Kep & Debbie September 2025 Update

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We thank God for your partnership in the gospel with us in Equipping Servants International (ESI). Attached is our September 2025 Update, including the link to our ESI Website where you can hear testimonies of how God is transforming lives through the study of His Word, as He promises in John 8:31,32.

Thank you for your prayers, especially as we leave for South America on September 14,

Kep and Debbie

Kep & Debbie August 2025 Update

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Thank you for praying for us and the work of Equipping Servants (ESI). Attached is our August Update, which includes a story about our grandson Zack and Venus flytraps!

Our love in Christ,

Kep and Debbie

Kep & Debbie August 2025 Prayer Requests

* Praise for the encouraging time we spent with JD Visser and his church planting team in Amsterdam, Holland in July. Pray for El Ark church, as they labor to be a gospel witness in a spiritually dark place.

* Pray for the Costa Rican pastors we spent time with back in June, as they prepare for the upcoming ESI training February 2-6 in San Jose. Pray that the Lord will use our time together to help pastors and church leaders study the Bible to understand the Bible and to live the Bible so they can faithfully teach and preach the Bible in their local churches.

* Praise for the 2 additional ESI groups that began in Italy in May. Many of these participants report that their study of Romans is helping them grow in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus.

* Pray for Boris and Marco overseeing 3 ESI groups in Spanish in Virginia and Florida.
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Kep & Debbie July 2025 Update

We are thankful to God for your partnership in the gospel with us as we seek to help pastors honor Christ by being true to His Scriptures. Here are specific ways you can pray for the 3,000 pastors and church leaders studying Romans with us in 37 countries.

* Praise for the encouraging visit that Debbie and I made to pastors in Costa Rica a few weeks ago. We were there with Paulo and Jose -- and met several groups of pastors and pastoral associations. Many recognize the damage they have caused shifting away from the Bible over the past 40 years and promoting Prosperity Heresy in their churches. Many expressed a desire to join ESI and to start studying Romans with us. Please pray for the ESI training we are planning in San Jose in February 2026.

* Pray for Debbie, me and Rusty Johnson July 4-10 in Amsterdam meeting with Dutch pastors and church leaders, that God would awaken in their hearts a desire to study the Bible in ESI groups.

* Pray for Paulo as he follows up with pastors he trained in Islamabad, Pakistan who have expressed a desire to study the Bible in ESI groups.

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Costa Rica Visit Update

Thank you for praying for us last week in Costa Rica. Attached is a report of what we found--some great concerns mixed with real encouragement.

We value your partnership in the gospel with us,

Kep and Debbie

Kep & Debbie June 2025 Update

Thank you for your prayers. Tomorrow we will travel to Central America to meet with pastors. Attached is our June UPDATE explaining specific ways you can pray.

We thank God for your partnership in the gospel with us,

Kep and Debbie

Kep & Debbie June & July 2025 Prayer Requests

• Pray for Kep, Debbie and Paulo meeting with Costa Rican pastors in San Jose April 1-6. Pray that many will commit to studying Romans with us in ESI (Equipping Servants International/ Disciples Making Disciples) groups.

• Pray for Kep, Debbie and Rusty Johnson meeting with Dutch pastors and church leaders July 4-9 in Amsterdam. Pray that there will be interest to study Romans in ESI groups.

• Praise for the 2 ESI groups that began in Italy in May. Many of the participants report that their study of Romans is helping them grow in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus.

• Pray for Boris and Marco overseeing 3 ESI groups in Spanish in Virginia and Florida.

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Kep & Debbie May 2025 Prayer Requests

* Praise for the 45 Italian pastors we took through the ESI Facilitator Training in Florence in March. They have now begun 2 ESI groups, and many report how their study of Romans is helping them to grow in grace and gospel transformation.

* Pray for Boris and Marco as they lead 3 ESI groups of Spanish speaking pastors in Virginia and Florida. Pray for Jose who leads ESI groups of Spanish speaking pastors in Los Angeles and throughout Central America. Pray that each ESI participant will grow in their understanding of the gospel and their love for Jesus, that they will live true to the gospel, and that they will teach and preach God’s Word faithfully in their local churches.

* Pray for the 4 groups of African pastors meeting weekly in ESI groups in London, and for the 5 ESI groups meeting in Paris.

* Pray for the 3000 ESI participants in 250 groups in 37 countries, as these men and women grow in their love for God as they study His Scriptures weekly. Pray that they will experience gospel transformation in their lives, relationships and local churches.

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Kep & Debbie April 2025 Update

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Thank you for your faithful prayers for us and the ESI (Equipping Servants) ministry. In this Update, we share how God has been at work through the recent ESI Trainings in Italy and Pakistan, as well as how God is using Sebastian in Colombia.

We are deeply grateful for you and the vital role you play in prayer to advance the gospel.
Kep & Debbie James

Kep & Debbie March 2025 Update

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Thank you for praying for the work of Equipping Servants (ESI). This month, hear the history of ESI, what we hope to do, and where we are working. We VALUE your prayer! Please pray for us next week leading an ESI Facilitator Training with 50 pastors and church leaders in northern Italy. We know that God is answering your prayers!

Thankful for your partnership in the gospel with us,

Kep and Debbie James