The James Family
Kep & Debbie June 14, 2024 Update
1. In a few days Debbie and I leave for London to lead an ESI Facilitator Training for 70 African pastors.
WHY LONDON?
Ever since we started ESI groups in English speaking Africa, church leaders there have requested that if we want to see the best traction for the gospel, we need to get the African pastors living and working in London on board with what we are doing – for influence, leadership and funding.
Please pray for gospel impact in the life of each participant during our time with them June 25-July 2. In almost every place we go in Africa and Latin America, we find that pastors and church leaders have drifted away from the Bible and the gospel core – leaving the church without a Christ-honoring purpose and direction, without gospel transformation, and without 2 Timothy 1:13,14 impact. Pray that the Lord will use our time together to encourage each one to make a commitment to study the Bible (John 8:31,32), to understand the Bible, to live the Bible, so they can preach and teach the Bible in their local churches – so that Christ will be honored.
2. Pray for the 10 ESI groups that have started recently in South Africa and in Brazil, that the Lord will help pastors and church leaders grow in gospel transformation.
3. Pray for the Streams of Living Water students we have trained in Senegal and Mali as they head out in July to start planting churches in small teams in very difficult villages where they face great resistance to the gospel.
Kep James