The James Family

The James Family

Recent Blogposts

  • 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

    Download the James April 2020 Update here.

    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.

    Download our March 2020 Update here.

    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

  • James Family April 2019 Prayer Requests

    • Please pray for the ESI Facilitator Training we’ll be holding in Valencia, Spain April 19-20 with 55 pastors and church leaders. Pray as these men and women begin new ESI groups in the second half of 2019, the Lord will impact the church in Spain with a renewed commitment to keep the gospel at the center of everything they do.

    • Pray for 20 Venezuelan pastors who have started 8 new ESI groups in central Venezuela.

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  • James February 2019 Update 2

    Hi from Bolivia!

    We just arrived back in La Paz last Friday, after a wonderful time in Cleveland on our brief Home Assignment. This Update explains what God did over the past 2 weeks on our ESI Exploratory trip to Spain and Portugal. We also answer the question: What is ESI?

    Love to you all, and thank you for praying,

    Kep and Debbie