the following email from Henry from Uganda, who spends most of his time in South Sudan:

"Dear bro Leonard,

I join you to thank God for being so good to us for the healing and the gift of life.

On my side, since I joined the DTS Bible school, my confidence in the Lord has increased greatly. And I thank God that through the LTG groups, we have impacted so many lives in south Sudan. People are giving their lives to Jesus Christ. 

I was [very] moved to know the things of the Spirit, when you shared the revelation about the Holy Spirit, (especially) the evidence of the [baptism with] Holy Spirit in someone's life. May God continue blessing you with your entire family."

 

Len corresponded by email in November with sister Catherine in the UK, regarding one of the articles she read as a First Year Second Quarter student in our DTS. She had read the article on Striving to Enter the Kingdom of God, and shared an amazing supernatural experience that she once had as a youth, while striving to draw closer to the Lord. Len has written an article about her testimony, which you can read here: Supernatural Encounter While Striving to Draw Closer to God.

We believe you will be very blessed when you read it.

In December, Len received the following testimony from brother John, one of our first year students, who is a pastor in India:

"Greetings to you in Jesus' precious name.

Really I am very much blessed by DTS training and have become a blessing for others [in my LTG]. The subjects I study in my DTS Courses are really helpful for my spiritual growth and sermon preparation. I am very thankful to all the DTS authorities, and I am very much grateful to brother Len.

Shalom.

John Sobhan.

India."

DTS Photo Album.

In December, one of our graduates, brother John in Nigeria, notified Len that he has been asked to pastor a church called Charismatic Renewal Ministries Church in Kakum community, Obudu in Cross River State. He will soon be moving there with his wife to assume his new pastoral role, for which he has been well equipped. Please pray for him in this transition.

Sister Hannah in Nigeria has two young ladies in her LTG that she is mentoring, and their names are Faith and Peace. Her husband Deji, who is one of our graduates, also has an LTG with two brothers that he meets with for discipleship. 

In December, Len received the following testimony from brother Shadrach, who is one of our Third Year students in Nigeria:

"I give God glory for all that is happening in my life through the DTS. This study has opened my eyes to so much I did not understand about spiritual warfare, consistency, and discipline in the place of prayer; especially while I studied the five fire books. I also thank God for the LTG process, which has so far contributed to my own personal growth and that of my partner. God bless the DTS."

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Len also received the following testimony in December from sister Rebecca in South Sudan, who is a first year student. She wrote:

"Dear Bro Leonard,

Praise be to our God!

Ever since I joined DTS, I feel enlightened about the word of God. I always used to read the Bible at the time I am expected to share the Word. It was difficult to get me reading the Word of God; but from the time I started my course -- I can't tell how this happened -- but I realized I had developed a character of reading the Bible daily. I didn't understand the Word [while] meditating [on] the Word of God, but I have gone through practical transformation whereby, if I am not reading the Word, my mind automatically connects to the Word of God. I always desired to preach and to pray, whenever I saw someone teaching I would admire [them]. I always tried to pray, but could only pray for a short time and run out of words. But I thank God, I can now teach the Word of God; and through the devotion prayers that were shared with me by brother Leonard, I just found myself praying for hours.

Stay blessed.

Sis Rebecca."

Moreover, brother Tom in Uganda, who is a Third Year student, gave this testimony of God's faithfulness:

"Greetings to all my brothers and sisters in the Lord. 

I am here to testify of what the Lord has done and is still doing in my life. When I joined DTS as a first year student, I was a church pastor of a very small congregation. Time came when I started engaging myself into serious studies of the material given, including our LTG programme. My level of delivering the message changed. More members were added to us. To tell you the truth, the congregation is looking for a truth-based church, not a philosophical church (a church that teaches human theories other than the gospel). 

During last year's lock down, I was promoted to a full pastoral office that would be able to oversee several churches, unlike a church pastor who oversees only one church. With God's grace and mercy this year, my bishop promoted me to a regional administrator, and my area of operation includes: services, ministry extension, and official handling. 

My special thanks goes to brother Leonard and the family, including all the ministry partners. My appeal to all the family of DTS is let's gain the right knowledge through DTS, and we will eradicate rottenness in the body of Christ.

