DMI Newsletter

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

August Update -- 2024

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

Family: In June, we reported that Christopher (pictured left) had severely injured three of his fingers at work in the deli, cutting them deeply enough that they were bleeding profusely and needed several stitches. He has since had the stitches removed, and the wounds are healing. However, there is still deformation of the fingertips and pain, as well as loss of normal sensation there due to the deepness of the lacerations, so please pray for a full restoration with no pain or loss of feeling, form, or function.

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Ministry: In July, Len traveled to Amarillo, Texas on ministry for a few days, where there is a significant homelessness population. He spent time there with a dear brother in Christ he knows, named Raymond Gonzalez (pictured below), a staff member who has served for many years at a rescue mission, known as Faith City Mission (FCM), and is now the Chief Liaison Officer there.

Here is Len's testimony of the ministry trip to Texas:

"I preached in chapel at Faith City Mission's Ranch in Amarillo, Texas, and shared my salvation testimony. My message was from the Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matt 25), regarding the need for the Bride to make herself ready. I imparted holy fire to a student named Angel afterwards, and she suddenly felt a great heat throughout her body. Praise the Lord! During the worship in chapel at the opening of the service, I sensed the presence of the Lord, and when Jena Taylor, Director of Development, got up to speak, she commented that the presence of the Lord had been tangible during the worship. After the service, Len and Jena's assistant laid hands on Jena and prayed for healing.

"I had lunch with Raymond and the leaders of the mission. I later shared with others at dinner about the core of the church and making disciples via Life Transformation Groups (LTGs) as we do in the DTS. At the request of Raymond, I also shared with an FCM graduate and 'missionette', named Mario, regarding LTGs. I prayed for an FCM student, named Andrew, imparting holy fire to him. He also suddenly experienced a great heat from the Lord throughout his body, including his hands, and a tingling sensation on his forehead. I also gave him a copy of my book, A Willing Heart to Please the Father. I also gave a copy of my book to Nathan, the security guard.

"FCM is located in the midst of a depressed part of town where there is a lot of drug addiction and homelessness. While there are hundreds of homeless people there, it is still only a fraction of the thousands of homeless people in Albuquerque, to where I had recently traveled prior to this.

"I went street witnessing a few blocks from the mission with Raymond Gonzalez. There I had the privilege of leading an elderly man named Bradford, who was in a wheelchair, to recommit his life to Jesus. He was so grateful afterward for that and thanked me deeply with a big smile. I also prayed for new knees for Tanya who said she was baptized in water once and knows the Lord. She was in a wheelchair, too. I also prayed with a homeless man named Ray to recommit his life to Jesus. I also prayed for healing for Theodore, a homeless Army veteran of the Iraq war, because he had been severely injured by a wild dog that attacked him in his sleep after someone threw a cup of water on the dog sleeping next to him. I'm very grateful for what the Lord did on this ministry trip to Texas. By the grace of God I am what I am, as the apostle said, and His grace to me was not without effect. I worked —yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me."

Please pray for Bradford and Ray, who recommitted their lives to Jesus, that the Lord would help them remain faithful to Him for the rest of their lives, and for the Lord to heal Brad's arm and Theodore's leg, and Jena Taylor, as Len prayed. Please pray that the Lord would speak to all those who got a copy of Len's book. And pray that the Lord would keep the fire of the Holy Spirit burning brightly in the lives of Angel and Andrew. If you would like to watch and listen to the message that Len preached in chapel at FCM's Ranch, you may do so at this video link.

As we continue to administer our discipleship training school (DTS), now in its ninth 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, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, and the United Kingdom.

In July, Len received the following praise report from sister Catherine, one of our DTS students in England.

"Dear brother Len and sister Jennifer.

This study on Is Obedience Optional? is so vitally important, as without obedience we forfeit our salvation. I read John 15: 10-11 and 1 John 2: 5-6. Then I read Jeremiah 31:3, [which] reminds me of when I met Jesus in Heaven face to face. He showed me so much love that my heart's desire is to obey him...

So with our Lord's help I have a heart to witness to the lost. The trip to Rochdale was a great blessing. We had a morning service, then we went out to witness in the town, near the market and a few people got saved. A single mother of two teenagers was especially keen to learn more about becoming a Christian, and a few other older people got saved.

Thank and praise our Lord. Bless you all.

With love in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Sis Catherine."

Glory to God for saving those people in Rochdale through the street evangelism of sister Catherine and those who went with her. Reaching the lost with the gospel is truly the Lord's heartbeat and burden.

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Brother Henry, one of our students in South Sudan wrote the following testimony to Len in July after reading Supernatural Power for All Disciples:

"Dear bro Len,

All disciples have a right to walk in the supernatural...When you receive the Holy Spirit then you can walk in the supernatural.

I have testimonies about this. It requires faith. I was praying with someone who [was so weak that she had to be] carried. This lady could not even lift up her hands, but I prayed and told her, 'God has already healed you, you are now fine.' But I want to give God all the glory, [because] this lady is now completely fine. In my [region], whoever comes in the area with a [health] complication, the community refers the person to the church that I am leading; and I now believe that when you believe in Jesus, nothing is impossible."

He also testified about what's been happening during his evangelistic crusade:

"There's a girl, around 17 years old, who received deliverance during our open air [crusade]. The mother decided to hand over the girl to the church. After a month's stay...she fell sick. I started taking her to the hospital, but her health was just getting worse to the extent that she couldn't walk or eat, and when she could drink water, she could vomit immediately. I felt a voice inside my heart to separate myself for prayers with this girl, I talked to one of my deacons and we separated ourselves in prayer and fasting. We got serious [spiritual] attacks to the extent that even our Bibles got lost from the room; and demons were talking [about] how we could not manage them. But through the knowledge I acquired from DTS, to be honest I didn't fear at all. The girl now is on her legs walking, eating and very normal."

