Sunday, November 27, 2016

November 27-December 4 Herron's Prayer Blog


James and Sonya Herron, IMB Missionaries

Uganda East Africa

Island Ministry team (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 28th—04th December       

Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past Weeks 

(We Praise God For)
  • For traveling grace for the Herrons as they travel last week: 
    • Around Jinja Town, Kyinda Landing Site 
    • Our travel to Pallissa District and back to Jinja  
  • We thank God for the our visit to Pallissa on Monday when we met with Church Leaders who will assist us with the Relief Program to those effective by a one year drought in eastern Uganda. 
    • Thank God for our meetings with church and community leaders as we prepare to minister to the people of this district 
    • We thank God for their openness to receiving Farming Gods Way training to assist with their farming methods
  • We thank God for our Ugandan leaders we have working with us in reaching then islands with the Word of God * 
  • We praise the Lord for caring for our family in Uganda and America 
  • Our continual improvement in language learning Luganda  
Pray for the Herrons This Week
28th November—04th December

  • Our continual efforts to secure US VISA for Madison (They are now processing applications from September 2015) 
    • Pray that we will soon receive information concerning her immigration hearing 
    • Our need to travel to the US for this hearing
  • Continue to pray for disaster relief effort in Pallissa District because of drought and crop failure  
    • Pray as we organize relief efforts as we provide the Gospel of Jesus Christ and emergency food Saturday 3rd December  
    • Continue to pray for Eastern Uganda alone with Pallissa District as we endure suffering form a one year drought 
    • Pray there are many opportunities to share the Gospel and many will come to Christ as a result of our assistance 
    • Pray that T4T Bible groups are developed as a results of our distributing of food * 
    • Pray for an introduction to “Farming God’s Way” will be introduced to the people of Pallissa Districts as a result of our involvement with the food relief project
  • Pray for our family in the USA 
    • Our three sons and their families  
    • Our five grandchildren 
    • The Sutton Family 
    • Our siblings and their families
  • Pray for our continual efforts to provide follow-up work in assisting our pastors/church leaders start new Bible Study Groups in their churches and also in their homes of members 
  • The Ugandan Children/Youth Ministry members who were trained to begin to applying what they learn in their respective village/islands and we see new Bible groups develop  
    • Pray that the training results in new Bible Study Groups in the near future
  • Our commitment to 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
Island Policeman Receiving Bible (Kyanja)


District Leader Received Bible from Pastor Kyanja Church

Some of the Students  at Kiko Church School
A Classroom and Black Board Kiko School

Other Students at Kiko Church School



Student From Kyanja School Receive Beans and Posha 


Some of the resident of Ziiru-Mato we witnessed Christ

Having Lunch on Zirru-Muto


A Typical  Small Store on Zirru-Muto

A picture of the Landing Site on Muti-Omu


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