Monday, April 22, 2019

22-28 April 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 08st–21st April 2019

Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past Two Weeks

We Praise God for:


o   We thank God for safety as we traveled around Jinja during the last two weeks

o   Island Visits from 14th—19th April

·         We thank God for the T4T Training conducted last week

o   The commitment from the 34 church leaders and pastors who were participants in this training

o   The vow from the participants to:

§  Be obedient and trust Christ more

§  Be a witness for Christ

§  Disciple new believers to love and be obedient to Christ and His commands

§  Start new discipleship small groups to disciple new believers and challenge maturing Christians

·         We thank God for our Island Leadership Team desire to faithfully serve Christ and the people of the islands

·         We thank the Lord for our Uganda and American families.

·         We thank God for His faithfulness, provisions and protection in our lives during the last two weeks


22nd—28th April 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 islands on Sunday 28th April

o   Madison’s travel to and from school this week

·         Pray for the pastors and church leaders who will implement the T4T training they received last week.

o   Pray that these leaders are able to reach new believers and begin new discipleship classes with them very soon

o   Pray that the leaders will not become discouraged if things do not go as they plan

o   Pray that strong committed believers are the results of these new discipleship classes

·         Pray for scheduled island visit on 28th April—01st May.

o   Pray for our safe travel on the lake

o   Pray for possible new church planting possibilities on two new islands

·         Pray for 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 as he returned to his job last week.

§  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   

o   Our siblings and their families

o   Sonya’s mother who continue her 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)   
Farming God's Way Training Kalambi BC Bugaya Island 

Bro. Nathan giving directions on how to prepare field for sowing

The participants take their term at preparing the field 

All are given a chance to apply what they have learn 

People gathered to receive assistance at  Kalambi Baptist Church Bugaya Island

Ministering to the Women of the Islands

 Children Ministry at Kalambi Baptist Church Bugaya Island
More Children of Bugaya island 

A Platter of food to be given to island children 

More food to be given to the island children 
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