Glory to God! We are always blessed to hear how brother Henry is practicing everything he is learning in the DTS. Praise God for healing that woman.

DTS Testimonies

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

Ministries of DTS Graduates

Len received an email in July from Deji in Nigeria (pictured left), our first DTS graduate who completed his training with us in 2019. He is now well along the way to earning his PhD. As a PhD student understudying his supervisor, he's been doing a lot of teaching and research assistance work since the onset of the program, and has recently been hired as a lecturer at the university. He lives there at the university in Ibadan on weekdays, and travels home to Lagos to be with his family on the weekends. He is also pastoring a Young Adult church for college students (the campus church in Lagos). The Lord also opened a door for a weekly outreach to a Special Correctional Center for Boys, where he leads a team of young Christians every Saturday. He is praying for the Lord to open the door for the Girls correctional center as well. His wife Hannah (pictured left), who graduated from the DTS in 2022, is praying with him about moving with their two children to Ibadan to live with him. Pray that this would be possible.

He wrote: "The Lord had let me know that He was strategically positioning me in the university to interface with youths and to bring them to the knowledge of Christ. It's like a mission field for me, and sincerely, I need the help of God to succeed in this assignment. Please put me in your prayers."

"Sir, by God's grace, I would be traveling for a 3-month research and training in China by September. Knowing China to be a country that is strictly against any form of religion, especially Christianity [actually they are against evangelizing or living out your faith], I have been thinking and have started praying to God to help me be a bold witness of Christ."

Please remember brother Deji and sister Hannah in your prayers, as the Lord leads you.

Upcoming Missions Trips

Len is preparing to go on a ministry trip to New Hampshire, the week after this newsletter is published, and Germany in the fall. Pray that the Lord will allow all those plans to materialize successfully for His glory and provide for 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 Len's trip to Amarillo, Texas, and touching the lives of those he ministered to.
For the healing process that is taking place in Christopher's fingers, that there is no apparent nerve damage, that he didn't cut off any of them, and that he had no adverse effects from the antibiotics.
For the amazing testimonies of all our DTS students and graduates, including the souls saved, the marvelous healings, and the baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire.
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, well-paying job in the IT field, as well as help him with all of his many responsibilities.
For the Lord to heal Christopher's fingers completely with no pain or loss of feeling, form or functionality.
For the Lord to help Deji be a witness for Christ on campus, and on his upcoming, 3-month trip to China in September. And for the Lord to enable Hannah to move to Ibadan with the children to live with him there.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
For the Lord to give us wisdom and 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 fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
For the Lord to lead, guide, and provide for ministry travel, as Len makes plans for the second half of 2024.
For the Lord to use Len mightily for His glory on his upcoming trip to New Hampshire in August, that there would be a powerful anointing of the Holy Spirit upon him that will result in the Church being edified, instructed, and encouraged, accompanied by signs and wonders following, as well as the multiplication of many disciples of Christ. And for all the logistical aspects of air and land travel, as well as lodging, that they would be safe, smooth-going, and without delay or incident.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

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Monday, July 15, 2024

July Update - 2024

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. We hope you will read this to the end, as we have lots of praise reports, good news, and prayer requests.

Family: In June we went to the seacoast for three days, and took a little down time to rest and walk along the shore with our feet in the water, collecting seashells. While we had lots of dark, gloomy clouds and overcast skies during our time there, as well as some heavy thunderstorms with rain, we did have some beautiful weather on our last day there.

We had not originally planned to stay that last day, but we decided while we were there to extend our stay one more day, and the Lord blessed us with beautiful, sunny, blue skies. Len went out to the beach each day early in the morning for Bible reading and prayer, which was glorious. We also went as a family in the late afternoons or evenings to walk along the shore together as a family. Jennifer fixed our meals in the room where we stayed, in order to save money, and we went out to eat one time for dinner, which was enjoyable.

Jennifer also took the boys to the zoo in June after they had dropped Len off at the airport. That was an enjoyable time for them all to observe the behavior of the animals. They saw gorillas, chimpanzees, baboons, bears, giraffes, and more.

In June, Christopher severely injured three of his fingers at work in the deli, cutting them deeply enough that they were bleeding profusely and needed several stitches. It was very painful, and so were the stitches. The ring finger injury was a large, deep abrasion that tore off a chunk of his flesh, so it could not be stitched together, but the other two injuries were lacerations. The doctor has ordered him restricted to light duty at work for three or four weeks. We are thankful that he did not cut off the ends of his fingers. Pray that he will be completely healed with no loss of feeling or functionality in his fingers, which he needs for playing the musical keyboard and using the computer keyboard daily, and that he will have no adverse effects from the antibiotics he had to take. There are photos of our visits to the beach and zoo, as well as his injuries at the link below.

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Ministry: In June, Len traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico on ministry for a few days, where there is a massive epidemic of drug addiction and homelessness on an epic scale. This crisis has claimed the lives of many New Mexicans, destroyed the lives of countless families and contributes to crime and large-scale homelessness. He spent time there with a dear brother in Christ he knows, named Todd Loudon (pictured left), a pastor serving at Next Step Ministries, as well as Steelbridge Ministries, formerly known as the Albuquerque Rescue Mission. He teaches a discipleship class at the rescue mission and oversees the kitchen. He is also the leader of Next Step Ministries, which is a multi-year discipleship program, which provides affordable housing in a home style, community setting for those enrolled in the program, offering training to prepare them to find and retain employment. The residents are men coming out of addiction recovery programs and/or prison, who have taken steps to move from a damaged or broken life to a life that glorifies God. He has recently launched a related ministry, called Messila Recovery, in order to provide addiction recovery, evangelism, and discipleship to the homeless drug addicts in Albuquerque's "War Zone" and others with substance abuse backgrounds, who are in need of housing.