Be blessed."

Praise the Lord! To God be the glory for the great things He has done.

Len sent out his monthly edition of Old News That's Still Fresh in December to pastors, elders, and laborers in the harvest in the US, Europe, Australia, Africa, and Asia. We highly recommend reading the articles contained in this edition.

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

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

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

1. For allowing us to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday together, and for all the wonderful blessings that we thanked God for.
2. For helping Christopher to finish his first semester college course and to create his gospel presentation.
3. For the amazing testimonies submitted by our DTS students.
4. For the way the Lord is multiplying disciples through our students.
5. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
6. For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to help Faith find another job since she is not getting enough hours at her new one.
2. For the Lord to heal Faith and Len from eczema, Len from tooth pain, and Charity from asthma, wrist pain, jaw pain, and foot pain.
3. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students in the hardships they're experiencing. 
4. For the Lord to assist all our DTS students in any life challenges they may be experiencing.
5. For the Lord to assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples. 
6. For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group). 
7. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
8. For the Lord to raise up new faith partners, and for Him to provide for all our needs -- not only ours personally, but also those of the ministry.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

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

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November Update -- 2021

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

Family: In October, Jennifer took a long, overdue trip to see her parents in West Virginia for her father's birthday (photos at link below). She had a wonderful visit with them and returned home safely to us afterward, for which we are very grateful. 

In October, Charity was sick for a few days, but the Lord healed her. However, our other ones here ended up getting sick with it, and are still getting over it.

In November, we celebrated Hope's twenty-first birthday (photos at link below). However, she caught the illness that Charity had and was sick on her birthday, which was disappointing for her. She continues to teach English as a second language to students from many different countries of the world. Although she recovered from the cold virus that she had on her birthday, she then had to fight a stomach illness of some kind that made it difficult to keep food and liquids down, but the Lord has now healed her. Praise the Lord!

Christopher has finished memorizing the entire book of Revelation, and is in the process of practicing the last couple chapters to make sure he's got everything correct on those. It's been a blessing listening to him recite those chapters each week. Praise the Lord! To God be all the glory for helping him to memorize Scripture.

Since Faith is only getting one day a week at her job, she will begin looking for a second job. Please pray that she will be hired at the place she has in mind to apply with.

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

In October, Len sent out to all the DTS students a Covenant Prayer, as well as another prayer to break ties with the enemy called Divorcing the Devil. Here are the responses he received from students who found these helpful:

Brother Grace, a pastor and DTS Facilitator in Uganda, wrote:

"Hi dear brother Len,

Both the Covenant Prayer and Divorcing the Devil prayer have impacted my life. I'm repeating these prayers and enjoying them. My family is joining  me in saying these prayers; it's really powerful!! This one about Divorcing the Devil is real and changed my life! Even before I finished praying I found my life completely freed from the devil's forces and I want to say that I'm rejoicing; completely free, very confident, the Lord won the battle against the devil. Much blessings to you brother Len in Jesus' Name!

Your brother Grace Okurut." 

Len received many other positive comments from the students after they prayed these prayers. Here were just a few of them: 

"This prayer helps me to live for God and His will alone. It has really blessed my life, encouraged me and gave me direction how to dedicate my life and serve God in the truth and spirit. Jesus you are worthy!" 

"I say this covenant prayer almost everyday. Each time I do that I feel refreshed in my spirit."

"Shalom... thanks for the covenant prayer it made me to be more strong in Jesus."

"The covenant prayer...really moved me to total dependence on God especially the concluding part which says 'Send many workers [into the harvest field]...'"

"The Covenant Prayer...really moves one deeper in the Lord, and I feel a new level of commitment to the one true God in the words of this prayer."

