The James Family
Kep & Debbie March 2023 Prayer Requests
* Pray that the Lord will give wisdom and guidance as we focus increasing attention and time helping pastors in Africa study the Bible to understand it, to live it, and to teach it faithfully. Pray that God will use the mutual discipleship groups that are forming to get the church to focus on Jesus and experience genuine gospel transformation throughout the African continent.
* Pray for the ILC Church that Kep and Debbie planted in Bolivia, that its leadership will continue honoring Christ by staying true to His Scriptures. ESI Latin America (Equipping Servants International – Disciples Making Disciples)
* Pray for the 2,200 ESI participants in 200 groups meeting in 16 countries, with 2900 total graduates since beginning in 2002. Current ESI countries are USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Spain, Sweden, Kenya. Pray that these men and women will grow in their love for God as they study His Scriptures, that they will stay true to Jesus, and that they will keep His Gospel at the center.
* Pray for the ESI leaders in each of the above countries (Tomas Diaz oversees ESI in Ecuador and Guatemala; Edgar Mamani in La Paz, Bolivia and Sweden; Javier Soliz in Santa Cruz, Bolivia; Edwin Callejas in Peru, Neri Rivera in Chiapas, Mexico; Edgar Rivera in Oaxaca, Mexico; Russ and Heidi Smith in Chile; Andrew and Angie James in Uruguay; Freddy Romero in Brazil; Rolando Ruiz in Argentina; Boris Arancibia in Bolivia; Sebastian Moreno in Colombia and Spain and Venezuela; Miguel Ayala in Paraguay; Jose Gutierrez in Los Angeles, USA. ESI Africa and SLW (ESI: Equipping Servants International – Disciples Making Disciples; and SLW: Streams of Living Water Ministry)
* Pray for Kep and Debbie teaching at church planting training schools in Niger and Lebanon February 26-March 22. Pray as these students study Romans that the Lord will show them the gospel in the center, and equip them for a lifetime of ministry by becoming committed students of the Bible, who understand what it says, and live what it says, so they can faithfully teach and preach what it says!
* Praise for the 60 Kenyan pastors and church leaders who began ESI groups in January in Nairobi and Mombasa. Pray as they meet together each week over the next 3 years, that they will grow in Jesus and encourage one another in mutual discipleship, studying and discussing the Bible together.
* Pray that the Lord will prepare the 250 pastors and church leaders signed up to attend 3 ESI training retreats in Zambia and Burundi in April. Pray that the Lord will guide these servants to Jesus and His gospel as they prepare for this 4-day retreat studying Romans chapters 1-3.
* Pray for the African church planting missionaries we have trained in North and West Africa and the Middle East, who are currently doing evangelism and church planting in difficult Muslim communities in several countries.