James Family March 2015 Update

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Hi from Bolivia!

I'm happy to report that Debbie arrived last week from her short medical trip to the Cleveland Clinic, and that she is free from cancer. For this we are very thankful!

Our March Update explains my work training Pastoral Assistants in La Paz, with details about how you can be praying for these men.

Thankful for your partnership in the gospel with us,

Kep James

March 2015 Missions Focus- James Family

This past January marked our 27th year in Bolivia. The Lord has been faithful, and we are seeing encouraging growth in the ministry, by His grace. The ILC Church we planted now has 400 members -- Pepe Rocha and the church elders are doing a good job with the leadership of the church. The ILC church started a church-plant in Mallasilla that now has 150 members and is close to finishing its own building construction.

On another front, Debbie’s women’s ministry in the ILC Church is reaching many women for Christ and seeing many grow in their commitment to Christ. And finally our Equipping Servants (ESI) pastoral training ministry is expanding through Latin America. We now have over 1000 graduates since 2002, and 800 active participants in the 3-year training process. Listen to a few stories from ESI participants.

Update on Debbie

Hi from Bolivia!

Debbie flew up to the States on Tuesday and met with an Oncologist at the Cleveland Clinic. The results of 3 Pathologists at the Clinic studying slides from her surgery -- indicate that Debbie's condition was mis-diagnosed here. What she had was in fact hyperplasia and not cancer. We are thanking the Lord that Debbie is free of cancer!

Also, our ILC Church in Bolivia has its annual Family Camp at Camp Yungas this weekend with over 100 people. Value your prayers for a time of fellowship and gospel impact.

Thanking the Lord!

Kep

James Family February 2015 Prayer & Praise

• Pray for Andrew and Angie James and their 3 children as they get set up in Cleveland and Andrew starts with Parkside Church’s Missionary-In-Training process

• Pray for the 700 ESI (Equipping Servants pastoral training) participants in Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. Pray for the 1050 graduates, that many churches will be transformed as pastors and church leaders honor Christ by being true to His Word.

• Pray that pastors and church leaders will build a strong commitment of Biblical friendship with people in their churches and with other pastors and church leaders in their cities, to grow the unity of the Body of Christ in Latin America.

James Family New Year's Greeting 2015

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Here's wishing you a Christ-filled Christmas and New Year.

I've attached recent photos of our family. We are thankful that Debbie is home and recovering well from her surgery. She'll have follow-up tests in February to make sure they removed all the cancer.

Andrew and Angie have their interview with the US Consulate in La Paz on January 13 and then plan to move from La Paz to Cleveland, Ohio on January 28.

Sami and Heather are well -- expecting baby #1 in February. Katie (nurse at the Cleveland Clinic) will visit us in Bolivia in February after Sami and Heather's baby is born!

Much love to you in the New Year!

Kep and Debbie

James Family January 2015 Prayer & Praise

• Pray for Andrew and Angie James as they wait hoping to finalize their immigration papers to be able to move to Cleveland so Andrew can start Parkside Church’s Missionary-In-Training process. They have been granted the visas, but are waiting for an interview with the US consulate in La Paz scheduled on January 13. Pray that the interview goes will so that they can travel by the end of January.

• Pray for Debbie and the team of committed women in the ILC church as they evangelize and disciple women in 2015.

James Family December 2014 Update

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Hi from Bolivia!

I just returned from visiting our Equipping Servants (ESI) pastoral training groups in Mexico. The Lord is doing amazing things in so many lives.

Please pray for our son Andrew and his wife Angie. They are awaiting visas for Angie and their two youngest children so they can move to Cleveland, Ohio for the next 2 years. Andrew will be in Parkside Church's Missionary-In-Training program with hopes of beginning ESI Expansion in the country of Uruguay.

Thankful for your partnership in the gospel with us,

Kep and Debbie James

James Family December 2014 Prayer & Praise

• Pray for Andrew and Angie James as they wait hoping to finalize their immigration papers to be able to move to Cleveland so Andrew can start Parkside Church’s Missionary-In-Training process. They hoped to travel Oct 15, but it is uncertain when their paperwork will be ready. Pray that they will be granted this so they can travel soon.

• Pray for the 650 ESI (Equipping Servants pastoral training) participants in Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. Pray for the 1005 graduates, that many churches will be transformed as pastors and church leaders honor Christ by being true to His Word.

James Family November 2014 Update

Hi from Bolivia! Thank you for praying for us and the work here in Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Mexico.

I'll be in Mexico next week visiting our ESI (Equipping Servants) pastoral training groups in Chiapas (with pastor Neri), and in Oaxaca and Pachuca (with pastor Edgar). Please pray that the Lord will continue moving pastors and church leaders toward an increasing dependence on Christ -- that they study Romans over 2 years with us, it will result not only in a greater understanding of God's Word, but also a greater love for Christ and heart to reach the lost.

James Family November 2014 Prayer & Praise

• Pray for Andrew and Angie James as they wait hoping to finalize their immigration papers to be able to move to Cleveland for the next season of their life. Andrew will be going through Parkside Church’s Missionary-In-Training process. They hoped to travel Oct 15, but it is uncertain when their paperwork will be ready. Pray that they will be granted this so they can travel soon.

• Pray for the 750 ESI (Equipping Servants pastoral training) participants in Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. Pray for the 950 graduates, that many churches will be transformed as pastors and church leaders honor Christ by being true to His Word.