Sunday, March 10, 2019

11-17 March 2019 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 for 11th–17th March 2019

Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past Week

We Praise God for:


o   We thank God for safety as we traveled around Jinja

o    To Kyanja Baptist Church Buziri Island

o   Madison travel to and from school last two weeks

·         We thank God for our preparation for mission team from Gardendale, Alabama We are thankful to the Lord for our Ugandan pastors and church leaders who continue to faithfully minister to the Peoples of the Islands.  

·         We are thankful for the 13 graduates of the Island Bible School Saturday 09th March.

·         We thank 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


11th–18th March 2019

·         Pray for our travel in the Uganda this week

o   Our travel in and around Jinja during this week

o   James travel to the pick-up the mission team from Entebbe International Airport Sunday

o   Our travels to the island Monday—Thursday as we minister to the peoples of the islands using the tools and seed through Farming God’s Way training 

o   The team return trip to the USA Friday—Saturday 15th and 16th March

o   The Herrons as they travel to Kenya for meetings Friday 15th Marching  

o   Madison’s travel to and from school this week

·         Pray for the mission team as they travel from America to the islands of Lake Victoria

o   Pray they arrive well and are ready to work and minister to the people of the islands

o   Pray that the volunteers will be safe from injuries or illness during they stay in Uganda

o   Pray that God will use them in ministering and reaching the peoples of the islands with the Gospel of Christ

·         Pray for the pastors and church leaders who will disciple these new believers

o   Pray that these new believers will come to the meeting we are scheduling at each clinic sites to start the discipling process

·         Pray for us and our regional Leaders who will be searching for prospective leaders to mentor in each congregation  

·         Pray for our families in the USA

o   Our three sons and their families 

§  Continue to pray for our oldest son, Keith, who is recovering for surgery and has been unable to work since November 2018.

§  Our youngest son, Jeremy and his family, as he complete studies at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas and prepare to move to Georgia in May

§  Sonya’s mother, Mary, who was hospitalized last week but has been released

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

o   Sonya’s mother who is being treated for cancer in Cleveland, Ohio

·         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)   
Leaders and Workers at Kyanja 


Training Session at Kyinja Church  

Sonya and Madison Traveling to the Islands 

T4T Training Kyinja

Preparing for Mission Team May 2016 

Lwazi Baptist Church Sign

Preparing for Ministering Lwazi Baptist Church
Madison Preparing for Dance Recital 


Madison and some of her classmates
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