Sunday, June 19, 2016

20-26 June Prayer/Praise Blog


James and Sonya Herron, IMB Missionaries
Uganda East Africa
Fishers of Men (Upper Buvuma Islands)

The vision of the International Mission Board is to see a multitude from every language, people, tribe and nation knowing and worshiping our Lord Jesus Christ

Praise and Prayer Request for the Week 20th—26th June     
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past Week 13th—19th June

(We Praise God For)

  • Praise God for traveling grace as the Herrons traveled to Kyinja Landing Site and around Jinja Town Uganda this past week 
  • Planning meetings in preparation for mission team New Song Church, Texas  
  • Initial work of mentoring and developing Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry leaders 
  • The continue spiritual growth of our ministry team 
  • Our continue development and improvement in language learning  
  • Blessing of a computer for our ministry assistance and Uganda Baptist Seminary student Joseph

Pray for the Herrons This Week
20th—26th June


  • Our continual efforts to secure US VISA for Madison 
  • Pray for the work we will do on the islands in preparation for our next mission team next week  
    • Securing supplies for the team and Ugandan workers 
    • Complete care and cleaning of the tents the teams will use during their stay here 
    • Securing needed material/tools to set up a big tent we will use as a gathering place 
    • Pray for many opportunities to further share the Gospel of Christ as a results of the training and inspiration from the mission team from New Song Church 
    • Pray for the peoples of the islands who had the opportunity to hear the Gospel and made decision for Christ
  • Pray for our continual language learning  
    • Our commitment to sharing Christ in Luganda this week 
    • Our witness to our Language teacher
Thanks for your prayerful support.

In HIS service
James and Sonya Herron

Sharing Christ With Farmers

A Fishermen at Ripon Landing Site

We Finished Eating-Island House

The Road to Kyinda Lading Site

The rising Lake at Kyinja

The Promises of God




Sunday, June 12, 2016

13-19 June Prayer/Praise Herron's Blog



James and Sonya Herron, IMB Missionaries
Uganda East Africa
Fishers of Men (Upper Buvuma Islands)

The vision of the International Mission Board is to see a multitude from every language, people, tribe and nation knowing and worshiping our Lord Jesus Christ


Praise and Prayer Request for the Week 13th—19th June     
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past Week 05th—12th June

(We Praise God For)

  • Praise God for traveling grace as the Herrons traveled to Kyinja Landing Site and around Jinja Town Uganda this past week 
  • The results of tool and Seed Ministry from Gardendale FBC as our pastors are developing positive relations with villages and are having opportunities to share Christ and minister to them 
    • The work of our ministry team in planning for our next mission team 27th June-6th July 
    • The spiritual growth of our ministry team
  • The Herrons celebrated 38 years of marriage 11th June 
  • Our development and improvement in language learning
Pray for the Herrons This Week
13th—19th June

  • Our continual efforts to secure US VISA for Madison 
  • Pray for the continue follow-up work after the Mission Team from Gardendale FBC 
    • Discipling of the new believers who accepted Christ 
    • Utilizing the positive reactions from the communities affected by the Tool and Seeds Ministry to sharing the Gospel to many on Buguya and Buzira Island who may be opened to hearing the Gospel 
    • Pray for the peoples of the islands who had the opportunity to hear the Gospel and made decision for Christ 
    • Pray for many opportunities to further share the Gospel of Christ as a results of the mission team from Gardendale FBC
  • Pray for our continual language learning  
  • Our commitment to sharing Christ in Luganda this week
  • Our witness to our Language teacher

Thanks for your prayerful support.
 In HIS service
James and Sonya Herron

 "...before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language...." Revelation 7:9 (NIV)

Children of the Islands

Team Member Ready to work

Team Members from Gardendale FBC Making First Aid Kits 

A time of Prayer

Madison Playing in the Back Yard

The Herrons Celebrated 38 years of Marriage 11th June 2016 

Sonya, Barbra and Madison Ready for Church





Sunday, June 5, 2016

Herron's Prayer Blog 6-13 June 2016



James and Sonya Herron, IMB Missionaries
Uganda East Africa
Fishers of Men (Upper Buvuma Islands)

The vision of the International Mission Board is to see a multitude from every language, people, tribe and nation knowing and worshiping our Lord Jesus Christ



Praise and Prayer Request for the Week 06th—13th June     
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past Week 29th May—06th June

(We Praise God For)

  • Praise God for traveling grace as the Herrons traveled to the islands, and around Jinja Town Uganda this past week 
    • Traveling over four (4) hours on the lake this with mission a team from Alabama this past week 
    • Traveling around Jinja Town and to and from Kyinda Landing Site 
    • The Gardendale FBC Mission Team traveling on the islands and Jinja, also to Entebbe to for their return trip home on Friday  
  • We thanks the Lord for the present and ministry of Gardendale FBC mission teams  
    • The fourteen new believers who accepted Christ during the Farming God’s Way Introduction 
    • A Muslim man who received Christ after he brought his family in order for them to also hear the Gospel 
    • The Tool and Seed Ministry which minister to 157 families   
    • The smooth operation of witnessing to the recipients of the Tool and Seed Ministry 
    • The effective disturbing of the tools and seeds to the recipients 
    • The ministry to the women of the island (Personal Hygiene)
  • Our development and improvement in language learning

Pray for the Herrons This Week
06th—13th June

  • Our continual efforts to secure US VISA for Madison 
  • Pray for the follow-up work after the Mission Team from Gardendale FBC 
    • Discipling of the new believers who accepted Christ Tuesday and Wednesday 
    • Utilizing the positive reactions from the communities affected by the Tool and Seeds Ministry to sharing the Gospel to many on Buguya and Buzira Island who may be opened to hearing the Gospel
    • Pray for the Ugandans who was exposed to the Gospel as a results of the mission team from Gardendale FBC
  • Pray for our continual language learning  
    • Our commitment to sharing Christ in Luganda this week 
    • Our witness to our Language teacher

Thanks for your prayerful support.

In HIS service
James and Sonya Herron

 "...before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language...." Revelation 7:9 (NIV)

Members from Gardendale FBC sorting Meds for First Aid Kits

All were involved in this work

Having Lunch at a Jinja Restaurant

Traveling to the Islands

Preparing to Minister to the Peoples of the Islands

Some of the 290 people wo were ministered to

Sharing the real Good News

some of the tools and seed provided to the peoples of the islands

Some of the Peoples of the Islands