Sunday, June 25, 2017

19 June-3 July Herron's Prayer Blog for


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 of 19thJune-3rd July

Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past Week

(We Praise God For)

·         For traveling grace for the Herrons as they traveled this past week:

o   Kiyindi Landing Site

o   And traveling around Jinja Town

o   Traveling to Brackenhurst Conference Center Kenya for Church Planting Training

·         We thank God for the Ugandan church leaders who are working with alongside with us in reaching the islands with the Word of God

·         Thank God for the training we have received since the start of our Church Planting Training 16th June

·         We praise God for the teachers and testimonies from the participants as we see how God is moving among the Peoples of Sub-Saharan Africa

·         We thank God for our team members as we sort out how we will apply this training to the Peoples of the Islands of Lake Victoria

·         We praise the Lord for proving and caring for our family in Uganda and America

·         We praise god for our improvement in learning Luganda  

Pray for the Herrons This Week

26th June- 3rd July

·         Continue to pray for our efforts to secure US VISA for Madison

o   We have made a request for a hearing in early August and late November

o   Pray that we soon receive information from the U.S. Immigration

·         Pray for the thirty-seven new believers who received Jesus during the Gardendale FBC Mission Team visits to the islands

·         Pray for our efforts to provide follow-up work in assisting our pastors/church leaders start new Bible Study Groups in their churches and in their homes of members 

·         Pray for us as we the attend two-week Church Planting Training session

o   The T4T Training we will receive

o   Pray that we can apply what we learn which result in Church Planting Movements among the peoples of the islands

·         Pray our efforts to apply what we have learn to a church planting movement on the islands

o   We pray for spiritual guidance in how to effective apply the teaching we have received to established church and also start new groups which will develop into churches   

·         Pray for our family in the USA

o   Our three sons and their families 

o   Our five grandchildren

o   The Sutton Family

o   Our siblings and their families

·         Our commitment to language learning

o   Our commitment to sharing Christ in Luganda

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)


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