Here is Len's testimony of the ministry trip to Albuquerque:

"The Lord truly did amazing things on this trip. I taught the men at Next Step Ministries from John 8 (set free by the Son not to sin), and ministered to them personally afterward in deliverance, healing, the baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire. Then I taught them again on another evening from Ephesians 6 on spiritual warfare, the armor of God, opening and closing doors to the enemy, giving and revoking legal rights to the enemy in our lives, curse breaking, etc.

"One morning, I preached at Steelbridge Ministries, formerly the Albuquerque Rescue Mission. I taught from the Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matt 25), on the need for the Bride to make advance preparations to be ready for the soon return of Christ. I felt the presence of the Lord as I shared, and the message came forth with unction, connecting with the people. Afterward there was a lot of positive feedback to confirm that. People were saying how impacting it was for them. One man who sat right in front of me sat there with his eyes closed, nodding his head 'yes' throughout my message. He came forward smiling afterward and said, 'I want to be baptized.' They told me afterward that he normally doesn’t speak. Praise God! Other men also came forward to speak with me. Afterward Todd and I ate lunch with a house church pastor and businessman, who is on the board for Next Step Ministries, and a pastor from India. We had great fellowship, especially about making disciples, organic Church development.

"We also visited the Mesilla Recovery apartments in the drug-infested 'War Zone', where people are smoking fentanyl on the streets, walking around or sitting on the ground like zombies, some are on horse tranquilizers, which makes them hunch over when they walk or stand. Most of the people on the streets there are homeless and either using or selling drugs.

"I also shared my salvation testimony and preached the gospel at Matt’s Detox facility, now known as Care Campus. I sensed the presence of the Lord as I spoke, just as I had when I spoke at Steelbridge two days earlier. The Lord caused the message to connect with the people and it was very well received. I believe good fruit will come from it. Todd also shared with them briefly before and after I spoke, sharing his deliverance from twenty years of heroin addiction and about new life in Christ, encouraging them to enroll in the discipleship and addiction recovery program at Steelbridge Ministries.

"I felt the presence of the Lord in Albuquerque on the way to the airport for my return home, as I shared Jesus with my taxi driver Jose, who said he knew he was a sinner on his way to hell. When we reached the airport, he hopped into the back seat with me where he prayed to commit his life to Jesus.

"He repeatedly thanked me very much for sharing the gospel with him. That was a major highlight of the trip. Afterward on the plane from Albuquerque to Chicago was a man, named Andress, who sat next to me, who was traveling with his girlfriend and a group of friends to Chicago apparently to party for the weekend. He and they were already drinking heavily on the plane, chugging hard-liquor drinks. I felt the presence of the Lord as I shared Jesus with him, and he was very open and receptive to it. He thanked me very much repeatedly for sharing the gospel with him.

"Upon returning, I learned from Todd that Brian, for whom I had prayed and laid hands on for healing, was completely healed from the three, large, red bumps under his armpit. Praise God for the amazing things He did during this trip! All glory be to Him forever and ever. Amen."

In July, Len received the following praise report from sister Catherine, one of our DTS students in England.

"Dear brother Len and sister Jennifer.

Thank and praise our Lord. Bless you all.

With love in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Sis Catherine."

DTS Photo Album

Brother Henry, one of our students in South Sudan wrote the following testimony to Len in July:

"Dear bro Len,

I greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus.

Watching the healing session is really amazing (see the Power of God to Heal, video 12).

Every time I pray, I thank God for DTS, because I have learned a lot. Last Sunday we had a mini crusade. They brought a child whose skin was all covered with wounds. We even removed the clothes to see, and it was terrible; blood was coming out. I said, 'I bind that spirit and command healing,' in my prayers, and then commanded those wounds to dry in the name of Jesus. On Saturday, they brought the baby, and all the wounds were dry. Glory be to God.

Yours faithfully,

Bro Henry."

Glory to God! We are blessed to hear how brother Henry is putting into practice what he is learning in the DTS. Praise God for healing that baby.

DTS Testimonies

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

Brother Grace, who is a pastor in Uganda and one of our DTS graduates, serving as our DTS Facilitator in that country, wrote the following testimony to Len in July, after he read the July edition of the Old News That's Still Fresh:

"Greetings my brother Len in Jesus' Mighty Name!

Like I have always said, your articles are so inspiring, encouraging and very powerful!

Sofia's encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ at her early years really shows God is no respecter of persons, He shows no partiality, He has ordained praise in the mouths of babies, He uses whomever He wishes! We had a boy here of less than six years old, who did wonders last Sunday by answering questions during our Bible study that most elderly people couldn't!

Sofia's testimony of baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire is one of the many you have shared with us; and I am really witnessing the same here; we had one of the ladies today in the city named Grace, after I had visited and shared the Word of God with the brethren, when she was asked to close the meeting, she encountered the Holy Spirit powerfully and said, 'You guys have come here with much anointing'. I really thank God for what I have learned through the DTS; the fire is burning!!

And yet still the Jewish marriage and wedding ceremony, a typology of the Kingdom of God, has encouraged me the more to check and see if I have sins in my life to confess; this one article is life changing and preparing us for the second coming of the Lord. Here in Teso, we used to have the same marriage as the Jews. It's only of late that our marriage values have been compromised by many.

