The James Family
Kep & Debbie August 2025 Prayer Requests
* 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.
* Pray for Jose leading an ESI group of Spanish speaking pastors in Los Angeles. Pray for Jose as he oversees ESI groups that meet 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 4 ESI groups of African pastors meeting weekly in London; pray for 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.
* Praise for the ILC Church we planted in La Paz, Bolivia, that they will continue to grow as a church in Christ -- in evangelism and discipleship.
* Pray for the ESI groups that La Paz Pastor Edgar Mamani leads in the Tipnis area of the Bolivian jungle helping pastors study the Bible in communities that are traditionally very resistant to the gospel.
* Pray for our ESI Africa leader (Paulo Da Silva) as he works with Isaac Chitwe (Lusaka, Zambian pastor) to strengthen the ESI leadership teams throughout Africa. Pray for Paulo and Vania as they spend time in Brazil assessing Vania’s recent diagnosis of thyroid cancer. Pray for her healing.