James Family June 2020 Prayer Requests

*During the continuing Covid-19 lock-down in Bolivia, please pray for us as we meet with many people by internet. We meet regularly with ESI-DisciplesMakingDisciples leaders and groups in the 15 countries where we currently have groups. About half the 180 ESI groups continue meeting by internet – the other half who don’t have internet access decided to wait to resume meeting until after things open back up in their countries. Please continue to pray that the Lord will transform lives as pastors and church leaders study Romans. Pray that men and women will become gospel-centered in their thinking, passionate about Jesus in their living, and faithful in their service -- committed that no one should live or die without having the opportunity to hear the good news of Jesus.

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James May 2020 Update

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Hello from Bolivia!

Thank you for praying for us and our ministry. Attached is our May Update reporting on how we are doing in our current quarantine in La Paz.

We are thankful for our partnership in the gospel together,

Kep and Debbie James

James Family May 2020 Prayer Requests

• Pray for the ESI-DisciplesMakingDisciples groups that started meeting by ZOOM in Cordoba and Buenos Aires, Argentina (4 groups) and in Guatemala (3 groups). Pray that the Lord will transform lives as these pastors and church leaders study Romans- to become gospel-centered in their thinking, passionate about Jesus in their living, and committed that no one should live or die without having the opportunity to hear the good news of Jesus.

• In mid-March the Bolivian government issued a shelter-in-place order to avoid the spread of COVID-19. We are allowed to leave our apartment on only Monday mornings, and only to purchase food. Forced to not meet as a church, we meet online. In addition, we were forced to delay the launch of the ESI Facilitator training in Spanish in Virginia; and in Portuguese in Mozambique.

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Video Update From Kep & Debbie James

Kep and Debbie James live in La Paz, Bolivia, and due to the pandemic, are limited to leaving their home just once a week. They have adapted as best they can to the new situation, and ask for our prayers.

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James April 2020 Update

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Thank you for your prayers. Attached is a brief update explaining what is happening in Bolivia.

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

Kep and Debbie

James March 2020 Update

Hello from Bolivia!

Thank you for praying for the work in Bolivia and the growth of ESI (Equipping Servants-Disciples Making Disciples). This Update features where ESI currently is located and new cities starting this month. Particularly pray with us for our upcoming ESI Facilitator Training weekends in Virginia in Spanish and Mozambique in Portuguese.

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Serving in the gospel with you,

Kep and Debbie James

James February 2020 Update

Hello from Bolivia!

We trust you are well. Thank you so much for praying for us and our ministry here in Bolivia and beyond.

Here is our February Update -- a few prayer points:

1. The social and political situation in Bolivia has been calm since December. Things were extremely tense in November after the October election fraud was discovered and Evo's subsequent exit from Bolivia. The Lord gave us opportunities to share the gospel with many people during those weeks -- there has been an unusual openness among people in the Southern Part of La Paz to hear the gospel -- where the ILC Church has been laboring to reach with the gospel of Jesus Christ since 1990. The date set for the new presidential elections is May 3. Please pray for peace and continued openness to the gospel.

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James May 2019 Update

Thank you for praying for us and our ministry in Bolivia and beyond. This Update talks about the pastors and church leaders who were trained in April in Spain that will be starting ESI groups this week. Please pray for Juan Cardanas and our ESI team hosting our next Facilitator Training -- Ciudad Del Este, Paraguay May 2-4.

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James Family May 2019 Prayer Requests

* Please pray for the ESI Facilitator Training that will take place May 9-13 in Foz de Iguazu, Brazil and Sao Paolo, Brazil with 40 new ESI Facilitators.

* Pray for the 45 Facilitators we trained in Valencia, Spain in April -- as they form new ESI groups to begin in September.

* Also, please pray for Debbie as she continues training women in evangelism and mobilizing discipleship relationships in the ILC Church in La Paz.

Thank you,

Kep

James April 2019 Update

Greetings from La Paz!

Thank you for your prayers. Attached is our April Update -- please be praying especially for our ESI (Equipping Servants) Facilitator Training weekend in Valencia, Spain April 19-20.

Thank you,

Kep and Debbie