Brother Max in Uganda celebrated his 36th birthday in October and posted on Facebook. He was surprised when a stranger from the Rhino camp for Sudanese refugees came looking for him, having been directed by some lady. The man confessed that he had been involved in witchcraft for many years. After sharing about that, he gave his life to the Lord; glory be to the Lord for what He has done! In addition to that, Brother Max with his team in Uganda have won George to Christ after their LTG meeting prayers. He wrote: 

"Brother Len,

I am forever grateful for what the Lord is doing with our second team of LTG group which is the generational LTG group (formed out of the first one). After our weekly meeting, (in which we ask each other) the five accountability questions and prayer, we also arrange for going out to share the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, so as to engage the non believer friends whose names appear in our weekly prayer requests. (One of those people was) Brother George, (who) prayed to receive Jesus. We ask our entire LTG team everywhere to pray for the spiritual growth of all those who are praying to receive salvation. Thanks with much love from Uganda west Nile Arua City!"

Brother Martin in Uganda finds the DTS training very helpful as the teachings are changing their lives; this has resulted in sharing with their Church members about it and inviting them to join LTGs. 

Brother Jimmy's ministry is now recognized in his region, and ministers from other Churches are wondering where he received his training!

Brother Grace had told Len recently that there is truly an outpouring of the Holy Spirit that has begun to occur in Uganda where he serves as a pastor. Afterward in October, as Len was discussing this outpouring with Jennifer, which we've been reporting about in this monthly newsletter, Jennifer shared what the Lord had shown her while she was there in Uganda during her internship in 1996. She states:

"While there in January/February of 1996, I strongly sensed that God's favor was on Uganda to bring healing and restoration. In my spirit, I saw a map of Uganda with rays of God's glory shooting forth into nations of East Africa, West Africa, North Africa, and even the Middle East.  It seemed that these rays not only represented laborers being sent forth, but also the testimony of God's goodness that will arise from this nation that has experienced much destruction."

We both feel that this vision is now being fulfilled, and we are getting to participate with God in its fulfillment. One of the ways that Uganda is already impacting East, West, and South Africa is through this monthly newsletter, in which we report what the Lord is doing in Uganda, by which our students in the other parts of Africa are being encouraged as they read of it. Praise the Lord! 

DTS Photo Album.

Brother Richard in Uganda wrote to Len in October with a wonderful testimony. Here is an excerpt from it:

"I am so grateful to the Lord and the power of the Holy Spirit, who has prompted three Moslems and one young man, who was a video editor in a [well-known] musical group, to salvation in this month through witnessing Christ.

And [this has also happened] through discipleship and acts of love, showing Christ to our community, and the church members giving out food support to the needy people in the love of Christ.

Many are revived and strong again in Christ.

I am grateful as a student in DTS for the knowledge in scriptures and discipleship courses. We live by caring for others as a ministry.

Thank you bro. Len and DTS

Pray for us.

Richard in Ugandan- Iganga"

More DTS Testimonies

Brother Tom in Uganda has seen the numbers of people in the Church he pastors tripling as a result of the training he has received through the DTS. He has experienced great changes in his life and ministry as there are miracles of healing and deliverance everywhere they go.

"Greetings to everyone in the name of Jesus Christ.

I am here to testify what the Lord is doing through our outreach ministry in Lira, Uganda.

It has now been two weeks since we began experiencing the great and mighty hand of God in our midst. For a couple of weeks, we preached to many through radio and YouTube, and the following well-known secular artists got saved: "General eyes" (one of the best artists in Uganda), "Orchard Raymond" (a Sudanese music artist), "Brazen Rule" (one who prophesied about the birth of Lira city some ten years ago), and many others.

Concerning healing and deliverance, many were healed and delivered from the power of darkness. We burnt many charms and evil altars. 

One great mystery occurred when we met a man in the crowd who testified to us that he married a certain lady for nearly four years, who was a demon. He surprised us by saying that every evening and night, he finds eighteen goats or three demon ladies in his room, which would appear without his request. The man got saved on that very day. The demon lady has left his family, but her four children are there. We shall reach his work place where he is renting in Masindi, central Uganda.

I am making an attempt to capture his live testimony and send it to all the brethren around the world.

I have only exhausted not even half of the testimony. May you remain strong in the Lord and serve Him with fear and trembling."

