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
“For me to live is
Christ, and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1:21
HCSB)
Five reasons death is
gain:
1. Our spirit will be made
perfect. 22 Instead,
you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God (the heavenly
Jerusalem), to myriads of angels in festive gathering, 23 to the assembly of the
firstborn whose names have been written[j] in heaven, to God who is the Judge of all,
to the spirits of righteous people made perfect, (Hebrews 12:22-23)
2. We will be relieved of
the pain of this world. “24 ‘Father
Abraham!’ he called out, ‘Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of
his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame!’ 25 “‘Son,’[f] Abraham said, ‘remember that during your
life you received your good things, just as Lazarus received bad things, but
now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.” (Luke 16:24-25)
3. We will be given
profound rest in our soul. “9 When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under
the altar the people[o] slaughtered because of God’s word and the
testimony they had.[p] 10 They cried out with a loud voice: “Lord,[q] the One who is holy and true, how long
until You judge and avenge our blood from those who live on the earth?” 11 So a white robe was
given to each of them, and they were told to rest a little while longer until
the number would be completed of their fellow slaves and their brothers, who
were going to be killed just as they had been.” (Revelation 6:9-11)
4. We will experience a
deep at-homeness. “8 and we are confident and
satisfied to be out of the body and at home with the Lord.” (2 Corinthians
5:8)
5. We will be with Christ.
“21 For me,
living is Christ and dying is gain. 22 Now if I live on in the flesh, this means fruitful
work for me; and I don’t know which one I should choose.” (Philippians 1:21-22)
Prayer Requests and Praise for 26th
November—02 December 2018
Thank the Lord with the
Herrons for the Past Weeks
(We Praise God For the past Week)
o For James as he and a team from Upper Buvuma Island
Baptist Ministry, (UBIBM) traveled to Sigulu Island Sunday—Wednesday
o Travel to Kyinda Landing Site Saturday 24th November
o Madison as she traveled to and from school last week
o We thank God for safety as we traveled around Jinja
during the week
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We thank God for His
leading as James and Upper Buvuma Islands Ministry Regional Leaders presented
T4T to a group of thirty-plus, pastors and church leaders T4T principle of discipleship
for new believers.
o The pastors and church leaders of Sigulu Islands who
desire to learn more effective ways of discipling new believers and planting
new churches
o The more than 30
villages and over 100,000 people on Sigulu and surrounding Island
o The opportunities to minister in Kenya through the
pastors and church leaders from Sigulu Island
·
Our Ugandan pastors
and church leaders who all contribute in ministering to the Peoples of the
Islands.
·
We praise the Lord
for providing and caring for our family in Uganda and in America
·
We thank God for His
faithfulness, provisions and protection in our lives
26th November—02nd December
·
Pray for our travel
in the Uganda this week
o
James travel to Kyanja
Baptist Church, Buziri Island Tuesday-Friday
27th—30th November
o
Madison’s daily
transport to and from school
o
Our travel in and
around Jinja during this week
·
Continue to pray for
our Pastors and Church Leaders who will be implementing T4T training in their
individual churches and teaching their congregations how to disciple new
believers who will be obedient and committed followers of Christ
·
Pray for our
regional Leaders who will be searching for prospective leaders to mentor in
each congregation
·
The Island Bible
School this week, 25th—30th November
o
Pray for the
students who will be away from their family this week
o
Pray God’s provision
for the students and their families left at home
o
Pray they receive
the Word of God properly and are able to, “rightly divide the Word of God”
o
Pray for the
teachers as they teach
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Pray for me as I
teach 1 Corinthians and Church Planting Thursday and Friday.
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Pray for discernment
and accurately teaching that will help the students
·
Pray for Ziiru-Muto
Baptist Church, is a church on Ziiru-Muto Island where there are witch doctors
and spiritual warfare:
·
Pray for our monthly
Ministry Team Meeting with our three Regional Leaders on Tuesday:
o
Pray for God’s
direction and guidance as we plan for the remaining year and the coming year of
2019
o
Pray for wisdom and
insight e as we seek to guide our congregation in deeper commitment to Christ
and the people of the islands
·
Pray for the 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
o
Pray that we will see
new Bible Study Groups emerge in the future from the training
·
Pray for our
families in the USA
o
Our three sons and
their families
o
Our five
grandchildren
o
The Sutton Family
o
The Dempsey Family
o
Stribling/Herron
Family in the home-going of Georgia Herron Stribling
o
Our siblings and
their families
·
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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| UBIBM Regional Leaders Traveling to Sigulu Island |
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| On the Way to the Island |
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| A time of Worship and Praise |
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| T4T Introduction |
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| Continue Training |
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| A time to relax |
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| Discussing what was learn and how to apply |
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| Leaving the Island |
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| Our Refurbished Boat |
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| New Bridge Across the River Nile |
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