Brother Len, I thank you so much for such powerful articles that are helping me and others to prepare for our heavenly home!

God bless you greatly!!

Bro Grace."

Praise the Lord for what He is doing in brother Grace's ministry there in Uganda, releasing the baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire (Matt 3:11; Lk 3:16).

Ministries of DTS Graduates

His daughter Vicky, also a DTS student, wrote:

"Dear brother Len,

Praise God. I am grateful and thank God for DTS. I am being equipped with scripture daily and getting to know God more. This has also made me bold that I can now witness for Christ through evangelism. God bless you.

Thanks

Vicky"

Upcoming Missions Trips

Len is preparing to go on a missions trip to Texas (July), the day after this newsletter is published, and Bulgaria in the fall. Pray that the Lord will allow all those plans to materialize successfully for His glory and provide for 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 some restful and peaceful down time for us as a family at the beach.
For the healing process that is taking place in Christopher's fingers, that there is no apparent nerve damage, and that he didn't cut off any of them.
For the amazing testimonies of all our DTS students and graduates, including the souls saved, the marvelous healings, and the baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire.
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, well-paying job in the IT field, as well as help him with all of his many responsibilities.
For the Lord to heal Christopher's fingers completely with no loss of feeling or functionality, and that he will have no adverse effects from the antibiotics.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
For the Lord to give us wisdom and 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 fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
For the Lord to lead, guide, and provide for ministry travel, as Len makes plans for the second half of 2024.
For the Lord to use Len mightily for His glory on his upcoming trip to Amarillo, Texas in July, that there would be a powerful anointing of the Holy Spirit upon him that will result in the Church being edified, instructed, and encouraged, accompanied by signs and wonders following, as well as the multiplication of many disciples of Christ. And for all the logistical aspects of air and land travel, as well as lodging, that they would be safe, smooth-going, and without delay or incident.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

Thursday, June 13, 2024

June Update -- 2024

Family: Christopher is continuing with his summer-semester college courses, and Joseph is doing his year-end, standardized tests in homeschool. Christopher is still searching for employment in the field of IT Desktop Support, as he continues serving as our DTS Facilitator for Kenya, as well as overall IT Support Specialist for DMI, while working an average of 30 hours per week at the deli. Please pray for the Lord to help him with these responsibilities, as well as Joseph with his tests.

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Ministry: As we continue to administer our discipleship training school (DTS), now in its ninth 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, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, and the United Kingdom.

In June, Len received the following praise report from sister Catherine, one of our DTS students in England.

Dear brother Len and sister Jennifer.

"I would be happy for you to include my thoughts on Third Year First Quarter, Nomology II. The Spirit of the Law is Life was brilliant. It goes with the Scripture John 15: 4-9. in which Jesus said, 'Abide in Me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.' These are very valuable teachings that I will follow and live by everyday. It has brought me much closer to our Lord by your teachings, and I highly recommend the Doulos Training School, which has helped me to grow so much in our Lord. Thank you, and thank and praise our Lord.

The other news is that Sue and I prayed over Eileen [Catherine's LTG partners], as she couldn't talk due to some muscle disease. We prayed over her with the Scripture verse from Isaiah 53: 4-5. 'And by His wounds you are healed.' And she was instantly healed. It proves the scripture, Hebrews 13: 8, which says, 'Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever,' and Malachi 3:6, which says, 'For I am the Lord, I change not, therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.'

Psalm 119: 89 says, 'For ever, O Lord, Thy word is settled in heaven.' Thank you, I'll get back to you soon. I am praying for you all. Bless you all.

With love in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Sis Catherine."

Glory to God for the way He healed Eileen from her inability to speak! If you would like to read about another lady who was supernaturally delivered from muteness, you can find the brief account of it in the Illustrations section of Len's article, The Authority of the Believer.

DTS Photo Album

Brother Henry, one of our students in South Sudan wrote the following testimony to Len in June:

"Dear bro Len,

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

After my recent course of third year third quarter, warning the church about the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ has been one of my messages, I have received great resistance, even one person asking who sent me, which has not been happening before. I thank God because I have taken the way of Christ.

Yours faithfully,

Bro Henry"

Praise the Lord. It's normal to encounter resistance, when we preach the truth. He also stated after beginning his study on How to Heal the Sick: "Learning about praying for someone who's not present was an interesting topic. I have been doing this and people have been testifying greatly. I remember one day I prayed with a certain lady, her daughter had a mental problem and she was in Uganda and the mother was in South Sudan, I told her to come with the photo for the sick girl, we prayed like that and instantly that girl received her healing."

Glory to God!

He also shared with Len what God did through him as he was studying How to Heal the Sick in his final quarter:

"After learning how to heal the sick, yesterday someone told me about a young boy who is around five years old, very sick. They moved him to different hospitals until he was discharged without any changes in his health. I went there immediately. I asked the mother through preaching to accept Jesus as her Lord, which she did. After that I commanded healing to the boy, I commanded the pain to go. I told her if this baby sleeps, he will wake up healed, and this is exactly what happened, I give all the glory to God for that amazing healing."

Hallelujah! We are so pleased with the way brother Henry is putting into practice what he is learning in the DTS, and we know the Lord is pleased, too. Praise God for saving that mother and healing her boy.

Sister Mwendwa in Kenya shared the following with Len in June:

"The main highlight for me was the Share Jesus presentation. I really loved it and plan by God's grace to use it. I know evangelism is the heartbeat of the Lord, and I loved the emphasis on this. If we don’t witness, we can’t claim to be Christians. Silence is a sin.

