The James Family
James Family December 2016 Prayer & Praise
• Pray for many opportunities this Christmas as a family and church to communicate the gospel with neighbors and friends.
• Pray for ESI as the first group started in Montevideo, Uruguay; pray for two pastors (Jaime and Juan Sebastian) from Bogota who plan to start ESI in Colombia in February; pray for three pastors who plan to start ESI in Cajamarca, Peru in February. Pray that we will be able to effectively help church leaders around Latin America study, teach and preach God’s Word so they can effectively disciple believers and mobilize the church to reach the least-reached -- so that no one will live or die without hearing the Good News of Jesus.
• Pray for the 765 active Equipping Servants participants in Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru, and for the 1550 total graduates since 2002, that each church/ministry leader will grow in their desire to honor Christ by being true to His Scriptures discipling believers and reaching the lost with the gospel.
• Pray for God’s supply for the 2500 Pastor Book Sets needed between now and 2020 to open Equipping Servants in 5 new Latin American countries in the next 5 years in our effort to place Pastor Book Sets in the hands of pastors and church leaders around Latin America – and train them in the use of these materials.
• Pray that Equipping Servants participants will grow in their love for Jesus with a growing commitment to live on the basis of Christ’s righteousness in obedience to God’s Word.
• Pray for pastor Tomas Diaz as he works with 5 groups of Equipping Servants pastors in Loja, Ecuador. God is using the study of Romans to impact many lives and churches in southern Ecuador.
• Pray for pastor Edwin Callejas as he works with 4 groups of Equipping Servants pastors in Huánuco, Peru.
• Pray for pastor Pepe Rocha that God will help him in his passion for Christ in his pastoral ministry in the ILC Church in La Paz, Bolivia.
• Pray for pastor Freddy Choque leading 3 Equipping Servants ministry in the city of El Alto, Bolivia.
• Pray for Sami and Heather (children Ethan, Shae) developing a ministry of Biblical counseling in churches in La Paz.
• Pray for Katie working as a nurse at the Cleveland Clinic and serving God where she is.
• Pray for Andrew and Angie (children Nicole, Camille, Zack) as they make new friends and learn the culture of Uruguay that God would allow them to plant a strong church in Montevideo.