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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Conserving the Harvest in South Sudan


As we reported previously, one of our Doulos Training School (DTS) graduates, brother Henry (pictured left), conducted an far-reaching evangelistic outreach across South Sudan, by the grace of God. Now he has transitioned to Phase II - Conserving the Harvest. The goal in this phase is to follow up on those who got saved during the evangelistic outreach initially, baptize them in water, pray for them to receive the baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire, get them into discipleship groups, teach them the basics of being a disciple, equip the saints for works of service, establish new churches, and appoint elders to shepherd those congregations.


December 15, 2025

Dear bro Len,
I hope this email finds you well.

It's unfortunate that one of our members in the church has lost a child of around 5 years old. From the time of the recent insecurity, the severe shooting which resulted into a fire outbreak, she ran to the bush fearing they may attack her from the house. The girl went with other children in the area, who were not all from the same family. This happened without the notice of the mother. When they came back after three days, the child became terribly sick. They were treating her, but the baby's condition was getting worse. I arrived on Saturday, and visited the family for prayers, but unfortunately on Sunday, the child passed away at midnight.

I conducted the burial today and tonight we shall have a prayer session in the same home, I believe God many will surrender their lives to Jesus.

At the time of burial, I taught about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. One woman by the name of Stella, came and confessed Jesus. She requested that I should go and teach in the area where the church she is fellowshipping in is located. She said they're not teaching anything to do with the coming of Jesus Christ, but are only teaching prosperity.

When we were coming back from the field, that same day we reached a certain center and evangelized there. One woman welcomed us and said there's no Pentecostal church in the area. She was desperately requesting that we establish one there. I told her to put it in prayers, as nothing is impossible with God; let God make her the door for the gospel to come to that town.

Yours faithfully,
Bro Henry.

December 13, 2025

Dear bro Len,

I thank God for journey mercies. I traveled with one other minister to check on the disciples of a new believer named Ivan, in order to know how phase II is progressing, and also to take the Bibles. I also carried with me LTG cards to guide them in formation of LTG groups in order to multiply disciples. 

However I found that the new converts had already scattered and others went back to their former lifestyle. For easier mobilization, I had to conduct an open-air meeting in the evening with teaching from 02:00pm to 4:30, and then we conclude with an open air in the evening for three days. I thank God by the time I was leaving, I managed to get and minister to those who had given their lives to Jesus before in our previous harvest crusade. [I believe most of the people who got saved during the original outreach were brought back into the fold during this second visit, but not all]. However, others received salvation in the course of my stay there. I am praying to God to give me grace to continue checking on them. 

I reached Juba today Saturday and I thank God who brought me back safely. Let's remember bro Felix and Deng in prayers, who really surrendered their lives to follow Jesus Christ for the few days I was there, and I believe God they will forever be for Jesus.

Attached are some photos (see link to album above).

Yours faithfully,
Bro Henry.

December 8, 2025

Dear bro Len,
I hope this email finds you well.

I want to give God all the glory, six victims of the fire outbreak that happened a few days in South Sudan have totally surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ. They have experienced so much tragedy. One of them survived death because God didn't want her to die without accepting Jesus Christ. She went to rescue her property from the fire and in the process, again she was attacked by evil people who came and removed the stuff she had already removed from her shop, they also cut her leg with a panga (machete) and escaped with her phone, but the Lord saved her life.  I see the hand of God touching them one by one.

This Sunday, three more LTG groups were formed, and I gave them LTG guideline papers that I printed out to know more about LTG.

Beginning on December 19th, I will be teaching the intermediate children for 3 days, those who are not yet youths. I have seen much zeal and love for God in these children, the Lord has put a burden in my heart to share with them about the love of Jesus for the children and how they can walk in holiness while emphasizing the end time message of Jesus coming back for the church now.

Yours faithfully,

Bro Henry.

December 6, 2025

Dear bro Len,

I believe you are doing well by the grace of God.

I resumed my phase 11 by the grace of God. Today I felt a move of God sharing with the Sunday school children at mid hours. I spent good time teaching them the love of God towards them and how they can grow in the knowledge of God. Many of them were very happy and asking a number of interesting questions, I realized they equally need much of our time. 

I also did a follow up with the LTG groups that were already existence to see if there's steady progress and whether they're still keeping the LTG guidelines, I thank God I received positive feedback from most of them except a few that I encouraged through the word and also handed over to them the LTG cards for guidance.

Yours faithfully,
Bro Henry.

December 2, 2025
There was serious shooting in Juba yesterday. In the process, it has caused much insecurity resulting in setting one of the most busy business centers in South Sudan on fire. 

I met two people on the road in the morning crying bitterly about what happened, they had lost everything. I preached to them, prayed with them and moved with them to the site. When we reached there, I had nothing to say in my heart, except preaching to them to accept the most precious person in their lives, Jesus Christ. I was teaching and people were coming to where we were, and the number kept increasing. There's a lady called Ester, who surrendered her life to Jesus. Rose also surrendered her life ,and was ready to follow Jesus, because she said everything is vanity. People are like running mad with what happened, but I have been praying to God to give them peace and open their hearts to welcome Jesus into their lives.

Br Henry

November 13, 2025
Dear bro Len,
I greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I thank God for what He is doing, our LTG numbers are increasing weekly, I have managed to notice much zeal for evangelism among those who are attending their LTG meetings weekly. I thank God for sister Nancy who had just given her life to Jesus, she came with her husband to the church and when I was teaching, she lifted up her hand, I thought she wanted to give her life to Jesus but she said no, she she wanted to confess. I gave her chance, she stood up and said her iPad that she came with, was bought for her by man who wants to confuse her marriage, she said she had been committing adultery with him but now she can't miss heaven because of him, she vowed to end the relationship immediately after repenting. I see people working out their salvation with fear and trembling, I was scared that it was cause to cause a fight because the man too was present, but instead the husband was happy, he said he knew about his wife's relationship with that man but she could not listen, he thanked God that his wife is now saved and changed.