I have been doing poorly with evangelism this quarter because of my new job and that has made me sad but I’m praying to God that my schedule eases out and I get into a stable work routine so I can go back to the evangelism momentum I was building before I started this job.

God bless Brother Len and Christopher and the entire Doulos family.

Kind Regards,

sis Mwendwa"

Hallelujah! To God be the glory!

Sister Rebecca in Uganda shared the following praise report with Len in June:

"Praise the Lord bro Len,

I am grateful to God for the opportunity He has given me to learn and be equipped for ministry through DTS. I thank God that in April on Resurrection Sunday, I ministered in a crusade, and fifteen people gave their lives to Christ. Hallelujah. On 15th of April my dad passed on to glory, but God saw us through that tough moment and He's still comforting us.

In May, by the grace of God I completed my 3rd year, 3rd quarter successfully, thanks bro Len for allowing God to use you in discipling me. The Lord healed me from Malaria, thanks...for standing with me in prayer during that time, now I am well. DTS has encouraged and challenged me to witness for Christ daily through the word of God, prayer and fellowships (LTG meetings).

I thank God for Christopher, brother Len's son, who has always given me technical assistance in the area of IT during my course work. All Glory And Honor Be To Our God, Amen.

Sister Rebecca."

Praise the Lord!

Brother Grace, who is a pastor in Uganda and one of our DTS graduates, serving as our DTS Facilitator in that country, wrote the following testimony to Len in June:

"Greetings brother Len,

It was a wonderful time with the Holy Spirit in one of the Churches in Kumi town. In attendance were pastors and other ministers of the Lord. Most received the baptism with the Holy Spirit, and the Lord's fire is continuing in people's lives, most who received this baptism for the first time.

Blessings brother,

Bro Grace."

We rejoice that the Lord is opening doors of ministry opportunity for brother Grace in his native country and using him for His glory. Numerous pastors have converged together with him at his location in Uganda for an evangelistic campaign, and we are praying for a harvest of souls.

Upcoming Missions Trips

Len is preparing to go on a missions trip to New Mexico (June), soon after this newsletter is published, and Bulgaria in the late summer or early fall. Pray that the Lord will allow all those plans to materialize successfully for His glory and provide for them.

DTS Testimonies

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.

Ministries of DTS Graduates

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 amazing testimonies of all our DTS students and graduates, including the many souls saved and all the marvelous healings.
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, well-paying job in the IT field, as well as help him with all of his many responsibilities.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
For the Lord to give us wisdom and 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 fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
For the Lord to lead, guide, and provide for ministry travel, as Len makes plans for the second half of 2024.
For the Lord to use Len mightily for His glory on his upcoming trip to New Mexico in June, that there would be a powerful anointing of the Holy Spirit upon him that will result in the Church being edified, instructed, and encouraged, accompanied by signs and wonders following, as well as the multiplication of many disciples of Christ. And for all the logistical aspects of air and land travel, as well as lodging, that they would be safe, smooth-going, and without delay or incident.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

Saturday, May 18, 2024

May Update -- 2024

Family: In May, we celebrated Christopher's 19th birthday with cards, cake, gifts, and prayer.

Christopher was also blessed to be selected as a marshal in this year's college graduation that took place in May. Although he was not graduating this year, his grade point average (GPA) is outstanding, and the school picked only students with a 4.0 GPA to be marshals. His role was to lead the procession of the college faculty to their seats in the auditorium where he seated them. On that same day, he was also inducted into the honor society at the school, known as the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK), while his name was also added to the college President's list. Praise the Lord!

We also took our first family vacation in over a decade, and traveled to West Virginia to visit Jennifer's parents. Christopher and the girls were all able to get time off from work, which was somewhat of a miracle in itself. It was an over-six-hour drive over the road in our vehicle and the girls' car. We had a great visit with her parents, which was such a blessing for all of us to see each other after not having visited for years. However, the enemy tried to stop it from happening in a number of ways. Jennifer, Faith, and Joseph got colds during the couple weeks before we left. Then Christopher got sick with it a couple days before we left. But the Lord healed everyone and kept Len, Hope, and Charity from getting ill, so that we could make the trip.

Jennifer's mother also had a heart attack right before we traveled. It happened on Mother's Day Sunday, and she ended up in the emergency room, after which they admitted her; but we prayed the prayer of faith for her that she would be out of the hospital and doing fine the next day, beyond all natural expectations to the contrary, and the Lord answered our prayers. Hallelujah! She was back home the next day and doing alright, although she was not allowed to lift anything heavier than a half gallon of milk. The day after she was released from the hospital, was the first day of our two-day visit with her and Jennifer's father in their home. She was very disappointed that she was no longer able to cook all our meals for us during our time there, as she had been planning, but it was still a great visit, and everyone enjoyed it.

We were also blessed to be able to see Jennifer's brother Jeff and his wife Taryn, and several of their six children while we were were there. We visited with them at their home and had great fellowship together. Interestingly, one of Jeff and Taryn's children, Abigail, is about to go on a missions trip to Albania, where Len just returned from recently. At the end of our visit, we laid hands on Jeff's hands for the Lord to heal them from arthritis, since they have been interfering with his ability to do his work as a self-employed electrician.

Since Jennifer's mother could not cook for us, her parents took all seven of us out to eat at the Olive Garden, where we had a wonderful meal together the night before we had to leave. At the end of the meal, around the time we took the photos, Jennifer's father had a significant medical episode with his heart. But we all laid hands on him and prayed for him, and he was well enough to drive home. This was the first time in seven years (since 2017) that Jennifer had seen her parents and her only brother; while for the rest of our family, we had not seen her brother in about eighteen years (since around 2006). It was a memorable and long overdue family reunion, which we thank God for!

