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 Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has
anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor ...” (Luke 4:18 ESV)
Pray for the Tswa of Zimbabwe
The Tswa primarily follow African traditional religion. Conversion to Christianity typically equates to cultural assimilation — people adopt the behaviors and traditions of Christianity but do not experience true heart change.
Pray
- Pray the Spirit will send laborers to share the gospel with the Tswa people.
- Pray they would have courage to handle the potential persecution from friends and family if they decide to follow Jesus.
- Pray for their physical needs, as most are likely struggling for daily necessities.
Praise God for 26th
July August 01st 2021
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the last
Week
We Praise God for:
- For traveling grace for the Herrons during the past week as we:
- Safely raveled in and around Jinja
- We continue to praise God for good physical, emotional and spiritual health as we adjustments to the lockdown.
- We thank the Lord for the ministry that we have done on the island and in Jinja town.
- We praise God for the work that continue to be done on the island and the people who are coming to know Jesus as a result of our pastors and congregation’s involvement in serving the peoples of the islands.
- 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 lifting of some restrictions allowing us to travel beyond our district lines. We can now travel to the islands.
- We thank God for our Saturday Bible study group which now has eight members who are committed to learning and following God’s Word
- Praise God for Sonya involvement in mentoring several ladies in Jinja and ministering to several young girls every Wednesday.
- We praise God for the improvement in George Smith’s continue medical improvement.
Pray for the Herron’s This Coming Week
02nd–08th August 2021
- Pray for our travel this week:
- As the Herrons travel around Jinja this week.
- Trip to Kampala later in the week
- Visit to Kiyindi Thursday
- Pray for the people of Uganda who are affected by the increasing numbers of persons contracting and dying from COVID-19.
- Pray that God will continue to provide the insight and spiritual wisdom we need in making wise ministry decisions as we consider ministering on the islands.
- Pray that we can share the Gospel with decisions made for Christ this week.
- 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 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)