Moreover, brother Isaac Odeke had a conference in Karamoja, Uganda and 1,000 people came to the Lord .There were numerous healings in the conference  and also healings in Ngora hospital. He also reported last month that one of his two LTG partners is a former Muslim whom he led to the Lord, whose Christian name now is Joseph. In October he wrote: "The Muslim man who got born again is greatly doing well and learning a lot in the gospel. I am as well organizing a mission for the purpose of soul winning. And he is one of the good people that I have in the team."

Len sent out his monthly edition of Old News That's Still Fresh in November to pastors, elders, and laborers in the harvest in the US, Europe, Australia, Africa, and Asia. We highly recommend the three articles contained in this edition.

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

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

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

1. For allowing us to celebrate Hope's twenty-first birthday.
2. For healing Hope from the cold flu and stomach illness.
3. For enabling Jennifer to travel to West Virginia for a few days to visit her parents.
4. For helping Christopher to memorize the entire book of Revelation.
5. For the amazing testimonies brothers Grace, Max, Richard, Tom, and Isaac in Uganda.
6. For the mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit happening in Uganda.
7. For the way He is multiplying disciples through our students.
8. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
9. For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to help Faith find another job since she is not getting enough hours at her new one.
2. For the Lord to heal Faith and Len from eczema.
3. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students in the hardships they're experiencing, especially those in dire need in Uganda. 
4. For the Lord to assist all our DTS students in any life challenges they may be experiencing.
5. For the Lord to assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples. 
6. For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group), and help them finish all their course work for the current quarter by the end of this month. 
7. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
8. For the Lord to raise up new faith partners, and for Him to provide for all our needs -- not only ours personally, but also those of the ministry.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

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

Donate Online

October Update -- 2021

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

Family: In September, our son Christopher, who is sixteen and in his high school junior year (grade 11), was accepted to the technical college program for which he applied, called Career and College Promise (CCP). It's a two-year program for qualifying high school students that is conducted primarily online. The certificate he is studying to obtain is called the Technical Support and Services A+ certificate. His first class is Introduction to Computers, and it began on October 14th. Please pray that he will do well in the CCP program.

Faith has become proficient in her new job, and now just needs to improve her speed at it. But her employer is only giving her a couple days a week on the schedule, so let's pray she gets scheduled for more hours each week.

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

On Wednesday, September 15th, our dearly loved brother, Dr. Andrew Stenhouse transitioned into his heavenly home. As you know he was one of our board members, and Len's closest friend, about whom he had recently written a biographical book called A Willing Heart to Please the Father. He will be dearly missed. In October, Len wrote a loving epilogue to that book, called Homegoing. Plus, here is a special tribute made to him in his home town's local news. Please pray for the Lord to comfort Andrew's daughter Andrea.

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

In September, brother Max in Uganda, who is one of our new students, sent the following testimony to Len:

"Praise the Lord, I am so thankful that I graciously joined the DTS. Since I started reading and studying the first lesson of Theology, Foundations I, and Discipleship, my desire for knowing the word of God is increasing each day. Reading the word of God is becoming a [way of life] for me, especially in the LTG group. Being accountable on the five questions and praying through the guidelines. This helps me to reflect on my life each day to see if I have some sins to confess and repent from those ways to completely turn to God as the Holy Spirit helps me. There is much more refreshing understanding on being born again. [Regarding] the selflessness of living for God...there things at home that I could respond to, which would look like "to win". But now because of the Discipleship teaching, I am learning to respond with understanding of Scriptures to hear from Holy Spirit, so I can live for God, not to myself even at [home] in the family.

I am praying that the Holy Spirit will lead me throughout this course, so I can have more of what He will have me learn. Thanks DTS, Thanks servant brother Len."

In September, Len received the following testimony from brother Max's wife Rebecca, who is one of our new students in Uganda:

"Praise the living God, I am so privileged to have joined DTS. [Regarding] Theology 1-Who is God?: This topic is so rich with biblical definitions of who God is. Before, I only had bits & bites, but studying this has enriched me, and I am applying them to address my condition daily. For example, confessing that God is holy helps me to be holy in all my dealings. In God bids us to come, I have learnt to come to God in prayer to reason with Him things which concern my life(Isaiah 1:18). In Faith Alone, [I learnt that faith] is complete confidence in what God is capable of doing. I am now exercising complete faith, not partial faith. [In my] LTG, sharing the word, prayer and confession [of sin] is restoring hope to all of us as a team. With these testimonies, to God be the glory."

