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
Do You Hate Your Life?
24 “I assure you: Unless a
grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it
dies, it produces a large crop. 25 The
one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this
world will keep it for eternal life. John 12:24-25 (HCSB)
In days before Christ
was to face the cross and the cup of our sins, he spent time with his disciples
to prepare them for the daunting task of sharing the Gospel to us, to the
world. What are the meanings of these
words Jesus spoken. “… the one who hates
his life and this world will keep it for eternal life.”
When we look at
prospective, it does not matter what happens in our lives if we are in the
hands of Christ.
If people speak well of you, it does not matter much.
If they hate you, it does matter much.
If you have a lot of things, it does not natter
If you have little, it does not matter much.
If you are persecuted, it does not matter much.
If you are dead, these things just do not matter.
Jesus is saying to His
disciples’ who physically present with Him at the time of this teaching and to
all those who will be His disciple, us, chose to die with me. We are called by our Savor to choose to hate
our life and this world the way He chose the cross for our redemption.
This is what Jesus meant
when He said, “If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his
cross, and follow Me.” Matthew 16:24.
People did only one thing on a cross, they died on it. This is the choice we must make if we are to
follow Jesus and be His disciple.
Prayer Requests and Praise for 21st—27th
May
Thank the Lord with the
Herrons for the Past Weeks
(We Praise God For)
o Several trips to Kiyindi Landing Site and
o Our travel in and around Jinja Town during the past week
o Travel to Kampala
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We thank God for the
healing James knee which was injured 10th May and was seen by a
physical therapist and physician 14th and 15th and was
95% recovered 19th May.
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We thank God for the
work Ashton and Emily are doing to assist another missionary family during
their last two weeks in Uganda
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We praise God for
the Ugandan pastors and church leaders who all contribute in ministering to the
Peoples of the Islands
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We praise the Lord
for providing and caring for our family in Uganda and in America
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We thank God for His
faithfulness and provisions in our lives
Pray for the
Herron’s This Coming Week
21st–27th
May
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Pray for our travel
in and around Jinja during this week
o
Madison’s daily
commute to and from school travel
o
Pray for our
Hands-On Students as they travel to and from the Secondary School they are
subbing this coming weeks
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Pray for them as and
the students they are teaching and their travel to and from the school daily
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Pray for their
travel to Entebbe next Sunday as they prepare to leave for
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Our travel to Kampala
Wednesday 16th May
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Continue to pray that
our pastors and church leaders as they are encouraged to implement the T4T
Training in the churches as they reach people with the Gospel and disciple new
believers
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Pray that we will see
new Bible Study Groups emerge in the future from the training
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Pray for our
families in the USA
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Our three sons and
their families
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Our five
grandchildren
o
The Sutton Family
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The Dempsey Family
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Our siblings and
their families
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Pray for our
language teacher that he may come to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior
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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| Teaching People How to Use Mosquitos Nets |
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| Demonstrating the Proper Care and Use of Mosquitos Nets |
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| Preaching the Word of God To those Waiting to be seen in clinic |
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| A Time of Worship and Praise |
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| Approaching a Small Island Village |
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| Kyindi Land Site |
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| A Get Together With the Youths of Acacia Community Church |
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| A Picture of a Picture |
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| Madison at a Local Play Ground |
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| Mushrooms we picked in our Compound |
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