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On May 18th, Len spoke with sister Catherine, one of our DTS students in England, who had gone street witnessing in Manchester, England earlier that Saturday. With much praying and fasting, and in the power of the Holy Spirit, she went with one of her LTG partners, as well as a pastor and group of believers from a small church called Living Hope Christian Church, who had never been out evangelizing on the streets. Another pastor and his wife from Van Dinter Global Ministries had taught the church how to do street evangelism, and Catherine taught her LTG partner. That day the Lord saved seven people, including six young ladies (ages 19-25) and one middle-aged man through the street-evangelism team. Gospel seeds were also sown with other people they talked with as well. Praise the Lord!

Catherine has also been speaking to people there about a potential visit from Len, and so far has gotten some positive responses from folks who are open to it. Pray that the remaining people she needs to speak to would also be open, and that the Lord would orchestrate the entire visit, which is currently planned for this summer.

Sister Mwendwa in Kenya shared with Len in May that she started a second LTG, which is wonderful.

DTS Photo Album

Upcoming Missions Trips

Len is preparing to go on a missions trip to New Mexico (June), England (possibly July), and Bulgaria in the late summer or early fall. Pray that the Lord will allow all those plans to materialize successfully for His glory. Your prayers and financial support to help make Len's planned missions trips possible would be greatly appreciated.

DTS Testimonies

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.

Ministries of DTS Graduates

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 birthday celebration for Christopher.
For the academic honors that Christopher received in college.
For healing the whole family of their sickness in time for our trip, and protecting Charity, Hope, and Len from coming down with it.
For miraculously healing Jennifer's mother from her heart attack that occurred two days before we arrived.
For helping Jennifer's father to drive home after having a medical episode with his heart.
For the wonderful visit we had in West Virginia with Jennifer's parents, as well as her brother and his family.
For safe travels for our whole family during the long road trip to and from West Virginia.
For the seven people who came to Christ through the ministry team that sister Catherine went out onto the streets with in May, and for using her and her LTG partner to lead six out of seven people to Christ.
For helping sister Mwendwa to find a new LTG partner.
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, well-paying job in the IT field.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
For the Lord to assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples.
For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group).
For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
For the Lord to lead, guide, and provide for ministry travel, as Len makes plans for the coming weeks and months of 2024.
For the Lord to use Len mightily for His glory on his upcoming trip to New Mexico in June, that there would be a powerful anointing of the Holy Spirit upon him that will result in the Church being edified, instructed, and encouraged, accompanied by signs and wonders following, as well as the multiplication of many disciples of Christ. And for all the logistical aspects of air and land travel, as well as lodging, that they would be safe, smooth-going, and without incident.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs

Saturday, April 13, 2024

April Update -- 2024

Sister Mwendwa in Kenya sent the following testimony to Len in April:

"Praise the Lord

I wanted to testify that during our church December retreat I asked the Lord for some specific things which I desired to happen by our Easter retreat. One was my job which I got on 10th March and the other was to win 33 souls to the Lord. By the grace of God, I was able to reach that number. God is very faithful. I've seen him making me more productive in soul winning, as I've desired it more and more. One of my LTG partners, as well, has become a wonderful coworker, and we do follow up of new converts together as part of our church evangelism effort, and we are seeing growth. It was definitely the Lord who led me to her, as we have similar desires for evangelism and advancing the kingdom. I truly believe this wouldn't have been possible without me following the prompting to invite her as my first LTG partner.

Blessing,

Mwendwa"

Praise the Lord. We rejoice with sister Mwendwa for these wonderful answers to prayer. There is surely great rejoicing in heaven over the souls that got saved.

Brother Max in Uganda wrote to Len in April: "Praise the Lord brother Len, The Lord has been gracious to me and my family. I thank him for his provision and the grace to be in DTS school. I have learned the culture of reading intensively, and I am grateful for this one thing. May God sustain and increase DTS school and its leadership for those who desire to know more of God in Jesus name."

DTS Photo Album

One of our DTS graduates in Uganda, brother Grace, who is also a pastor there and our Facilitator for that country, went to Kenya on a missions trip in March. After he returned home, he wrote to Len this testimony:

"Greetings brother Len,

I'm back here in Uganda, God is great who kept me on the way safely and by His grace; a man who has been an elder of the church I visited stood up after I preached and spoke amid the congregation, 'I want to receive Jesus as my Lord and Savior, I have been a drunkard for a long time.' Thomas met the Lord Jesus last Sunday! Glory to Jesus!

Thank you so much for your prayers!

Bro Grace."

Praise the Lord for blessing his trip to Kenya, and especially for saving Thomas, the elder of the church where he preached.

In April, Len received the following testimony from sister Catherine, one of our DTS students in England:

"Dear brother Len and sister Jennifer,

For a few weeks I had been fasting and praying earnestly for Revival. On Easter day, Audacious Church performed a play about our Lord's death and resurrection in three services. The following week they reported that 360 people got saved, which is wonderful and a big answer to prayer. So we are arranging a new Alpha course to teach these new converts.

Thank and praise our Lord for his wonderful love and grace. So I shall continue to fast and pray for a continuous revival, as our Lord has revealed to me that we are getting close to the Rapture and time for witnessing is running out.

Praying for you all. Bless you all. With love in Jesus Christ our Lord,

Sis Catherine."

