James Family June 2016 Update

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Hello from Bolivia!

I just returned from 10 days in Peru with a dental team from Parkside Church -- it was a wonderful time of ministry in the Quechua village of Angasmarka with our Equipping Servants pastoral training team. See photos from that trip in this Update.

Also I want to let you know about the link to a excellent video on SIM's ministry in Bolivia and ways you might get involved in taking the gospel to the least reached: https://vimeo.com/165218288

Thank you for praying with us that Jesus might be honored in Latin America,

Kep and Debbie

James Family May 2016 Update

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Equipping Servants (ESI) in Uruguay

Last August we met Uruguayan pastors who invited us to come to Montevideo to start ESI ministry. In April we invited SIM Uruguay director Andres Corrales and Pastor Aldo Fernandez to La Paz for ESI training. These are godly men who have a passion to see a stronger church in their spiritually needy area of South America. We discovered that our hearts sync in the same direction, believing the best way to accomplish this is engaging pastors in the study of God’s Word in the context of committed Biblical friendships.

Andres and Aldo plan to start ESI later this year in Montevideo. Pray for them as they select participants. Pray that the Lord will give Andres and Aldo wisdom to invite the right pastors and church leaders who will experience personal transformation, and be able to help others grow in Christ.

James Family May 2016 Prayer & Praise

• We’re making progress developing a contacts and a plan to train Tacana Indian church leaders to more effectively study, teach and preach the Bible. Pray as we labor to engage the Bolivian church to reach the least-reached of Bolivia so that no one will live or die without hearing the Good News of Jesus.

• Pray for God’s guidance as we expand Equipping Servants pastoral training into Uruguay in our effort to help church leaders grow in their commitment to Christ and His Scriptures. We had an excellent week of meetings in April training two key Uruguayan pastors to start Equipping Servants. Pray for a mature church in Uruguay committed to discipling believers and reaching the lost with the gospel of Christ.

James Family April 2016 Prayer & Praise

• Pray for the Lord’s guidance as we expand Equipping Servants pastoral training into Uruguay in April in our effort to help church leaders grow in their commitment to Christ and His Scriptures. Pray for a mature church in Uruguay that disciples believers and reaches the lost with the gospel of Christ.

• Pray for the 800 ESI (Equipping Servants pastoral training) participants in Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. Pray for the 1073 graduates, that many churches will be transformed as pastors and church leaders honor Christ by being true to His Word.

James Family March 2016 Update

Greetings from La Paz!

As the month of March begins we thank the Lord for you who partner with us in your prayer and financial support, who love and care for us, and who show your commitment to the Gospel. We are so grateful for your involvement in our life and ministry. Please pray that God will work to lift up Jesus across Latin America. Pray that Christ will become known and worshiped as pastors and church leaders grow in their passion to honor Him by being true to His Scriptures and lead their churches toward Jesus!

James Family March 2016 Prayer & Praise

• Pray for Kep and several Equipping Servant leaders planning to visit the Bolivian jungle town of Rurrenabaque in March to talk with Tacana Indian church leaders about how we can help the church in this region grow by studying the Bible with church leaders, helping them to honor Christ by being true to the Scriptures.

• Pray for the Lord’s guidance as we expand Equipping Servants pastoral training into Uruguay in April in our effort to help church leaders grow in their commitment to Christ and His Scriptures. Pray for a mature church in Uruguay that disciples believers and reaches the lost with the gospel of Christ.

• Pray for the 800 ESI (Equipping Servants pastoral training) participants in Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. Pray for the 1073 graduates, that many churches will be transformed as pastors and church leaders honor Christ by being true to His Word.

James Family February 2016 Prayer & Praise

• We return to Bolivia in late January after a wonderful and busy Home Assignment. Please pray for Debbie as she works with her Women ministry team in La Paz planning 2016 ministry (evangelism and discipleship). Pray for Kep and his Equipping Servants team as they plan for 2016 ministry.

• Pray for the Lord’s guidance as we continuing expanding Equipping Servants pastoral training through Latin America and into Africa to help church leaders honor Christ by being true to the Scriptures. Pray for a mature church that disciples believers and reaches the lost with the gospel of Christ.

• Pray for the 800 ESI (Equipping Servants pastoral training) participants in Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. Pray for the 1073 graduates, that many churches will be transformed as pastors and church leaders honor Christ by being true to His Word.

James Family January 2016 Prayer & Praise

• We thank God for quality time at Parkside Church during our Home Assignment in Nov and Dec. Please pray for us as we return to Bolivia in January.

• Pray for the Lord’s guidance as we consider continuing expanding Equipping Servants pastoral training through Latin America and into Africa to help church leaders honor Christ by being true to the Scriptures. Pray for a mature church that disciples believers and reaches the lost with the gospel of Christ.

Missions Moment with Kep and Debbie James

Parkside missionaries Kep and Debbie James, in Cleveland for a 4-month home assignment, visited Pastor Jonathan Cameron’s Sunday morning Life Group on Dec. 6th to catch up and answer questions about their work in Bolivia. Here are some excerpts from that recent conversation:

James Family December 2015 Update

Home Assignments, Mentors, and Pure Emeralds

We’re half way through our 4-month “Home Assignment”. We’ve spent quality time with family and friends, and currently are reconnecting with people at Parkside Church. My mentor has urged me, “Kep, less is more this time back in the States – make sure to get time alone with God, grow in your relationship with Debbie, and get some rest”. So during our stay, amidst the busy activities of meetings and time with people, we have added extra space to read, pray, reflect and learn. It’s been refreshing.