Yours faithfully,
Bro Henry.

November 7, 2025
Dear bro Len, 

I have a lot of updates about Phase II. I thank God we have registered a lot of achievements. I have discipleship classes on Mondays and Tuesdays. Thursdays and Wednesdays, I have counseling, and we also have prayers on Tuesday.

Our numbers increased greatly in the church, from around 50 people to 70; and Sunday school has increased to 100. We now have 16 LTG groups [Life Transformation Groups for discipleship] in Juba, three in western equatorial (Yambio) and some in Bor. I don't currently know the exact number in Bor, because of [unreliable mobile] network, bro Ivan there has been unreachable for some days. [Bro Ivan is the newly saved fisherman in a remote town, who has already led 20 people to Christ.]

Most of the LTG groups are meeting on Saturdays. I think the day favors them. And at the church property, we have few who are meeting on Fridays.

We have registered a number of 19 people, who are going to be baptized, but we haven't yet fixed the exact day of baptism, because the names on the list are still increasing.

I have seen transformation in people's lives. For example, some ladies who were using artificial nails have started removing them. People are understanding that their bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. Youths have trimmed their hair in a way that glorifies the Lord. Because of these teachings, people are correcting each other in love, in case of any mistake.

I also thank God for the elders I am training by the grace of God. They're  committed to learn. I taught them how LTG works, and they are enjoying it by the grace of God. 

Yours faithfully,
Bro Henry.

October 27, 2025
Dear bro Len,

This phase two plan is very important because these people who received salvation don't yet know what salvation is. I have seen a lot happening in this phase two. 

There's a mama who received Jesus. Here's how it happened. A few days I was teaching about the way a disciple of Jesus must live. I also talked about forgiveness, I told them that however much man [has  hurt us], God has put a condition to love that person and also forgive him, so that you can also be forgiven. You must love even your enemies. As I was teaching, the woman was crying so loud I didn't know why. I even got concerned, but the Holy Spirit convicted me to continue with the teaching. The following day, the lady came and confessed to me that she doesn't know what she can give me. I told her, "My sister, salvation is free. Jesus paid everything. She said she doesn't have any money, but she has come to thank me. I told to thank God and give Him all the glory. 

She had hated the father of her children for years, such that they never talk, even if the man tries, there is no way. But after that teaching, she called him and talked to him. When she did, the man asked if she's really the one or not, is there something wrong or what. She said she is the one, the difference is that she gave her life to Jesus. The man called me and told me he wants to meet me, he also wants to give his life to Jesus, he is willing to come to me on Wednesday. 

So this phase two is very important, though mobilization to all those who received salvation is the only challenging thing. But the Lord is enabling us to do it, in order for them to be equipped and trained to be disciples, so that the next time you do an outreach for the second harvest, you go out in bigger numbers than you went before.

Within this short time, by the grace of God, we have formed now 13 LTG groups, which are still increasing. Yesterday I went and printed out more LTG cards for guidance, and am happy God is doing a great work through us.

Yours faithfully,
Bro Henry.

October 23, 2025
Dear bro Len,

I hope this email finds you well.

I was praying for a certain woman by the name Agnes, she was brought to me by the family members for prayers that she has been sick for over two months, they have tried everything but the condition is becoming worse. I spoke to the lady, preached to her, and she accepted Jesus Christ, including her three sisters.

The Spirit of God led me to pray a deliverance prayer. When I was praying, the evil spirit was screaming seriously through her, demanding to know why I am casting them out, since this is their temple, she belongs to them, as I rebuked the demons. They said in their voice, "We have marked her." What's interesting is that after the deliverance prayers, I asked the lady if she had any sort of mark on her body. She said, "Yes," and when we looked behind her back around the shoulders, there's a big figure eight like blood. I rebuked it, and declared that by today it will not be there. 

We give all the glory to God for her deliverance, repentance and accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

Your servant,
Bro Henry.

October 22, 2025
Dear bro Len,

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

I thank God for the work He is doing through us, I have printed out the LTG cards for guidance and the Spirit of God is leading people to invite their LTG partners and things are moving well by the grace of God.

I ask for your prayers for one of our brothers by the name Ivan who is in Bor, a place which is along the White Nile River. He is one of those who received water baptism, and also I prayed for him and he was filled with the Holy Spirit. Currently he is moving with the gospel that side, and he told me their challenge is getting Bibles. He is visiting different fishing grounds with the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I am planning to go there and strengthen them with one of the elders. I plan to stay there for a short period of just a week and get back to Juba, leaving the elder there for a while. I ask for your prayers if that's the will of God.

I last talked to him yesterday, he requested for prayers, as he was moving to a remote place by the same river. His name is bro Ivan, let's remember him in our prayers.

Your servant,
Bro Henry.

Author's Note: If you enjoyed this post, you may also like to read Uganda End Time Evangelistic OutreachNigeria End Time Evangelistic Outreach, South Sudan End Time Evangelistic OutreachAngel Rescues Children from Doomed Flight Before CrashJesus Appeared to Me When I was a ToddlerHow I Came to Know JesusThe Truth Set Me Free, and My Overflowing Joy in Knowing Jesus, which are the testimonies of myself and two of my adult children, who came to the Lord when they were little. Also see the Home page of this blog for more testimonies. You are invited to view my collection of blogs at Writing for the Master.

Do You Want to Know Him?

If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe. 

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org. 

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