The James Family
James Family December 2017 Prayer & Praise
• Pray for the many new ESI (Equipping Servants Internship) groups in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, in Temuco, Chile and in Bogota, Colombia. There is great enthusiasm about studying the Word of God. So many church leaders have recognized the terrible consequences in their churches and in their own lives from abandoning the Bible over recent years. Pray for gospel impact as pastors and church leaders commit to study the Bible together.
• Pray for Kep as he visits ESI groups in Temuco, Chile November 28-Dec 6. There is great enthusiasm about studying the Bible together. So much so that churches and denominations in Santiago and Concepcion (Chile’s 2 largest cities) have asked to meet with Kep during this visit to discuss the possibility of starting ESI in those cities as well!
• Pray for Jeff Mills and Kep’s visit to Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina in January to see if there is interest in starting ESI in the cities of Asuncion, Sao Paolo and Salta in 2018 or 2019.
• Pray for the over 1000 active Equipping Servants Internship (ESI) participants in Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Uruguay and Chile. Pray for the 1625 total graduates since 2002. Pray that each pastor and church/ministry leader will grow in their desire to honor Christ by being true to His Scriptures, thinking, living and serving Biblically, to strengthen and mobilize the church around Latin America to disciple believers and reach the least reached with the gospel of Christ so that no one will live or die without hearing the Good News of Jesus.
• Pray for our work of evangelism in the ILC Church – for much fruit that remains.
• Pray for God’s supply for the 2000 ESI Pastor-Book-Sets needed between now and 2022 to start ESI 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 then to train these trainers to effectively use the materials.
• Pray that ESI 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 6 groups of ESI pastors in Loja, and expands ESI into Guayaquil, Quito and Cuenca, Ecuador
• Pray for Pastor Edwin Callejas as he works with 4 groups of ESI pastors in Huánuco, Peru, and oversees 2 ESI groups in Cajamarca.
• Pray for Pastor Pepe Rocha that God will give him passion for Christ in his pastoral ministry in the ILC Church in La Paz, Bolivia.