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
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“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am
gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke
is easy, and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30 ESV)
The Ingessana people of Sudan number just
over 100,000. They are a Muslim people group that has no Bible translation, no
“JESUS” film, no gospel recordings, and no radio broadcasts that share the
gospel message. They live a life of on-going political conflict, which forces
many of them to flee their areas and live as refugees. Making their living from
the land, they depend on cultivating the land, raising livestock, and crafting.
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take
my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and
you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is
light.” (Matthew 11:28-30 ESV)
- Pray those who are called to share with the Ingessana people will truly hear God’s voice and respond in obedience.
- Pray the Ingessana will know and follow Christ, who gives rest.
Praise God for the
Weeks of 26th
July—10th August 2020
Thank the Lord with the
Herrons for the Past Two Weeks
We Praise God for:
- Traveling grace for the Herrons during the past two weeks:
- We thank God for safety travel on Sunday 26th July from Freeburg, Illinois to Sandy Baptist Church, Hillsboro, Missouri
- 28th-29th July Travel throughout the St. Louis and the Metro-East area.
- 29th July —01st August travel to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and back to Freeburg, Illinois.
- 04th August—Travel to Savannah, Georgia to visit our youngest son and his family.
- We thank God for the provision and the opportunities for traveling to visit our children and grandchildren in America.
- We are thankful to God for the provisions to have the boats repaired in order to do ministry on the islands.
- We thank God for keeping us in good physical, emotional and spiritual health and our adjustment to being in America.
- We praise God for providing opportunities for us to have our grandchildren for several weeks. We praise God for opportunities to reunite with our family.
- We continually thank God for our good and adjustment to having everyone at home and limiting our exposure to the outside world.
- The way our islands Pastor have been able to minister to their communities using different methods.
Pray for the Herron’s This Coming Week
10th–16th August 2020
- Pray for our travel this week
- James and Sonya travels throughout Savannah, Georgia and surrounding area this week.
- Pray that we have opportunities to connect with pastors in the Savannah area about international missions during the time we are in savannah.
- Pray for the Island Ministry Team as we adjust to ministering on the islands even though they are confined to reside.
- Continue to pray for all the people who have been displaced by the rising waters of Lake Victoria flooding homes, fields and destroying crops and fruit trees
- Pray for Wakikere Baptist Church, and the congregation which has been flooded by Lake Victoria has been displaced.
- Pray for the people of Buvuma Island District because of the rising level of Lake Victoria and the restrictions placed on travel from the islands to the mainland.
- Continue to pray for Austin and his roommate Joseph (another IMB Journeymen) during this time of self-isolation as they adjust to this confinement
- Pray for our Pastors and Church leaders on the islands as they minister to the people on the island during this time because they are unable to travel, they are not able to work to provide for their family
- That God will direct our plans for resuming ministry.
- Pray they receive approval from the Local Council to visit and distribute food on Sigulu Island
- Plan for visiting Sigulu Island next week
- Distribution of food to the people on Sigulu Island on next week
- That all our priorities are directed by God.
- We have insight from the Holy Spirit and our plans to resume ministry.
- Pray that God give us insight and wisdom to make wise decisions as we engage in ministering on the island again even though I will be stateside until January 2021.
- Pray for our families in the USA
- Sonya mother, Mary Sutton, in a nursing home in Cleveland, Ohio.
- Our three sons and their families
- Continue to pray for our oldest son Keith, that we will allow God to direct his life.
- Our youngest son, Jeremy and his family as he serves in the Army in Ft. Stewart Georgia
- Our five grandchildren
- The Sutton Family
- The Dempsey Family
- Stribling/Herron Family (The passing of Johnnie Herron Jr. last week)
- Our siblings and their families
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)
A visit to St. Louis Zoo With Grandchildren July 2020
