The James Family
Kep & Debbie January 2025 Prayer Requests
• Pray for the African missionaries we work with in the Egyptian based ministry. Pray for these committed men and women as they plant churches in very difficult and resistant communities across North Africa. Pray that the Lord will use them to see a rich harvest for the gospel, and that many gospel-churches will be planted across this entire region that needs Jesus.
• Pray for the Liberian pastors we worked with in Monrovia as they plan to begin ESI (Equipping Servants/ Disciples Making Disciples) groups. Pray that each one to experience deep gospel transformation in their study through Romans.
• Pray for Boris and Marco as they lead ESI groups of Spanish speaking pastors in Virginia and South Florida. Pray also for Jose leading ESI groups of Spanish speaking pastors in Los Angeles. Pray that each participant will grow in their understanding of the gospel and their love for Jesus, that they will live true to the gospel, and that they will teach and preach God’s Word faithfully in their local churches.
• Pray for the 3 groups of African pastors meeting weekly in ESI groups in London, also for 2 new ESI groups meeting in Paris. Pray for ESI groups planning to start in Italy and the Netherlands in 2025.
• Pray for Jose Gutierrez in Los Angeles, who will lead an ESI Facilitator Training in Jinotega, Nicaragua January 13-15.
• Pray for the 3,000 ESI participants in 250 groups in 36 countries, as these men and women grow in their love for God as they study His Scriptures weekly. Pray that they will experience gospel transformation in their lives, relationships and local churches.
• Pray for the ILC Church that Kep and Debbie started in Bolivia in 1990, that its leadership will continue honoring Christ by staying true to His Scriptures.