Brother Jimmy in Uganda is doing well and testifies that God is using him through the knowledge he obtained from the DTS. He says that all the Church ministers in Northern Uganda are wondering where he got the training from.

Brother Tom's ministry is receiving more grace for reaching out to the unreached with the help of the vehicle the Lord that brother Dan in his church dedicated to the Lord, which we wrote about in last month's newsletter. 

Brother Justus is seeing an increase as more people are joining the Church; this has been possible due to DTS. 

In October, Len received the following testimony from brother John in India:

"My dear brother Len,

Greetings to you in His precious name. 

The Articles that I come across in our first quarter of the DTS are very useful to my spiritual understanding of the Word of God...These are really extending my spiritual knowledge...I will present the real impact of LTG more clearly soon. I love this course. Thank you, brother Len. 

John"

In September, sister Hannah in Nigeria finished her three years of training in the DTS. What an amazing accomplishment that was for a wife and mother of two. During her time in the DTS, she became engaged to brother Deji (now one of our graduates and the Facilitator for Nigeria), then eventually became married to him, and later she gave birth to their two children. She continued in her DTS training throughout all of this, by the grace of God. Here is her testimony:

"I want to thank God for the opportunity to go through the coursework. It has imparted in me godly virtues. I want to appreciate the board members of DTS for all the coursework,  how to heal the sick videos, Fire books, and all the practical sessions I needed to do through all the 3 years training I did. Sometimes I wish to go through the fire book and read it all over again. Thank you for all you have done. I appreciate it. God bless you sir.

There are some biblical teachings I was grounded into during the training; and some, my understanding was enlightened. I have started to practicalise the teaching on how to heal the sick on others and my family. A neighbour here complained of serious back pain. I lay my hand at his back and prayed for him. A few days later, I asked him about the pain. He said it has vanished. I was happy that God healed him through me.  

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

Thanks

Hannah"

Praise the Lord for what He has done in and through sister Hannah's life. She will continue with her current LTG for a period of time, and is expected to graduate in September 2022, Lord willing, once she makes up for missed time doing her practicum.

We received a wonderful testimony in October about brother Richard Balikalaba's LTG member, Bogere Bakali. Bogere's wife has been touched in a tremendous way through the DTS, even though neither she nor Bogere are students in the school. Since her husband has been meeting weekly with our DTS student brother Richard for LTG, she has begun helping to unite women in Church who will soon be forming their own LTG groups for discipleship. Praise the Lord! This is another great example of how the Lord is using the DTS to multiply disciples.

DTS Photo Album.

Brother Fredrick in South Africa shared the following testimony with Len in October:

"Greetings to you all, brethren, in the name of God,

I would like to thank the DTS. As for me personally, I have been a blessing to my group members of the LTG (Life Transformation Group) through sharing personal life issues affecting brethren (such as distancing themselves from God, which leads them to disobedience). But ever since, we regrouped [into an LTG], and [began] drawing close to the teachings, and reading the Scriptures on a weekly basis, asking ourselves how transformed we have been through the Holy Spirit, I was overwhelmed when one of my LTG partners, Mr. Riaan Cobus, received God as his personal Saviour and repented and declared himself a son of God. And praise be to God, because now he's influencing his family, too, through his behaviour at home, hence living an example life of a true way a Christian should. Hallelujah. Amen and we glorify the Almighty."

In September, brother Martin in Uganda sent an email to Len about what the Lord is doing in his life so far through the DTS. Here are some excerpts from it:  

"Doulos Training School (DTS) is one of the biggest blessings to my

life and my LTG!

During the past first week of Doulos Training School, my internet connection was very poor, but now it’s working better for me. I thank God for this.

So far I have learned as a disciple of Jesus, I am required to be reading Scripture daily. A good guideline is to read through at least 25-30 chapters in the Bible each week.  Keeping a daily journal [and] using the LTG Bible reading format is a very big help to me, as I abide by and share even more with the lost souls around me.

