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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“For
although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to
him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.”
(Romans 1:21)
Zigua of
Tanzania
People all
over Africa claim that they believe there is a “God” who is the creator of all
things and who is all powerful. But Islam teaches that one cannot truly know
God or have a relationship with Him. Animism, which includes the belief that
spirits inhabit inanimate objects, often displays its practices in whatever
religion an African takes on.
Pray
- For Great Commission partners who are able to continue to work among the Zigua for now but will be relocating soon.
- That Zigua believers will be bold to share the gospel with their friends, family members and neighbors.
- For children who have heard the gospel during English lessons and church-related activities. Pray that these spiritual seeds will be watered by others.
Praise God for 22nd
—28th March 2021
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the
Past Week
We Praise God for:
- For traveling grace for the Herrons during the past week as we:
- Safely raveled in and around Jinja
- Madison traveled to and from school during the week
- We also praise God for keeping us in good physical, emotional and spiritual health as we make good adjustment to being in Uganda.
- We praise God for the Tuesday afternoon Bible School for the Bodas in our neighbors
- We praise God for the work that continue to be done on the island and the people who are coming to know Jesus.
- We thank God for Joseph Wafula, and the Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry (UBIBM) Leadership Team and the work they are doing in ministering to the people of the islands.
- We thank God for how the islands Pastor have continue to minister to the people of their communities and continue the work of reaching lost people for Christ.
- Praise God for the progress of two IMB Missionaries who were dismissed from the Nairobi Hospital from complication of COVID-19 and are recovering in Kenya.
- We praise God for sustaining George Smith and his wife Geraldine.
Pray for the Herron’s This Coming Week
29th March—04th April
2021
- Pray for our travel this week:
- The Herron’s travels in and around Jinja
- Madison travel to and from school this week
- James travel to Kiyindi Landing Site Tuesday 30 March
- Traveling to a neighboring city for possible ministry opportunities
- Pray that God will give us insight and spiritual wisdom in making wise ministry decisions as we begin engaging in ministering on the island in our return from America in view of COVID-19.
- Continue to pray for the people of the islands who have been affected by the rising waters of Lake Victoria.
- Pray for the people who are suffering because of the lack of fishing because of the high-water level on the Lake.
- Pray for the island pastors to learn and implement the government mandate on church meetings to protect from spreading COVID-19.
- Pray for plans for evangelism training and outreach at Acacia Community Church that James will be conduct 10th April
- Meeting that James will have with local Pastors to develop plans for ministry in and around Jinja area.
- Sonya's ministry to women and female students
- Pray for our families in the USA
- Sonya’s adjustment to her mother passing in December 2020.
- Our three sons and their families
- Our youngest son, Jeremy, and his family as he serves in the Army in Ft. Stewart Georgia as he has been deployed to South Korea until July 2020
- Pray for God’s direction as he has great responsibilities as a lead officer
- Our five grandchildren
- The Sutton Family
- The Dempsey Family
- Stribling/Herron Family
- Our siblings and their families
- Our co-worker George and Geraldine Smith as he is hospitalized in Nairobi, Kenya since 24th January.
- Two other IMB missionaries suffering from Covid-19 hospitalized in Nairobi, Kenya
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)
