James Family August 2014 Update

Hi from very cold La Paz! We trust you are well!

Thank you for praying for us.

We have three important prayer requests this month:

James Family August 2014 Prayer & Praise

• Praise for the two ESI (Equipping Servants pastoral training) pastors conferences in Bolivia (La Paz and Santa Cruz) at the end of August with Jonathan Holmes.

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

• Pray for God’s supply for the 2500 pastoral book sets needed between 2014 and 2018 as we press forward to begin the work of ESI in 5 new Latin American countries in the next 5 years -- Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, Columbia and Argentina.

James Family July 2014 Update

Thank you for praying for us and our ministry in Bolivia!

A quick update on Zack -- he needs to be on oxygen for at least the next week. We truly value your prayers that the Lord will develop his lungs so that he can breathe on his own.

Our Equipping Servants (ESI) pastoral training ministry continues to grow. We just held our semester graduations in Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Mexico with hundreds of participants in our 3 year process. ESI takes participants through an intensive two-year study through the book of Romans, as well as many other books like Howard Hendrick’s “Teaching to Change Lives” to equip pastors and Christian workers for more effective ministry and leadership.

James Family July 2014 Prayer & Praise

• Praise for the two ESI (Equipping Servants pastoral training) pastors conferences in Bolivia (La Paz and Santa Cruz) at the end of August with Jonathan Holmes.

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

• Pray that pastors in Latin America will spend quality time with their wives and children, and that God will transform marriages as pastors live in obedience to God’s Word.

James Family June 2014 Update

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Hi from Bolivia!

Thank you for praying for us and our ministry in Bolivia. Attached is our June Update telling about Equipping Servants pastoral training expansion into Paraguay next year. Also about Divine encounters to make Christ known,and news about the birth of our newest grandson.

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

Kep and Debbie

James Family June 2014 Prayer & Praise

• Pray for Debbie and the team of committed women in the ILC church as they evangelize and disciple women in 2014.

• Pray for Sami and Heather as they develop a ministry of Biblical counseling in churches in La Paz.

• Pray for Katie, working as a nurse at the Cleveland Clinic and serving God in a multitude of relationships.

James Family May 2014 Prayer Update

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Hello from Southern Ecuador --

I'm here doing ESI (Equipping Servants Internship pastoral training) pastor conferences. This update gives details about how you can be praying for us today and next week when we're with pastors in Huanuco, Peru.

James Family May 2014 Prayer & Praise

• Pray for the ESI (Equipping Servants pastoral training) pastors conferences Kep will be holding with several hundred church leaders in Loja, Ecuador and Huánuco, Peru April 24-May 5.

• Pray for the 850 ESI (Equipping Servants pastoral training) participants throughout Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. Pray that many churches will be transformed as pastors and church leaders learn to honor Christ by being true to His Word.

• Pray that pastors in Latin America will spend quality time with their wives and children, and that God will transform marriages as pastors live in obedience to God’s Word.

James Family April 2014 Prayer Update

Hi from Bolivia!

Thank you for your prayers. We saw significant advancement last month in a number of key areas:

1. Pastor Pepe Rocha and I spent last week with our SIM team in Paraguay to discuss the possibility of us sending a Bolivian couple to begin ESI in the city of Villarrica starting January 2015. The response is positive -- please pray for the Lord's guidance as we seek His will for our next steps as we expand Equipping Servants pastoral training (ESI). The need around Latin America is huge for pastors committed to honoring Christ by being true to His Scriptures. Our website is up and running if you'd like to see more information on what we are doing at EquippingServants.com

2. Everything is set for our ESI pastor conferences in Loja, Ecuador and Huanuco, Peru at the end of this month. I look forward to being with them as this is the first year we are doing this in Peru and Ecuador. Please pray for the Lord to move those who will attend forward in their commitment to serve Jesus teaching and preaching God's Word to God's people and evangelizing the lost.

The James Family March 2014 Prayer Update

Hello!

We trust you are doing well. Thank you for your prayers and partnership in the gospel with us in Bolivia.

Here are few specific matters of prayer and praise:

1. Our Equipping Servants (ESI) Ministry website is up and running, in case you want to see a brief video / details of what do -- EquippingServants.com

2. The 14 Pastoral Assistant volunteers we're training in the ILC and IBM churches in La Paz in 2014 and 2015 are making good progress as they have started studying and preaching through Romans, as well as personal and ministry progress.