- 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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“The
people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land
of deep darkness a light has dawned.” (Isaiah 9:2 NIV)
Pray for the West Marghi of
Nigeria
The West Marghi number around 270,000, and 98 percent follow Islam. They are located in northeastern Nigeria in Borno, Adamawa and Gombe states. This area is home to the Boko Haram terrorist group, who have brought much destruction to the land of the West Marghi. There are a few churches in the area, and they have been facing much persecution and loss of buildings, homes and personal property.
Pray
- For
peace to be restored to the villages and towns of the West
Marghi. Ask that the Boko Haram group would come to know the True
Light.
- For
those among the West Marghi who have lost homes, possessions and possibly family
members during the continued terrorist threats in their area. Pray for
opportunities for Christians to show Christ’s love in visible ways.
- Pray
for the few Christians living among the West Marghi to know the Lord
deeply and to have His protection over their homes and families.
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Week
We Praise God for:
- For traveling grace for the Herrons during the past month as we:
- Safely raveled in and around Jinja
- We also praise God for keeping us in good physical, emotional and spiritual health and the adjustments during this week.
- We thank the Lord for the ministry we are doing in spite of the second Lockdown in Uganda.
- 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 our ministry partners in America who have made it possible to distribute food to over 300 Ugandan families.
- We thank God for our Island ministry partners who work with us who serve the Peoples of the Islands of Lake Victoria.
- We thank God for our new neighbors, Bob and Sally Berryhill, who will be serving with Uganda Baptist Seminary.
- We thank God for some restrictions being lifted, we can meet for worship limited to 20 person following strict SOPs.
- We praise God for our worship on Sunday Morning, celebration of Independence Day and celebration of our friend, Grace’s birthday.
- We praise God for the improvement in George Smith’s medical condition.
Pray for the Herron’s This Coming Week
05th–11th July 2021
- Pray for our travel this week:
- James’s travel around Jinja this week.
- Pray for the people of Uganda who are affected by the increasing numbers of persons contracting and dying from COVID-19.
- Pray for the family of four missionaries who expired from COVID-19 within the last three weeks in Uganda
- Pray for the Uganda as we are affected by the second lockdown and are unable to travel outside the districts where we live.
- Pray that God will continue to provide the insight and spiritual wisdom we need in making wise ministry decisions as we begin engaging in ministering on the islands.
- Continue to pray for the many people of the islands who have been affected by the rising waters of Lake Victoria, and a second lockdown scheduled to last until late July.
- Pray for our families in the USA
- 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 07th July 2021
- 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
- Continue to pray for our co-worker George and Geraldine Smith as he is in rehabilitation facility in Louisiana.
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)