I thank brother Len, for offering me the opportunity of joining DTS as well through my Life  Transformation Group (LTG). I am also studying my Foundation 1 and Theology articles, which are all amazing to me.

Thanks

Brother Martin"

In September, Len received the following report from sister Catherine in England:

Dear Brother Leonard and Sister Jennifer,

With the studies I have learnt from, they have brought me much closer to the Lord, and as I have surrendered to the Lord more on a daily basis, I have grown closer to our Lord. Especially the article "Hearing the Lord's Voice." 

When I read Hebrews 2: 1-3. it says, "Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.  For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard."

I found that the more I read God's word, the more he guides me and brings what he has taught me to remembrance when I need it, and he continues to speak through my conscience daily, especially when I pray and have a quiet time with our Lord.  I shall continue to study, to grow, and to be more of a service to our Lord and to others.

Thank you for such a valuable Bible study course.

From Sister Catherine"  

More DTS Testimonies

Len received the following testimony from brother John in October:

"Greetings Bro Len! 

Hope all is well with you and [sister Jennifer]!

I thank you for your well-researched and well-explained information on [the Holy] Trinity. I am glad to have come across this topic, which confuses most people! But now I have read it keenly and understood well that God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit exist as one Triune God. The Father, Son, and The Holy Spirit all exist personally though they operate in trinity! I am really blessed. We thank God for this DTS.

Bro John"

Brother Peter in Kenya wrote to Len in October saying:

"Hey brother Len,

It's been good, just seeking the Lord and appreciating His Almighty presence. For some time now, I've been fasting and making prayers to God for the church and the many things I've been aspiring the Lord to accomplish. The Lord says to wait patiently on Him and He will come at His appointed time. 

I've been trusting God to expand my business and to bless me indeed. 

In short, I have quite a testimony. I went to a certain school for a certain business proposal. I wanted to be offered a job to design logos for their school uniforms. Without knowing that they had a big need! In that, they were looking for someone to make them a full supply. As we are talking now, I have been sent the logo to design and to be sent the money, to start supplying all of their uniforms. I give God all the glory for His working and for the many blessings to come."

Moreover, brother Isaac in Uganda is doing very well in his DTS training. He reports the training is helping him with knowledge of God's Word. He has also formed an LTG with two men, one being a former Muslim whom he led to the Lord, whose Christian name now is Joseph.

Brother Deji, our DTS Facilitator in Nigeria, has turned a backslidden Christian student in the university from the error of his way and started an LTG with him. In September, brother Deji wrote to Len: "I sent him the LTG card. He read it, and I think he is impressed with the LTG as a medium for accountability. He selected 1st and 2nd Corinthians as our weekly Bible reading for this week." Praise the Lord that this new believer is hungry for the Word of God and open to accountability.

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

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

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

1. For allowing us to celebrate Jennifer's birthday together.
2. For the Lord letting Christopher's enrollment application be accepted by the college, and helping him to begin his training in October.
3. For the Lord's faithfulness in helping sister Hannah to finish her three years of DTS training despite all the other things she had going on at the same time, as well as the way He is using her in healing the sick.
4. For the wonderful testimonies of the students and the wonderful things He is doing in their lives.
5. For the way He is multiplying disciples through brothers Martin, Isaac, Richard, and Fredrick. 
6. For the opportunity to assist each of our students in becoming disciples of Christ and fulfilling their callings. 
7. For the Lord's leading, guidance, wisdom, and help administering the Doulos Training School (DTS), and for the progress the students are making.

Next steps and prayer needs:

1. For the Lord to heal our daughter Charity from asthma and restore full lung capacity.
2. For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students in the hardships they're experiencing due to the lockdown, especially those in dire need in Uganda. 
3. For the Lord to assist all our DTS students in any life challenges they may be experiencing.
4. For the Lord to assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples. 
5. For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group), and help them finish all their course work for the current quarter by the end of this month. 
6. For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
7. For the Lord to raise up new faith partners, and for Him to provide for all our needs -- not only ours personally, but also those of the ministry.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

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

Donate Online