Praise the Lord for the 360 people who got saved on Resurrection Sunday in answer to sister Catherine's prayers.

Len traveled to Albania on an apostolic mission this month, where he preached the gospel, prayed, and ministered to people. The Lord's hand was with him, anointing him with the Holy Spirit, and by the grace of God many lives were touched.

There was a lot of spiritual warfare during the trip, as the enemy did not want Len to be there, but the devil did not succeed, and the presence of the Lord was sensed in an even greater way than usual. Moreover, the Lord blessed him with good weather, safe flights, and protection from all harm. In fact, the Lord protected Len on a number of occasions from some very close accidents that could have been very serious or fatal. For example, one car pulled out and came within inches of hitting our vehicle from the side as we were driving down a country road, and in a couple of other instances we were protected from very nearly having head-on collisions while on that same road trip. Another example was that Len spilled boiling hot water on his hand, but suffered no harm from it at all, and it did not even leave any mark on his skin. On another day, he smashed the toes of his bare foot very hard on the footboard of the bed in the dark, but the Lord healed him so that there wasn't even a bruise from it, although it hurt for a few hours. He was able to walk fine during the rest of the trip.

There were also a lot of people coughing and sneezing nearby, around and behind Len, in the plane on the way into Albania, and in the car as they traveled (even directly on him), and at one point in the middle of the trip, Len's host Nick got sick with the flu. Yet the Lord protected Len and kept him healthy, so that he did not catch what they were sick with. Praise the Lord!

There were a number of highlights of the trip to Albania, and a few of them are included below.

Len preached one Sunday morning in a small church on the need for the Bride of Christ to be ready for the return of our Bridegroom (pictured above), according to the Parable of the Ten Virgins (short video clip here). Afterward several people came forward for prayer. In fact, nearly everyone who attended the service came forward for prayer, including the pastor's wife Flora, who translated for Len.

One young lady named Sofia was completely set free. She testified that after receiving the impartation of the Holy Spirit's fire (Mt 3:11; Lk 3:16), she felt completely free, and light like a bird, as well as the mighty power of the Holy Spirit flowing through her from head to toe; she felt love, peace, and joy unspeakable, which she said was the most wonderful feeling she had ever experienced. In fact, she said it was so wonderful that she felt like she was floating (see her short video testimony). Also a young man named Fotioni received the baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire, and afterward he testified that he felt peace. That is what the Bible refers to as the peace that passes all understanding (Phil 4:7). Another man in a wheelchair came for prayer, and afterward said he too, felt peace. There were a number of others as well, including the pastor's wife Flora. Praise God for all that He did in the lives of all the people in that service.

On another day, the Lord also gave Len the opportunity to meet with Besmir Pepmarku, the pastor of that church where he preached. Together they discussed a number of things, and Len shared with him about how we go about making disciples.

Len also met a disciple named Elvis in a group lunch meeting during the trip and sensed the presence of the Lord as he spoke to him. On another occasion, Len met with him to encourage him, teach him, and impart to him a fresh anointing, including the baptism with holy fire, after which Elvis said he felt peace, as so many others had previously testified to experiencing.

Another highlight was what the Lord did in the lives of a couple named Erwin and Albana, when Len visited with them in their home and prayed for them. Erwin testified that he was very happy, because many spirits came out of him. His wife, Albana, testified joyfully that when she received the baptism with holy fire, she felt heat in her hands and on her head, as well as all throughout her body. She also simultaneously had a vision of yellow light like fire showering down upon her from above (see video). Praise the Lord! Later during the trip, Len met with them again and prayed for Albana's brother after sharing his testimony with the man.

Len also traveled to a small village called Ndroq, which is completely Muslim, except for three Christians. He met with the former mayor of that village, whose name is Afrim (pictured left), in his home. He loves the Lord, and Len had the opportunity to share with him and teach him an effective way to reach the village for Christ through prayer and the power of the Holy Spirit. Then Len imparted the baptism of the holy fire, and Afrim said he felt peace afterward. Praise the Lord! He testified that he was thankful for the teaching he received and the power that God gave him.

Len's host Nick also took him to meet for coffee with an Albanian Muslim man from Gaza, named Eiat. They had a conversation together and Len shared the gospel with him. Right now he is very closed to the gospel and strongly opposed Len's message. However, Len's host, Nick, told Len about another such Muslim who would come to the church services to be a disturbance. But then after he had a dream, in which he saw the hands of Jesus, he gave his life to the Lord, and is now saved! Pray that Eiat will come to know Jesus as His Lord and Savior.

Len also had the privilege of sharing Jesus with a lovely, Muslim, Albanian couple named Baki and Mir, who sat next to him on the plane from Tirana to London. They were raised as atheists, but later took Islam as their religion, and have lived in England for over 25 years now. They were very open to the gospel as they listened to Len share it along with his salvation testimony. And they accepted the gospel tracts that he gave them. Len challenged them to read the Gospels (injil in Arabic), which the Koran says is good for Muslims to read. He encouraged them to ask Jesus to reveal Himself to them. He also encouraged them to check out morethandreams.org, where numerous videos are posted of Muslims to whom Jesus has appeared in dreams and visions.

On that same flight from Tirana to London, an interesting coincidence occurred. Len was not able to check into his flight online the day prior to traveling, as is usually the case. But he was able to call British Airways and select his seat on an aisle close to the front of the plane (seat 8C). However, when he received his boarding pass at the airport, it indicated his seat was 11A, which turned out to be a window seat at an emergency exit. So after speaking to the steward, although no other seats on the plane were available, he was allowed to sit in window seat 8A, which was available, so he did. And afterward when Baki and Mir sat down, once Len told them how he ended up in seat 8A, they said that actually Mir preferred to sit by the window, so Len switched places with her, since he prefers to sit in an aisle seat. So in the end, Len ended up in aisle seat 8C, the one that the airline agent had assigned to him over the phone the previous day. As Len said to Baki and Mir, it was not just a coincidence that he sat there, but it was a divine appointment, so that he could share Jesus with them.

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Len spent time with his host, Nick, and his wife, Debbie, who are missionaries from Romania to Albania. Len shared with them from his heart about the irreducible core of the church, according to Scripture, and how Jesus taught us to make disciples, especially the Life Transformation Groups that are modeled after His approach. Len also went for a prayer walk with Nick around the entire community where Len was staying during his trip.

Len also gave the Jesus Film DVD, a copy of his salvation testimony, and his book, A Willing Heart to Please the Father, to the Muslim landlady at the apartment he rented, named Ionna ("Yona"), and her partner named Clice. She was very happy to receive it and was looking forward to reading it. Pray that she and Clice will both come to know Jesus.

At a restaurant, Len shared the gospel with two Muslim men that worked there, one of which is named Ishmael. Afterward Len sent a link to Ishmael to his article called The Truth About Islam. The nation of Albania, which was once completely atheist during the days of communism, is now 59% Muslim, which was very evident during Len's trip that happened to coincide with the Muslim holiday of Ramadan. Please pray that Ishmael and his colleague would both come to know the Lord personally as their Lord and Savior.

Len's flight to London was late, which caused him to miss his connecting flight to New York, since the boarding gate had already closed, even though the flight was not due to leave for another 45 minutes! That was stressful, but God caused all things to work together for good, and the airline provided free overnight lodging, meals, and shuttle service to and from the airport. Best of all, they put Len on a flight the next day going directly from London to Raleigh, which was far better than having to take the original circuitous route to Raleigh through JFK. But the real highlight was that Len also gave a copy of his book, his salvation testimony, and/or the Jesus Film DVD, to a maintenance man, who came to his hotel room to deliver an electrical outlet converter, and who was very grateful, as well as joyful, to receive these gifts from his hand. Pray that the Lord will bring salvation to his whole house through these.

DTS Testimonies

Upcoming Missions Trips

Len is preparing to go on a missions trip to Bulgaria (June), England (possibly July), and New Mexico. Pray that the Lord will allow all those plans to materialize successfully for His glory.

Len also sent out the Old News That's Still Fresh in April to pastors, elders, disciples, and laborers in the harvest in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. We encourage you to read it also, as it contains some excellent articles you won't find anywhere else. One minister of the gospel, named Wally Bruder, who received it, replied to Len saying, "THANK YOU for blessing me with all of your priceless treasures straight from the deepest expression of God's consuming heart and transforming love!!! Much love and joy to you in our magnificent Lord!!!! Wally."

Ministries of DTS Graduates

We would like to share with you a brief article highlighting the ministries of three of our graduates at the following link.

New Giving Portal

Please note that we now have a GiveSendGo Campaign for Doulos Missions International, which is a new portal for giving financially to this ministry. All contributions are still tax deductible as always. The link for the portal and campaign is here. The donate page on our DMI website and all of Len's blogs now takes you to the GiveSendGo campaign. One way you could help support us besides praying and giving financially is to share this link on social media, as well as with friends and family.

Your prayers and financial support to help make Len's planned missions trips possible would be greatly appreciated.

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 Len's trip to Albania with safe flights, safe ground transportation, good weather, protection from all harm, and with so many wonderful opportunities to share the Lord with people, to preach, teach, and pray for them.
For the amazing testimonies of those who received the baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire through Len's ministry in Albania.
For the Lord's angelic protection from all sorts of harm the enemy tried to bring, including a few near accidents.
For turning around for good the missed flight on Len's return to the US.
For the amazing testimonies of God's work in the lives of our students, especially the thirty-three people who got saved through the ministry of sister Mwendwa, as well as the 360 who got saved in England on Resurrection Sunday.
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 salvation of all those who don't know Jesus, whom Len shared the Lord with verbally or in writing, during his trip to Albania, especially Baki and Mir, Albana's brother Mir, Len's Albanian landlord Ionna and her partner Clice, Eiat the Albanian Muslim from Gaza, Ishmael the waiter and his colleague at the restaurant, as well as the maintenance man at the Renaissance Hotel in London.
For the Lord to powerfully use Afrim to reach his village of Ndroq with the gospel, and that everyone in that place would come to know Jesus.
For the Lord to help Erwin (Albana's husband) find employment.
For the Lord to help Christopher to find an excellent, good-paying job in the IT field.
For the Lord to provide for all the needs of our DTS students.
For the Lord to assist us with the administration of the Doulos Training School (DTS), as well as develop through it many disciples who multiply disciples.
For the Lord to help all of our DTS students to find LTG partners (another Christian to meet with weekly for discipleship in a Life Transformation Group).
For the Lord to fulfill His purposes for us and our ministry.
For the Lord to lead, guide, and provide for ministry travel, as Len makes plans for the coming weeks and months of 2024.
For the Lord to use Len mightily for His glory on his upcoming trip to Bulgaria in June, that there would be a powerful anointing of the Holy Spirit upon him that will result in the Church being edified, instructed, and encouraged, accompanied by signs and wonders following, as well as the multiplication of many disciples of Christ. And for all the logistical aspects of air and land travel, as well as lodging, that they would be safe, smooth-going, and without incident.

Thank you so much for your partnership in this ministry.

with love from all of us,

The Lacroixs